Conventry is a 2 hour flat cycle east of Birmingham – and is host to the Conventry Cycling Festival at the Coventry Transport Museum from 31 May 2010 to 06 Jun 2010.
The entertainment includes BMX displays, roller riding demonstrations, free films, rickshaw rides, face painting, seminars and a tour of the city’s cycling heritage.
Store your bicycle free of charge when you stay with us, or our staff are more then happy to provide public transport information!
The European Gymnastics Championships will be hosted by Birmingham’s NIA this year on 22 April until 2 May 2010.
You don’t have to be a great sports fan to enjoy the show that Europe’s finest gymnasts put on for us: breathtaking movements, balance and stability, technical precision, gymnastics require the highest level of perfection.
There are team and individual competitions for men and women, seniors and juniors. The junior competition is also the qualifying event for the first ever Youth Olympic Games, which take place in Singapore later in the year.
Tickets are on sale from £6!!! Get your tickets online: www.theticketfactory.com
The National Indoor Arena is conveniently located just a 10 minutes walk (along a beautiful canal!) from Hatters.
To read more about the championships go to: http://www.europeangymnastics2010.org/
Fancy some Football? Then don’t miss one of the football events of the year – part one of this season’s Second City Derby between Birmingham City and Aston Villa on Sunday! If you can’t get a ticket it is still worth watching it in Brum: there are many city centre pubs that will show the game and where you can soak up that special atmosphere. Ask us and we’ll point you in the right direction!
… Culture? Explore some history during the English Heritage Open Days weekend in the Jewellery Quarter. Plenty to discover in all the historic buildings and sites around the Hatters!
… Music? Our O2 Academy is celebrating the opening of their brand new venue with gigs of some of Birminghams best known acts, starting tonight (Thursday) with The Editors. Klick here for more information.
… Beer? Whether you’re into Real Ale or just want to experience a typical English beer festival and sample a great selection of ales, don’t miss the Birmingham Beer Festival at Aston Student Guild. A free vintage bus service to the festival leaves every 30 minutes from Colmore Row, a 5 minutes walk from the Hatters.
………………….… and the ArtsFest 2009
The biggest event of the weekend and one that certainly includes something for everyone is undoubtetly the ArtsFest, the UK’s biggest free arts festival!
Get ready for a weekend full of music, dance, theatre, street art and much more in places all around the city. A lot of the action is going on around Centenary Square, where you can see various musicians performing all weekend. One of the highlights there is Sunday’s KerrangFest with many local acts and headlined by Athlete and Reverend and the Makers.
There are plenty more bands playing indoors and outdoors all around Birmingham throughout the weekend. It is not all about music though and the is so much more to discover over the next few days! Pick up a program for the best overview of what’s going on or have a look at the website.
Next weekend Birmingham goes badminton crazy again welcoming The Yehlex Birmingham Badminton Bonanza 2009 to The NIA.
A Badminton Bonanza is an open badminton event aimed at social players who play for fun but would like a chance to play and meet different people, and low to medium level league players.
Bonanza tournaments are also used as a stepping stone to county organised open tournaments for league players who wish to advance to a more competitive level.
Here at the Hatters Hostel in Birmingham we can’t wait to see some familar faces that stayed with us in March for the All England Championships.
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