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:

Brand Refresh Launch Party, 12 February (The Attic Taproom Stirchley ) → 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYrbIujBgg/ 

Jain Edwards: She-Devil, 12 February (Cherry Reds) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DTVn1RBiEKI/?img_index=1 

Author Event - Jess Shannon - Cleaner, 12 February (The Heath Bookshop) → https://www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?event=776 

Alternative Speed Dating, 13 February (Merlin’s Cafe Bar) → 

https://merlinscafebar.com/13-02-2026-alternative-speed-dating-at-merlins/ 

Metal to the Masses Heat 2, 13 February (The Flapper) →

https://theflapper.co.uk/events/metal-to-the-masses-heat-2-2/ 

Is this Love - A Gothic Romance Party, 14 February (The Night Owl) →

https://thenightowl.club/event/is-this-love-a-gothic-romance-party/

CBOS x BCMG: An Exploration of Kurtág at 100, 12 February (CBSO Centre) →

https://cbso.co.uk/events/cbso-x-bcmg-an-exploration-of-kurt%C3%A1g-at-100 

Opera Ball, 12 February (Vienna, Austria) → https://www.opernball.at/ 

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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:

Galentine’s Tea Party at the Old Joint Stock → https://jazz.dk/vinterjazz-2026/forside/

Dungeons & Dragons One-Shot at Chance & Counters → https://www.chanceandcounters.com/events/dd-one-shot-cardiff-april-518-323-722-184-146-808-291-433-334-406-357-938-512/?occurrence=2026-02-11

Killer Queens: Big Gay Poetry Night at the Night Owl → https://thenightowl.club/event/killer-queens-big-gay-poetry-night/

Witch ’n’ Monk + MADGIRL at Pan Pan → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/witch-n-monk-madrigirl-spatial-audio-show

Soul Sessions Brum: Renny Jackson & Friends at The Rainbow → https://www.fatsoma.com/e/ar487x0e/an-evening-of-music-with-renny-jackson-friends-at-the-rainbow?utm_source=social_share&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social_share

Sunsets, Food and Friendship exhibition at The Exchange → https://www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/researching-educational-partnerships-at-the-exchange

Outside the city: Copenhagen Winter Jazz Festival → https://jazz.dk/vinterjazz-2026/forside/

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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:

Club 1879 at Downstairs at The Grand → https://secretbirmingham.com/mobile-phones-banned-speakeasy-club-1879/ 

Juliet and Romeo at The Crescent Theatre → https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/317531ANDDCJBJPPGJTHJPHNHGCCBKMJR/juliet-romeo/

CBSO x BCMG: Kurtág’s Centenary Celebration (CBSO & Birmingham Contemporary Music Group) → https://account.cbso.co.uk/2564/2617 

Bell Witch & Aerial Ruin – Stygian Bough Tour (Hare & Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Stygian-Bough-Tour-feat-Bell-Witch--Aerial-Ruin--40-Watt-Sun/41381846/

Box of frogs improv at 1000 trades → https://1000trades.org.uk/events/birmingham-improv-presents-box-of-frogs-2-2026-02-11/

Unplugged at the Vic with Nancy Davis → https://thevictoriabirmingham.seetickets.com/event/unplugged-at-the-vic-nancy-davis/the-victoria/3594688

Outside the city: Mardi Gras in Galveston, Texas → https://www.mardigrasgalveston.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:

The Battle at the Rep →  https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/the-battle/

Shazia Mirza – Work In Progress at the Kitchen Garden Cafe →https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/shazia-mirza/

H Is For Hawk at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/h-is-for-hawk

PINK NOIZE 10 – Leibniz, Black Mould, Vulgar, Anaemia at Centrala →https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/pink-noize-presents-leibniz-black-mould-vulgar-anaemia/

Big Dean’s Quiz at the Dark Horse →https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/big-deans-quiz-69/

Game Guru – Play & Connect Night →https://gameguru.co.uk/pages/events 

Outside the City: Vienna Ice World Ice Skating in Vienna → https://www.visitingvienna.com/entertainment/sport/wiener-eistraum/ 

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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:

Vintage Jazz Jam, 7 February (The Mac) → 

https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/macs-vintage-jazz-jam 

Stories of Movie Music with Mark Kermode, 7 February (Symphony Hall) →

https://cbso.co.uk/events/the-stories-of-movie-music-with-mark-kermode  

Wolverhampton Literature Festival, 6-8 February (Wolverhampton Art Gallery and various locations) → https://www.wolvesliteraturefestival.co.uk/index.html 

Twinless screening, 6-12 February (Mockingbird Cinema) → 

https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1349685 

The Reverters / Captain Wilberforce / Gill / darkmaterial / Cariad , 7 February (Dark Horse) → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/the-reverters-captain-wilberforce-gill-darkmaterial-cariad/

The Sound of Birmingham: House Nation, 7 February (Dark Horse) →

https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/the-sound-of-birmingham-house-nation-3/ 

Charity Event – GINA x the Heath Bookshop, 7 February (The Heath Bookshop) →

https://www.theheathbookshop.co.uk/all-events/?event=1155 

Freedom Festival, 6-8 February (Medellin, Colombia) → https://colombiaone.com/2025/09/02/freedom-festival-returns-medellin-2026/ 

