What's On In Liverpool (15-21 Jun)

Grab your calendar—here are the most interesting events coming up in and around Liverpool.

June 13, 2026

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Upcoming Events In Liverpool

📆 To see more of what’s on this weekend, scroll to the bottom of last week’s edition of the newsletter. For next week, keep scrolling!

SUN 14 JUN

SOCIAL STITCH AT THE CINEMA — Bring a tidy craft project and settle in for a relaxed cinema screening where stitching along is part of the point.
09:15-11:30  |  Plaza Community Cinema  |  Tickets
GARDEN PARTY: DANTE ALIGHIERI SOCIETY LIVERPOOL (DASL) — Readings, poetry, workshops, games, and yoga come together for an Italian-inspired garden gathering with DASL.
14:30-17:30  |  Mossley Hill Hilltop Centre – Rose Lane  |  Tickets
MAGIC PRESENTS: PRIDE — Celebrate Pride with a community-focused Magic: The Gathering session, including casual play and an exclusive promo card.
15:00  |  61 Tithebarn Street,  |  Tickets
JAPANESE PAINTING WORKSHOP — Try Nihonga, the art of Japanese painting, in a beginner-friendly workshop with guided instruction.
13:00-15:30  |  Duke Street Food & Drink Market  |  Tickets
CALDIES CARBOOT SALE — South Liverpool’s Calderstones School hosts a car boot sale for bargain hunters and casual browsers.
09:00-12:30  |  Harthill Road, Allerton  |  Tickets
LIVERPOOL MAKERS' BAZAAR — More than 30 local makers sell handmade work directly to the public at this pop-up market.
11:00-16:00  |  The Old Police Station  |  Free
SIMONE LAMSMA RECITAL — Violinist Simone Lamsma joins pianist Jonathan Fournel for Stravinsky, Fauré, Brahms, and Ravel in recital.
14:30  |  The Tung Auditorium  |  Tickets
BEVERLEY KNIGHT — Beverley Knight brings hits, theatre favourites, personal stories, and songs that shaped her career to the stage.
19:30  |  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  |  Tickets
⭐️ UKULELE FESTIVAL — Ukulele groups from across the North West perform outdoors with BBQ, drinks, ice cream, and picnic space.
12:00-18:00  |  The Reader garden  |  Free

MON 15 JUN

TOURING: OUR FREEDOM: THEN AND NOW — Communities reflect on freedom at the end of World War II, then consider what the word means in the present day.
10:00-17:00  |  Open Eye Gallery  |  Free
FUTURE LISTINGS — Six speakers each champion one building they believe deserves future listed status, making the case for tomorrow’s heritage.
17:30-20:00  |  One Fine Day & Little Leaf  |  Free (Booking Required)
CREATIVE MEET-UP: ‘THE VISIONARIES’ BUILDING SESSION — Help create miniature cardboard Liverpool landmarks for a satirical sci-fi film, with no previous making experience needed.
18:00  |  Metal  |  Free
⭐️ THE NAKED WINES TASTING TOUR — Winemakers from around the world bring hundreds of wines to Liverpool for two days of tasting.
18:30-21:00  |  St George's Hall  |  Tickets
⭐️ BACH: THE CELLO SUITES — Jonathan Aasgaard performs all six of Bach’s Cello Suites in a demanding solo journey.
18:00  |  Music Room, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic  |  Tickets
AROOJ AFTAB AND LONDON CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA — Arooj Aftab tours with the London Contemporary Orchestra, blending jazz, minimalism, and South Asian classical traditions.
19:30  |  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  |  Tickets
THE BODYGUARD — The Bodyguard returns to the Empire with its familiar story and a setlist packed with huge pop songs.
19:30  |  Liverpool Empire  |  Tickets

