what's on in cov + warks + brum July 2023

music

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Bands In The Park: Chase Jazzmen
Sun 9th Jul Allesley Hall
Calling Planet Earth
Sat 8th Jul 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Forte
Sat 8th Jul 6:30pm Coventry Central Hall
Friday Night Saturday Morning: Django Django
Fri 7th Jul 8pm The Tin Music & Arts
Go Your Own Way
Fri 7th Jul 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Pat O'Reilly from The Moochers
Fri 7th Jul 7:30pm Rialto Plaza
Toodles and the Hectic Pity
Sun 9th Jul 5pm Just Dropped In
City of Coventry Brass
Sun 16th Jul Stoke Green Park
Corner Pocket Jazz & Blues Club
Tue 11th Jul 8pm The Westwood Club
Gabriels
Sun 16th Jul 6:30pm hmv Empire Coventry
Govinda with Bhangra Symphonica
Thu 13th Jul 6:30pm Drapers' Hall
Kuunatic
Wed 12th Jul 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Live On Stage at the HMV Empire
Wed 12th Jul 6:30pm hmv Empire Coventry
Broken Jaw
Fri 21st Jul 7pm Arches Venue
Coventry Festival Band
Sun 23rd Jul Coundon Peace Orchard
Drapers' Hall Recital Night
Tue 18th Jul 7pm Drapers' Hall
Kiefer Sutherland
Sat 22nd Jul 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Mahalia
Thu 20th Jul 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Oasis & Blur Classic Double
Sat 22nd Jul 8pm Rialto Plaza
Old Skool Night
Sat 22nd Jul 8pm Dhillon's Brewery
Slowbro + The Rollocks + Collapse
Sat 22nd Jul 8pm LTB Showrooms
Soap Girls
Sat 22nd Jul 7pm Arches Venue
TVAM
Thu 20th Jul 7:30pm Just Dropped In
Downdraft Headline Show
Sat 29th Jul 7:30pm Arches Venue
Old School Jams
Fri 28th Jul 8pm Rialto Plaza
Sink or Swim presents: Moonwalks + Duke Keats + The Pristines
Tue 25th Jul 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Anne-Marie
Tue 1st Aug 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Jake Bugg
Sat 5th Aug 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Jazz Jam with Karen Sharp
Thu 3rd Aug 7pm Fargo Village
Prince: The Classic Double
Sat 5th Aug 8pm Rialto Plaza
Sessions: Local Bands Showcase
Fri 4th Aug 7pm hmv Empire Coventry

comedy

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Bring The Laughter: Tommy Sandhu, Stella Graham, Marlon Davis & Runi Talwar
Sat 8th Jul 6:45pm Belgrade Theatre
Closeup Comedy with Angelos Epithemiou
Thu 20th Jul 8pm Fargo Village

arts

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Physical Fellowship: Freedom
Until 7th Jul Belgrade Theatre
In the Meantime We Try
Sat 15th Jul Belgrade Theatre
Migrating Dreams and Nightmares Exhibit
Until May 2024 Commonground, Fargo Village
Elite Dance: A Decade in Dance
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Jul Warwick Arts Centre
NDFA National Drama Festival
Until Sun 23rd Jul Albany Theatre
Waxstock 2023
Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Jul CBS Arena
Isiliel
Mon 24th Jul 7pm The Tin Music & Arts
Strategic Love Play
Thu 27th - Sat 29th Jul Belgrade Theatre
What We Wore: Stories of South Asian Textiles
Fri 28th Jul 6:30pm St Mary's Guildhall

sport

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Extra Time with Coventry City Legends
Fri 14th Jul 7pm Rialto Plaza
British Transplant Games
Thu 27th - Sun 30th Jul University of Warwick
Wrestle Carnival
Sun 30th Jul 3:30pm hmv Empire Coventry
American Football: Great Britain Lions vs France
Sat 5th Aug 2pm Butts Park Arena
Leicester City vs Coventry City Screening
Sun 6th Aug 12pm hmv Empire Coventry

food

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Barrioke
Sat 8th Jul 8pm Rialto Plaza
Coombe Abbey Artisan Market
Sun 9th Jul Coombe Abbey Country Park
Cofa's Social x Digbeth Dining Club
Sat 15th Jul Fargo Village
Plastic Dreams All Day Terrace Party
Sat 15th Jul Fargo Village
Beard & Beer Festival
Sat 29th Jul Fargo Village
Dirty Dancing Brunch
Sat 29th Jul 12pm Rialto Plaza
FIFA 23 Competition
Mon 24th Jul 7:30pm Sky Blue Tavern
Host Dining at Nineteen 58: Pop-Up Restaurant
Fri 28th Jul 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre

