THE MIDLANDS ESSENTIAL ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE

Events LISTINGS
For full listing information on Events,
including times and dates, visit
www.whatsonlive.co.uk
Pod Raceway,
Northampton
STORYTELLING CAFE:
BARBECUED HUSBANDS -
ANA MARIA LINES Wed
19 June, Kitchen
Garden Cafe,
Birmingham
THE ORIGINAL DUDLEY
GHOST TOUR A tour
which starts and finishes
in the Station Hotel,
at the bottom of Castle
Hill. It then takes in various
sites around the
town, including Dudley
Castle, Wed 19 June,
Dudley
VALUATION DAY: FINE ART
& ANTIQUES Thurs 20
June, Bantock House
Museum,
Wolverhampton
PEAK PERFORMANCE
TEST & TUNE DAY RWYB
with maximum track
time and fully prepped
track for serious enthusiasts,
Fri 21 June,
Santa Pod Raceway,
Northampton
SUMMER SOLSTICE
PARTY Featuring live
music, Fri 21 June,
Biddulph Grange
Garden, Staffordshire
SAVOIR FAYRE Speciality
French market, Fri 21
June, The Square,
Shrewsbury
LUDLOW ARTS FESTIVAL
Brand new festival featuring
an eclectic array
of performers, Fri 21 -
Sun 30 June. Various
venues in and around
Ludlow, South
Shropshire.
CANAL CRAFTS COURSE
Join Julie Tonkin as she
demonstrates a range
of different traditional
canal crafts, including
spider web embroidery,
crochet and the making
of twisted pearl necklaces,
Sat 22 June,
Black Country Living
Museum, Dudley
KINO 10 A filmic journey
through various cities
around the world via a
selection of short films,
Sat 22 June,
Birmingham Museum &
Art Gallery
THE DRUM OPEN DAY
Free day of fun and
entertainment featuring
performances, workshops,
music, stalls,
competitions and much
more... Sat 22 June,
The Drum, Birmingham
LUNAZA FAMILY FESTIVAL
Featuring medieval reenactment
from The
House of the Black
Star, the Grinshill Dog
Show, belly dancers,
craft stalls, and a PA
from former ‘King of the
Jungle’ Joe Swash, Sat
22 June, West Mid
Showground,
Shrewsbury
LE TOUR DE LUDLOW
Free family bike ride
with bee fancy dress
theme, Sat 22 June,
Castle Square, Ludlow
ANIMAL MAN & HIS MINI
ZOO A partnership with
the University of
Wolverhampton’s
SciFest, Sat 22 June,
Wolverhampton Art
Gallery
SUMMER NATIONALS
DRAG RACING
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Including MSA 200mph
Pro Mods, drag bikes,
Jet Car plus nostalgia
classes, Sat 22 - Sun
23 June, Santa Pod
Raceway, Northampton
BRINGING HISTORY TO
LIFE Join the household
servants as they set
about their work in a
fun-filled day for all the
family, Sat 22 - Sun 23
June, Tamworth Castle
THE CLASSIC CORVETTE
CLUB UK Featuring up to
thirty on-display
Corvettes, Sat 22 June,
Coventry Transport
Museum
DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL
Sat 22 June, Brindley
Place, Birmingham
AN EVENING ON THE
HOME FRONT Themed
event which invites visitors
to travel back in
time to the 1940s and
WWII, Sat 22 June
Blists Hill, Ironbridge,
Shropshire
EATING IN WONDERLAND
Sat 22 June, Herbert
Art Gallery & Museum,
Coventry
BENEATH THE SURFACE
Workshop exploring
why British Asian gay
lives are so hidden in
society. The results of
the workshop will
inform the development
of a new touring theatre
production inspired by
British Asian gay lives,
Sat 22 June, Arena
Theatre,
Wolverhampton
LIVING HISTORY
WEEKEND Step back in
time and observe the
Friends of the Black
Country Living Museum
as they forgo all modern-day
comforts, Sat
22 - Sun 23 June,
Black Country Living
Museum, Dudley
REZZED A video games
event celebrating the
best that PC and indie
gaming has to offer, Sat
22 - Sun 23 June, NEC,
Birmingham
MEDIEVAL WEEKEND Sat
22 - Sun 23 June,
Forge Mill Needle
Museum, Redditch
MINIATURE RAILWAY
GALA WEEKEND
Featuring a number of
visiting engines, a host
of static displays to
inspire you, an interesting
range of stalls and
trade stands, Sat 22 -
Sun 23 June, Foxfield
Railway, Stoke-on-Trent
ELIZABETHAN GARDEN
PARTY Discover what
life was like four hundred
years ago as you
wander around
Kenilworth’s stunning
Elizabethan garden, Sat
22 - Sun 23 June,
Kenilworth,
Warwickshire
DEN BUILDING A chance
for adults to rekindle
childhood skills and for
children to learn new
ones, Sat 22 - Sun 23
