Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Fruit Punch QTBIPOC Social Night at The Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/fruit-punch-2/ 

Attic Taproom Stirchley Tuesday Opening with Deathrow Pizza → https://www.instagram.com/p/DU6QgNPjBUG/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DU3rzDPiKDh/ 

Beginner’s Photography Class at Birmingham Botanical Gardens → https://birminghambotanicalgardens.org.uk/event/photography-3-2026/

Made in the Middle Exhibition Interactive Audio Tour at MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/audio-description-tour-with-tim-calvert

miniBEAST Electronic Music Concert at University of Birmingham → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/minibeast 

Social Gaming Night at The Double Six, Moseley → https://thedoublesix.co.uk/events/social-gaming-tuesdays/

Outside The City: Vienna Ice World → https://www.wien.info/en/now-on/events/vienna-ice-world-2025-1046686 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Palestine Comedy Club – Screening + Live Stand-Up & Q&A → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1393239

International Women’s Day Networking Morning → https://www.instagram.com/p/DUXyk4Tjpem/

Ruddigore → https://www.oldrep.co.uk/event-details/319331ARPBTLMNVKLVNHGMHDKMKGVRGVP/ruddigore/

Neighbourhd Jam at The Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/neighbourhd-21/

MAC Culture Club – Pop Art Portraits → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/culture-club-pop-art-portraits

The Actress & Bishop – Big Quiz → https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/events/

Outside The City: Read Across America Day → https://www.nea.org/professional-excellence/student-engagement/read-across-america 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Tom Gates: The Show, 1 March (Town Hall) →

https://bmusic.co.uk/events/tom-gates-the-show 

Yard Sale: Monthly Artisan Market, 1 March (Herbert’s Yard) →

https://digbethdiningclub.com/event/the-herb-garden-4-2-2 

Ocean in Concert, 1 March (Symphony Hall) →

https://bmusic.co.uk/events/ocean-in-concert-narrated-on-film-by-david-attenborough 

Psychedelic Porn Crumpets, 1 March (The Crossing) →

https://www.thecrossingdigbeth.co.uk/event/psychedelic-porn-crumpets/ 

Be Sexy, Do Crime – Bound and Fallen Angels, 1 March (Mockingbird Cinema) → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1372692 

VMPR Club Night, 28 February (Centrala) → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/v-m-p-r-club-night/

Skyline, 28 February – 1 March (Los Angeles, CA, US) → https://skylinefest.com/ 

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Our Little Hour musical, 27 & 28 February (The Mac) →

https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/our-little-hour#dates-and-times 

Rupinder Kaur Waraich - Tigress with Wings, 27 February (The Heath Bookshop) → https://www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?event=1214 

Dirty Dancing Brunch & Wizard of Oz screenings, 28 February (Mockingbird Cinema) → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1341066 

https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1217781

Wot Gorilla?, 27 February (The Rainbow) → https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/retreat-promotions/wot-gorilla/e-kqakab  

The Audience screening, 26 February (Various theatres in the Birmingham area) → https://www.ntlive.com/find-a-venue/ 

Birmingham Gay Symphony Orchestra spring concert (last early tix 28 Feb), concert 28 March (St. Paul’s Church) → https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/booking/select/eoxjpvkjglqv 

Helsinki International Horse Show, 26 February – 1 March (Helsinki, Finland) → https://helsinkihorseshow.fi/en/ 

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Nashville Sounds in the Round: The Guitar Show, 26 February (Town & Symphony Hall → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/nashville-sounds-in-the-round 

Suzi Ruffell: The Juggle, 27 February (The Old Rep) →

https://www.oldrep.co.uk/event-details/318531APSLHNTNCPNTPGJCRSMDQHTJHST/suzi-ruffell-the-juggle/ 

Weird on Purpose w/ Mirror Talk, Baudelaire & Corpsewater, 25 February (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Weird-On-Purpose-w-Mirrortalk-Baudelaire--Corpsewater/42088752/ 

Live Jazz, 25 February (Cherry Reds) → https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYBgl8DO0Q/?hl=en 

Saaniya Abbas: Hellarious, 25 February (The Glee Club) → https://booking.glee.co.uk/22966 

Birmingham Improv Presents: Comedy Jam, 25 February (1000 Trades) →

https://1000trades.org.uk/events/birmingham-improv-presents-comedy-jam-2-2026-02-25/ 

Brussels International Animation Film Festival, 20 February – 1 March (Brussels, Belgium) → https://animafestival.be/en 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical → https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/the-lightning-thief/#performances

