Merseyside Events
15 Cleveleys Avenue - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 7 Jun 26
15 Cleveleys Avenue, Southport PR9 9SS
A 7 yr retirement project from a novice gardener, creating 3 distinguishable garden sections. A garden which has an evergreen winter framework and...
Responding, Repairing and Creating Together
Sun 7 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Hear about the role of creativity and the arts in the aftermath of tragedy, reflecting on experiences after the Grenfell Tower fire and Manchester...
Loss, Legacy and the Law: Lessons from Grenfell and Hillsborough
Sun 7 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Discover the legal legacies since Grenfell and Hillsborough and learn about the ongoing campaigns for justice...
Introduction to Woodcut Printing
Sat 6 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Wood-cut is a relief printmaking technique whereby your image is carved into a wooden block leaving a raised design...
Introduction to Multi-Colour Lino Cut
Sat 6 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Learn the basics of Linocut, a beginner friendly process that makes a perfect introduction to printmaking...
Hale Village Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 6 Jun 26
Hale Village Gardens, Liverpool L24 5SD
The delightful village of Hale is set in rural South Merseyside between Widnes and Liverpool Airport. It is home to the cottage, sculpture and grave...
33 Pershore Grove - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 6 Jun 26
33 Pershore Grove, Southport PR8 2SY
Small garden, inc a bridge, romantic ruin and man made caves with many entertaining features, 30 years in the construction...
Talking Culture: Public Discussion Group
Thu 4 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Talking Culture is a series of friendly discussions where curious people can come together to think, talk, and explore today’s major issues...
Book Launch: Melete by Jennifer Lee Tsai (Bloodaxe Books)
Wed 3 Jun 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
In this first full-length collection, Jennifer Lee Tsai explores family history, intergenerational trauma, love, loss, and belonging through the lens...
Ainsdale & Birkdale Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 31 May 26
Ainsdale & Birkdale Gardens, Southport PR8 2AX
A group formed to showcase some of the beautiful gardens to visit around the Victorian seaside town of Southport...
Pinocchio - Outdoor family theatre
Sun 31 May 26
Claremont Farm, Old Clatterbridge Road, Bebington CH63 4JB
A magical unforgettable evening as Pinocchio is brought to life!
Childless toymaker Geppetto makes a wooden puppet – little realising the chaos he...
The Hawes - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 30 May 26
The Hawes, Southport PR8 2NZ
A 6 acre woodland garden plus numerous lawns and borders with stunning summer colour as well as several water features...
This Girl - A Cynthia Lennon Story
Fri 29 May 26
Capstone Theatre, 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP
A powerful stage production by Mike Howl will tell the story of Cynthia Lennon in Liverpool this spring...
Dinosaur Adventure Live 2026
Thu 28 May 26
St Helen's Theatre Royal, Corporation St , Saint Helens, United Kingdom WA10 1LQ
RED Entertainment is thrilled to announce Dinosaur Adventure Live is back with its 3rd chapter touring across the UK in 2025...
Fish in a Kettle
Mon 25 May 26
Fabric Studios, 3 Constance Street, Liverpool L3 8AN
It's 2050. The party has already started.
This is the Ocean’s party. Fish, people and everything in between are on the guest list...
18 Scarisbrick New Road - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 24 May 26
18 Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6PY
A ¼ acre town garden with a beautiful selection of shrubs and perennials. The garden is in a state of transition to accommodate more flowering...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners
Wed 20 May 26
The Atkinson, Lord Street PR8 1DB
Proudly celebrating its incredible 10th Anniversary Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners is back for 2026!...
Release the Archive: Nina Edge
Tue 19 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Reflecting on four decades as an artist, Nina Edge is joined by art historian and curator Alice Correia and the Bluecoat’s Bryan Biggs to discuss her...
Woolton Village Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 17 May 26
Woolton Village Gardens, Liverpool L25 5NR
Four suburban gardens located in the beautiful historic village of Woolton featuring C17 buildings that act as a backdrop to the public space plant...
12 Willow Hey - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 17 May 26
12 Willow Hey, Liverpool L31 3DL
Developed over 40 yrs the garden is of an acre with many interesting features and a wide range of plants shrubs and over 60 different trees, inc...
