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:

Chris Cleverley – ‘Gods of All Things’ E.P Launch Party → https://www.ents24.com/birmingham-events/hare-and-hounds/chris-cleverley-gods-of-all-things-ep-launch-party/7379435

Birmingham Museum → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery/whats-on  

NBHD Open Jam 'The Winter Warm-Up' → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Night-Owl/Neighbourhd-Presents-NBHD-Open-Jam-aposThe-Winter-Warm-Upapos/41603147/ 

Jesca Hoop → https://www.ents24.com/birmingham-events/kitchen-garden-cafe/jesca-hoop/7317265

Wreath Making Workshop → https://www.thejewelleryquarter.org/event/christmas-wreath-making-workshop/

Jam Jah Mondays → https://jamjahsound.com/about/jam-jah-mondays/

Elsewhere: Festival Estoril Lisboa, Portugal → https://www.visitlisboa.com/en/events/festival-estoril-lisboa_ 

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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 Nutcracker, now through 13 December (The Hippodrome) →https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/brb-nutcracker  

BMAG 140th birthday celebrations, 28 November and over the weekend (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) → 

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/stories/birmingham-museum-art-gallery-celebrates-140th-anniversary 

St. Basils Big Sleepout, 28 November (Millennium Point, Curzon Street) → https://stbasils.org.uk/events/thebigsleepout 

Tom McGuire and The Brassholes, 29 November (Mama Roux’s) → https://www.gigantic.com/tom-mcguire-the-brassholes-tickets/birmingham-mama-roux-s/2025-11-29-19-00

Red Wing, Fistpump!, New Effect, Give or Take, Tilly and Jacob, 28 November (The Rainbow Pub) → https://www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/68e7d2797b77802ee1cc14aa/e/68f3fb856c788b65bb790964 

Monoxide Brothers & Buffee takeover, 28 November (The Night Owl) → https://thenightowl.club/event/skinny-jeans-monoxide-brothers-x-buffee-takeover/ 

Milan Games Week, 28-30 November (Milan, Italy) →https://www.milangamesweek.it/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:

Let’s Build an Alternative Network, 27 November (The Night Owl) →

https://thenightowl.club/event/lets-build-an-alternative-network/ 

Joey’s Smokehouse opening, currently open (1 Shaw’s Passage, Birmingham) → 

https://www.instagram.com/joeysbirmingham/ 

Queer East Festival film screenings, 28 November (Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham) → https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/queer-east-festival-film-screenings 

Del Camino, 27 November (The Jam House) → 

https://thejamhouse.com/shop/event/del-camino-51/ 

Herbert and Momoko, 27 November (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Herbert--Momoko/41081083/ 

Young Rep and The Company Showcase, 27 November (The Birmingham Rep) → https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/young-rep-and-the-company-showcase/ 

Amsterdam Light Festival, 27 November - 18 January (Amsterdam, Holland) →

https://amsterdamlightfestival.com 

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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:

Bingo Bab (Charity Bingo Night with Barbara Nice) → https://digbethdiningclub.com/event/bingo-bab-a-charity-bingo-night-with-barbara-nice-4-2

UK Jewish Film Festival: British-Jewish Life on Film (MAC Birmingham) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/uk-jewish-film-fest-2025-british-jewish-life-on-film-birmingham-q-a

NT Live: The Fifth Step (MAC Birmingham) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/nt-live-the-fifth-step

Smoke + Ash – new restaurant opening in Kings Heath → https://www.smokeandashpizza.co.uk/

Quiz Night at The Victoria (Birmingham) → https://www.thevictoriabirmingham.co.uk/pub-quiz-birmingham/

IKON New exhibit at the Exchange → https://www.ikon-gallery.org/exhibition/researching-educational-partnerships-at-the-exchange 

Hay-on-Wye Festival → https://www.hayfestival.com/winter-weekend/home?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23001196775&gbraid=0AAAAA-6VfxpiOxhkg-JRn-l1OfUxV8Kra&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxJXJBhD_ARIsAH_JGjj-kSvKhEHKDOHeJyDoCrOMiYQK1ilHa0ZqAa6gBvTu0SZaoHcDyaUaAm1_EALw_wcB 

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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:

Larry Lamb – All Wrapped Up! → https://the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/87604/larry-lamb-all-wrapped-up/

Rob Brydon & His Fabulous Band: A Festive Night of Songs and Laughter → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/rob-brydon-his-fabulous-band-a-festive-night-of-songs-laughter 

Aaaaaaaah! + Q&A with Steve Oram & Toyah Willcox → https://flatpackfestival.org.uk/event/flatpack-monthly-aaaaaaaah-q-and-a-with-steve-oram-and-toyah-willcox?perf_no=2475

Ched Talk: Fancy cheese & wine tasting at Cheddar, Stirchley → https://queso.uk/products/ched-talk-tuesday-25-november-2025?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnqM9QEkux-gcY3WBduprF6EavXQwfv6OZY_OcGEWNhEw0w4MzUfGOQwYWoqc_aem_kToKbYav2biKKHcXsBKKQQ

Humane The Moon @ Sunflower Lounge → http://thesunflowerlounge.com/events/humane-the-moon/

Ahsoka (band) @ The Victoria → https://thevictoriabirmingham.seetickets.com/event/ahsoka/the-victoria/3452780

