Liverpool International Horse Show has confirmed its Echo Arena return after a fire prompted organisers to “think long and hard about the future”. The New Year’s Eve car park blaze, which led to the cancellation of last year’s finale, left organisers with "financial implications" to consider but they are now promising ... Read More...
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A giant moon replica will land in Liverpool complete with sound created by a BAFTA and Ivor Novello winner. The 23ft installation has been created by renowned British artist Luke Jerran using detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. Named ‘Museum of the Moon’, the stunning attraction featuring a sound composition by ... Read More...
Beatles fans will be able to take a ‘Fab Four’ themed cruise across the Mersey as Liverpool’s 2018 celebrations continue. To mark a decade since the city’s European Capital of Culture year, Mersey Ferries is planning a series of trips on Liverpool’s iconic mode of transport themed around the band. Beatles cover ... Read More...
The date and theme for this year’s Liverpool Pride Festival has been announced as the event returns for its ninth year. The summer celebration of all things LGBTQ+ will be free and will once again feature the annual Liverpool Pride March. The location of the festival, which will take place on 28-29 ... Read More...
An Oscar nominee, a new ‘healing’ garden and a large-scale public sculpture are expected to be among the 2018 Liverpool Biennial highlights. The first details of this year’s programme, which will take place under the title ‘Beautiful world, where are you?’ have been revealed as the festival marks its 20th year. More ... Read More...
A weekend of spectacular Chinese New Year celebrations will get underway as Liverpool welcomes the Year of the Dog. From 7pm tonight (Friday 16 February) a three-day programme of entertainment will take place in the city as part of the Liverpool 2018 ‘China Dream’ season. The festivities join the ongoing ‘China’s First ... Read More...
A £1 million programme of Festival Park enabling works could be approved next week to move the major mixed-use regeneration scheme forward. The site investigations on Liverpool’s former International Festival Gardens and Southern Grasslands zones are expected to be given the go-ahead by city council cabinet members. The local authority, which last ... Read More...
A bumper programme of 2018 events has been unveiled to celebrate a decade since Liverpool became European Capital of Culture. The festivities have been revealed 10 years to the day since The People’s Opening of European Capital of Culture 2008, and a string of other ‘major highlights’ for the year ahead ... Read More...
Plans to install a permanent £250,000 Nelson Mandela memorial in Liverpool’s Princes Park have been backed by a global organisation. A tribute could be created on the lake island within the park in 2018 to tie in with what would have been Mandela’s 100th birthday. The Nelson Mandela Memorial Campaign (Mandela8) would ... Read More...
The Liverpool 2018 celebrations will launch on 11 January – 10 years to the day since the ‘People’s Opening’ of the European Capital of Culture festivities. Mayor of Liverpool Joe Anderson says the year ahead will be “an incredible time for residents and visitors” as the city marks a decade since ... Read More...