Birmingham Weekender is back!

Birmingham Weekender returns from Saturday 29 August to Monday 31 August, inviting audiences to disco-ver the city centre in a whole new light with live DJs, hundreds of shimmering mirror balls and a packed programme of free family friendly events. 

Birmingham’s biggest city centre open-air disco, Mirror Bull City, will light up Rotunda Square with DJs, dancing and mirror balls. Daily takeovers include Always K-Pop hosted by internationally renowned DJ Emkay and Digbeth's much-loved The Night Owl spinning soul, Motown, disco and northern soul classics. The programme will close with a Mostly Jazz, Funk & Soul takeover with legendary DJ, broadcaster and musician Huey Morgan, bringing an eclectic soundtrack spanning jazz, funk, soul and disco.

Inside Bullring, an exciting programme of world-class dance awaits, including ballet showcases from Birmingham Royal Ballet, inclusive workshops and performance takeovers from Propel Dance, and a newly created performance brought to Birmingham by São Paulo Dance Company and performed by a talented group of emerging young dancers.

Talawa Theatre Company's powerful Fragments of Us, and spoken word from Birmingham Weekender's Poet in Residence, Zakariye will perform across the weekend. Audiences can also enjoy a special performance from City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, as its musical takeover, CBSO in the City, reaches a spectacular finale, with up to seventy musicians performing orchestral favourites.

The Weekender Green Hub in Chaophraya Square invites visitors to discover how small actions can make a big difference with a pop-up pocket park, supported by local environmental and community organisations. Audiences can also experience Walk of the Dandelion, an enchanting large-scale puppet performance by Luke Brown Dance Company.

For those seeking quieter moments, St Martin's Square offers space for reflection with I Have No Name by El Conde de Torrefiel, an immersive audio-visual encouraging people to pause and observe.

Birmingham Weekender is free to attend and runs from Saturday 29 August - Monday 31 August. For the full programme, visit: birminghamweekender.com. Please note, not all events run daily.

The free festival is brought to audiences by Bullring and HSBC UK and produced by Birmingham Hippodrome, bringing together DJs, world-class outdoor arts, theatre, dance, live music and family-friendly experiences into one unforgettable festival.