Weekend in Birmingham

Our Top 5 weekend picks in Birmingham

The weekend is almost here - yippee!

If you have no plans or need help choosing from the many many options that Birmingham offers we have selected our weekly Top 5 picks of what you should do with your valuable time.


1. Ten Drawings by Leonardo da Vinci, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
until 25 March

Leonardo da Vinci (c.-1505-6) The head of Leda, (detail), Pen and ink over black chalkTen of Leonardo da Vinci’s finest drawings in the Royal collection tour are at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery. They have been selected to reflect Leonardo’s use of different media and the extraordinary range of his activities: painting and sculpture, engineering, botany, mapmaking, hydraulics and anatomy.

 

For more information about the exhibition here 


2. Birmingham v Nottingham Forest, St. Andrew's Stadium, Sat (Kick-off 3.00pm)

blueslogoCome and support third place Blues as they take on Nottingham Forest this Saturday afternoon!

 

Find out more about the match here


3. Birmingham Royal Ballet - Hobson's Choice, Birmingham Hippodrome
until Saturday

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A story of boots, booze, love and laughter from award-winning choreographer David Bintley.
 
Without doubt a classic of our time, don’t miss your chance to join the eccentric Maggie as she puts the world to rights, bags herself the perfect man and starts up her own business to boot.

 

Find out more about an Evening of Music and Dance here 


4. Birmingham Repertory Theatre present Gravity, MAC, until Saturday

half_width_frame_gravityIf you could only go back and change things. That’s all he wanted, he wanted to go back and change things.

A contemporary and dynamic new play about provocation, Gravity is a fictional story with roots in the real-life newspaper headlines of today’s society.

 

Find out more about the play here


5. Family day out at the Sealife Centre

Sealife in BirminghamFamily tickets from £40 this February

There are lots of things to do at the National Sealife Centre:

  • 1,000+ creatures including Hammerhead Sharks, Giant Turtles, Seahorses, Otters & Rays
  • 60+ displays including our million-litre underwater tropical tank, Nemo's Kingdom & Turtle Breeding
  • Children's soft play area

For more information about the National Sealife Centre click here


Discover Birmingham's great family attractions by downloading these fantastic discount vouchers...

 

 Download Family Attraction Discount Vouchers (.pdf 323 KB)


Of course this is merely a taste of the excitement that awaits you in Birmingham this weekend... 

So use our extensive What's On calendar to see much much more!

 

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