october events
Birmingham Literature Festival 2014 2 - 11 October 2014 Library of Birmingham The Birmingham Literature Festival is back with a ten day take-over of the fabulous Library of Birmingham. Launching on National Poetry Day (2 October) poet and novelist Jackie Kay will kick off the festival in style. This year’s stellar line-up includes Meera Syal, Owen Jones, Sathnam Sanghera, Jackie Kay, Roger McGough, Stephen Knight, Janet Suzman, Sophie Hannah and many more. The festival also promises a Shakespeare flash-mob, ghost stories after dark and an evening re-telling the tales of Chaucer. 056
Fierce Festival 2014 2 – 12 October Various Locations wearefierce.org Fierce Festival returns with a programme of live art, performance and projects across Birmingham that will include the works of local, national and international artists to challenge expectations and presumptions. Croatian artist Dina Rončević leads Car Deconstructions at Eastside Projects in Digbeth, in which seven local girls aged 10-12 will learn basic car mechanics. In Eat the Street, a group of local 12-year-olds will become restaurant critics, inviting you to dine with them whilst they offer up brutally honest opinions on food & service.
Longbridge Light Festival 24-25 October longbridgelightfestival. co.uk Witness a spectacular transformation of Longbridge town centre and surrounding locations as artists from across the UK and abroad light up Longbridge with artworks to intrigue and excite. C e l e b r a t i n g Longbridge’s rich history as well as its exciting future they’ll be interactive light and artwork installations, a lantern parade with a twist using futuristic technology, an illuminous bike route, Sci-Fi fancy dress, family friendly workshops and more. West Midlands Open 25 October - 15 Feb Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery birminghammuseums. org.uk Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery is hosting this year’s West Midlands Open