what's on in cov + warks + brum October 2024

music

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A Kind of Magic Music Centre Free Concert
Wed 9th Oct 7pm Warwick Arts Centre
Cast
Sun 13th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
CVFolk presents: Amber Liadan
Sun 13th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Four Hands: Lynn Arnold + Charles Matthews Lunchtime Concert
Thu 10th Oct 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Innovative Sounds for Defunct Objects
Sat 12th Oct 7pm Charterhouse
Korn Again + Spooky Kids
Sat 12th Oct 8pm Arches Venue
Motown's Greatest Hits: How Sweet It Is
Fri 11th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Shed Seven
Sat 12th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Sink or Swim presents: Adam Ross + Tarragon
Wed 9th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
These Smiths
Fri 11th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
ABC: An Intimate Evening with Martin Fry
Sat 19th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Coppé + EIF + OKRAA + Lucifer Sky
Sat 19th Oct 7pm Just Dropped In
Everything 80s
Sat 19th Oct 8pm Neighbourhood Social
Glow For Myton: Back to the 80s
Sat 19th Oct 8pm hmv Empire Coventry
John Bramwell
Fri 18th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Reckless
Sat 19th Oct 8pm Arches Venue
Scouting For Girls
Fri 18th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Shovel Dance Collective
Sat 19th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
The Carpenters Experience
Sat 19th Oct 6:30pm CBS Arena
Balcony Sessions
Thu 24th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Boss Reggae
Sat 26th Oct 7pm The 2Tone Village
Chocolate Starfish
Sat 26th Oct 8pm Arches Venue
Cov Sauce Samhain Rave
Sat 26th Oct 7pm Commonground
Deliaphonic presents: Sonic Boom
Fri 25th Oct 7pm The Box, Fargo Village
Diana & Lionel: Endless Love The Show
Sat 26th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Disco for Grown Ups
Fri 25th Oct 7pm Neighbourhood Social
Heather Smalls
Fri 25th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Ibiza Proms in Coventry Cathedral
Sat 26th Oct 6pm Coventry Cathedral
Public Service Broadcasting
Thu 24th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Rum & Reggae Live ft Reggae Boyz & Michelle
Sat 26th Oct 7:30pm Neighbourhood Social
Sink or Swim present: Clock DVA
Sat 26th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Songs of Protest: The Staves, Grace Petrie, Bess Atwell and Pauline Black
Sun 27th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Vaccines
Sun 27th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
The Wave Pictures
Thu 24th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Toby Lee
Fri 25th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
US4 // U2
Fri 25th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
Yung Singh: Garden Sessions
Sat 26th Oct 3pm Kasbah
A Celebration of Music from Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit
Fri 1st Nov 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Albert Lee
Wed 30th Oct 7pm hmv Empire Coventry
An evening of Indian percussion presenting thejori-and-tabla
Sat 2nd Nov 7:15pm Warwick Arts Centre
Anything for Love
Tue 29th Oct 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Cindy
Fri 1st Nov 7:30pm Just Dropped In
Club Warhead: Drongos For Europe +Decay 87 + Surburban Toys & CoVid 21
Fri 1st Nov 7:30pm Arches Venue
Day of the Dead
Fri 1st & Sat 2nd Nov Samoan Joe's
Discovery Zone
Wed 30th Oct 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Drum Fusion Halloween Bash
Fri 1st Nov 10pm Ivy House
One Night in Dublin
Fri 1st Nov 7:30pm CBS Arena
The Best of Grohl
Sat 2nd 8pm Arches Venue
The Evil Litter + What About Eric? + Overlove
Fri 1st Nov 7:30pm The Tin Music & Arts
Who Are The Duck Thieves? 10th Anniversary
Sat 2nd Nov 7pm The Tin Music & Arts

