JQ Festival
Christmas in the Jewellery Quarter
The Jewellery Quarter is set to come alive this Christmas with plenty of activities for everyone! CHRISTMAS LIGHTS SWITCH ON Kickstarting the festive season on Friday 17th November will be the Jewellery Quarter BID’s annual Christmas Light Switch on and fireworks display. The event starts at 5pm on the […] CHRISTMAS PARTIES There are lots…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Open Studios
“Come see what we do!” Silver, gold, platinum, leather, paper, wool, paint, print, chocolate are just a few of the materials we use here in the Jewellery Quarter! For the third year running Jewellery Quarter makers, designers and artists will be opening their workshop and studio doors and inviting […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreMaking for Change
Craftivism! A portmanteau word meaning “activism through craft”. I don’t think it has made the dictionary yet – though it has made Wikipedia – but when it does, you can be sure that it will be the definition of a project I was involved with for young people in […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJewellery Quarter Festival
The third annual Jewellery Quarter Festival is back this summer. Organised by the Jewellery Quarter Business Improvement District (JQBID) and supported by local businesses, the event will be hosted over the weekend of 28th – 30th July with free […] Click here to view original web page at whatson.guide
Read More10 reasons to put 1000 Trades at the centre of your Jewellery Quarter Festival plans
This weekend sees the return of the Jewellery Quarter Festival . Here’s ten reasons why 1000 Trades should be central to your plans for JQ Festival this weekend: Afro-house-disco-funk! 1000 Trades Presents: ‘Spaghetti Funktion’, Friday 8pm–12am. Selectors James Hollingworth and Tom Owen return for another instalment of their new […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreWhat to expect at the JQ Festival in Birmingham
It’s that time of year again. The JQ Festival is back! The Jewellery Quarter is famed for its rich history, culture and craftsmanship. And this weekend Brummies will be celebrating this cool and quirky corner of Birmingham in style . The third annual family friendly Jewellery Quarter Festival runs […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreJazz in the Courtyard
Join us for live jazz performances with Blue Silk in the Smith & Pepper Tearoom courtyard at the Museum of the Jewellery Quarter. Singer Judy Blue teams with exciting young guitarist Ian Silk, presenting jazz and blues classics. Performances are part of the Birmingham, Solihull & Sandwell Jazz & […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreEvent: JQ Open Studios
Its that time of year again! The Jewellery Quarter hosts the JQ Open Studios, an annual event that see’s business’s and creatives such as ourselves open our doors, giving you an opportunity not only meet us but see behind the scenes in our studio. For the 29th-30th July our […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreLoading Bay Cinema
On Saturday 29th July we will once again be opening our doors as part of the Jewellery Quarter Festival and the Open Studios event. This year with help from Flatpack and Cinema For All we will be creating a pop-up cinema, aptly named…’Loading Bay Cinema’. We’ll be open between […] Click here to view original…
Read MoreBe an archi-tective for the day!
ADP invites families to take part in an architecture trail in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter to discover the area’s character and find some of its architectural gems. The trail is taking place as part of the third Jewellery Quarter (JQ) Festival organised by the […] Click here to view original web page at www.adp-architecture.com
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