Merseyside Events
Past Events In Merseyside
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Open Print Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Take a peek inside our intaglio studio, meet our Print Manager Ivy and try various printmaking techniques...
St Philip & St Paul with Wesley, Southport
Sat 13 Sep 25
Scarisbrick New Road, Southport PR8 6QF
Heritage Open Day: St Philip and St Paul with Wesley is a Grade II listed building designed by the Manchester-based architect R.F. Tolson...
St Teresa of Avila RC church Parish Centenary
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Teresa of Avila RC Church, Devon Street, Newtown, St Helens WA10 4HX
Heritage Open Day: St Teresa of Avila Parish, Newtown, St Helens is celebrating its Centenary in 2025...
Open Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Heritage Open Day: Meet some of the Bluecoat’s creative community and find out about their practices as part of Heritage Open Days Festival...
Heritage Open Days: Open Print Studios
Sat 13 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Take a peek inside our intaglio studio, meet our Print Manager Ivy and try various printmaking techniques.
Croxteth Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Croxteth Hall & Country Park, Croxteth Park, Liverpool L12 0HB
Heritage Open Day: Croxteth Hall & Country Park is a unique historical estate surrounding a magnificent stately home and Victorian Walled Garden...
St Saviour's Parish Church
Sat 13 Sep 25
Bidston Road, Prenton CH43 2JZ
Heritage Open Day: Built between 1889 and 1892, the church merited reference in Pevsner’s ‘The Buildings of England’ series...
Holy Cross & St Helen RC Church, St Helens
Sat 13 Sep 25
Holy Cross Church, Corporation Street, St Helens WA10 1EF
Heritage Open Day: Guided tours of Historical Church and associated links. Grade II listed building, opened 1862...
The Music and Art of Sefton Park
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church, St Michael's Church Road, Liverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: A talk by Paul Fitzgerald on the music and art of Sefton Park in Liverpool. Paul Fitzgerald of Liverpool Culture Walks will be...
Lecture on Thomas Rickman - Original Architect
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Michael-in-the-Hamlet Church, St Michael's Church Road, Liverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: Dr Alex Buchanan booked to do a Heritage talk on Thomas Rickman.
Heritage talk 3.00 Saturday 13th and 20th...
Prescot Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin - 800 years of history
Sat 13 Sep 25
Church Street, Prescot L34 3LA
Heritage Open Day: Completed in 1610, Prescot Parish Church - is the 4th church to stand on this site since the 15th century...
Southport Masonic Hall
Sat 13 Sep 25
Southport Masonic Hall, Duke Street, Southport PR8 1LS
Heritage Open Day: A rare opportunity to visit one of Southport's hidden gems. Located on the corner of Duke Street and King Street...
All Saints Childwall
Sat 13 Sep 25
102 Childwall Abbey Road, Childwall, Liverpool L16 0JW
Heritage Open Day: A Priest ministering in Childwall is recorded in the Domesday Book of l086. All Saints is a Grade One listed building...
Marshside Fogbell
Sat 13 Sep 25
Adjacent to 176 Marshside Road, Marshside, Southport PR9 9SZ
Heritage Open Day: Opportunity to see and learn about the history of this small but unique building with a fascinating history, now in the...
St Bartholomew's Church, Roby is celebrating its 175th birthday
Sat 13 Sep 25
St Bartholomew's Church, Church Road, Roby, Huyton L36 9TL
Heritage Open Day: Come and visit St. Bartholomew's Church ( St. Bart's) we have links with Yates wine lodge, a Victorian stained glass...
Dr Duncan's War - Surviving Far East Captivity
Fri 12 Sep 25
St Mary's Church, Church Road, Upton CH49 6JZ
Heritage Open Day: Newly-qualified doctor, Andrew Atholl Duncan, joined Dr Edwina Davies' practice in Orchard Road Moreton in 1951, just six...
Birkenhead Priory & St Mary's Tower
Fri 12 Sep 25
Birkenhead Priory, Priory Street, Birkenhead CH41 5JH
Heritage Open Day: Birkenhead Priory is a nearly 900 year old Scheduled Ancient Monument and home to the oldest standing building on Merseyside...