TUE 16 JUN

GERMAN STAMMTISCH OPEN EVENING — Liverpool’s German Stammtisch opens up for informal chat, language practice, and a bit of cultural exchange.
19:30-22:00  |  The Denbigh Castle pub  |  Free (Booking Required)
CRUISING (1980) — William Friedkin’s controversial 1980 psychological thriller returns to Liverpool for another big-screen outing.
20:00-22:00  |  artefact  |  Tickets
THE MARKETING MEETUP IRL: LIVERPOOL — Liverpool marketers can meet, listen, learn, and share ideas in a friendly, informal in-person setting.
18:00-20:00  |  Uniform  |  Tickets
FINANCIAL MASTERY FRAMEWORK - BUSINESS & PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS — Learn business, scaling, acquisitions, and property strategies aimed at disciplined financial decision-making.
18:30-22:00  |  The Wro  |  Tickets
MALORY TOWERS — Malory Towers brings boarding-school drama, mischief, and live music back to the stage.
19:30  |  Playhouse  |  Tickets

WED 17 JUN

ST HELENS: GLASS PAST, GLASS PRESENT AND GLASS FUTURE — Trace the role glass has played in shaping St Helens, past and present, on this guided walking tour.
17:30-20:00  |  St Helens Town Hall  |  Free (Booking Required)
SPILT WINE: CLUB TROPICANA TASTING — Club Tropicana comes to this tasting session, though the drinks are very much not free.
18:00-21:00  |  Duke Street Food & Drink Market  |  Tickets
THE KOOKS — The Kooks bring songs that first defined the 2000s and have since found a new Gen Z audience.
17:00  |  Delamere Forest  |  Tickets

THU 18 JUN

KNOWSLEY’S GROWTH JOURNEY — Presentations, a building tour, a walkabout, and optional theatre explore Knowsley’s changing growth story.
17:30-19:30  |  Shakespeare North Playhouse  |  Free (Booking Required)
THE ILLEGAL EAGLES — Hear The Eagles’ songs performed by a long-running tribute act known for close detail and faithful arrangements.
19:30-21:50  |  The Atkinson  |  Tickets
NORTHERN FLOWERHOUSE ASSEMBLY — Gardeners, artists, and campaigners gather for a day focused on building the Northern Flowerhouse movement.
09:30-16:00  |  Lutyens Crypt  |  Tickets
WATERSTONES LIVERPOOL WELCOMES WILLY VLAUTIN — Willy Vlautin discusses The Left & The Lucky, bringing together his worlds as novelist, songwriter, and musician.
18:30  |  12 College Ln  |  Tickets
A VERY BRITISH CHILDHOOD: AN EVENING WITH FRANK COTTRELL- BOYCE — Frank Cottrell-Boyce discusses A Very British Childhood, his new book exploring growing up in Britain.
19:00-20:30  |  Hope Church Wirra  |  Tickets
TEASE + TRACE: BURLESQUE AND PERFORMANCE IMMERSIVE LIFE DRAWING✍ LPL — Cabaret and life drawing meet in an atmospheric session open to experienced illustrators and total beginners.
19:00-21:30  |  The Studio Beyond - Performance - Rehearsal - Podcasting - Live Music  |  Tickets
THE PERFECT FIT - A BRA MASTERCLASS WITH WACOAL — Wacoal’s fit team shares practical guidance and professional advice for better understanding lingerie fit and comfort.
11:00-11:45  |  John Lewis Liverpool  |  Tickets
⭐️ SOIL, SOUL AND THE REKINDLING OF COMMUNITY — Alastair McIntosh leads a talk on land, community, and reform, followed by debate, food, music, and craic.
17:30-19:30  |  Everton Nature Garden  |  Free (Booking Required)
LAMBSLAUGHTER — Girlhood, power, and survival are explored in an unsettling story set at the dawn of the smartphone age.
19:00  |  The Studio (Shakespeare North Playhouse)  |  Tickets
ON THE WATERFRONT PRESENTS PAUL WELLER — Paul Weller opens On the Waterfront with songs from The Jam, The Style Council, and his solo career.
17:00  |  Pier Head  |  Tickets
BLOCK PRINTING WORKSHOP — Learn to transfer designs, carve lino, ink blocks, and print onto paper or fabric.
18:00-20:00  |  Liverpool Tool Library  |  Tickets
⭐️ LIVERPOOL SOUP — Liverpool SOUP asks how the city can better support people turning local ideas into community action.
18:20  |  Oh Me Oh My  |  Tickets

