What to do in Birmingham in December 2026

102 events from Tuesday, December 1 to Thursday, December 31, 2026. Free: 2. Busiest venues: O2 Academy Birmingham, O2 Institute Birmingham, Hare and Hounds.

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Visual arts
until Feb 21

EVERY THING MUST GO by Joe Lycett

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
Free Tickets
Visual arts
until Feb 21

Balraj Khanna: Lines of Flight

Ikon Gallery · Brindleyplace
- Visual arts
Free
Visual arts
until Jan 3

Neverland

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery · City Centre
- Visual arts
£16 Tickets
Theatre
until Jan 17

Peter Pan

The Rep · City Centre
- Theatre
Theatre
until Dec 12

The Nutcracker 2026

Birmingham Hippodrome · Southside
- Theatre
Music
7 PM

Electric Six

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

Music
7 PM

Parker + Barrow

Barrow · Parker

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Hunna

The Hunna · Sick Joy · Morningstar

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music

Thursday, December 3, 2026

Music
7 PM

Big Country

Big Country · The Alarm

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
- Country
Music
7 PM

MORTIMER

Mama Roux's · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

NEMZZZ

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Pogues

The Pogues · Martin Stephenson & the Daintees

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
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Music
7 PM

These Wicked Rivers

These Wicked Rivers · Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

Young Knives

Young Knives · Hot Face

The Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath
- Music
- Hardcore
- Punk
Music
7:30 PM

Flo & Joan

Birmingham Town Hall · City Centre
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

FUET!

Scruffy Murphy's
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Ozric Tentacles

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Thistle

The Sunflower Lounge · City Centre
- Music
Theatre
until Jan 10

The Ugly Duckling

The Rep · City Centre
- Theatre

Friday, December 4, 2026

Music
1 PM

Lunchtime Concert | Fidelio Trio

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts · Edgbaston
- Music
Music
7 PM

Absolute Bowie

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
Music
7 PM

daydreamers

Mama Roux's · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

Hard-Fi

Hard-Fi · The Ordinary Boys

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons

The Asylum · Jewellery Quarter
- Music
Tickets
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Music
7 PM

The Blackout

XOYO Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
- Nights out
Music
7 PM

The Skids

The Skids · Theatre of Hate

The Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath
- Music
- Post-punk
- Punk
Music
7 PM

Wings of Desire

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

National Playboys

The Sunflower Lounge · City Centre
- Music
Music
Time not announced

DJ Hype

DJ Hype · DJ Hazard · Daddy Earl · Dj Escape · Tyke

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Freedom To Glide

Freedom To Glide · Forgotten Gods

The Flapper · Canal Quarter
- Music
Music
Time not announced

Latino Fest (Birmingham) 4am Finish 2026

Mama Roux's · Digbeth
- Music
- Latin music

Saturday, December 5, 2026

Music
5:30 PM

The Hara

The Hara · High Regard

The Asylum · Jewellery Quarter
- Music
Music
7 PM

Soulbound

Soulbound · Hell Boulevard

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Damned

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
- Post-punk
- Punk
Music
7 PM

The Tumbling Paddies

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

Ultimate Coldplay

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
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Theatre
Time not announced

A Christmas Wassail @ Hartlebury Castle

Crescent Theatre · Brindleyplace
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

Dj Felton

Dj Felton · Nicky G · Clinton Shawe · Davey Boy

XOYO Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
- Nights out
Theatre
until Jan 3

One Tiny Penguin

Birmingham Hippodrome · Southside
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

Sonique

Sonique · Tall Paul · Andy Farley · Tasty Tim · John Kelly · Paul Bleasdale

Mama Roux's · Digbeth
- Music

Sunday, December 6, 2026

Music
6:30 PM

ANKOR

ANKOR · Self Deception · Lauren Babic

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7 PM

Jamie T

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
Music
7 PM

Warning (UK)

Warning (UK) · Semantron

The Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath
- Music
Theatre
Time not announced

A Christmas Wassail @ Holy Trinity Parish Church

Crescent Theatre · Brindleyplace
- Theatre
Music
Time not announced

The Warning

The Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath
- Music

Monday, December 7, 2026

Music
7 PM

Jamie T

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Gwenifer Raymond

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music
Theatre
until Dec 8

A Christmas Wassail @ Highbury Hall

Crescent Theatre · Brindleyplace
- Theatre

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

Music
7 PM

Keyside

The Castle & Falcon · Balsall Heath
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Family Battenberg

The Sunflower Lounge · City Centre
- Music
Music
7 PM

The Snuts

The Snuts · Kaïros · Rooks

O2 Academy Birmingham · City Centre
- Music
Music
7 PM

Tori Kelly

Tori Kelly · HILLARI

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Jesus Jones

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

Music
6 PM

Pete Tong

Utilita Arena Birmingham
- Music
Tickets
Music
7 PM

Majid Jordan

bp pulse LIVE
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Fern Brady

Fern Brady · Ivo Graham

Birmingham Town Hall · City Centre
- Music
Music
7:30 PM

Jesus Jones

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music

Thursday, December 10, 2026

Music
7 PM

Barenaked Ladies

O2 Institute Birmingham · Digbeth
- Music
Tickets
Music
7:30 PM

Desperate Journalist

Hare and Hounds · Kings Heath
- Music

Friday, December 11, 2026

Music
1 PM

Lunchtime Concert | Stephen Upshaw and Huw Watkins

The Barber Institute of Fine Arts · Edgbaston
- Music

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