comedy

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Amy Gledhill: Make Me Look Fit On The Poster
Sat 12th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Andy Parsons: Bafflingly Optimistic
Thu 10th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Dom Joly: The Conspiracy Tour
Fri 11th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Myra Dubois: Be Well
Sat 12th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Peeping Tom's Comedy Club
Thu 10th Oct 6pm hmv Empire Coventry
Pete Firman: TrikTok
Fri 11th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing?
Thu 10th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Sandi Toksvig: Friends of Dorothy
Sat 12th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Carl Hutchinson: Today Years Old
Thu 17th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Efewarriboy: Live in Coventry
Sun 20th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Jimeoin: Who's Your Man
Wed 16th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Laura Smyth: Living My Best Life
Fri 18th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Milton Jones: HA!MILTON
Sat 19th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit
Thu 17th & Fri 18th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Schalk Bezuidenhout: Keeping Up
Sun 20th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Tez Ilyas: After Eight
Wed 16th & Sat 19th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
COBO Comedy Shutdown
Sat 26th Oct 7:45pm Warwick Arts Centre
Nish Kumar: Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe
Sat 26th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Noise Next Door: Freewheeling
Sat 26th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Adam Kay: Undoctored
Mon 28th Oct 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
In Pour Taste
Tue 29th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
John Bishop: Back At It
Thu 31st Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre

arts

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A Good Neet Aht
Sat 12th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Come What May
Thu 10th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Exhibition On Screen: Raphael Revealed
Until 17th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Funki Porcini: The Laserium
Fri 11th - Sun 13th Oct Commonground
Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles
Until 15th Dec Warwick Arts Centre
The History Boys
Tue 8th - Sat 12th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Unholy Trinity
Until 19th Oct St Mary's Guildhall
ART
Until 19th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Ballet Theatre UK: Nutcracker
Fri 18th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Most Haunted: The Stage Show
Thu 17th Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Revealed
Until 2nd Nov Belgrade Theatre
Coventry Rugby Club: 150 Years History Display
Until Sep 2025 Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Ghost: The Musical
Tue 22nd - Sat 26th Oct Belgrade Theatre
Met Opera: Grounded (screening)
Sat 26th Oct 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
BSL Exhibition Tour: Material Worlds
Sat 2nd Nov 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
Confessions of Sweeney Todd
Fri 1st Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Fairytale of New York
Fri 1st Oct 7:30pm Albany Theatre
Moonlight Sonata Exhibition
Until 29th Nov Coventry Cathedral
Out of Whack
Tue 29th Oct 6pm Warwick Arts Centre
Please Right Back
Fri 1st & Sat 2nd Nov Belgrade Theatre
The Duchess of Malfi - Wuds
Until 2nd Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Trial of Mary Ann Higgins
Thu 31st Oct 7pm Albany Theatre

sport

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Coventry NIHL Blaze vs Bradford Bulldogs
Sat 19th Oct 6:30pm Skydome Arena
England vs South Africa (Women's International)
Tue 29th Oct 7:45pm CBS Arena

food

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Indie Mart Soft Launch
Sat 12th Oct Fargo Village
DnD Session: Moon Over Fargo
Sat 19th Oct 12pm Six Sided Society
Autumn Craft Fairs
Until 28th Oct West Orchards Shopping Centre
Monsters Ball Halloween Party
Sat 2nd Nov 7:30pm Neighbourhood Social

film

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London Film Festival 2024 Preview: The Wild Robot
Sun 13th Oct 5pm Warwick Arts Centre
Shaun of the Dead 20th Anniversary
Until 10th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
The Goldman Case
Until 10th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
A Sudden Glimpse To Deeper Things
Until 24th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
The Battle for Laikipia
Until 16th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Timestalker
Until 24th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Timestalker + Q&A with Alice Lowe
Fri 18th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story- + Q&A with Pauline Black and Director
Sat 26th Oct 6pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Crime Is Mine
Until 31st Oct Warwick Arts Centre
The Room Next Door
Until 31st Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Anora
Until 7th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Cinema 0 at the Chapel: Halloween Double Bill
Thu 31st Oct 6:15pm London Road Cemetery
Seven Samurai
Until 5th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
Small Things Like These
Until 7th Nov Warwick Arts Centre
The Teacher
Until 28th Oct Warwick Arts Centre

