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:

Everything Digbeth Christmas Market → https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/events/event/4986/everything_digbeth_christmas_market (Birmingham City Council)

Bauble Decorating with Tat Vision → https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bauble-decorating-with-tat-vision-tickets-1862912925709 (Eventbrite)

Short is Beautiful Film Festival → https://thecoretheatresolihull.com/whats-on/all-shows/short-is-beautiful-film-festival-2025/27671/

Susie Dent: Word Perfect → https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/nCe-susie-dent-word-perfect/ (warwickartscentre.co.uk)

Lunchtime Organ Concert at The Town Hall → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/lunchtime-organ-concert-with-thomas-trotter-bach-and-all-that-jazz

2-4-1 at the plough → https://theploughharborne.co.uk/

Bead making at Parkridge Nature Reserve → https://www.warwickshirewildlifetrust.org.uk/events/2025-11-17-nature-craft-adults-bead-making

Elizabeth Davidson-Blythe and Daniel Quayle at Kitchen Garden Cafe → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/elizabeth-davidson-blythe-daniel-quayle/ 

Staro Riga, Latvia → https://www.liveriga.com/en/4884-festival-of-light-staro-riga 

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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:

Peaky Blinders Night, 15 November (Black Country Living Museum) → https://bclm.com/peaky-blinders-nights 

Attic Brew Co 7th Birthday, 22 November (Attic Brew Taproom, Stirchley) → 

https://atticbrewco.com/ 

Pride in STEM Day, 15 November (Thinktank) → 

https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/pride-in-stem-day

Sherlock Holmes and the 12 Days of Christmas, 14 November - 18 January (The Birmingham Rep) → https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/sherlock-holmes-and-the-12-days-of-christmas/

Winter Wonderland at Tamworth Snowdome, various dates in November, December, January (Tamworth Snowdome) → https://www.snowdome.co.uk/santa-s-winter-wonderland/ 

Bournville Artisan Market, 16 November and third Sundays (Bournville Green) → https://www.birminghamartisanmarkets.com/events/bournville-artisan-market 

EuroChocolate Festival, 14-23 November (Perugia, Italy) → https://visiteurope.com/en/experience/eurochocolate-festival/ 

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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:

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire’s Banda Brasileira, 14 November (Hockley Social Club) → https://www.bcu.ac.uk/conservatoire/events-calendar/banda-brasileira-14-11-2025 

Quiz Night, 13 November (The Flapper) → 

https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/ladies-of-laughter-two/  

Arieh Temkin, 13 November (Actress & Bishop) → 

https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/event/uncover-arieh-temkin/ 

Candlelit Tour of The Coffin Works, 13 November (The Coffin Works, Fleet St.) → https://the-coffin-works.arttickets.org.uk/the-coffin-works/candlelit-evening-tours-winter-20252026-68c6dd7664776

Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Lunchtime Concert with Jinshuo Zhang, 13 November (St. Paul’s Church) → https://stpaulsjq.church/whats-on#listings 

Fever Candlelight: Queen vs Abba, 13 November (St. Paul’s Church) → https://stpaulsjq.church/whats-on#listings 

Toronto Burlesque Festival, 13-16 November (Toronto, Canada) → https://www.torontoburlesquefestival.ca/ 

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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:

Movies With Wine (Mockingbird Cinema) → https://www.mockingbirdcinema.com/

Midlands Bands Jam Session at The Rainbow → https://www.instagram.com/therainbowdigbeth/

Miss Saigon at The Alexandra Theatre → https://www.atgtickets.com/shows/miss-saigon/the-alexandra-theatre-birmingham/

Yardbirds BOGOF Wednesday Deal → https://www.yardbirdfriedchicken.co.uk/

Kowalski’s Acoustic Club (Dark Horse, Moseley) → https://www.darkhorsemoseley.co.uk/

Zellog Film & TV Networking (Zellig Building) → https://www.zellog.co.uk/

Lo Schermo dell’Arte – Cinema & Contemporary Art Festival → https://www.schermodellarte.org/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:

Slow Century Records (new record store opening) → https://slowcenturyrecords.co.uk/

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/bavarian-radio-symphony-orchestra-sir-simon-rattle

The Full Monty – St Augustine’s Musical Theatre Company at The Core Theatre → https://www.thecoretheatresolihull.co.uk/

Arrested Development at The Jam House → https://www.thejamhouse.com/birmingham/

Book Launch: Bernard Shaw and the British Regional Repertory Movement at The Old Rep → https://www.oldreptheatre.co.uk/

Ciel at The Sunflower Lounge → https://thesunflowerlounge.com/

David Olusoga & Kwame Kwei-Armah – Black British History Talk at Warwick Arts Centre → https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/

Zagreb Film Festival → https://zff.hr/

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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 Horne Section’s Hit Show → https://www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/whats-on/n2F-the-horne-sections-hit-show-2025/

Birmingham Film Festival → https://www.birminghamfilmfestival.co.uk/ 

Moulin Rouge! The Musical → https://www.moulinrougemusical.co.uk/world-tour/birmingham/

Darkness & Light: Ghost Stories → https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/darkness-and-light-ghost-stories (Old Joint Stock)

