Events in Birmingham — December 2026

December 2026: events in Birmingham.

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Top picks for December 2026

92 events are listed in Birmingham. These are the ones we'd start with.

Sat, Dec 5

Ultimate Coldplay

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £22

Fri, Dec 4

Blossoms

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

From £8

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 18

Enjoy The Silence UK - A Tribute To Depeche Mode

The Castle and Falcon · Birmingham

From £17

Tue, Dec 1

Electric Six

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £32

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Ozric Tentacles

The Hare And Hounds · Birmingham

From £28

Two friends clinking beer mugs at a table in a pub with a blurred spotlit stage and laughing crowd behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Christmas Comedy Special - Birmingham

Just The Tonic, Birmingham · Birmingham

From £19

Sat, Dec 5

Gladiators Live Tour

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

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Tue, Dec 1

Electric Six

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £32

Wed, Dec 2

The Hunna

O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham

From £23

Wed, Dec 2

Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

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Fan in a woollen scarf seen from behind raising both fists in a floodlit stadium with steam and mist in the air — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 2

Aston Villa vs Everton

Villa Park · Birmingham

See ticket optionsResale

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Young Knives

The Castle and Falcon · Birmingham

From £28

Thu, Dec 3

Big Country + The Alarm

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

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Thu, Dec 3

These Wicked Rivers

O2 Institute3 Birmingham · Birmingham

See ticket options

Thu, Dec 3

The Pogues - the Very Best of the Pogues

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £57

Thu, Dec 3

Flo & Joan - With Feeling

Town Hall Birmingham · Birmingham

From £31

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3

Ozric Tentacles

The Hare And Hounds · Birmingham

From £28

Fri, Dec 4

Blossoms

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

From £8

Fri, Dec 4

Hard-Fi

O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham

From £41

Drummer and bassist performing under green stage light — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 4

Skids + Theatre Of Hate

The Castle & Falcon · Birmingham

From £34

Fri, Dec 4

Wings of Desire

O2 Institute3 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £32

Fri, Dec 4

Absolute Bowie - Greatest Hits

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £25

Sat, Dec 5

Gladiators Live Tour · Dec 5

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

See ticket options

Two spectators in coats, seen from behind, look out over a floodlit stadium. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Villa Park · Birmingham

See ticket optionsResale

Sat, Dec 5

Sunami

Dead Wax · Birmingham

From £25

Sat, Dec 5

The Hara

Asylum · Birmingham

From £23

Sat, Dec 5

UB40 Feat Ali Campbell - the Big Love Tour

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

From £59

Sat, Dec 5

The Tumbling Paddies

O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham

See ticket options

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Soulbound & Hell Boulevard

O2 Institute2 Birmingham · Birmingham

See ticket options

Sat, Dec 5

The Damned - Final Damnation 50

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

See ticket options

Sat, Dec 5

Ultimate Coldplay

O2 Academy2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £22

Audience members laughing with heads tipped back in a dim basement comedy club, drinks on a small table — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Christmas Comedy Special with Angelos Epithemiou - Birmingham

Just The Tonic, Birmingham · Birmingham

From £22

Winter open-air concert crowd with visible breath under stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 5

Queen Tribute Night - Longbridge

The Austin Sports and Social Club · Birmingham

From £22

Families at a park fair with a bouncy castle and face painting — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Gladiators Live Tour · Dec 6

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

From £27

Sun, Dec 6

Ankor + Self Deception

O2 Institute2 Birmingham · Birmingham

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String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6 · 06:30 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Olivia Dean

Birmingham Cathedral · Birmingham

From £20

Heavy red stage curtain folds with an orchestra glowing beyond — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Dec 6

Warning

The Castle and Falcon · Birmingham

From £27

Sun, Dec 6

What's Love Got to do With it? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner

The Alexandra · Birmingham

From £52

Two actors on a dimly lit stage in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Dec 7

Jamie T

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £52

Tue, Dec 8

Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra

Symphony Hall · Birmingham

See ticket options

Tue, Dec 8

The Snuts

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £39

Tue, Dec 8

Tori Kelly - God Must Really Love Me Europe Tour

O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham

From £41

Three runners seen from behind on a hill trail above a misty valley at dawn — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain

Villa Park · Birmingham

See ticket optionsResale

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Jesus Jones

Hare & Hounds · Birmingham

From £29

A low-angle view of blurred basketball players on a wooden court beneath a hoop. — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Dec 8

Birmingham City vs Watford

St Andrew’s @ Knighthead Park · Birmingham

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Wed, Dec 9

Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

From £48

Wed, Dec 9

Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

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Symphony orchestra seen from the top of a warm-lit hall — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

Disneys Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra

Symphony Hall · Birmingham

From £30

Crowd arriving at a theatre entrance under a glowing bulb-lined canopy on a wet street at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Dec 9

All Killa No Filla: Live At Christmas!