Visualising Birkenhead Park - past, present, future
Fri 12 Sep 25
Birkenhead Park Visitor Centre, Park Drive, Birkenhead CH41 4HY
Heritage Open Day: This exhibition explores Birkenhead Park’s past, present, and future. Featuring historic and modern photos alongside imaginative...
Over 150 years of history at The Windmill pub
Fri 12 Sep 25
12-16 Seabank Road, Southport PR9 0EL
Heritage Open Day: Pre-dating St Marie's Church, The Windmill is one of the town's oldest pubs, dating back to Southport's years as...
Wirral Hospice St John's 'Glow with the Flow' evening family walk
Fri 12 Sep 25
The Parade Hoylake Community Centre
31 Hoyle Road
Hoylake CH47 3AG
Glow with the Flow is back by popular demand on Friday 12 September 2025
Join us for the evening for a fun and fluorescent family 5km...
Cast Iron Church - Heritage Weekends
Fri 12 Sep 25
St Michael's Church Road, LIverpool L17 7BD
Heritage Open Day: Come to see the 'Cast Iron' Church. Set in a Conservation area, this Grade I listed, 'Cast Iron' church,...
New Brighton Heritage and Information Centre
Fri 12 Sep 25
St James's Church, Albion Street, New Brighton CH45 9LF
Heritage Open Day: The Heritage Centre is a separate organisation to the Church, the synergy between our work and that of the church history is...
Sefton St Helen's Church
Fri 12 Sep 25
Bridges Lane, Sefton Village, Liverpool L29 7WG
Heritage Open Day: A unique opportunity to visit a place of continuous Christian worship - 'The Cathedral of the Fields', which recently...
HSBC Bank - Old Banking Memorabilia
Fri 12 Sep 25
331 Lord Street, Southport PR8 1NJ
Heritage Open Day: Explore the beautiful 19th Century architecture, inspired by the Roman Corinthian style, and enjoy the various photos, books and...
Becoming St Helens Minster
Fri 12 Sep 25
Church Square, St Helens WA10 1AF
Heritage Open Day: There's been a church here since 1552, the current building is about to celebrate it's centenary and now we're...
Shaping Port Sunlight's Architecture and Landscape
Fri 12 Sep 25
23 King Georges Drive, Wirral CH62 5DX
Heritage Open Day: Join our Conservation and Maintenance Manager and Landscape Manager for a short talk exploring the history of Port Sunlight’s...
St Mary’s Church, Eastham
Fri 12 Sep 25
Stanley Lane, Eastham CH62 0AQ
Heritage Open Day: Medieval church, with “ancient†yew, Saxon font, Kempe stained glass windows. Medieval church, with “ancient†yew, Saxon...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Southport
Fri 12 Sep 25
Preston New Road, Southport PR9 8PP
Heritage Open Day: Come and tour this church, which has been recognised as the only building of 1960’s architectural merit in Southport...
That'll Be The Day
Wed 10 Sep 25
Floral Pavillion, Victoria Road, Wallasley CH45 2JS
Smash-hit sensation That’ll Be The Day is embarking on its 40th anniversary tour this Autumn, dazzling fans across the UK with its iconic rock‘n’roll...
Liverpool Memory Walk 2025
Sun 7 Sep 25
Aintree Racecourse, Ormskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool L9 5AS
Memory Walk is a series of sponsored walks run by the charity Alzheimer’s Society, held in September and October across the UK...
Introduction to UV Screen Printing on Fabric
Sat 6 Sep 25
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...
Where the Jellyfish Dance with Storyhunters
Sat 6 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Step into a world of imagination at this immersive storytelling session celebrating Where the Jellyfish Dance and the Sandstone Whispers, a storybook...
Bluecoat Family Weekend
Sat 6 Sep 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Join us for a weekend of free family-friendly fun this September. The artist-led activities will be part of the nationwide Our Freedom: Then & Now...
