What's on in Liverpool and surrounding area
What's on in Liverpool and surrounding area
Wednesday 13 May 2026
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Playhouse, Liverpool
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carre - the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager - is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation. Starring ...To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
The powerful and enduring coming-of-age story of racial injustice and childhood innocence is set in 1930s Alabama where lawyer Atticus Finch tries to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman. ...BBC Comedy Festival - Diane Morgan & Sue Johnston
BBC Comedy Festival - Diane Morgan & Sue Johnston
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
17:15 - 17:25 BBC COMEDY FESTIVAL WELCOME Cue trumpeters! Cue fireworks! Cue dry-ice! Cue dancing beefeaters! A spectacular opening ceremony sees Jon Petrie, Director of Comedy at the BBC, don his traditional garb to welcome everyone to th...Reverend and The Makers
Reverend and The Makers
Jacaranda Baltic, Liverpool
The Sheffield indie band, fronted by Jon McClure, nicknamed The Reverend, gained success in Britain with their debut album "The State of Things", which reached no.5 in 2017, and spawned the UK top 10 single "Heavyweight Champion of the Worl...BBC Comedy Festival Stand-Up
BBC Comedy Festival Stand-Up
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
20:00 - 22:00 BBC COMEDY FESTIVAL STAND-UP. An evening of world‑class stand‑up featuring a line‑up of incredible comedians from across the UK including MC Adam Rowe, Fatiha El‑Ghorri, Sam Nicoresti, Michael Odewale, Emer Maguire, ...The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Based on the incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is darkly funny and dangerously tense - a gripping psychological thriller created for Liverpool, the Everyman and our politically violent times. Wr...Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko
Bassekou Kouyaté & Amy Sacko
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Bassekou Kouyate is a legendary musician from Mali, and the undisputed master of the ngoni, a traditional and historic small West African instrument somewhere between a banjo and a lute. Kouyate's illustrious career now spans four decades a...Moonshine Saloon: Immersive Wild West Cocktail Experience
Moonshine Saloon: Immersive Wild West Cocktail Experience
Moonshine Saloon, Liverpool
Step into Liverpool's hidden underworld at Moonshine Saloon, where you'll mingle with locals, play games, and sip on custom cocktails expertly crafted from your smuggled liquor. Dressed in a Western wardrobe provided by the town's tailor, y...Gozzle's Wetland Adventure
Gozzle's Wetland Adventure
WWT Martin Mere, Burscough
Discover a season of firsts this spring, on a fun-filled wetland adventure with Gozzle the gosling. This spring, the WWT are teaming up with Macmillan Children's Books to explore the wonderful world of wetlands with Gozzle the gosling, from...Caffe Laffe
Caffe Laffe
Garden Social Coffee House, Chester
A new act/new material comedy night in a coffee shop. Expect laughs, cakes, coffee, and excellent vibes. ...LFC Stadium Tour & Museum
LFC Stadium Tour & Museum
Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
Go behind the scenes inside one of the world's most iconic and historic stadiums during your visit to Anfield, on the interactive LFC Stadium Tour & Museum. Explore the club's rich history and access must-see areas such as the Press Confere...CityDays - Evolution of an Icon Exploration Game
CityDays - Evolution of an Icon Exploration Game
21 Lime Street Station, Liverpool
Discover Liverpool like never before with the immersive "Evolution of an Icon" self-guided walking tour-an enthralling puzzle-filled journey through the heart of the city's rich history and iconic landmarks This entertaining and informative...Daytripper - Liverpool Film and Music Private Walking Tour
Daytripper - Liverpool Film and Music Private Walking Tour
The Beatles Statue, Liverpool
Dive into the heart of Liverpool's vibrant pop culture and cinematic history on an exclusive tour! Perfect for groups of up to 15, this epic 2-hour journey showcases the city's legendary music scene, from the Beatles to Queen, and reveals w...Liverpool Beatles Museum
Liverpool Beatles Museum
Liverpool Beatles Museum, Liverpool
A Fab Four experience; 10 years in the planning and over 60 years in the making. Situated on Mathew Street in the heart of Liverpool, The Liverpool Beatles Museum invites you to follow the journey made by the greatest Rock and Roll band of ...Liverpool City Sights Blue Route - City & Beatles Tour
Liverpool City Sights Blue Route - City & Beatles Tour
Dukes Dock Liverpool, Liverpool
Join Liverpool City Sight's Beatles double-decker bus tour; the perfect way to explore this vibrant city and uncover the fascinating story of how the Beatles became global icons. Liverpool is a city rich in musical heritage, and as the birt...Liverpool Tours - History & The Beatles Walking Tour
Liverpool Tours - History & The Beatles Walking Tour
1832 William Brown St, Liverpool
This Beatles tour from Liverpool Tours will take you to a day you will never forget! If you visit Liverpool and love the Beatles, this is a must see for you. Kick things off outside Liverpool Central Library, where the vibrant-guided umbr...Magical Mystery Tour + The Cavern Club
