The UK’s only outdoor Jazz Festival celebrates the vibrancy, variety and unique energy of the world’s modern jazz movement here in Birmingham on July 3rd and 4th.
Legends the Sun Ra Arkestra and Courtney Pine are headlining a dynamic lineup including local talent such as Polar Bear, Led Bib and Portico Quartet.
More information can be found here – and don’t forget to stay with us here at Hatters, as we are only a 2 minutes walk from the train station to the site!
This year’s Birmingham International Food Fair is overflowing with delicious, exotic treats from all over the world.
Just a 5 minute walk from Hatters Hostel in the city centre, the festivities run from 10am to 9pm until the 20th June.
Last year the event attracted over 250,000 people and this year is looking to be twice as big – so reserve a room with us asap and bring an open mind and empty stomach!
The United Kingdom’s largest celebration of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is happening annually right here in Birmingham!
This year’s festival is held over the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend when over 70,000 people will enjoy Music, Cabaret, Comedy, Markets, Dance - PLUS the world renowned Carnival Parade.
The procession will be launched a short walk from Hatters Birmingham- commencing from Victoria Square at 12 noon on Saturday 29 May, then storming its way down New Street encompassing Temple Street, Temple Row, Colmore Row and Bull Street and continuing into the heart of Birmingham’s Gay Village for festival-goers to continue the celebrations!
Hatters Birmingham is perfectly located to enjoy the whole experience! Last year we were booked out and the atmosphere was amazing – so contact us ASAP to lock down your accommodation for the festivities. We have private rooms and dorms rooms sleeping groups of 4 to 12 – plus a free breakfast, 24 reception and all the rooms are en-suite!
Check out www.birminghampride.com for all the infos on the festival!
In a few days time the old venue is closing down for good and a new bigger and better one will open its doors on September 10th for live music, live music and more live music … not to forget the plenty of club nights!
And is there any better way to celebrate a live music venue in Birmingham than with a selection of great Brummie musicians?
The opening weekend will see four of Birmingham’s most popular bands headlining four successive evenings at the new venue!
The big weekend kicks off with The Editors, supported by Bombay Bicycle Club and The Northwestern. In the wake of their new album ‘In This Light And On This Evening’ the sold out gig in their hometown is The Editors’ first non-festival show in 2009.
Fri, 11/09 – The TwangOn the Saturday Mike Skinner aka The Streets will add a bit of rap to all the rock music and entertain the crowd with material from his new album ‘Everything Is Borrowed’ plus hopefully plenty of old classics.
Sun, 13/09 – Ocean Colour Scene
Last but not least Moseley boys Ocean Colour Scene will rock the Academy’s stage together with The Moon. OCS were the first band to headline the old Academy on its opening day 9 years ago and are looking forward to being part of this fresh launch too. They’re playing another special gig a few days earlier (Wednesday the 9th), an accoustic set in Selfridges! Tickets for that are only availbale through a competition – see here for the details. And if you’re not lucky enough: Join the Hatters crew for the gig at the new Academy!