The Alexandra · Birmingham

From £34

Thu, Dec 10

RnB Winter Ball

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

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Thu, Dec 10

Barenaked Ladies

O2 Institute Birmingham · Birmingham

From £46

Thu, Dec 10

The Holiday - Film With Live Orchestra

Symphony Hall · Birmingham

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Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

Kasabian - Nothing Better Than This Tour 2026

Utilita Arena · Birmingham

From £74

Fri, Dec 11

Bleech 9:3

O2 Institute2 Birmingham · Birmingham

From £11

Fri, Dec 11

Polyphia - MMXXVI

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £47

Rail of period costumes in a theatre costume department — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) + special guests

The Hare And Hounds · Birmingham

From £25

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11

Fleetwood Shack

The Castle and Falcon · Birmingham

From £15

A violinist plays in a candlelit stone crypt while the audience watches from behind. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Dec 11 – Sun, Dec 20 · 08:30 PM

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

Birmingham Cathedral · Birmingham

From £19

Sat, Dec 12

The Darkness

Utilita Arena Birmingham · Birmingham

From £14

Sat, Dec 12

Ocean Colour Scene

bp pulse LIVE · Birmingham

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Vinyl record on a turntable beside headphones and a lit table lamp, two people softly blurred on a sofa behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Half Me

O2 Institute3 Birmingham · Birmingham

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Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Sam Shackleton

Dead Wax Digbeth · Birmingham

From £19

Sat, Dec 12

The Dualers

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £29

Comedian with a microphone on a small stage lit against a brick wall, audience heads in dark silhouette in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Dec 12

Christmas Comedy Special - Birmingham

Just The Tonic, Birmingham · Birmingham

From £19

Sun, Dec 13

Artemas - Getting Up to No Good

O2 Academy Birmingham · Birmingham

From £36

Sun, Dec 13

TOYAH - Toyah's Christmas Party

Town Hall Birmingham · Birmingham

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Candlelit string quartet in a church — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Dec 3, 2026 – Sat, Feb 13, 2027 · 08:30 PM

Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift

Birmingham Cathedral · Birmingham

From £19

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Festive season

December is typically dominated by festive markets, holiday concerts and New Year’s Eve programming, with many cities running special end-of-year events.

Browse Christmas markets, festive concerts and holiday shows
Look for New Year's Eve parties and countdown events
Book early — festive-season tickets and popular markets fill up fast

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Top picks for December 2026

Ultimate Coldplay

Blossoms

Enjoy The Silence UK - A Tribute To Depeche Mode

Electric Six

Ozric Tentacles

Christmas Comedy Special - Birmingham

Gladiators Live Tour

Electric Six

The Hunna

Kevin Bridges: Here If You Need Me

Aston Villa vs Everton

Young Knives

Big Country + The Alarm

These Wicked Rivers

The Pogues - the Very Best of the Pogues

Flo & Joan - With Feeling

Ozric Tentacles

Blossoms

Hard-Fi

Skids + Theatre Of Hate

Wings of Desire

Absolute Bowie - Greatest Hits

Gladiators Live Tour · Dec 5

Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace

Sunami

The Hara

UB40 Feat Ali Campbell - the Big Love Tour

The Tumbling Paddies

Soulbound & Hell Boulevard

The Damned - Final Damnation 50

Ultimate Coldplay

Christmas Comedy Special with Angelos Epithemiou - Birmingham

Queen Tribute Night - Longbridge

Gladiators Live Tour · Dec 6

Ankor + Self Deception

Candlelight: Tribute to Olivia Dean

Warning

What's Love Got to do With it? - The Ultimate Tribute to Tina Turner

Jamie T

Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra

The Snuts

Tori Kelly - God Must Really Love Me Europe Tour

Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain

Jesus Jones

Birmingham City vs Watford

Pete Tong Presents Ibiza Classics

Bryson Tiller Presents: The Neo Trapsoul Tour

Disneys Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra

All Killa No Filla: Live At Christmas!

RnB Winter Ball

Barenaked Ladies

The Holiday - Film With Live Orchestra

Kasabian - Nothing Better Than This Tour 2026

Bleech 9:3

Polyphia - MMXXVI

David J (Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) + special guests

Fleetwood Shack

Candlelight: Christmas Classics

The Darkness

Ocean Colour Scene

Half Me

Sam Shackleton

The Dualers

Christmas Comedy Special - Birmingham

Artemas - Getting Up to No Good

TOYAH - Toyah's Christmas Party

Candlelight: Tribute to Taylor Swift

More in Birmingham

Festive season

Disneys Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert - Film with Live Orchestra