Bach vs Handel → https://www.bachtage-wuerzburg.de/bachtage-2025

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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:

Second City Sonic Attack 2 → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Castle-And-Falcon/Second-City-Sonic-Attack-2/41120000 Skiddle

Calendar Girls The Musical → https://bmosmusicals.org/calendar-girls/ bmosmusicals.org

Winter Falconry Experience → https://allevents.in/birmingham/winter-falconry-experience/100001941882947169 AllEvents

Labyrinth (Film + Live Musical Accompaniment) → https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/jim-hensons-labyrinth-in-concert-birmingham-24-11-2025/event/1F00624A499D2A76 (Ticketmaster)

Bugonia (Screening at the MAC) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/bugonia (Midlands Arts Centre)

Amie Blu (Gig at The Sunflower Lounge) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/The-Sunflower-Lounge/Amie-Blu/41349361/ (skiddle.com)

Bern: Onion Market → https://bern.com/en/news/event-calendar/events/berner-zibelemaerit-onion-market?srsltid=AfmBOor-UNj9oaLvvscQdVlZspz1yKTEtKpiAMQYU19Lgd_CoyJ-mlbb 

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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:

Jaywalkers, 23 November (The Kitchen Garden Cafe) → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/jaywalkers/ 

Harborne Record Fair, 22 November (Harborne Village Social Club) → https://www.instagram.com/p/DQuATCPEyxk/?hl=en-gb 

Tony Robinson - The House of Wolf, 22 November (The Heath Bookshop) → https://the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/89965/tony-robinson-the-house-of-wolf 

The Nutcracker, 21 November - 13 December (The Hippodrome) → https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/brb-nutcracker-25/

Hoedown Country Night w/ These Muddy Boots, 22 November (The Dark Horse) → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/event/the-dark-horse-presents-hoedown-country-night-w-these-muddy-boots/ 

High Regard, 21 November (The Flapper) → https://theflapper.co.uk/events/high-regard/ 

TNL VZN, 22 November (Deadwax Digbeth) →https://www.deadwaxdigbeth.pub/events/tnl-vzn 

Baltic Circle Festival, 21 November - 6 December (Helsinki, Finland) → https://www.balticcircle.fi/en/ 

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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:

Heide Goody and Iain Grant - Festive Furious Trilogy, 20 November (The Heath Bookshop) → https://the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/90801/heide-goody-and-iain-grant-festive-furious-trilogy 

0121 Queercore lineup of gigs, 21 November (Centrala Space) → 

https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/0121qc-presents-never-said-brick-sudokara-misgendered-pain-programme/ 

Bringing the Light: Lantern Workshop, 20 November (Canal and River Trust Perry Barr) → https://cbso.co.uk/events/bringing-the-light-lantern-workshop 

Macbeth (last few days), until 22 November (The Crescent Theatre) → 

https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/284531ABBDDLKRHSVNNLGKMDBKKHJGTVQ/macbeth/

Siren & Yardbirds beer and wing tasting, 20 November (Yardbirds Stirchley) →

https://www.yardbirdschicken.co.uk/events-stirchley 

Tunng, 20 November (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Tunng/40962711/ 

Ficksburg Cherry Festival, 20-23 November (Ficksburg, South Africa) →

https://www.letsgoadventures.co.za/ficksburg-cherry-festival-season-2025/ 

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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:

Birmingham Opera Company — The Opera Lab → https://www.birminghamopera.org.uk/the-opera-lab (birminghamopera.org.uk)

Birmingham Craft Brew Festival Presents: A Hoppy Christmas Party → https://craftbrewfestival.co.uk/birmingham (Craft Brew Festival)

Avalanche Kaito + hellocatfood at Pan-Pan → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/avalanche-kaito-support (pan--pan.com)

Vik ‘n’ Ade’s Free ‘n’ Easy Open Mic at The Dark Horse, Moseley → https://darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/events/?category=all (Dark Horse - Moseley)

Kushikatsu Records Presents: KAMIKAMIKAMI| CRIES FROM THE LTN at Centrala →https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/kushikatsu-records-presents-kamikamikami-cries-from-the-ltn/ 

Fat Penguin Comedy Club at The Patrick Kavanagh, Moseley → https://fatpenguincomedyclub.weebly.com/ (fatpenguincomedyclub.weebly.com)

Prague Sounds Festival →https://praguesounds.cz/en/uvod 

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:

I’ll Be Back → https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/ill-be-back

John Robb – The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Oasis → https://discover.events.com/gb/england/moseley/e/amp/leisure/john-robb-rise-fall-resurrection-oasis-hare-hounds-kings-heath-455105696

Transindia + Queercore + Q&A → https://www.pan--pan.com/product/transindia-queercore-q-a

UNPLUGGED AT THE VIC: Cam Curtis → https://www.seetickets.com/event/unplugged-at-the-vic-cam-curtis/the-victoria/3542904

Professor Black History Talk: Historic Women of WWII, Stone Cross Library → https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/west-bromwich/stone-cross-library/professor-black-history-talk-for-grown-ups-historic-women-of-world-war-2/e-vzkrxo

Screening of Hedda at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/hedda 

London Jazz Festival → https://efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/

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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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