family

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Science Museum: The Live Stage Show
Sat 12th Oct 12pm Albany Theatre
Celebrate 25 Years of Skydome
Sat 19th Oct Skydome Arena
Family Film: Paddington Day: Paddington
Sun 20th Oct 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
Nick Cope's Family Show
Sun 20th Oct 11am & 2pm Warwick Arts Centre
The Wild Robot
Until 31st Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Freaky Family Fun Day
Sat 26th Oct Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Let's Watch & Make: Flushed Away
Sat 26th Oct 10am Coventry Cathedral
Microworld Coventry
Sat 26th Oct Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Mysterious Microbiomes
Tue 22nd Oct 5:30pm University of Warwick
Penny's Pumpkin Problem
Until 31st Oct St Mary's Guildhall
Skulls, Spooky Skeletons & Animals
Until 2nd Nov Herbert Art Gallery & Museum
Stem Goes Wild
Until 30th Oct Fargo Village
The Baddies
Sat 26th & Sun 27th Oct Warwick Arts Centre
The Noise Next Door: The Adventure
Sat 26th Oct 2pm Albany Theatre
Autumn Colours
Wed 30th Oct 10am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Autumn Fun with Nature Makers
Until 1st Nov London Road Cemetery
Campfire Fun and Hot Chocolates with Toffee Apples
Wed 30th Oct 11:15am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Dear Zoo
Sat 2nd Nov 1pm Albany Theatre
Elephant Trail
Until 1st Nov Coventry City Centre
Gladiator Minimus
Until 31st Oct Lunt Roman Fort
Halloween Hits & Sorcery
Wed 30th Oct Lower Precinct
Halloween in the Forest
Mon 28th Oct 11:15am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Haunted Halloween
Thu 31st Oct West Orchards Shopping Centre
Hibernating Hedgehogs
Mon 28th Oct 10am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Let's Play & Picnic
Tue 29th Oct 10:30am Coventry Cathedral
MiCLab Holiday Club
Wed 30th Oct Coventry Transport Museum
Mr Sleepybum
Wed 30th Oct 11am & 2pm Albany Theatre
My First Concert
Thu 31st Oct 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
Nature Tots Halloween Spooks
Tue 29th Oct 10:30am Brandon Marsh Nature Centre
Patchwork Workshop
Sat 2nd Nov 1pm Coventry Cathedral
Sugar and Spice and Project Number 5 Workshops
Wed 30th Oct 11am Fargo Village
The Bear Who Went To War
Until 2nd Nov Albany Theatre

other

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Adult Short Course: Crochet with Claire Daniel
Until 22nd Oct Warwick Arts Centre
Black Men on the Couch
Thu 10th Oct 7:30pm Belgrade Theatre
Cathedral by Night
Fri 11th Oct 7pm Coventry Cathedral
Lemn Sissay: Let The Light Pour In Live
Sun 13th Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Coventry Heritage Conference 2024
Sat 19th Oct Priory Visitor Centre
Ink Blot Indie Comic Festival
Sat 19th Oct Fargo Village
A more volatile world: implications for food security and how to achieve it?
Thu 24th Oct 5:30pm University of Warwick
Adam Wood - Halloween Talk
Sat 26th Oct LTB Showrooms
An Evening with Richard Dawkins and friends
Wed 23rd Oct 7:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Black History Month: The man who photobombed De Gaulle
Thu 24th Oct 6pm University of Warwick
Guildhall Ghost Stories and Tudor Superstitions Daytime Tour
Mon 21st Oct St Mary's Guildhall
Jon Ronson's Psychopath Night
Fri 25th Oct 8pm Warwick Arts Centre
Materials and Ideas panel discussion
Tue 22nd Oct 5:30pm Warwick Arts Centre
Reclaiming the Narrative : A Black History Month Event
Sat 26th Oct 7pm St Mary's Guildhall
A Quilt in the Making
Sat 2nd Nov 1pm Warwick Arts Centre
‘Fire & Dust’ Cork Poets Exchange special
Thu 31st Nov 7pm LTB Showrooms
‘The Dead House’: Walk + talk + seance
Wed 30th Oct LTB Showrooms
UV Paint Pour Workshop
Thu 31st Oct 7pm Six Sided Society