What's On and Things To Do Around Dudley

Join us for an evening of readings, therapies, crystals and free stuff. 7pm-10pm 1-2-1 readings available with experienced professional readers offering Clairvoyance, Mediumship & Card Readings (£25-£30 for 20-30 minutes, payable to the reader on the night).

Come along and indulge in a wide variety of therapy and healing modalities, charges start from £10. Pre-book your tasters to avoid disappointment on the day via the website below. Free Admission. For more info visit www.holisticavenueevents.co.uk

On 7th July 2018 we will be holding our annual Festival on Netherton Park in Dudley. The day regularly sees over 7000 visitors attending each year. This year will be the thirteenth year we have put on the event with it growing every year becoming the largest of its type in the area.

On Saturday July 7th 2018, Tividale Park continues to celebrates its 90th anniversary year with a Black Country Festival event featuring entertainment from talented members of the public, as well as professional and semi-professional bands/artists, acts and star turns.

Ready 4 Life runs a weekly club session and includes activities that enable young people with special needs and disabilities to build skills and knowledge, grow in confidence, interact in a social environment and develop lasting friendships.

Ready 4 Life runs a weekly club session and includes activities that enable young people with special needs and disabilities to build skills and knowledge, grow in confidence, interact in a social environment and develop lasting friendships.

The Mercia Jazz Five present evenings of Jazz from the Swing Era at The Trumpet, Bilston, on Wednesdays, 20th June and 18th July.

Bon Accord Quartet will be providing a session of gypsy jazz at the Fixed Wheel Brewery, Blackheath on Sat 7th July

B Black Country is a family friendly theatre festival, produced entirely by young people aged between 8-18, happening across the Black Country. The project is part of Black Country Touring’s Young Promoters Scheme.

Wombourne Drama Group meet every Monday at The Community Centre, Church Rd, Wombourne WV5 9EZ. Our next Production is ’Hobsons Choice’ from Wed 16th May to Sat 19th May. Tickets are £7 (cons £6).

Ritchie Kotzen: Tickets avaiable.

Pianist Ayaki Davies and soprano Hannah McFarland perform a varied programme of classical favourites in the beautiful St. James’ Church. We will provide free refreshments during the interval.

¾-acre plant collectors garden with unusual plants and many different varieties of acers, hostas, shrubs. Woodland walk, large koi pool. Covered tea area with home-made cakes. Come and see for yourselves, you wont be disappointed.

Funtopia is a fantastic fun-packed event which is perfect for tots to tweens. Open 10am-4pm. Filled with bouncy castles, obstacle course, activity inflatables, crazy golf, under 5’s area, circus skills, interactive play system and much more!

The Colourful Salsa Party is Wolverhampton’s prime Latin party, boasting the biggest international artists in the world of salsa with a leading guest teacher each month. We have a different colour theme for each month; this month’s colour is (check website for details).

Join us for an evening of food, comedy and live music. Everyone welcome! 18+ We’ve confirmed comedy sensation Tom Stade to headline the night, as well as a host of other top acts Saturday 23 June 2018, 7.

Following the success of the previous two years, the city’s favourite funfair, Wolverhampton Fiesta will be making a grand return for a jam-packed weekend full of entertainment, rides and stage performances perfect for a family day out.

A riot of colour welcomes visitors to this quintessentially English garden. The wide central circular bed and side borders overflow with classic summer flowers, including the tall spires of delphiniums, lupins, irises, campanula, poppies and roses.

A romantic garden of surprises, which gradually reveals itself on a journey through deep, lush planting, full of unusual plants. From the sunny, flower filled terrace, a ruined folly emerges from a luxuriant fernery and leads into an oriental garden, complete with tea house.

Join Nicola Jarvis, tutor at the Royal School of Needlework, as she teaches you the skills of hand embroidery. Nicola Jarvis is a globally-renowned artist who uses embroidery in a range of art, design and textile applications.

Our cleaning season doesn’t finish in the Spring! Meet our conservation team this Summer and learn about how they protect and look after the items in our care. From light damage to pests, dust to humidity, many things can damage our collection.

Come and join us for a guided pond dipping session every Saturday in May through to July at RSPB Sandwell Valley. Our expert volunteers will be on hand to help you discover our pond minibeasts, how to identify them and the best way to use our equipment.

Wildlife Explorers is the junior section of the RSPB for children aged between 8 and 12 years old. Here at Sandwell Swans our aim is to enthuse and engage children with nature by having fun learning about wildlife and the natural world through a mixture of outdoor activities, games, stories and crafts.

ITV’s Hit Antiques Show Presented by David Dickinson is looking for local people to cash in their antiques & valuables. Why let your antiques collect dust in the attic when you can sell them for cash? Take money on the spot from a dealer OR if you think your item is worth more….

Nightclub event for people with learning disabilities or learning difficulties, a great place for you to come and experience a nightclub within a safe environment. also a great place for you to meet new friends.