Widnes Wild vs Sutton Sting Ice Hockey Game - Saturday 30/8/25 @ 5:30
Sat 30 Aug 25
Planet Ice Widnes, Unit 1, Venture Fields, Earle Road WA8 0TA
Get Ready for the Ultimate Ice Hockey Showdown!
Date: Saturday, 30th August 2025
Time: 5:30 PM
Location: Planet Ice Widnes
...
Direct Monoprint Techniques
Sat 30 Aug 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
'A monoprint is a form of printmaking in which an image is made from a smooth surface or 'plate' coated in printing ink and...
Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir
Sat 30 Aug 25
Marine Promenade New Brighton Wirral CH45 2JS
Britain’s Got Talent 2023 semi-finalists, Johns’ Boys Welsh Male Voice Choir will take their unique showstopping performances across the UK in 2025...
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists by Robert Tressell
Fri 29 Aug 25
THE CASA THEATRE BAR - 29 Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BQ
Robert Tressell’s novel follows the fortunes of a group of painters and decorators and their families as they struggle to survive against...
Earth Below, Sky Above - Exhibition at the LAKE Gallery
Thu 21 Aug 25
The LAKE Gallery, 52 Grange Road, West Kirby, Wirral CH48 4EF
Earth Above, Sky Below’ Exhibition at the LAKE Gallery
A new exhibition at the LAKE Gallery in West Kirby shows the worlds around and above us,...
Pho's 'Club Collagen': The ultimate wellness-day-rave for one day only
Sun 17 Aug 25
Pho Liverpool, 79 Bold Street L1 4HF
Vietnamese restaurant group Pho is set to host Club Collagen.
Landing in Liverpool on Sunday 17 August, the Bold Street restaurant will transform...
Introduction to Copper Sulphate Etching
Sat 9 Aug 25
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...
Summer Fair
Sat 9 Aug 25
Old Christ Church, Waterloo Road, Waterloo L22 1RE
A Summer Fair with with an array of antiques, crafts & collectables for sale.
Disabled access throughout, disabled toilets, café, on-site free...
Birds, Bugs and Botanicals of the Bluecoat: A Nature Spotter Challenge
Sat 9 Aug 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Artists from Blue Room, the Bluecoat’s inclusive arts project have spent time exploring the biodiversity of our garden, a wildlife haven in the...
Bluecoat After Hours: Still Life Drawing
Tue 5 Aug 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Participants will use viewfinders, a classic tool that helps artists focus on composition and perspective, to draw close-ups of the plants and...
Shellfield Gardens - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 3 Aug 25
Shellfield Gardens, Southport PR9 9UP
Three adjacent C19 'Shrimpers' Cottages' which existed before the establishment of Shellfield Road, opposite what became the...
Dobbie August Little Seedlings Club:Prehistoric Plants
Sun 3 Aug 25
1a Speke Hall Avenue, Liverpool L24 1UX
This month our Little Seedlings will travel back hundreds of millions of years to learn all about Prehistoric Plants!...
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience @ Liverpool
Fri 1 Aug 25
Aloft Liverpool, 1 N John St, Liverpool L2 5QW
Celebrating 50 years of Fawlty Towers, this ‘fresh comic invention’ (British Comedy Guide) continues to reign supreme as the longest-running and most...
46 Holmdale Avenue - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 27 Jul 25
46 Holmdale Avenue, Southport PR9 8PS
A small and pretty garden filled with love for a peaceful experience. Borders filled with shrubs and plants in season...
3 Alexander Mews - Open Garden for NGS
Sun 27 Jul 25
3 Alexander Mews, Southport PR9 9JH
Large corner plot with deep colourful cottage style beds transformed from an area totally covered in slate...
Botanical Cyanotype Workshop
Sat 26 Jul 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Learn the intriguing process of Cyanotype Printing this Summer using our beautiful Bluecoat garden as a source of inspiration...
Film Screening: Daughters (2024)
Thu 24 Jul 25
The Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool L1 3BX
Directed by Natalie Rae, Daughters (2024) follows four young girls as they prepare for a special Daddy Daughter Dance with their incarcerated...
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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!
:
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!