Grenfell by Steve McQueen
Sat 16 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
In December 2017, artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen (b. 1969, London, UK) made an artwork in response to the fire that took place earlier that year...
Spring Botanical Cyanotype
Sat 16 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Spring using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration...
Baby Book Club
Wed 13 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
These sessions offer a wonderful opportunity to bond with your baby, connect with other parents and carers, and start building a lifelong love of...
Introduction to UV Screen Printing
Sat 9 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
During this one day course you will learn the basics of screen printing, including learning about the materials used and processes involved in...
Print for Beginners
Sat 9 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
This weekend course is a perfect taster session into 3 areas of printmaking; Planographic, Relief and Intaglio printmaking...
Waterloo Flea Market & Vintage Fair
Sat 9 May 26
Old Christ Church, Waterloo Road, Waterloo L22 1RE
An all-indoor market with over 70 stalls selling a variety of products.
Disabled access throughout, disabled toilets, café, on-site free...
3 Tower End - Open Garden for NGS
Sat 9 May 26
3 Tower End, Liverpool L37 1LP
Nearly an acre of vistas and walkways in a pine woodland setting off the NT Nature Reserve. Different styles of garden incorporating many water and...
COMMS FAIL by Roy Claire Potter
Sat 2 May 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Roy Claire Potter has worked with a team of fellow artists, radio astronomers, amateur radio operators, musicians and creative consultants to...
The Secret Circus Presents: PLAZZY PARADISE
Sat 2 May 26
57 ullet road, liverpool, l17 2aa L17 2AA
Our first show of 2026 and we’re shore you’ve missed us…
We’re back, babes. Back in the dream house...
Tubeway Days Live at The Capstone Theatre
Sat 2 May 26
Capstone Theatre
17 Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP
Returning to the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool for the 3rd time, Tubeway Days bring you the best of the electronic era of Gary Numan...
Liverpool Hope Big Band: International Jazz Day
Thu 30 Apr 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Celebrate International Jazz Day with Liverpool Hope Big Band
Join us on 30 April for International Jazz Day as we celebrate with a special...
The GCCF's 48th Annual Supreme Cat Show & World Cat Congress
Sun 26 Apr 26
Exhibition Centre Liverpool, King's Dock, Port of Liverpool, Liverpool L3 4FP
GCCF Supreme Cat Show 2026 hosting the World Cat Congress
Step into Cat-o-Vision at the 2026 GCCF Supreme Cat Show, the UK’s largest competitive cat...
GCCF Supreme Cat show and World Cat Congress
Sun 26 Apr 26
Exhibition Centre Liverpool
King's Dock, Port of Liverpool L3 4FP
GCCF flagship show with up to 600 cats
A must visit event for all the cat loving family.
Creative Bookbinding Techniques
Sat 25 Apr 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
In this one day workshop, you will be guided through three creative ways of making and binding your own books - Japanese Stab Stitch, Blizzard...
The Choral Pilgrimage 2026: Liverpool
Fri 24 Apr 26
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral is Mount Pleasant, Liverpool L3 5TQ
A programme exploring majestic music from the Spanish Renaissance alongside spellbinding works from James MacMillan and Kerensa...
Gandeys Circus By Night Aintree
Fri 24 Apr 26
Aintree Racecourse L9 0LF
Get ready—Circus By Night is back and bolder than ever for its brand-new 2026 tour. This electrifying after-dark spectacular from Gandeys Circus is...
Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus Aintree
Thu 23 Apr 26
Aintree Racecourse L9 0LF
Step into the spectacular world of Gandey’s K-Pop Dragon Circus — a dazzling fusion of East meets West, where magic, music, and myth unite beneath...
Kitchen Lithography
Sat 18 Apr 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Lithography is a traditional planographic printmaking technique which utilises the principle of water and oil repelling each other...
The Freshwater Five
Sat 18 Apr 26
The Shakespeare North Prescot, Prospero Place,
Prescot L34 3AB
In 2011, five fishermen on the Isle of Wight (Jamie Green, Jon Beere, Daniel Payne, Scott Birtwistle and Zoran Dresic) were sentenced to a total of...
Angel Field Festival
Fri 17 Apr 26
Capstone Theatre, 17 Shaw Street, Liverpool L6 1HP
Angel Field Festival is an exciting week-long multi-arts festival at The Capstone Theatre and Liverpool Hope University’s Creative Campus, taking...