Bingo Bab – A Bingo Night with Barbara Nice → https://digbethdiningclub.com/event/bingo-bab-a-charity-bingo-night-with-barbara-nice-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2

Charm of Finches at Kitchen Garden Cafe → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/charm-of-finches/ 

Birmingham School of Art Loom showcases → https://www.bcu.ac.uk/arts/exhibitions/rethread-the-loom-march-2026

Keo - Live from Village Underground at The Mockingbird → https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1384456

Centrala Presents: ADRA | MISERY BACON | SI PATON → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/

Jerez Festival, Jerez, Spain → https://www.spain.info/en/calendar/festival-jerez/

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Brum Monopoly Board call out, now through 4 March → https://www.instagram.com/p/DUqKbgeiuno/ 

Rock of Ages Sunday Showcase, 1 March (Rock and Roll Brewhouse) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUrAvo0AotJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D 

B:attle of the Bands, 24 February (Town & Symphony Hall) → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/battle-of-the-bands 

Pool Kids, 23 February (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Pool-Kids/41301115/ 

Unplugged at the Vic: Sam Broadbent, 24 February (The Victoria) →

https://thevictoriabirmingham.seetickets.com/event/unplugged-at-the-vic-sam-broadbent/the-victoria/3594706 

Nightingales, 25 February (Castle and Falcon) →

http://castleandfalcon.com/events/nightingales/ 

Antigel Festival, 5-28 February (Geneva, Switzerland) → https://antigel.ch/ 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Sutton Coldfield Vegan Market, 21 February (The Parade, Sutton Coldfield) → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sutton-coldfield-vegan-market-tickets

Grain and Glass Whiskey Tasting, 20 & 21 February (Cherry Reds) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYBgl8DO0Q/?hl=en

Voka Gentle and Ensemble Bednieri, 21 February (Pan-Pan) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTsxTBBAhaI/?img_index=1 

Couch voted “best cocktail bar in the UK,” (1466 Pershore Rd, Stirchley) → https://www.top50cocktailbars.com/Bars/UK/Warwickshire/couch.html 

Urban Intro, 20 February (The Jam House) →

https://thejamhouse.com/shop/event/urban-intro-69/

Just the Tonic Comedy Club, 21 February (Rosies Nightclub) →

https://www.justthetonic.com/birmingham-comedy/shows/saturday-21-feb-2026/7

213/ 

Project Remix: Soul Celebration, 22 February (Symphony Hall) → https://cbso.co.uk/events/project-remix-soul-celebration 

Splore, 20-22 February (Auckland, New Zealand) → https://www.splore.net/ 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Big In 2026 - Birmingham, 20 February (Dead Wax) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Dead-Wax/Big-In-2026---Birmingham/41645641/ 

EMOM: Electronic Music Open Mic Night, 19 February (Centrala) → https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/emom-electronic-music-open-mic-2/  

Sam Nicoresti: Baby Doomer, 21 February (Centrala) →

https://www.seetickets.com/event/sam-nicoresti-baby-doomer/centrala/3518055  

Feverup: Candlelight: Best of Bridgerton on Strings, 20 February (St. Paul’s Church) → https://tockify.com/stpaulsjqevents/detail/261/1771612200000 

Good Things Comedy Club, 19 February (1000 Trades) →

https://1000trades.org.uk/events/good-things-comedy-club-2026-02-19/ 

Rob Copland standup, 19 February (Cherry Reds) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DU02KgJCGpA/?hl=en&img_index=1 

Ment Festival, 18-21 February (Ljubljana, Slovenia) → https://ment.si/en/ 

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

The Pissed Up Panto: Cinderella →https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/305131ATGCSMJGNJGNDPVLCHQCSBCHDBT/cinderella-pssed-up-panto/

Light Up Fest → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/light-up-fest-lantern-workshop#dates-and-times

I Photograph Comedians – Andy Hollingworth → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/i-photograph-comedians

Working Girls – Screening + Q&A with Paromita Vohra → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/working-girls-a-documentary-film-screening-and-q-a-with-director-paromita-vohra

Midweek Math Pizza Deal at Smoke and Ash → https://www.instagram.com/smokeandashpizzeria/

Mike Rice: Cruel Little Man → https://booking.glee.co.uk/22901

Jorvik Viking Festival → https://jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk/

Listen now wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes every day, Monday to Friday

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Outer Circle is produced by 11c | BPS for Brum Radio and is recorded at Birmingham Podcast Studios in Birmingham, United Kingdom. 

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