Deep Sea Diver – live at Hare & Hounds → https://www.seetickets.com/event/deep-sea-diver/the-hare-and-hounds/3401905 

The Castle (film screening) → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/the-castle

Outside the City Autumn Festival → https://www.esmadrid.com/en/whats-on/autumn-festival 

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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:

Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market, now until 24 December (Victoria Square) → https://thebfcm.co.uk/whats_on/ 

Ladies of Laughter, 8 November (The Hippodrome) → 

https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/ladies-of-laughter-two/  

Drone Light Show, 7 and 8 November (Edgbaston Cricket Stadium) → https://edgbaston.com/events/whats-on/wild-drone-light-show/  

B:Music Free Jazz Friday with Lydian Collective, 7 November (Town & Symphony Hall) → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/free-jazz-fridays-lydian-collective 

Edgbaston Christmas Lights Switch-on, 8 November (Greenfield Crescent) → 

https://edgbastonvillage.co.uk/our-christmas-lights-switch-on-saturday-8-november/ 

Girls Club Brunch, 9 November (Boston Tea Party Birmingham) → https://www.fatsoma.com/e/ub0tkx1b/sunday-brunch-club

Tenebrous Liar & The Breedling for Steve Gullick Exhibition Opening, 7 November (Centrala Space) → 

https://centrala-space.org.uk/events/centrala-presents-tenebrous-liar-the-breedling-for-steve-gullick-exhibition-opening/ 

Nougat Festival, 8-16 November (Cremona, Italy) → https://visiteurope.com/en/experience/nougat-festival/ 

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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:

New limited time Disney gift shop, from 6 November (Selfridges in the Bullring) →

https://secretbirmingham.com/disney-selfridges-bullring-christmas-birmingham/ 

DECIPHERS, 6 November (The Hippodrome) → 

https://www.birminghamhippodrome.com/calendar/fabric-deciphers/ 

James Adrian Brown and Sulk Rooms, 6 November (Just Dropped in Records, Coventry) → https://wegottickets.com/event/669124  

Jesus Christ Superstar, 4-8 November (Royal Sutton Coldfield Town Hall) →

https://www.suttoncoldfieldtownhall.com/events/whats-on/concerts-shows/jesus-christ-superstar 

Kids Story Time, Thursdays and Fridays (How Brave is the Wren) → 

https://howbraveisthewren.com/the-wren/ 

Kasim Ali book talk, 6 November (The Heath Bookshop) → https://the-heath-bookshop.eventcube.io/events/89947/kasim-ali-who-will-remain 

Lee Scott and Black Josh, 6 November (Deadwax) → 

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lee-scott-black-josh-live-in-birmingham-tickets-1780111002929?aff=ebdssbcitybrowse 

312 Comedy Festival, 4-9 November (Chicago, Illinois) → https://www.312comedyfestival.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:

40 St Paul’s (closing announcement) → https://ichoosebirmingham.com/closing-time 

CLOSEUP COMEDY at Herbert’s Yard → https://ticket247.co.uk/Event/closeup-comedy-at-herbert-s-yard-at-herberts-yard-birmingham-400843

KOCH MARSHALL TRIO at The Jam House → https://thejamhouse.com/shop/event/greg-koch/

Game Guru (board-game café opening) → https://www.facebook.com/gamegurubham/

Pizza Pilgrims – Birmingham opening → https://www.pizzapilgrims.co.uk/

British Oak Bonfire Extravaganza → https://www.birmingham-rocks.co.uk/things-to-do/british-oak-bonfire-extravaganza

Rubery Community & Leisure Centre Fireworks & Bonfire → https://tickets.matterpay.com/s/rubery/ZXZlbnQ6NTk4Ng%3D%3D/bonfire-and-firework-extravaganza 

Blossomfield Cricket Club Bonfire Night → https://www.trybooking.com/uk/events/landing/92186

Highclare Preparatory School (St Paul’s) Fireworks Party → https://www.eventbrite.com/e/highclare-school-fireworks-party-tickets-1723749785009

Edgbaston Stadium — “WILD: The Drone Light Show” → https://edgbaston.com/events/whats-on/wild-drone-light-show/

Dublin Book Festival → https://dublinbookfestival.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:

I Screamed a Scream – A Villains Cabaret → https://www.oldjointstock.co.uk/whats-on/i-screamed-a-scream

Paul C. Brunson: Love Better → https://bmusic.co.uk/events/paul-c-brunson 

Square Eyes TV Festival → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/square-eyes-tv-festival

Fergy LH & The Family Battenberg → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Love-Buzz-Records-presents-Fergy-LH-and-The-Family-Battenberg/41351615/ 

ACM SOUNDS (at The Actress & Bishop) → https://theactressandbishop.co.uk/events/

Digbeth Jazz (The Night Owl) → https://thenightowl.club/event/digbeth-jazz-43/

Outside the City, Prague: Champagne upper classness → http://champagne-grandjour.cz/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAafy5AeXwDL-Cdc-iDY17t3BVggLZ3ioUeavQRSOnFlyHqhFhDuFLml_wIDq4w_aem_AzyQHhldvy_0SHB1cZ8kMw 

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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