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The sun has finally come out and the Jewellery Quarter is the place to be this July; there is so much to do this summer. Visit a workshop, hang out with friends and listen to live music or if you just want to bask in the sun, we have plenty of green spaces and beer gardens for you to enjoy.

JQ Festival 2024

Experience the energy and heritage of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter with our FREE annual Summer Festival. Enjoy live music and performances, independent makers markets, demonstrations, arts and heritage tours and a Jewellery Quarter themed miniature golf course!

There will be a music festival and market in St. Paul’s Square, mini golf in the Golden Square, a dance hub on Vittoria Street and catacomb tours in the cemeteries. Plus special events happening all over the Jewellery Quarter – including a music trail, art workshops, exhibitions and open days.

The Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival

Returning for it’s 40th year, the Jazz and Blues Festival is once again taking over the Jewellery Quarter from the 19th-28th July. Six of our amazing venues are participating this year: The Church, The Red Lion, The Jewellers Arms, 1000 Trades, Acapella and Actress and Bishop. All performances are free entry unless stated otherwise so gather some friends and dance the night away!

Blue Orange Theatre

Blue Orange Theatre have a whole month worth of shows for you to enjoy. Starting on the 10th – 11th July with Can’t stop Carrying On, this new play is about one man’s desire to carry on making Carry On films. If this doesn’t sound like the one for you then go and see Charles Dickens: The Hanged Man’s Bride which runs from the 10th – 14th July. Towards the end of the month, they will also be showing Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles from the 25th – 27th July but check out the full list of shows here for more options!

St. Paul’s Church JQ

St. Paul’s Church JQ are pleased to welcome back The Kitchen Garden with The Spooky Men’s Chorale on Monday 8th July from 8:00pm-10:00pm. Formed by NZ-born Stephen Taberner, the Spooky Men soon attracted attention with a judicious combination of Georgian table songs, beautiful ballads, highly inappropriate covers and a swag of original songs. Get your tickets to see them here.

The second concert taking place in St. Pauls Square this month is Fever: A Tribute to Coldplay. Taking place on Saturday 13th July at  9:00pm, the Sekine Quartet will play all the songs we know and love under candlelight. Book tickets here to make sure you don’t miss out on this magical night.

RBSA Gallery

The RBSA Summer Show is still running until July 21st and is an open call exhibition that welcomes submissions from artists working in any media. However, unlike their first exhibition which was only open to artists from within a 30-mile radius of the city, this time the RBSA will receive entries from artists based all around the world. The RBSA Summer Show will take place over all three floors of the Gallery, making it their largest open call exhibition of the year. With almost 250 artworks on display, the Summer Show is a celebration of a wide variety of media and techniques showcasing work by artists of enormous talent.

Cemetery and Catacomb tours

This month the Friends of Key hill and Warstone Lane Cemeteries have organised a whole host of tours to take you on, starting on the 14th July. Take a walk through the cemeteries and learn about the history and famous residents that reside there. You can even venture inside the catacombs to discover the secrets buried within the ancient walls. Book tickets here to make sure you don’t miss out on these incredible events.

Gulp

Hosted by Kaye Winwood, C.U.Next Tuesday is a monthly social networking event for women working creatively. This special event will start with a welcome drink and follow with delicious nibbles, very much with a GULP spin! Guests can expect to meet new contacts for lively conversation over a unique mini-food experience created by Kaye, set in GULP’s private room around a shared table that seats 10. Book your tickets here.

The Coffin Works

The Coffin Works are celebrating their 10th birthday this year on Monday 28th October and they are hosting a project called “The Creative Works“. They are going to build a portfolio of creative responses to the Coffin Works to capture the essence of the museum and build an online “Exhibition” celebrating creativity and the Coffin Works hand-in-hand. Click here to read more and submit your work.

Also, starting on Friday 26th July and continuing weekly throughout August, the Coffin Works will be hosting FREE drop in craft sessions for you and your little one.

The Hive

Join The Hive for a poetry workshop on Tuesday 16th July from 3.30pm – 5.30pm. You will learn to cross the genres of art and poetry as well as look at the process of writing Ekphrastic poetry; poems written in response to visual art. Work with a number of different images to try different styles of writing and look at ways to get yourself off the blank page to reflect visual stimuli.

Euros 2024

Since the Euros are on until Sunday 14th July, of course they had to be included. Check out our blog post that tells you where you can watch all the games this summer so you never miss out on any of the action!

Don’t forget to check out our app as well so you can find more amazing events taking place every day here in the Jewellery Quarter!

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