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:

Rep Rising Festival, 1-19 July (The Rep Birmingham Rep) →

https://www.birmingham-rep.co.uk/whats-on/rep-rising-festival-2026/

The Spooky Men’s Chorale, 29 June (Kitchen Garden Cafe) → https://www.kitchengardencafe.co.uk/event/the-spooky-mens-chorale/

Everything Must Go, 29 July–21 February (Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery) → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/exhibitions/every-thing-must-go

Mulholland Drive, 29 June (Mockingbird Cinema) →

https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=222097

Jelly’s Craft Club: making key rings, 29 June (Hare and Hounds) →

https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/Jellys-Craft-Club-Making-Clay-Keyrings/42510051/

Play and Connect, every Monday (Game Guru) → https://gameguru.co.uk/pages/events

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