The Baltic Social brings together great food, decent music and a warm atmosphere, right in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Quarter. The home of the legendary Punk Afternoon Tea, they also do epic Sunday roasts and some quality comfort food throughout the week. A laid back vibe, pop in for a coffee or a pint and stay for the night, with a varied programme of live music and DJs in the evenings.
Every weekend in Liverpool’s buzzing Baltic Triangle, Love Lane Brewery invites visitors behind the scenes for an hour-long tour through its striking, industrial space. Housed in a converted rubber factory,
From £25.00
Halina Rice transforms Arts Club Liverpool with an immersive AV show, bridging shimmering atmospheres, driving beats and human warmth.
From £17.50
Social neglect and digital alienation are closely examined in FACT’s new show from artists Helen Anna Flanagan & Gavin Gayagoy.
Free entry
Rediscover the work of Alfred Hitchcock with FACT’s 10-film retrospective.
From £9.35
One of the most urgent voices in alt-punk right now, SPRINTS are heading to The Jacaranda for an intimate in-store show and signing.
From £19.50
Join expert teacher Ula for a relaxed painting workshop getting to grips with the stunning world of Studio Ghibli.
From £30.00
Modern Nature bring their shape-shifting blend of folk, free jazz and psych-tinged post-rock to Rough Trade in support of their new album, The Heat Warps.
From £15.00
Waiting for Godot – Samuel Beckett’s revolutionary play that changed modern theatre forever – comes to Liverpool Everyman in spring 2026.
From £13.00
A hub for local artists and businesses in the heart of the Baltic Triangle.
Elevator Studios is a hub of creativity, open for work and play.
The Botanical Gin Garden is a seasonal outdoor gin bar, open six months a year, serving a wide selection of delicious gin drinks.
It may not look it from the outside, but Camp and Furnace is one of Liverpool’s best purveyors of food, booze and good times.
A new creative space for upcoming digital and creative pioneers.
Red Brick Vintage is a cavernous warehouse of vintage, antiques, retro, salvage, hand-crafted, brocante, collectables, vinyl and more.
The Cains Brewery closed in 2013 and is now the site of the Cains Brewery Village project.
Liverpool’s first street food market is now open. Thursday 17:00 – 23:00, Friday 12:00 – 24:00, Saturday 11:00 – 24:00, Sunday 11:00 – 21:00.
District Liverpool is a multi-purpose venue in the Baltic Quarter, hosting gigs, club nights, films, cabaret, festivals and much more.
A highlight of Baltic Triangle’s speciality coffee scene, don’t miss Parliament Square Coffee’s fresh brunch options and excellent brews.
Galleries around the North are gearing up for a new season of exhibitions - from iconic art prizes to smaller, artist-led gems.
This month we recommend a season of Film noir, cult Australian movies and a huge celebration of DIY community cinema.
This season’s theatre is gloriously eclectic: from radical cabaret and reinvented classics to new musicals and boundary-pushing performance.
From corrupted shoegaze to experimental electronica, post-hardcore to Indian classical, these are the shows that should be on your radar.
"Tours, tours, tours!" If this month's Tours and Activities guide were a sentient speaking person, this is what it would say.
Take some eating-out tips from our August guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
September and beyond brings culture, theatre, disgusting history and loads of fun.