FRI 19 JUN

⭐️ CONCERT – DVOŘÁK: RUSALKA (19 JUNE) — Dvořák’s Rusalka is performed in concert form, sung in Czech with English surtitles and theatrical lighting.
18:30  |  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  |  Tickets
FIRE WALK 2026 — Take on a fire walk while raising money for Bradbury Fields and Claire House.
18:00-23:00  |  The Bradbury Centre  |  Tickets
LATINO FEST (LIVERPOOL) 2026 — Reggaeton, salsa, bachata, baile funk, and dembow fill two rooms for this Latin music celebration.
23:00-03:00  |  Arts Club  |  Tickets
FENTY MAKEUP & SKINCARE MASTERCLASS — Fenty hosts a makeup and skincare masterclass suitable for both beginners and more confident beauty fans.
18:00-19:00  |  John Lewis Liverpool  |  Tickets
LIVERPOOL'S BIG FRIDAY NIGHT QUIZ — Friday night gets louder with a new general knowledge quiz for teams who like a proper test.
18:30-23:00  |  Camp And Furnace  |  Tickets
LIVERPOOL BOOK MARKET — Browse books from local sellers, including selections from Smithdown Road’s Still Out-of-Print.
11:00-17:00  |  The Bluecoat  |  Free
DVORÁK RUSALKA — Dvořák’s Rusalka draws on The Little Mermaid and Czech folklore for a dark, shimmering opera.
18:30  |  Liverpool Philharmonic Hall  |  Tickets
PETER KAY — Peter Kay adds final arena shows, with profits going to 12 leading cancer charities.
18:30  |  M&S Bank Arena  |  Tickets
ENDLESS LOVE THE SHOW — Diana Ross and Lionel Richie’s music is celebrated together in this live tribute show.
19:30  |  M&S Bank Arena  |  Tickets

SAT 20 JUN

⭐️ AFRICA OYÉ — Sefton Park hosts a weekend of African and Caribbean music, food, performance, culture, and community.
12:00  |  Sefton Park  |  Tickets
NOVELTY ISLAND AND CREDITS PRESENT: PET SOUNDS — Mark Brian Wilson’s 84th birthday with Novelty Island and Credits performing Pet Sounds live in full.
19:30  |  The Tung Auditorium  |  Tickets
THE VISIBLE MAN — Hollywood myth meets personal reckoning in a play imagining James Whale facing his legacy and creations.
19:30  |  Unity Theatre  |  Tickets
LIVERPOOL BOOK BONANZA — Book lovers can gather for a Liverpool celebration of reading, writing, authors, and literary conversation.
12:00-16:00  |  Mercure Liverpool Atlantic Tower Hotel  |  Tickets
BOAT FEST NORTH — Boating and watersports enthusiasts from across the North can explore exhibitors, gear, and ideas at Chester Football Club.
10:00  |  Chester Football Club  |  Free (Booking Required)
MARGARITA MAKING MASTERCLASS — Liverpool’s margarita bar hosts an interactive session on making, mixing, and understanding the perfect margarita.
14:00-15:30  |  Picante  |  Tickets
WALKING FROM PILLAR TO POST IN LIVERPOOL — Postal and telephone history gets a light-hearted Liverpool city centre walk with plenty of local detail.
11:00-13:00  |  Gower Street, Albert Dock , by the bus stops close to Salthouse Dock  |  Tickets
⭐️ FROM MIDDLE EARTH TO THE END OF THE WORLD: MUSIC FROM SCREEN AND CONSOLE — Film, TV, and video game music get the choral treatment in this cinematic summer concert.
19:30-21:30  |  Ullet Road Church  |  Tickets
⭐️ STANLEY PARK 5K & 10K JUNE 2026 — Run Stanley Park’s 5k or 10k while supporting Ykids and its work with young people and families in Bootle.
09:00  |  Stanley Park  |  Tickets
⭐️ ON THE WATERFRONT PRESENTS 10 YEARS OF CREAM CLASSICAL — Cream Classical marks 10 years as part of On the Waterfront’s 2026 summer concert series.
14:00-23:00  |  Pier Head  |  Tickets
MISS AMERICANA - A TRIBUTE TO TAYLOR SWIFT — Xenna performs as Taylor Swift in a tribute show built around the singer’s music, style, and stage presence.
18:30  |  M&S Bank Arena  |  Tickets

