Birmingham City Council has nominated 2017 as Utsav: the Year of South Asian Culture. Utsav is an old Sanskrit word meaning festival or celebration. 2017 marks an important milestone in South Asian history and activities will be taking place in Birmingham and across the country to mark the UK’s longstanding cultural ties with the Indian subcontinent. Utsav 2017 will celebrate the rich heritage and cultural diversity of  Birmingham with plenty of colourful and exciting activities for all the city’s communities to participate in and enjoy…

Birmingham’s biggest arts festival, Birmingham Weekender (taking place this year from 22 – 24 September 2017), continues to confirm commissions and partnerships inviting audiences to look again at familiar spaces and places, experiencing the arts around every corner. From the central hub in Victoria Square, dance, music, visual arts and opera will spill out across the city to Eastside Green at one side and to mac birmingham at the other. From music inside Selfridges to dance in the Bullring, from…