OLSC Fundraising Event with Eddie the Eagle Edwards. 21st June 2018, 18:00 – 21:00 Join us for the launch of the Our Lady and St Chad Academy fundraising programme.

Group of 4 different urban gardens. No.14 a well established suburban garden with mixed herbaceous and shrub borders. Wildlife-friendly with 2 ponds and wild flower area. Ongoing alterations provide new areas of interest each year.

This is a weekly, open play circus skills session for the whole family to enjoy together. We incorporate hula hooping, juggling, plate spinning, diabolo, stilt walking, walking the rolling drum, slacklining, balance beam, poi spinning, parachute play, and pedal boards, to a family friendly soundtrack.

This is a weekly, open play circus skills session for the whole family to enjoy together. We incorporate hula hooping, juggling, plate spinning, diabolo, stilt walking, walking the rolling drum, slacklining, balance beam, poi spinning, parachute play, and pedal boards, to a family friendly soundtrack.

Deep in the beautiful Northumbrian countryside a terrifying mystery and a legendary nemesis await the arrival of the world’s greatest detective. When the wife of Doctor Watson suddenly disappears, a desperate quest to find her begins.

This is the first solo exhibition by Birmingham-born fashion designer Osman Yousefzada. A leading light of London Fashion Week, Osman works at the intersection of art and fashion, combining his multi-disciplinary design practice with a strong sense of social commentary.

Welsh National Opera’s Family Concert is the perfect way to introduce all of the family to some of the extraordinary characters from the opera world. The WNO Orchestra and our soloists will guide you through a selection of popular favourites from the world of opera, classical music and film.

Geoff Hodgson, Photographic Prize 2017 Winner ’The Viaduct’ Geoff was awarded this exhibition as a prize during the RBSA Photographic Prize 2017. His series explores the Duddeston Viaduct, which was built by the Great Western Railway Company across Digbeth in the Nineteenth Century.

Yasmin Boyle, NAWM Prize Winner ’The Space Between Gender’ Yasmin was awarded this exhibition as a prize during the New Art West Midlands exhibition 2017. Her sculptures explore gender stereotypes, addressing the binaries of ‘male’ and ‘female’.

The RBSA stages an annual ‘Prize’ exhibition as part of its charitable work to support artists, providing an opportunity for a wide variety of artists to show their artwork and be rewarded for their talents. The majority of artworks on display will be for sale.

Gabrielle Roberts-Dalton RBSA ’Menopause: A Change in Life’ An interesting and thoughtful collection of self-portraits in oil, ink, and print that explore different thoughts and ideas about the physical and emotional effects of the menopause.

Join RBSA Member Gabrielle as she demonstrates how she creates a self-portrait while surrounded by her ground floor exhibition.

Our annual display of artwork by the Friends promotes their range of artistic talents and acknowledges their importance to the Society.

Join RBSA Friend Zarina in a free demonstration of experimental painting.

Usha’s ceramics are inspired by landscapes, especially rock formations of many countries. The pots are hand built and represent 3D paintings, with surface decoration applied in layers. The results can be unpredictable and challenging.

We are opening The REP’s backstage doors, giving you the chance to take a glimpse behind the scenes at Birmingham’s premier producing theatre. There is plenty to do and see, explore behind the scenes and take part in fun workshops.

Come and see the nations largest contemporary choir in action at The Elgar Concert Hall at Birmingham University.

Bongzilla + Dopethrone + Sons Of Otis: Tickets avaiable.

Exclusive behind-the-scenes tours of the Roundhouse, followed by a visit to the award-winning Coffin Works’ Museum in Birmingham, plus a canal-side walk between the two sites.

Bournville Village is showcasing: a once-overgrown and now restored urban cottage garden; a north-facing acre informal garden; a jungle meets cottage style garden and a fun garden.

Meet the costumed volunteers as they sew, embroider and stitch their way back to the 17th century. Discover the lost art of handmaking, stitch by stitch, your clothing from underwear to outerwear. Our volunteers are sewing costumes from the 16th and 17th century using techniques almost lost from everyday life.

Isn’t there something so satisfying about a handmade object' Have a go at wood turning your own bowl from start to finish in the wonderful woods at Moseley. This one day course will focus on the traditional techniques of turning a bowl from green wood using a pole lathe.

Learn about Tutor Doctor and enjoy some canapés and cocktails on us! Meet Franchise Development Director Nigel Mayne and learn all you need to know about the Tutor Doctor opportunity.

Baby Bhangra. Suitable for ages 1-5 years. Tuesdays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. On Tuesdays we’re going to strut our stuff… Dance is a perfect way to develop co-ordination and movement skills and a fun way to exercise – and everyone can join in!

Theatre Fun with David Eden. Suitable for ages 2-4. Thursdays (term-time only), 10.30am – 12.30pm. Creating new drama activities for young children – with a little help from the grown-ups! We will unlock their imagination using movement, mime, and storytelling, and discover a whole new world of play.