The University of Liverpool’s Liverpool Literary Festival is back to celebrate a major milestone - its 10th anniversary. Taking place from Friday 17 to Sunday 19 October 2025, the festival brings together bestselling authors, sharp minds, and passionate readers for a weekend of inspiring conversation, readings, and a shared love of ... Read More...
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Following a two-year hiatus brought on by the pandemic, Africa Oyé has announced the return of its iconic festival to Liverpool's Sefton Park this summer in what will be its 30th anniversary year. One of the region's most beautiful green spaces will once again be filled with the music and culture ... Read More...
The government has announced details of the pilot events to be held in Liverpool, as the city follows in the footsteps of Amsterdam and Barcelona by participating in a science-led research programme to reopen the cultural and business sectors. 45149 ... Read More...
Liverpool’s LightNight festival was due to take place later this month and whilst the annual culture crawl can’t be recreated in lockdown, organisers want to use the date as an opportunity to celebrate art, artists and creatives online. The theme of this year’s LightNight was to be ‘Home’, reflecting on the ... Read More...
LightNight Liverpool, the city’s one-night arts festival, will return on Friday 15 May with over 100 events set to explore the theme of 'Home'. Every year on LightNight, thousands of people take to the city’s streets, galleries, museums and arts spaces for a packed evening of music, exhibitions, workshops, theatre, performance, ... Read More...
Copenhagen travel guide: Scandi city break from Liverpool With flights to Copenhagen now taking off twice a week from Liverpool John Lennon Airport, here’s why a trip to the uber cool Danish capital makes for a splendid summer break. Words by Lawrence Saunders A refreshing Danish dip Summer temperatures in Copenhagen might only average ... Read More...
Liverpool's favourite cultural events returning in 2019 Familiar cultural favourites are returning to Liverpool in 2019, bringing another helping of exciting line-ups and unique additions. Words by Natasha Young Oyé on the way with another bumper line-up Popular summer festival Africa Oyé will fill Sefton Park with the music and culture of Africa and ... Read More...
Most read features of 2018: Top 5 interviews As the year draws to a close, look back on the most popular interviews published on ymliverpool.com in 2018, featuring visiting celebrities and local talent. #1 | Pete Best - life after The Beatles Despite being one of just six people ever able to call ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool Remembrance commemorations, Christmas Ice Festival and more REMEMBRANCE | City’s poignant Remembrance commemorations Events continue ahead of Liverpool’s Service of Remembrance outside St George’s Hall at 10.30am on Sunday (11 November), this year marking a century since World War One ended. Names of nearly 14,000 men from the ... Read More...
Get Ready for the Weekend in Liverpool Halloween parade and the last chance to see Liverpool Biennial HALLOWEEN | Katumba Halloween Parade to travel through the city Liverpool city centre is in for a feast of fun and frights on Saturday night (27 October) as the drum ensemble Katumba leads a Halloween parade. The spooky ... Read More...