film

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Carmen
Until 10th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Inland
Until 6th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Mother and Son
Until 13th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Pretty Red Dress
Until 13th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Hello, Bookstore
Until 16th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
La Syndicaliste
Until 20th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Shabu
Until 20th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Smoking Causes Coughing
Until 27th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Squaring the Circle
Until 27th Jul Warwick Arts Centre
Action Rayz: Veronica 4 Rose and To Be A Woman
Thu 27th Jul 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Baato
Until 10th Aug Warwick Arts Centre
Frances Ha
Until 7th Aug Warwick Arts Centre
The Damned Don't Cry
Until 8th Aug Warwick Arts Centre

family

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Allesley Festival
Fri 7th - Sun 9th Jul Allesley
Let's Watch and Make: Peter Rabbit 2
Sat 8th Jul 10am Coventry Cathedral
Resonate Festival: Day Out!
Sat 8th Jul 11am Warwick Arts Centre
Leofric Lions Motoring Festival
Sun 16th Jul Coombe Abbey Country Park
The Handlebards present: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Sat 15th Jul 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Beautiful Beads
Until 31st Aug Lunt Roman Fort
Catapulta
Until 17th Aug Lunt Roman Fort
Dino Trail
Until 23rd Aug West Orchards Shopping Centre
Art Masterclass: Illustrative Street Art with Jessica Hartshorn
Fri 28th Jul 10am Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry Fire Station Open Day
Sat 29th Jul Coventry Fire Station, Radford Road
CV Beats
Sat 29th Jul LTB Showrooms
Dinosaur Crafts
Wed 26th Jul 11:30am West Orchards Shopping Centre
Early Years Exhibition: Wonders on Walls
Until 3rd Sep Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Elemental
Until 3rd Aug Warwick Arts Centre
Festival of Archaeology: Beneath Your Feet
Sat 29th & Sun 30th Jul Charterhouse
Funtopia
Wed 26th Jul Coombe Abbey Country Park
Heroic Horses
Until 3rd Aug Lunt Roman Fort
Music & Merriment
Until 3rd Sep St Mary's Guildhall
Sports Fest
Until 30th Jul Broadgate
STEMtastic Crafts
Until 3rd Sep Coventry Transport Museum
Summer of Playhem
Until 30th Aug Coventry Transport Museum
Teach Rex
Fri 28th Jul 10am & 12:30pm Fargo Village
Tinker-Make-Play Engineers
Until 2nd Sep Coventry Transport Museum
Zog
Until 30th Jul Belgrade Theatre
Blockbuster Summer
Fri 4th Aug Skydome Arena
Cov By The Sea
Until 6th Aug Coventry Cathedral
Dippy & Friends
Sat 5th Aug Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Disney 100: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Sat 5th & Sun 6th Aug Warwick Arts Centre
Hey Duggee
Until 6th Aug Belgrade Theatre
Let's Fish
Sat 5th Aug Coventry Canal Basin
Miclab Youth Club: Engineering Artists, Artistic Engineers
Until 23rd Aug Coventry Transport Museum
Miclab Youth Club: STEM Car Science
Until 25th Aug Coventry Transport Museum
Storytelling with Aaron Ashmore
Sun 6th Aug 10:30am Charterhouse
Summer Skate Club
Until 29th Aug Fargo Village
The City is Full of Noises: Binaural Baby Beats Mimo x CFON
Sun 6th Aug 12pm Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
The Three Inch Fools present: As You Like It
Thu 3rd Aug 7pm Coventry Cathedral

other

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Hot Brown Honey Workshop
Thu 6th Jul 10am Belgrade Theatre
Resonate Festival Thursday Late: Professor Alex Sharpe & Ruth Jones
Thu 6th Jul 6:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Resonate Festival Wednesday Late: Dr Nighat Arif & Mike Gayle
Wed 5th Jul 6:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Behind The Books with Kit de Waal
Wed 12th Jul 7pm Earlsdon Library
Coventry Building Society Arena Recruitment Open Day
Wed 12th Jul CBS Arena
Dead Good Death Cafe
Thu 13th Jul London Road Cemetery
The Knives Forks & Spoons Press present: The launch of Leanne Bridgewaters book: adDICTIONARY
Sat 15th Jul 6:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
The City Is Full Of Noises: Make Modular
Sat 22nd Jul Coventry Transport Museum
Upcycling Clothes Workshop
Sat 22nd 2pm St Mary's Guildhall
Charterhouse Tour: Architect David Mahony
Fri 28th Jul 2:30pm Charterhouse
Divided Selves: Whose City Walking Tour
Sat 29th Jul 12pm Coventry City Centre
A Conversation with Shaheen Merali discussing the Freedom Hunters by Gavin Jantjes
Tue 1st Aug 5pm Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Coventry Jobs Fair
Fri 4th Aug CBS Arena
Head Gardner led tour of Charterhouse
Fri 4th Aug Charterhouse