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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:

Matt Miller: Fixing, 7 February (The Mac) →  https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/matt-miller-fixing 

Thursday Night Comedy, 5 February (The Glee Club) → https://booking.glee.co.uk/22765  

Thousand Yard Stare, 6 February (Dead Wax) →  https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/thousand-yard-stare 

Classics and Cocktails, 5 February (The Double Six) →  https://www.instagram.com/p/DUF0OSCD0H_/ 

Listening Sessions in the Loft: Rosalia - Lux, 6 February (The Button Factory) →

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

Local DJ nights, 5, 6, 7 February (Society Birmingham) →  https://www.instagram.com/p/DUF759UjDnu/?img_index=1 

Art on Snow, 31 January – 6 February (Gastein, Austria) →  https://www.gastein.com/en/events/winter/art-on-snow/ 

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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:

Cluedo at The Crescent Theatre → https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/287331AQKTCDHGQSMVJQVMJSDHMQCDCNS/cluedo/

Digbeth First Friday A.P.E. and Surface exhibition → https://digbethfirstfriday.com/ 

GOTG Charm Bracelet Making Girls on the Go, at Medicine Bakery→ https://girlsonthego.uk/pages/birmingham-events

GOTG Candle Painting(Girls on the Go, at Niche Cafe → https://girlsonthego.uk/pages/birmingham-events

Quiz Night at Temper and Brown in Birmingham → https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/temper-brown-quiz-wednesdays-tickets-1796912115509?aff=oddtdtcreator

Quiz Night at Society Brum → https://www.instagram.com/p/DT25rhbjGOm/

Outside The City: The Netherlands, Holland Dance Festival → https://www.holland-dance.com/voorstellingen?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PMAX_Maini&utm_content=&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23264858614&gbraid=0AAAAADiYf8ap1m0n1vGHIcYur_ggjslt3&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyvHLBhDlARIsAHxl6xoVGzoHEch-963D7d0R05OjfzAyEhqN3T0jqjZGEp8sdFSajCPhv60aApj_EALw_wcB

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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:

Vieni Opening in the Jewellery Quarter→ https://vieni.co.uk/ 

Digbeth Jazz – Diddy Sweg Improvised Set at The Night Owl →https://www.eventbrite.com/e/digbeth-jazz-q1-2026-s4-diddy-sweg-improvised-set-tickets-1980637212219?aff=ebdsoporgprofile 

Board Games Night at Hop Garden →https://harborne-village.com/event/board-games-with-andy-3/ 

The Empire Strips Back at The Old Rep Theatre → https://www.oldrep.co.uk/ 

ACM Sounds at Actress & Bishop →https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/event/acm-sounds-8/

A.A. Williams at Hare & Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/AA-Williams/41032244/ 

Elsewhere: Croatia Rijeka carnival →  https://visitrijeka.hr/en/rijeka-carnival/

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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:

NBHD Open Jam Valentine’s Special at The Night Owl, Birmingham ➜ https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Night-Owl/Neighbourhd-Presents-NBHD-Open-Jam-Valentines-Special/41960383/ 

Tummyache + Jazzcats + Pip at The Sunflower Lounge ➜ http://thesunflowerlounge.com/events/tummyache/ 

Pub Quiz at The Junction, Harborne➜ https://junction-harborne-birmingham.designmynight.com/

80s Interactive Game Shows at The Mac ➜ https://macbirmingham.co.uk/events/culture-club-game-show-throwback

Salsa Dance Lessons with UKsalsafeet at Woodfield Sport and Social Club, Wolverhampton ➜ https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Wolverhampton/Woodfield-Sport-And-Social-Club/

Jam Jah Mondays ft. DJ Mad Max at the Station Pub, Kings Heath ➜ https://jamjahsound.com/event/jam-jah-mondays-ft-mad-max/

Queenz – Drag Me To The Disco! at the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry ➜ https://www.belgrade.co.uk/events/queenz-drag-me-to-the-disco-2/ 

Elsewhere: Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney, USA ➜ https://www.groundhog.org/groundhog-day/what-is-groundhog-day/ 

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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:

Punks Alive: Caught in the Mosh, 31 January (Dark Horse) → 

https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/punks-alive-caught-in-the-mosh/ 

Kylie Goes Berghain, 31 January (Pan-Pan) → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/kylie-goes-berghain  

Blow Water and Screen B14 Present: Secret Film Supper Club, 29 January (Blow Water Cafe) → https://www.instagram.com/p/DTcYF-5iCjB/?igsh=aTI3dTZqY2JvdHJl 

The Demon Hunters – Guide to Myths, Legends and Folklore of Korea, 31 January (Central Library West Bromwich) → https://www.visitsandwell.com/whats-on/the-demon-hunters-guide-to-myths-legends-and-folklore-of-korea 

Barber Lunchtime Concert with Henry Fairs, (TODAY) 30 January (Barber Institute) → https://barber.org.uk/henryfairs/ 

FAT Ice Race, 30 January – 1 February (Zell Am See, Austria) →  https://fat-international.com/en-gb/pages/ice-race-visitors-info 

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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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