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International Women's Day 2026 Liverpool events
A host of events are set to take place in Liverpool to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) which takes place on March 8. The theme for the 2026 is Give to Gain – a call to help forge equality for women and girls and free them from bias, stereotypes and discrimination through ‘abundant giving’ of time, support and opportunity. The organisers' message is that “when women thrive, we all rise”. This Thursday, March 5, The Guide Liverpool and Metquarter will host a special panel
Liverpool theatre shows this March
March is upon us. There are daffodils in the parks, chocolate eggs and hot cross buns – both traditional and not-so-traditional – in the shops, the days are getting longer and soon the clocks will ‘spring forward’. The days aren’t just getting longer with daylight at each end, but they are also, dare I say it, getting just that bit warmer too. With the hibernation of winter behind us, now is the ideal time to come out and enjoy everything Liverpool’s theatres have to offer. W
Liverpool Improvisation Festival 2026 dates and performers
Liverpool Improvisation Festival (LiF) returns to the Unity Theatre this spring for a fourth year. The annual event, which attracts some of the world’s leading improvisers to the city, takes place from May 7-9 and promises no fewer than three world premieres. Tickets for both individual shows, along with a limited number of one, two and three-day all access passes, are available now. Improv fans are set to enjoy 18 live shows across the three-day festival weekend, with perfor
Africa Oyé announces first acts for 2026 festival
Africa Oyé has revealed its first two big name acts for this year’s music weekend in Sefton Park. Multi-award-winning Nigerian singer-songwriter Patoranking and Congolese collective Fulu Miziki will both appear at the Oyé in June. Patoranking, who is making his Africa Oyé debut, is described as a ‘visionary’ of the African music scene and cultural ambassador for Afrobeats, blending the genre with reggae and dancehall to create a unique sound. He is an MTV Africa Music Awards
Cracking comedy to catch in Liverpool in 2026
Is everyone in Liverpool a comedian? If not, the UK’s unofficial ‘capital of comedy’ certainly punches way above its weight when it comes to knowing how to enjoy a good laugh. So it’s perhaps no surprise funny men and women from across the country – and beyond – are always keen to bring their live shows to the city. Along with bespoke comedy clubs and regular comedy nights, star names and rising talent also perform at mainstream venues like the M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Playh
Tate Liverpool reveals Ed Ruscha display for 2026
Tate Liverpool is hosting a new exhibition of work by influential contemporary American artist Ed Ruscha at its temporary waterfront home. ARTIST ROOMS: Ed Ruscha is on show from February 12 to June 14 at Tate Liverpool + RIBA North on Mann Island. The display, centred on the driving culture of mid-century America and the emerging architecture of Los Angeles, features books, photographs, paintings, drawings and lithographs. Ruscha, who was born in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1937 and
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Catherine jones
Arts City Liverpool
I'm a lover of Liverpool and its cornucopia of cultural events and adventures. A journalist with 25 years' experience, including nearly a decade as Echo arts editor.
Now a freelance arts writer, theatre addict, music lover and champion of the city I'm proud to call home.
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