FESTIVALS


AMP

Annie Mac has always has a fond affiliation with The Rainbow Venues. From playing on a beach under a viaduct to large scale festivals in The Arena. AMP is an annual delight.


BASSFEST

Bassline in all its form has always been celebrated as one of the most fun and party-starting sounds to have emerged from the UK. BASSFEST is the UK’s biggest bassline festival


BRITISH STREET FOOD AWARDS

The British Street Food Awards constitutes of the best streed food vendors from aross the UK who compete in five regional heats. A fierce battle will commence with the 17 top selected street food vendors for the coveted title of best street food in the UK.

As well as an array of delicious food from the competitors, the weekend event will feature live music, quizzes and more. The public can cast votes for their favourite street food vendor but a judging panel formed by the UKs top chefs and the BSFA founder.


CARNIVAL MAGNIFICO

Carnival Magnifico is the Rio themed colour explosion that is taking venues and festivals by storm. Known for their endless streams of confetti and quaking bass, it combines the vibe of the Rio street carnival with the hedonistic heydays of early raves.


CHAPTER FESTIVAL

Celebrating the past, present and future of dance music, food and art, Chapter Festival is held across a number of unique, industrial spaces and sees influential labels from the worlds of house, techno and more come to Birmingham. The annual birthday celebration of underground music also encompasses an art exhibition, six carefully selected award-winning food traders and more, making it the most comprehensive and accomplished of its sort in the UK. A metropolitan festival like no other, set against the unique backdrop of Birmingham’s Victorian’ railway arches.


CITY OF COLOURS

City of Colours is an urban arts company which specialises in graffiti and street art, creative writing, break dancing and spoken word and has a “community interest mission”. More than 120 artists use the industrialised area Digbeth as a blank canvas, to turn into an outdoor gallery. An urban arts company which specialises in graffiti and street art, creative writing, break dancing and spoken word and has a “community interest mission”.


IMAGINARIUM

A pioneering, 360 degree cultural experience which takes in music, food, art and design across various rooms and outdoor spaces around Digbeth. This festival will open up your mind.


MADE FESTIVAL

A celebration of dance music, arts and culture taking place across Digbeth’s entertainment district. Working alongside key partners and artists in Birmingham’s music scene, MADE Festival showcases Birmingham’s reputation as a diverse, imaginative and groundbreaking creative hub.

MADE Festival is a combination of daytime and nighttime events, spanning over the whole weekend. The day events take place across the sprawling, multi-purpose musical empire of The Rainbow Venues’ 11 spaces, including the 4999 capacity license car park, Victorian warehouses, Lower Trinity Street and the only arena in the UK with a semi-permanent big top tent on concrete!


SWINGAMAJIG 

A Vintage music, burlesque and circus festival. Produced by the team behind Shambala Festival and curated by Birmingham’s own Electric Swing Circus, Swingamajig. Music, dance, cabaret, walkabout, art installations, street food, performance and more feature at the one day urban festival that opens at 2.00pm and has an after party that follows until the early morning.


THE HAUNTING

The Midlands biggest Halloween party where thousands of nightmarish creatures hit the streets for our annual Halloween festival The Haunting. Expect a huge line-up of superstar DJ talent across five completely transformed rooms, including haunted circus, black magic, voodoo witchcraft and loads more terrifying treats.

Over 50 actors, acrobats and performers join us on for this ghastly occasion creating a theatrical show unlike anywhere else.