LOOKING AHEAD 👇

SUN 21 JUN — ⭐️ MIDSUMMER CELEBRATIONS WITH THE LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL NORDIC COMMUNITY — Liverpool’s Nordic community marks midsummer with readings, hymns, and traditional maypole dancing, weather permitting. (Gustav Adolf Scandinavian Church)
MON 22 JUN — DRINK AND DRAW AT THE BOOKBINDER! — Have a drink and draw in a social art session where advance booking is recommended. (The Bookbinder)
WED 24 JUN — ⭐️ AFTERNOON OPERA: CLASSIC ARIAS — Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of familiar opera arias as part of the Prescot Festival of Music & the Arts. (Sir Ken Dodd Performance Garden)
THU 25 JUN — LET’S TALK ABOUT FAIRER HEALTH: FREE COMMUNITY EVENT LIVERPOOL — Share experiences, meet others, and hear about local workshops focused on making health fairer for communities. (Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre)
FRI 26 JUN — RANJANA GHATAK PRESENTS - SONGS OF THE LUMINOUS HEART — Voice, esraj, harp, and tabla meet in a performance drawing from Indian and European musical traditions. (Music Room, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic)
FRI 26 JUN — SOUNDS FAMILIAR MUSIC QUIZ — Part music quiz, part party playlist, this event turns familiar songs into a room-wide game. (The Arts Club)
SAT 27 JUN — CREATIVE INKING TECHNIQUES IN PHOTOPOLYMER - MASTERCLASS WITH BEV HAYES — Artists already familiar with photopolymer plates can explore advanced inking, printing, and creative approaches. (The Bluecoat)
SAT 27 JUN — ⭐️ GERMAN SUMMER FEST 2026 — Food, culture, and community mark 180 years of Liverpool’s German Church at this summer celebration. (Garden of German Church)
SAT 27 JUN — ⭐️ RESTRICTED FOREST FESTIVAL — Restricted Forest blends music, art, and nature in a festival setting built around atmosphere and escape. (Orrell Hill Ln, Hightown)
SUN 28 JUN — HELLENIC FAMILY WORKSHOPS: TIMELESS CYPRUS — Families can explore Cypriot stories, memories, and traditions through movement, creativity, and hands-on activities. (World Museum)
SUN 28 JUN — FILM SCREENING: SKAMMATA (EXCAVATIONS) — Set in the Cypriot landscape, this film considers memory, history, and the traces buried beneath everyday places. (Theatre, World Museum)
SUN 28 JUN — SOUTHPORT ARMED FORCES FESTIVAL 2026 — Military displays, vehicles, demonstrations, live entertainment, and family activities fill Southport’s expanded Armed Forces Festival. (King's Gardens, Lower Promenade)
SAT 4 JUL — 2026 BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE MAGIC WEEKEND — Rugby League returns to Hill Dickinson Stadium after the venue’s successful Ashes Test debut. (Hill Dickinson Stadium)
SUN 5 JUL — ⭐️ RADIOHEAD REIMAGINED BY CANDLELIGHT — London Concertante reworks Radiohead’s music in a candlelit symphonic setting. (St George’s Hall)
FRI 10 JUL — ⭐️ RICKY TOMLINSON – RETIREMENT MY AR*E TOUR! — Ricky Tomlinson looks back on building sites, television fame, and Liverpool life with writer Asa Murphy. (Cockpit Theatre)