Magical Mystery Tour + The Cavern Club
Anchor Courtyard, Liverpool
Hop on board for the ultimate Beatles journey! Dive into the heart of Beatles history with expert guides who bring the band's story to life. This isn't just any tour; it's the longest-running Beatles sightseeing adventure that also treats y...Strawberry Field
Strawberry Field
Strawberry Field, Liverpool
Strawberry Field, the iconic site immortalised by John Lennon and the Beatles invites you to step beyond the famous red gates and immerse yourself in the inspiring history, world-famous music, rich culture and Strawberry Field magic. Our ...The Beatles Famous Walking Tour
The Beatles Famous Walking Tour
The Bluecoat, Liverpool
Liverpool is forever entwined in The Beatles story. Liverpool Famous Walking Tour's fully guided sightseeing tour is perfect for music and Beatles fans alike. Experienced local guides, who are passionate about their city, music and of cou...The Beatles Story
The Beatles Story
The Beatles Story, Liverpool
Visit the award-winning Beatles Story in the band's hometown of Liverpool. Spread between two sites, the unique Beatles-themed museum offers an atmospheric insight into the life, culture and music of the iconic 1960s English rock band. See ...Thursday 14 May 2026
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Playhouse, Liverpool
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carre - the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager - is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation. Starring ...To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
The powerful and enduring coming-of-age story of racial injustice and childhood innocence is set in 1930s Alabama where lawyer Atticus Finch tries to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman. ...BBC Comedy Festival - Ruth Jones & James Corden with Christine Gernon
BBC Comedy Festival - Ruth Jones & James Corden with Christine Gernon
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
Step inside the creative engine room as director Christine Gernon hosts a lively and revealing conversation with Ruth Jones and James Corden about how writers and directors bring stories to life together. From first drafts to final cuts,...
BBC Comedy Festival - Lee Mack + Amandaland + Famalam & Black Ops
BBC Comedy Festival - Lee Mack + Amandaland + Famalam & Black Ops
Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool
14:00 - 14:45 CHARACTERLAND: MAKING COMEDY ENSEMBLES WORK How many funny characters do you need for a comedy to succeed? One seems the bare minimum; 396 is probably too many-there just aren't enough names for them all. Somewhere in the...Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Dupree - Music of the Americas: USA
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Frank Dupree - Music of the Americas: USA
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
It's the USA's 250th birthday, and tonight Domingo Hindoyan explores different visions of the nation, from three of its most famous musical sons. Adolphus Hailstork paints a bustling portrait of a great American seaport, and Gershwin lights...Girls Don't Sync
Girls Don't Sync
District, Liverpool
Matty Chiabi, Sophia Violet, Hannah Lynch and G33 make up the all-female UK Garage, house and bass DJ collective from Liverpool, Girls Don't Sync. ...North Wales Opera - Verdi's Rigoletto
North Wales Opera - Verdi's Rigoletto
Chester Town Hall, Chester
Experience the raw emotion, iconic melodies, and dramatic power of Verdi's Rigoletto as North Wales Opera brings this legendary masterpiece to life in stunning concert rooms. Hear iconic arias like La donna e mobile and Caro nome, performed...Shiverpool - Hope Street Shivers
Shiverpool - Hope Street Shivers
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool's most famous historic ghost walk! From the grandeur of our Cathedrals to the depths of the Necropolis, including an optional free extra Odyssey into the deep dark heart of St James' Cemetery at the end for those brave enough to ...The City of Curses - A Murder Mystery By Trial
The City of Curses - A Murder Mystery By Trial
Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prescot
In the midst of civil war, hunger and incurable sickness - something worse haunts the streets of the City, something the locals cannot lock their doors from... witchcraft. With the infamous Witch Hunts ripping through Europe, ...A TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS
A TRIBUTE TO THE CARPENTERS
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
It's time to get over that rainbow and make the smallest of dreams come true as the Entertainers present A Tribute to the Carpenters, featuring Gordy Marshall's The British Carpenters and starring the fantastic Sally Creedon as Karen Carpen...The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Based on the incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is darkly funny and dangerously tense - a gripping psychological thriller created for Liverpool, the Everyman and our politically violent times. Wr...The Covasettes
The Covasettes
The Jacaranda Club, Liverpool
If you'd asked indie rockers The Covasettes when they first met at uni in Manchester what they'd expect to be doing in 2024, they could never have predicted what was to come. Fast forward to today and the lads have quite the list of achieve...Joelle Taylor
Joelle Taylor
