ACCESS
We want to make sure everyone can enjoy B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival, so have put in place the following initiatives to make the festival as accessible as possible.
Access Hubs
Pick up ear defenders, ear plugs, fidget toys and colour therapy glasses. We also have water bowls for assistance dogs, and you can ask our Access Hosts and volunteers any questions.
Chill Out Zone
We have a quiet and comfortable space inside Birmingham Hippodrome for a break away from the festival.
Accessible Viewpoints
We have three Accessible Viewpoints available which will give people a great view of the action in a quieter space with available seating.
Sensory Walk
The walk will take you around the festival site and point out sensory highlights along the way.
British Sign Language Interpretation (BSL) and Audio Description (AD)
We will be providing live BSL & AD. Full schedule of tours of all of the highlights and times for BSL & AD is available online.
View full access info by scanning the QR code or via birminghamhippodrome.com/bsideaccess
FRI 30 MAY
Young Community Drop In Birmingham Hippodrome - 12pm to 6pm Dance and music workshops for young people aged 14+
Ticketed Dance Workshops*
Birmingham Hippodrome - 12pm to 6pm
Inclusive Street Dance Workshop - 6pm to 9pm
Punking & Waacking Workshop with Viktor Manoel and Panda Waack - 6pm to 9pm
Litefeet Workshop with E-Solo, 6pm to 7.30 pm
Breakin’ Workshop with B-Boy Gieras, 6pm to 7.30pm
Breakin’ Workshop with Perninha, 7.30pm to 9pm
Popping Workshop with D-Soul, 7.30pm to 9pm
Break Mission Worldwide Dance Championships: Breakin’ Qualifiers
Hippodrome Square • 12pm to 6.30pm
Break Mission Worldwide & Queer-Side Dance Championships: All Styles and Waacking Qualifiers
Patrick Studio • 12pm to 6pm
Next Gen Stage
The Arcadian Piazza • 12pm to 6pm
B-SIDE Basketball Slam with Basketball England and Kings Heath Clangers
Hurst Street • 12pm to 6pm
Southside Skate Space with Birmingham Skate Spaces
Hurst Street • 12pm to 6pm
Block Party with GraffitiArtist.com
Thorp Street • 12pm to 6pm
Sat 31 may
Afroflux - Fluxcon
Thorp Street • 12pm to 5pm
Marketplace • 12pm to 5pm
King Otaku Gaming • 12pm to 5pm
Groove & Grow:
A Hip Hop Festival Invitation with Paulette Hakeem • 12pm to 1pm
Hip Hop Screen Printing with DOS 12pm to 2pm
Interactive Comic Talk with Sara Kenney 1pm to 2.30pm
Film Pardna with Solomon Singh Smith 1pm to 3pm
Screen Combat & Monster Movement with Jake Nwogu • 1.15pm to 3.15pm
Neo-Mmanwu Mask Making Workshop with Florence Okoye - 2pm to 4pm
Wavey Lines - Life Drawing Session 2.30pm to 3.30pm
Stunts and Filmmaking with Phillip Ray Tommy • 3pm to 3.45pm
African Dance and Capoeira Workshop with Ronke and Denise • 3.30pm to 5.30pm
A History of Diversity and Representation in Comic with Bobby Joseph • 4pm to 5pm
sun 1 jun
Break Mission:
Art of Raw Concrete Battles
Central Street (Outside Wingstop) • 11.30am to 2pm
Break Mission Worldwide and Queer-Side Dance Championships: Breakin’, All Styles and Waacking Finals
Lower Mall West (Outside M&S) • 12pm to 5pm
Festival Finale & Awards Ceremony
Lower Mall West (Outside M&S) • 5pm to 6pm
Fancy a quieter space? We will be live streaming the Dance Finals inside Birmingham Hippodrome
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