Talking Culture: Public Discussion Group
Thu 16 Apr 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Talking Culture is a series of friendly discussions where curious people can come together to think, talk, and explore today’s major issues...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners
Sun 12 Apr 26
1 Lime Street, Liverpool, Merseyside,
L1 1JE L1 1JE
The Spirit Of The Dubliners Lives On
The spirit of The Dubliners lives on in this exhilarating show celebrating their music and legacy as...
Seven Drunken Nights - The Story of The Dubliners
Sun 12 Apr 26
Lime St, Liverpool L1 1JE
The spirit of The Dubliners lives on in this exhilarating show celebrating their music and legacy as Ireland's favorite sons...
Waterloo Flea Market & Vintage Fair
Sat 11 Apr 26
Old Christ Church, Waterloo Road, Waterloo L22 1RE
An all-indoor market with over 70 stalls selling a variety of products.
Disabled access throughout, disabled toilets, café, on-site free...
From the Land - Exhibition at the LAKE Gallery
Thu 9 Apr 26
52 Grange Road
West KIrby
Wirral CH48 4EF
Four artists portray their emotional response to the landscape around them, on paper, canvas and in clay...
Introduction to Copper Sulphate Etching
Sat 4 Apr 26
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Learn the basics of etching, one of the oldest & most unique printmaking processes, at the historical Bluecoat Print Studios...
Widnes Wild vs Deeside Dragons Ice Hockey Game - Sun 29th March @ 5:30
Sun 29 Mar 26
Planet Ice, Unit 1, Venture Fields, Earle Road WA8 0TA
Playoff hockey explodes as Widnes Wild face Dragons over two intense legs. Everything’s on the line as they battle for a semi-final spot and a place...
The Shoop Shoop Show
Wed 25 Mar 26
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport PR8 1DB
Rachael Hawnt, the winner of ITV’s Starstruck, is leading a brand-new theatre show celebrating the incredible music of Cher...
The National Childbirth Trust. Nearly New Sale
Sat 21 Mar 26
Old Christ Church, Waterloo Road, Waterloo L22 1RE
A sale of baby's, children's and maternity clothes, toys, books, nursery equipment, prams and more...
Waterloo Flea Market & Vintage Fair
Sat 14 Mar 26
Old Christ Church, Waterloo Road, Waterloo L22 1RE
An all-indoor market with over 70 stalls selling a variety of products.
Disabled access throughout, disabled toilets, café, on-site free...
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Things to do around Merseyside
Here's a curated list of exciting activities for a day out in Merseyside, perfect for both locals and visitors:
1. Day out in Liverpool:
- Explore the Beatles Story Exhibition to learn about the iconic band's meteoric rise. See John Lennon's round glasses, George Harrison's first guitar, and other rare memorabilia.
- Take a tour of Anfield Stadium, home to Liverpool FC. Visit the changing rooms, view trophies, and even slap the logo in the player's tunnel.
- Stroll along Albert Dock, a well-preserved industrial heritage site with bars, restaurants, and entertainment options.
2. Wirral Peninsula:
- Located between the River Dee and the River Mersey, the Wirral offers scenic beauty, coastal walks, and charming villages.
- Visit Hilbre Island, accessible during low tide, for stunning views and wildlife spotting.
3. Family-Friendly Museums and Play Centres:
- Explore Knowsley Safari Park for a thrilling wildlife experience.
- Visit the Liverpool Cathedral, an architectural marvel.
- Discover the Southport Model Railway Village for miniature train enthusiasts.
4. Outdoor Adventures:
- Take a boat trip along the River Mersey for scenic views of the coastline.
- Try climbing at local indoor climbing centres.
- Enjoy segway tours through picturesque landscapes.
- Head to country parks for nature walks and picnics.
5. Zoos and Wildlife:
- Visit the Chester Zoo, a short drive from Merseyside, to see a diverse range of animals.
- Explore Blue Planet Aquarium for underwater wonders.
6. Cultural and Historical Sites:
- Discover Speke Hall, a Tudor manor house surrounded by gardens.
- Explore Croxteth Hall and Country Park, a stately home with beautiful grounds.
Remember to plan ahead and book any tours or activities in advance to make the most of your day out in Merseyside!
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