June, Hawkstone Park
& Follies, North
Shropshire
UTTOXETER FOOD &
DRINK FESTIVAL Sat 22
June - Sun 23 June
Uttoxeter Racecourse
VICTORIAN GARDEN
PARTY Meet characters
from times gone by as
you wander around
Witley’s stunning gardens,
Sat 22 - Sun 23
June, Witley Court &
Gardens,
Worcestershire
UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS:
BEHIND THE SCENES
TOUR Take a look at
parts of the house not
normally open to the
public, Sun 23 June,
Weston Park,
Staffordshire
THE SHREWSBURY
MARATHON & HALF
MARATHON Sun 23
June, The Quarry Park,
Shrewsbury
CITROEN SPECIALS CAR
CLUB A display of up to
50 Citroen Specials at
Millennium Place, Sun
23 June Coventry
Transport Museum
Week Commencing
MON 24 JUN
NEWCOMEN FOR THE
21ST CENTURY TALK
Curator for Transport &
Industry Janet Small
gives an overview of
the 2012 refurbishment
project, undertaken to
mark the tercentenary
of the Newcomen
Engine, Wed 26 June,
Black Country Living
Museum, Dudley
THE MOBILITY ROAD-
SHOW Thurs 27 - Sat 29
June, Telford
International Centre,
Shropshire
RUN WHAT YA BRUNG A
chance to take your car
or motorcycle out on
the famous quarter-mile
dragstrip and test its
performance limits in a
safe and legal environment,
Sat 29 June,
Santa Pod Raceway,
Northampton
ARMED FORCES DAY
Featuring a busy pro-
gramme of events,
exhibitions and activities,
Sat 29 June,
National Memorial
Arboretum, Burton-on-
Trent, Staffs
OSWESTRY BIKEFEST Sat
29 June, Walford &
North Shropshire
College, Oswestry,
Shropshire
DEN BUILDING Chance
to re-learn those old
skills, and learn new
ones, Sat 29 - Sun 30
June, Hawkstone Park
& Follies, North
Shropshire
GROUNDS WEEKEND
Learn about the curious
life of birds via falconry
displays, forest school
activities, nest-building,
bird portraits, storytelling
and much more,
Sat 29 - Sun 30 June,
Compton Verney
Gallery, Warwickshire
COMMUNITY DAY Fun
activities for all the family,
Sat 29 June
Chedham's Yard,
Warwickshire
VINTAGE GARDEN PARTY
A family day out with
live music, vintage teas
and stalls selling vintage
clothing, accessories
and homewares,
Sat 29 June, Bantock
House Museum,
Wolverhampton
STONE MASONRY COURSE
Practical workshop
where participants learn
about the basic techniques
of carving &
shaping stone, Sat 29
June, Black Country
Living Museum, Dudley
ARMED FORCES DAY
Annual event representing
all three services,
Sat 29 June, RAF
Cosford,
Wolverhampton
STEP BACK TO THE 1940S
Sat 29 - Sun 30 June,
Severn Valley Railway,
Kidderminster
FAIRY WEEKEND Track
down the Biddulph
fairies by following their
trails around the site,
Sat 29 - Sun 30 June,
Biddulph Grange
Garden, Stoke-on-Trent
SUMMER FETE
Traditional garden fete
with local food stalls,
family games &
Victorian storyteller
entertainments, Sat 29 -
Sun 30 June,
Sunnycroft, Wellington,
Shropshire
THE VINTAGE YEARS
FESTIVAL A celebration
of the lifestyles, fashion,
music and classic cars
of the ’40s, ’50s and
’60s. Dress up in your
favourite vintage style
and join the fun! Sat 29
- Sun 30 June, National
Brewery Centre,
Burton-upon-Trent
THE GREAT BRITISH
MUSIC, FOOD & DRINK
FESTIVAL Featuring
games and activities for
the kids, a balloon
race, bake-offs, bunting
aplenty, excellent live
music and a mouthwatering
array of food
and drink from the
show’s exhibitors, Sat
29 - Sun 30 June,
Shugborough Estate,
Staffordshire
SHREWSBURY FOOD FES-
TIVAL Sat 29 - Sun 30
June, The Quarry Park,
Shrewsbury
JAPSHOW The year's
first major event for
Japanese car fans, Sun
30 June, Santa Pod
Raceway, Northampton
THE LONDON VINTAGE
TAXI ASSOCIATION
Featuring up to twenty
classic vintage London
taxis on display at
Millennium Place, Sun
30 June, Coventry
Transport Museum
ORIGINS OF MIDDLE
EARTH - GUIDED WALK
Follow in the footsteps
of the young JRR
Tolkien, Sun 30 June
Sarehole Mill
Birmingham
DRAGONBOAT FESTIVAL
In aid of Severn
Hospice, Sun 30 June,
Pengwern Boatclub,
Shrewsbury
AUSTIN CAR RALLY Sun
30 June, Avoncroft,
Bromsgrove
THE EASY WAY TO
BOOK
YOUR TICKETS
ONLINE
whatsonlive.co.uk
The most comprehensive what’s on listings website
for Birmingham and the West Midlands
www.whatsonlive.co.uk 73