Nightlife and festivals Birmingham

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digbeth institute, influential music venue since 1960s


nightlife in birmingham concentrated along broad street , brindleyplace. although in more recent years broad st has lost popularity due closing of several clubs, arcadian has more popularity in terms of nightlife. outside broad street area many stylish , underground venues. medicine bar in custard factory, hmv institute, rainbow pub , air large clubs , bars in digbeth. around chinese quarter areas such arcadian , hurst street gay village, abound bars , clubs. summer row, mailbox, o2 academy in bristol street, snobs nightclub, st philips/colmore row, st paul s square , jewellery quarter have vibrant night life. there number of late night pubs in irish quarter. outside city centre star city entertainment complex on former site of nechells power station.



birmingham s st patrick s day parade largest in europe outside dublin, , city s largest single-day event


birmingham home many national, religious , spiritual festivals including st. george s day party. birmingham tattoo long-standing military show held annually @ national indoor arena. caribbean-style birmingham international carnival takes place in odd numbered years. uk’s largest two-day gay pride birmingham pride (lgbt festival), typically held on spring bank holiday weekend in may. streets of birmingham s gay district pulsate carnival parade, live music, dance arena djs, cabaret stage, women s arena , community village. birmingham pride takes place in gay village. 1997 until december 2006, city hosted annual arts festival artsfest, largest free arts festival in uk @ time. city s largest single-day event st. patrick s day parade (europe s second largest, after dublin). other multicultural events include bangla mela , vaisakhi mela. birmingham heritage festival mardi gras style event in august. caribbean , african culture celebrated parades , street performances buskers.


other festivals in city include birmingham international jazz festival, party in park festival hosted local , regional radio stations died down in 2007 , has been brought life unsigned festival regional unsigned acts showcase in one-day music festival whole family. birmingham comedy festival (since 2001; 10 days in october), has been headlined such acts peter kay, fast show, jimmy carr, lee evans , lenny henry, , off cuff festival established in 2009. biennial international dance festival birmingham started in 2008, organised dancexchange , involving indoor , outdoor venues across city. since 2001, birmingham has been host frankfurt christmas market. modelled on german counterpart, has grown become uk s largest outdoor christmas market , largest german market outside of germany , austria, attracting on 3.1 million visitors in 2010 , on 5 million visitors in 2011.








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