We’re excited to reveal the trader lineup for #ColmoreFoodFestival2026! 📅 Fri 3 & Sat 4 July 2026 📍 Victoria Square, 11am-7pm, free to attend 🍽️ Price caps on all dishes Exciting new faces & festival favourites return for an unforgettable weekend. colmorelife.co.uk/traders-re…

West Midlands Police have released a statement following a serious incident that occurred yesterday afternoon (11/06/26). Anyone with any information is asked to call @WMPolice on 101 quoting log 2914 of 11 June.

🎨 Pop Goes Brum is now on display in Snow Hill Square! Celebrating Birmingham-born Pop-art pioneer Peter Phillips, the free outdoor exhibition features his iconic work alongside three winning artworks inspired by his legacy. On until the end of the month!

This is an opportunity to be part of Birmingham Jewellery Biennial 2027 and help deliver a major new cultural festival for the city. 👉 Full role details and application information are available here: shorturl.at/UBZ34 Deadline: Friday, 12 June, 1pm.

Our District, captured so beautifully 🩵 #ColmoreLife

Pop Goes Brum! This street exhibition is now live @BhamColmore and pays tribute to Birmingham's forgotten Pop artist, Peter Phillips, who never stopped taking inspiration from his industrial hometown to revolutionise modern art 🖤 📷 Trevor Price

🚴 Free Dr Bike at Snowhill Square today, 10am – 3pm! Get a free bike health check and light service from our expert mechanic. No booking needed - just turn up with your bike📍 Snowhill Square

We really did it! 1 of the 3 scars on Colmore Row completed. Birmingham deserves better streets, let’s not ruin our best spaces.

You have a couple of weeks left to share your views in our BID4 mid-term review. If you live, work or spend time in Colmore, we want to hear from you. All that take part will be entered in our fantastic prize draw. 👉 Take the survey and have your say: colmorelife.co.uk/birmingham…

OMG GUYS???? ITS REALLY HAPPENING!! Paving stones are going back down around the lamppost on Colmore Row!! These paving stones were replaced with tarmac back in Feb 2025. So glad we finally have a result 😁 Now just 2 other large patches to go.

🎨 GIVEAWAY: Pop Goes Brum Catalogue 🎨 To celebrate our brand-new Pop Goes Brum exhibition launching next week (9 June), we’re giving you the chance to win a copy of our limited-edition Pop Goes Brum catalogue. ✨ Want to win? Here’s how to enter: instagram.com/p/DZHqduVsC5l/

Our open art competition is open for entries until 19 June! Apply today 👉colmorelife.co.uk/birmingham…

Exciting news! We're honouring pioneering Birmingham‑born Pop artist Peter Phillips with a vibrant, free‑to‑view exhibition in Snow Hill Square this June (9th-30th). 💥 Exhibition curator @ruth_millington. All pictures courtesy of the Phillips family. colmorelife.co.uk/birmingham…

✨ Birmingham Jewellery Biennial - coming 1–31 May 2027. Co-founded by @JQDTbirmingham & @MyBCU, a month-long celebration of jewellery art, innovation & heritage. The city that made Beyoncé's diamond stilettos is ready to sparkle. 💎 Read more 👉 jqdt.org/birmingham-jeweller…

Shape the future of Colmore! Whether it’s cleaner streets, safer spaces, better public realm, business support or more cultural activity, we want to know what matters most to you. You'll be entered into a prize draw for taking part. Share your views: surveymonkey.com/r/99MZFHP

Graffiti is criminal damage, not part of city life. Birmingham Colmore and Southside BIDs are calling for stronger action and better reporting. Read more southsidedistrict.co.uk/stor…

One Centenary Way lights up green this evening in recognition of Eid al-Adha. Wishing peace and celebration to all marking the festival.

The Summer 2026 edition of Colmore Life magazine is out now. 🌞 Copies will be landing with Colmore businesses this week. You can also pick one up for free at Snow Hill Station. 🔗: issuu.com/colmore-life/docs/…. Designed and edited by @stacey_barnfield.

Our open art competition and exhibition is BACK and better than ever Babs! We’re continuing to champion Birmingham’s emerging creatives and give them platforms to showcase their work in our city. Full story and entry details 👉 colmorelife.co.uk/emerging-a…

Congratulations to Aston Villa on winning the Europa League! The club is celebrating this memorable victory with a parade tomorrow (Thursday 21st May) from 4.30pm. Please note that this event will have a significant impact on transport and access in the Jewellery Quarter and the City Centre, with a number of road closures and disruption to bus and West Midlands Metro services, before, during and after the event. For more information, including a route map and detail of planned road closures, please visit the event guide on Aston Villa’s website: avfc.co.uk/news/2026/may/20/… We also advise checking latest service information with Transport for West Midlands and individual public transport providers before making journeys tomorrow.

Pop goes Brum! I've loved curating this exhibition about Peter Phillips, who pioneered Pop art in the UK and US but never forgot his Brummie roots which forever inspired industrial and car-themed paintings bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g9…