History Events in Birmingham

Check out happening history events all around Birmingham, EN

Midlympics

Fri, 29 May at 02:00 pm Alexander Stadium

Open Day - The Alexandra turns 125

Sat, 02 May at 11:00 am The Alexandra

Gladiators Experience

Mon, 04 May at 04:00 pm NEC

Gladiators Experience

Sun, 03 May at 04:30 pm NEC

Black History Month Launch

Sat, 26 Sep at 01:00 pm Legacy Centre Of Excellence Free

The Goodsyard Run Club: Pride Run

Fri, 22 May at 06:30 pm The Goodsyard JQ GBP 0 to 8

Urban Tree Festival

Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am Birmingham Botanical Gardens

Let's hear it for the Huns: Hun themed quiz

Sat, 02 May at 03:00 pm The Button Factory

Discover the Birmingham catacombs walking tour

Sun, 10 May at 02:00 pm Jewellery Quarter Station Vyse Street GBP 15

Highbury Hall once more... - Sunday 12th July 26

Sun, 12 Jul at 10:00 am Highbury Hall

Story of Japan Tasting Experience

Sat, 21 Mar Cherry Red's Cafe Bar GBP 42

V.E. Day, Air Raid Shelter Catacomb Chambers Tour in Key Hill Cemetery

Sat, 09 May at 12:40 pm Warstone Lane Cemetery GBP 8

Back To Birmingham!

Sun, 05 Jul at 05:00 pm The Castle And Falcon

The Birmingham Heritage Festival

Fri, 05 Jun at 08:00 am Millennium Point Free

Panorama of Sikh Stamps and First Day Covers Exhibition

Wed, 29 Apr at 04:00 pm Consulate General of India, Birmingham Free

JQ Lates: Explore Smith & Pepper

Thu, 28 May at 05:00 pm 75-80 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham

The Lapworth Museum of Geology

Sat, 23 May at 11:45 am Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham

An Evening with Mull Historical Society (Live)

Tue, 15 Sep at 06:00 pm Hare And Hounds Kings Heath

Castle Bromwich Dining Club

Sun, 05 Jul at 10:30 am Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens

Extraordinary Lives Tour 1, Key Hill Cemetery (Note: new starting time)

Sun, 14 Jun at 12:00 pm Icknield Street facing Park Road South GBP 10

Lapworth Museum Monthly Free Guided Tour

Mon, 11 May at 12:00 pm Lapworth Museum of Geology Free

Jewellery Quarter Heritage Walk

Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm 75-80 Vyse Street, Hockley, Birmingham

Re-viewing the ‘bad’ arts of Tudor and Stuart England

Wed, 29 Apr at 05:00 pm The Alan Walters Building Free

An Evening with Emma Southon - Birmingham

Fri, 22 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 28

Gags, Gaslights & Gin

Thu, 14 May at 11:00 am Outside Waterstones GBP 8 to 15

MATTHEW COLE: UNPAID

Thu, 04 Jun at 07:00 pm Voce Books GBP 4 to 17

Quiz Night at the Lapworth Museum

Wed, 01 Apr Lapworth Museum of Geology GBP 4 to 6

CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH MOBBO MUSIC OF BLACK BRITISH ORIGIN & MORE

Fri, 02 Oct at 07:00 pm Triplex Sports Club GBP 12

Llangollen hills, aqueduct and canal options Sunday Coach walk on 26 July

Sun, 26 Jul at 09:00 am Meet at layby outside St Chad's Catholic Cathedral Free

The Reincarnation of Blind Tom: Music, Machines, and Subjectivity

Fri, 19 Jun at 02:00 pm The Dome Room, Bramall Music Building Free

Birmingham Council House Tour

Wed, 27 May B1 1BB GBP 9 to 14

Dancing in the Ballrooms of 18th century England and France. Summer School 2026

Fri, 10 Jul at 06:00 pm Bromsgrove School. Bromsgrove, West Midlands. UK

13th Annual Birmingham Egyptology Symposium

Thu, 14 May at 08:30 am University of Birmingham Free

'Lost Landscapes', Castle Bromwich in Medieval England

Fri, 24 Jul at 11:30 am Castle Bromwich Hall and Gardens Trust GBP 0 to 5

Birmingham Extraordinary Lives Tour 2, Warstone Lane Cemetery

Sun, 10 May Warstone Lane Cemetery GBP 10

Historic Birmingham Landmarks Guided Walking Experience

Wed, 01 Apr at 10:00 am Birmingham Town Hall USD 35

Extraordinary Lives Tour 1, Key Hill Cemetery (Note: new starting time)

Sun, 09 Aug at 12:00 pm Key Hill cemetery, Icknield Street, almost facing Park Road South GBP 10

Longmoor Valley and Sutton Park Saturday Short Walk on 26 September 2026

Sat, 26 Sep at 10:45 am Banners Gate entrance to Sutton Park Free

Guided Tour of Tyseley Depot

Sat, 18 Apr 670 Warwick Road, B11 2HL Birmingham, United Kingdom

Dr John Hall-Edwards, Pioneering radiologist

Mon, 19 Oct at 01:00 pm Birmingham & Midland Institute GBP 6

Priestly Life in Ptolemaic Thebes: Titles, Functions, and Social Ties

Wed, 29 Apr at 05:30 pm Arts 104, Arts Building, University of Birmingham Free

Introduction to the Gardens Tour

Sat, 24 Jan at 10:30 am Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens Trust Free

Ophelia as an Archetype of Youthful Beauty

Mon, 11 May at 01:00 pm Birmingham & Midland Institute GBP 6

The Exchange Heritage Tour

Sat, 06 May at 11:00 am The Exchange Free

Hieroglyph Workshop

Thu, 30 Apr at 12:00 pm Alan Walters 111 Free

Birmingham Fun Puzzle Treasure Hunt! Singe route or double for racing! :)

Sat, 19 Oct at 10:00 am Birmingam New Street Station GBP 20 to 70

Meet The Books: Birmingham History

Sat, 26 Sep at 10:00 am Birmingham & Midland Institute GBP 22

Explore Family Tours at The Exchange

Tue, 17 Feb at 11:00 am The Exchange Free

An audience with Adventurer and World Record Holder, Louis Alexander

Wed, 03 Jun at 04:00 pm Sutton Park Grange Care Home Free

Leicester Fun Team Building Interactive Treasure Hunt!

Sat, 29 Jun at 10:00 am Birmingam New Street Station GBP 15 to 70

Film & TV tour -Mission: Impossible, Ready Player One, Line Of Duty, Joan

Sat, 07 May at 12:00 pm Selected weekdays & Sat& Sun Meeting point: outside 200 degrees coffee shop Lower Temple St, Near New Street, **Please arrive 5 mins before tour. GBP 15 to 65

Meet The Books: Comparative Religion

Sat, 25 Jul at 10:00 am Birmingham & Midland Institute GBP 22

Birmingham Private Self-Guided Walking Tour

Tue, 24 Jun at 12:00 am Birmingham EUR 13

Discover Birmingham! Interactive Treasure Hunt & Exploration Game

Thu, 03 Apr at 07:00 am Saint Martins Square GBP 29