Your weekday guide to Birmingham’s cultural life - in under five minutes. Handpicked arts and culture highlights, Monday to Friday.

Fresh from the great, confused laboratory of ideas that is Birmingham,* Outer Circle is your weekday shortcut to what’s on. Handpicked highlights of theatre, gigs, exhibitions, film, food and more - in under five minutes. Some of it’s big, some of it’s tucked away, all of it’s worth your time.

*Phrase borrowed from urbanist Jane Jacobs.

Today’s mentions in Outer Circle:

Museum of BAM, 7-30 August (nook Gallery) → https://www.instagram.com

Fire + Rice Residency, Wed-Fri in August (Deadbeat Bar) → https://www.instagram.com

Piece of Work Open Mic, 6 August (Museum of the Jewellery Quarter) → https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/events/piece-of-work-open-mic

Quiz Night, 4 Wednesdays (Hare and Hounds) → https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Birmingham

Birmingham Improv Presents: Spaghetti Junction, 5 August (1000 Trades) → https://1000trades.org.uk/events/birmingham-improv-presents-spaghetti-junction-2026-08-05/

James Aaron, 5 August (The Sunflower Lounge) → http://thesunflowerlounge.com

Bansko Jazz Festival, until 9 August (Bansko, Bulgaria) → https://banskojazzfest.bg/

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