Latest West Midlands news (June 2021) - Make It West Midlands

On 7 and 8 August, the hugely popular Summer Proms evenings will return to the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire. Across the two evenings, an audience of up to 3,000 will hear a selection of toe-tapping proms favourites performed by the Band of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and soprano Emily Haig, concluding with a firework finale.  

Coventry Welcomes is a major celebration of the people of Coventry, which takes place at the same time as the national Refugee Week initiative led by Counterpoints Arts.

On Saturday 5 June 2021, Coventry Moves unfolded across the city of Coventry as a major all-day performance took place across the entire city.

Wolverhampton Art Gallery is set to host BRICKLIVE FANTASY KINGDOM over the summer months.

The City of Wolverhampton is gearing up for a free event for all the family to mark the national Armed Forces Day celebrations taking place at the end of the month.

Championing creative voices of Wolverhampton and the West Midlands is the idea behind Wolverhampton Literature Festival 2022.

Rail passengers in the West Midlands will have a little extra inspiration and entertainment when travelling on the Shakespeare Line from today (Fri 28 May) with the release of 18 specially-written poems.

A Summer of Surprises to help mark the start of Coventry’s year as UK City of Culture 2021 will begin this weekend.

The countdown to Wolverhampton’s first ever Creation Day Festival started today (Friday) with a visit to the city by the man who inspired it.

An incredible circus spectacular and a feel-good music event will be the first shows that will take place in the Assembly Festival Garden this summer, the Coventry City of Culture Trust has announced along with a whole host of new programme activity.