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Joelle Taylor brings a staged reading of her new poetry collection to WOWFest; a searing, poetic excavation of 50 years of lesbian counterculture. Following-on from her TS Eliot Prize-winning poetry collection C+nto & Othered Poems, Joelle...Moonshine Saloon: Immersive Wild West Cocktail Experience
Moonshine Saloon: Immersive Wild West Cocktail Experience
Moonshine Saloon, Liverpool
Step into Liverpool's hidden underworld at Moonshine Saloon, where you'll mingle with locals, play games, and sip on custom cocktails expertly crafted from your smuggled liquor. Dressed in a Western wardrobe provided by the town's tailor, y...The Leisure Society
The Leisure Society
St Mary's Creative Space, Chester
With Nick Hemming's intensely personal and honest lyrics complemented by a warm, timeless, seamless blend of folk, grandiose pop and indie, Burton-upon-Trent to Brighton via London Ivor Novello-nominated band The Leisure Society have been d...Tangled Up in Dylan - A Musical Celebration of Bob Dylan
Tangled Up in Dylan - A Musical Celebration of Bob Dylan
Cavern Club, Liverpool
A brand new tribute to the music of Bob Dylan, performed by resident artist at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, Clark Gilmour and Carousel. Celebrating the music of Bob Dylan's career live on stage, Tangled Up In Dylan dip in and out of the va...Gozzle's Wetland Adventure
Gozzle's Wetland Adventure
WWT Martin Mere, Burscough
Discover a season of firsts this spring, on a fun-filled wetland adventure with Gozzle the gosling. This spring, the WWT are teaming up with Macmillan Children's Books to explore the wonderful world of wetlands with Gozzle the gosling, from...LFC Stadium Tour & Museum
LFC Stadium Tour & Museum
Anfield Stadium, Liverpool
Go behind the scenes inside one of the world's most iconic and historic stadiums during your visit to Anfield, on the interactive LFC Stadium Tour & Museum. Explore the club's rich history and access must-see areas such as the Press Confere...CityDays - Evolution of an Icon Exploration Game
CityDays - Evolution of an Icon Exploration Game
21 Lime Street Station, Liverpool
Discover Liverpool like never before with the immersive "Evolution of an Icon" self-guided walking tour-an enthralling puzzle-filled journey through the heart of the city's rich history and iconic landmarks This entertaining and informative...Friday 15 May 2026
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Playhouse, Liverpool
For the first time ever, a novel by John le Carre - the undisputed master of the modern spy genre whose works include Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and The Night Manager - is brought to life in a thrilling stage adaptation. Starring ...To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
Liverpool Empire Theatre, Liverpool
The powerful and enduring coming-of-age story of racial injustice and childhood innocence is set in 1930s Alabama where lawyer Atticus Finch tries to prove the innocence of Tom Robinson, a Black man wrongly accused of raping a white woman. ...Shiverpool - Hope Street Shivers
Shiverpool - Hope Street Shivers
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Liverpool's most famous historic ghost walk! From the grandeur of our Cathedrals to the depths of the Necropolis, including an optional free extra Odyssey into the deep dark heart of St James' Cemetery at the end for those brave enough to ...Andy Parsons
Andy Parsons
The Citadel Theatre, St Helens
Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it. After his nationwide critical-smash sellout 2023/24 Tour, Andy is back with a brand-new show, Please #@!$ off to Mars. As seen on Netflix, Amazon Prime, BBC iPlayer, Live At The Apollo, Mock Th...Mothership - Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Mothership - Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Camp and Furnace, Liverpool
No Costumes, No Wigs, No Nonsense... Led Zeppelin tribute MOTHERSHIP - described in Classic Rock Magazine as "the most authentic-sounding Zep tribute in the UK" - are bringing their brand new show, celebrating the music of the greatest rock...Sky Full of Stars - A Tribute To Coldplay
Sky Full of Stars - A Tribute To Coldplay
St Helens Theatre Royal, St Helens
Get ready for an electrifying night of music and magic with Sky Full of Stars-the authentic tribute to Coldplay from Entertainers! This spectacular live experience doesn't just capture the sound and spirit of one of the world's biggest ban...The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool
Based on the incendiary short story by Hilary Mantel, The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher is darkly funny and dangerously tense - a gripping psychological thriller created for Liverpool, the Everyman and our politically violent times. Wr...An Idiot's Guide to Wine
An Idiot's Guide to Wine
Scale Liverpool, Liverpool
A hilarious comedy show paired with six different wine varietals from around the globe, the smash-hit stand-up comedy show, An Idiot's Guide to Wine is the brainchild of Merrick Watts, one of Australia's best-known comedians and the only co...John Reilly & Lewis Nitikman
John Reilly & Lewis Nitikman
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
John Reilly is a singer-songwriter, originally from Liverpool, but now based in Sheffield who performs with his long-term writing partner, Canadian composer and pianist Lewis Nitikman. You may have seen the pair celebrating the songs of ...DNNS
