Birmingham Festival 23 is the official one-year anniversary festival for, and in celebration of, the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
It will be a joyous, fun and heartfelt homage to our big summer of sport and culture, and another bold showcase of Birmingham’s talent, character and reputation as a world-class destination for major events.
FRIDAY 28TH JULY
Remember how good it felt in Birmingham last Summer? When we welcomed the world with high-fives and sunshine smiles, and filled the city with our stories and creativity?
SATURDAY 29TH JULY
11:00AM Relaxed Welcome & Stretch
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Anam Hussain & Sana Rashid
1:10PM Community Dance
2:00PM Midday Mantra
3:00PM Vakhri-Tohr
3:10PM Sonia’z Fusion
3:30PM Abigail Kelly
4:00PM Soweto Kinch
4:40PM Natasha Rose Seth
5:10PM Chitraleka Dance Academy
5:20PM India Island Dance Academy
5:30PM Yakshagana
6:00PM Ultimate Bhangra
8:00PM Apache Indian
SUNDAY 30TH JULY
11:00AM Relaxed Welcome & Stretch
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Aspire Dance
1:15PM What the Eye Sees
1:45PM The Twelve
2:00PM Unboxed
2:15PM Parade – The Giant Wheel
2:45PM O’Driscoll Collective
3:00PM Where All Paths Lead
3:30PM You’re Out of This World
4:00PM Dance Battle
4:15PM Big Gay Disco Bike
5:00PM Solara
5:45PM The Big Fatt Dance Party
MONDAY 31ST JULY
11:00AM Wellbeing Sound Bath
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Bollywood Dreams Dance Company
1:15PM Gem’s Dance Academy
1:45PM Got 2 Sing Choir Harborne
2:15PM RCCG Instrumental Hub
3:00PM The Commons
3:00PM Celebrating Sanctuary
4:15PM BIMM Birmingham Gospel Choir
5:00PM Commonwealth Collective Party
6:00PM Line Dancing
7:00PM We Built This City
TUESDAY 1ST AUGUST
11:00AM Wellbeing Sound Bath
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Voices Entwined
1:30PM Journey of Light
2:00PM A Hologram Maze
3:00PM The Commons
4:00PM BIMM Birmingham Rock & Metal Showcase
5:00PM Neighbourhd
6:00PM SoFunk Dance Fitness
7:00PM Grimeboy
WEDNESDAY 2ND AUGUST
11:00AM Wellbeing Sound Bath
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM SHE Choir Birmingham
1:30PM Natty Ola
1:50PM Screening: She Swims
2:00PM Wi Deh Yah
2:45PM What Is It to Be a Girl?
4:00PM Shine Girl Shine
5:00PM Selextorhood
6:00PM All About The Fight
7:00PM What If
THURSDAY 3RD AUGUST
11:00AM Wellbeing Sound Bath
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Forró Tempo
1:30PM Wan Sheung Chinese Cultural Dance Group
2:00PM Mughal Miniatures
2:20PM Cog in the Wheel
3:00PM Central & Eastern European Showcase
4:00PM Sonia Sabri Company
4:30PM Masquerade Zimba Lion Performance
5:00PM Azad Kashmiri Folk Group
6:00PM Drum N Bounce + Surprise Special Guest
6:45PM Nomad: A Tent For Reflection
7:00PM Languages Between Strangers
FRIDAY 4TH AUGUST
11:00AM Wellbeing Sound Bath
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM zeroG
1:15PM Tell It to the Music
1:15PM Empires, Pioneers and the New Radicals
1:45PM GAP Academy
2:15PM The Live Vibe Takeover: Passing the Baton
3:00PM zeroG
3:30PM Second Cities
3:45PM Empires, Pioneers and the New Radicals
4:00PM BBC Asian Network
6:00PM BBC Asian Network
7:00PM 2093
SATURDAY 5TH AUGUST
11:00AM Relaxed Welcome & Stretch
12:00PM Perry’s Party Picnic
1:00PM Sweetpan Promotions
1:15PM Empires, Pioneers and the New Radicals
1:30PM Fitzelles
2:00PM Carnival Of The Animals
3:00PM Cutch-I And The NuChaptah
3:45PM Empires, Pioneers and the New Radicals
4:00PM Soca Ram-Jam
6:00PM Boxout
7:00PM Mast Qalandar Dancehall Mashup!
SUNDAY 6TH AUGUST
12:00PM Rainbow Voices
1:00PM School’s Out Disco Party
1:15PM Empires, Pioneers and the New Radicals
2:00PM Headquarters of Groove
2:30PM Screening: City of a Thousand Trades
3:00PM Dancing To Music You Hate (Festival Edition)
5:00PM B:Music presents Next Track
