June is just around the corner! Now is the time to start planning and booking ahead to ensure you’re starting summer off right. Here are just a few of the activities you can get up to this June to fill your month with fun and excitement.
Selfridges Swap Shop
From the 22nd to the 25th June Selfridges will be holding their first ever swap shop in partner with LOANHOOD. The event is free to attend and will allow you to bring your preowned item and exchange them for something preloved that you like just that little bit more. The event aims to promote and show the public what circular fashion is and how shopping preloved can help the environment. Circular fashion means to prolong the life of clothes by not just disposing of them but by passing them on so they can be worn for longer.
The swap shop is simple. Start by clearing out your wardrobe and find any items valuing between £50 and £300 (re-sale value), then bring these down to Selfridges for an evaluation. Your items will then be exchanged for stamps which then can be redeemed in their preloved shop to find your new spring wardrobe.
The event will be held in womenswear on floor 3 and time slots can be booked online. From Thursday to Saturday the swap shop will operate 10 am to 8 pm and Sundays from 11 am until 5 pm.
The Bullring Upper Mall East, Moor Street Queensway, Birmingham B5 4BP
Grayson’s Art Club
Held in the Mac and extended by popular demand Grayson’s Art Club is their current exhibition. This exhibition is by Sir Grayson Perry and aims to bring people together though art and creativity. With hundreds of art pieces demonstrating themes of love, normal life, and the future walking around the event will truly inspire you and get your creative juices flowing.
The exhibition will be held daily until the 25th June. Booking is essential to attend and can be done on the mac website, there are lots of dates and time available to there’s no excuse to miss this opportunity. The exhibition is around 60 minutes and there is no set entry fee, but any money given to the mac will be used towards the art charity to help bring you more enjoyable experiences.
Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
The Paperdolls
Here’s another one for those who love creativity, The Paperdolls summer market is back and celebrating 10 wonderful years. With a great line up of designers and talented artists the market is home to lots of contemporary crafts. From jewellery, ceramics, textiles, homeware, and clothing the market brings you it all. Perfect for gifts or to treat yourself the event will open your eyes up to new designs and interior that you will not want to miss out on.
Alongside the summer market there will also be a whole room dedicated to snacks and refreshments, if you get a little peckish while walking around. If this wasn’t enough, they will also be holding workshops, including ring making and energy painting. The market will run over the weekend of the 17th and 18th of June inside The Custard Factory.
521 Gibb St, Deritend, Birmingham B9 4AA
Circus Extreme
Circus Extreme will have you on the edge of your seat with their showstopping performances. With never seen before stunts, classic circus acts, and adrenaline performances this is fun for all the family. The show will host some of the world’s most famous circus artists delivering you new, extreme, and sensational acts, your eyes will not believe it. These artists will be pushed to the extremes to provide you a show packed with entertainment.
Motorbikes, tightropes, and acrobats are just a few of the acts you will get to see during your visit. The show has been running throughout May but will also be hosting from the 1st to the 4th June. Held in the NEC tickets start from just £9, a bargain for an evening of thrills.
North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT
Bingo Lingo
Luna Springs have completely transformed your average game of bingo into something modern and exciting. Bingo Lingo follows the basic rules of bingo except it also involves confetti, dance offs, and hilarious prizes. With music, drinks, and all sorts of mischief this is the perfect summer activity. The game will have you in stiches with their funny punchlines and misbehaviour! This is an interactive game where you could be invited on stage and participate in crazy dance battels for their whacky prizes. With DJ after parties and more drinks the fun does not stop after the game.
Tickets start from £7 which can be booked online and you must be over 18 to attend. The games starts from 6 pm to 11 pm on the 16th June. So, expect the unexpected and play bingo like never before.
Digbeth Arena, Lower Trinity St, Deritend, Birmingham B9 4AG
Creative Craft Show
If you’re wanting some more creative things to get up to this June, the NEC are holding another Creative Show! This will be there second show of 2023 with one more upcoming later in the year. The show will offer you all the latest and greatest supplies, ideas, and hacks for you to try at home. If you’ve got a passion for knitting, jewellery making, or anything in the creative realm this is the place to be to get your supplies and get to know what’s trending.
With kits, threads, and fabrics you’ll be able to stock up your crafty supply and get creative. While walking round there will be industry professionals and even TV personalities and influencers who you can seek advice and tips and tricks to really push your crafty talent.
During your visit there will also be a chance for mini-Make & Take sessions and Workshops to get stuck in to. From embroidery butterfly’s, tote bag making, and calligraphy practice the show will really get those creative juices flowing.
The show will be held from the 23rd to the 25th June with tickets costing £10 with under 16’s going free. They will be open from 10 am to 4:30 pm on Friday and Saturday and from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.
Are you ready to enter creative paradise? Book now!
North Ave, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT
Burger Fest 2023
This one’s for all you foodies, Burger Fest 2023 has arrived! With dripping cheese, crispy lettuce, and soft buns you’ll be drooling at the sight of these burgers. This is a great event for all you burger lovers or those wanting to step out their comfort zone and try something new. With veggie and vegan burgers too thers something for all to dig into.
Some of the venders for the 2023 line up include Original Patty Men, Patty Freaks, and Yardbirds. The event is a chance to relax, indulge in food, and meet other burger enthusiasts, who may be able to help you up your burger game. If the burgers weren’t enough there’s lots of sides and drinks to wash it down with.
There will also be live music and entertainment for the little ones (perfect to keep them occupied while you tuck into your burger). Burger Fest is also dog friendly so why not bring them for a walk round, just make sure you keep a firm grip on that burger.
The event will be held on the 3rd June at The Bond Digbeth. Tickets start at just £7.50 with under 12’s going free, booking is advised as these events usually sell out quick. The show will run from 12 pm to 4 pm and again at 4:30 until 8:30 pm.
Don’t forget to bring your appetite!
180, 182 Fazeley St, Birmingham B5 5SE
Visit Perch Bakery
New to Corporation Street, Perch Bakery offers you their great coffee and viennoiseries. Recently opened this café is in the heart of Birmingham and has become very popular and loved in just the few months they have been open. Perch aims to serve purpose in the community and bring the people what they want in terms of pastries. The café is run by people from Birmingham for the people in Birmingham and are dedicated to bringing something new and tasty to your doorstep.
Perch’s menu changes monthly depending on what foods are in season, but customer favourites will always be featured on their menus. Their Instagram is filled with beautiful photos of their food and shows their full brunch and pastry menu.
Some of the items listed are Strawberry and Elderflower Cheesecake and a Vanilla Crème Brule Croissant Tart, which just sound delicious. Perch try to cater for everyone by offering veggie, vegan, and gluten free options, and let you adapt some of their menu items to cater for your dietary needs.
At the moment Perch are open from Tuesday to Saturday from 8 am until 5 pm as they are still a new company. Like many other cafes they only accept walk ins but do offer takeaway options if you don’t have time to sit in.
