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/

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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/

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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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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:

Black Country Living Museum → https://bclm.com/tickets-and-events/whats-on/holiday-fun/

Blackbeard’s Tea Party at the Red Lion Folk Club → https://redlionfolkclub.uk/index_files/Page477.htm

Low Voltage Ecology at Thinktank → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/making-music-with-moss

Stitch Head at the MAC → https://macbirmingham.co.uk/cinema/stitch-head

The Dears at the Hare & Hounds → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham/Hare-And-Hounds-Kings-Heath/The-Dears--Meg-Lui/41350085/

Monday Night Pub Quiz at The Junction Harborne → https://junction-harborne-birmingham.designmynight.com/687bb640da17e35cfd56df40/pub-quiz

Carnaval de Tenerife → https://www.idealista.com/en/news/lifestyle-in-spain/2026/01/27/881392-tenerife-carnival-2026-guide-to-the-santa-cruz-celebrations

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

Follow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrum

For more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradio

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:

Roses are Red – A Valentine’s Day Special from Hidden Dragons Cabaret, 14 February (The Crescent Theatre ) → https://www.crescent-theatre.co.uk/event-details/

Haunted Masquerade Ball, 14 February (Merlin’s Cafe Bar) →

https://www.instagram.com/p/DT0f-LbFCFq/

Pancake Day, 17 February (Cherry Reds) → https://www.instagram.com/p/DUYBgl8DO0Q/?hl=en

Oxventure, 15 February (The Old Rep) →

https://www.oldrep.co.uk/event-details/295932AKNSMCKCDVCVCJLSDLLTVLHNTRM/oxventure/

Birmingham Light Festival, 12-15 February (Around the city) →

https://www.birminghamlightfestival.co.uk/

The Chronology of Water screening, 13-15 February (Mockingbird Cinema) →

https://mockingbirdcinema.com/MockingbirdCinema.dll/WhatsOn?f=1353374

Chasing August, This Won’t Work, Zimmerman, 13 February (The Night Owl) →

https://thenightowl.club/event/wavelength-chasing-august-this-wont-work-zimmerman/

Bahidorá Festival, 13-15 February (Morelos, Mexico) → https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/bahidora-festival-2026/

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:

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/

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

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For more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradio

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:

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/

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

Follow Outer Circle on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/outercirclebrum

For more information on Brum Radio Podcasts follow Brum Radio on instagram.com/brumradio

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

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.