Event type: Festival

Fiesta Latina

A night of pulsating Latin Rhythms and dance with top Latin American DJs from Costa Rica, Colombia & Chile.

A chance to let your hair down and have lots of fun with the exciting sounds of three of the top DJs in the north. DJ Irmita (Chile), DJ Kevin Plata (Colombia), DJ Muvelo (Costa Rica) will provide the magical dance sounds of Latin America.

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The mesmerising, Colombian Salsa Champion Daniela Rodriguez will take us through the legendary “Hora Loca”, Crazy Hour, taking everyone through an array of Latin rhythms and movements, and getting the audience to follow her every step.

It’s an hour of pure unadulterated fun where they celebrate Latin American Culture and infect the vibe with happiness and joy!

A Taste of Latin America

An exciting, colourful and magical festival of Latin American Arts & Culture, with innovative and diverse events, performances and activities that will give audiences the chance to experience the power of Latin American Arts & Culture in different settings.

Their collaboration with Twin Flavours on Sunday brings an amazing mouth-watering array of cuisine from Latin American countries such as Mexico, El Salvador, Venezuela, Ecuador & Colombia and the new show from the colourful Cusan Theatre (Colombia), Las Cabezonas.

As well as additional performances from Ecuador and Bolivia and a chance for children and families to make carnival headdresses and masks and face painting with Latin American designs.

La Feria 2022 – Music Room

La Feria Latin American Festival presents an innovative and colourful celebration of Latin American music, featuring Camila y Silvio and La Doctrina.

Camila y Silvio is a Chilean contemporary folklore group founded by the musician Silvio Rozzi and the popular/folk music singer Camila Soria. Their music is deeply rooted to Latin American folk with a breezy and young interpretation of the traditional music genres of the Andean regions of South America.

The experience of listening to the band is one where the landscapes and the human experiences connect with the emotion of the singing, emerging in the intimate knowledge of life and the nostalgic joy of the Andean music.

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La Doctrina is an exciting trio from Chile. Led by award winning composer Alonso Farias Zamora, their unique sound mixes South American bass lines with blues and funk rhythms, with a sprinkling of Cumbia, Soul and Latin Jazz in an explosive, passionate performance that always connects with any audience.

Although most of their lyrics are in Spanish, the band has always been able to spread their political message whilst touring UK, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, Peru and Chile.

BlackFest 2022

BlackFest returns from 24 September – 29 October. The organisation will be celebrating 5 years of the festival as well as becoming an award winning organisation for MWOTY Arts Culture & Media 2022.

BlackFest are continuing to celebrate, cultivate and nurture black artists and communities this year through the claiming of historic buildings and spaces for art, trade and culture.

This year’s festival includes:

  • Opening event at the Pier Head – 24 September
  • As British As A Watermelon – 26 September 
  • Riddims Night – 27 September 
  • Spoken Word & Poetry – 28 September
  • World Heart Day – 29 September
  • Independent Film Screening – 30 September
  • Diasporic Dialogues – 02 October

Plus, Workshops Throughout The Festival.

For details on every BlackFest 2022 event visit their Eventbrite page here.

BlackFest 2022 Grand Launch

Following their amazing open-air event in 2020 outside the Palm House, BlackFest are heading back to the iconic venue, bigger and better, indoors and outdoors, with their Grand Festival Launch!

Head along and check out their full festival line up and what they have planned for this year’s festival and how you can get involved and be a part it!

They’re delighted to welcome back artists from our collective and some new emerging artists.

Enjoy some LIVE Music, Poetry, Mini-Fashion Show, Afrodance Workshop, Yoga with Nu and Community Performances.

LINE-UP INCLUDES:

Poetry from 5 amazing local poets – Naami Jane Soya, Addae G, Gerry Clarkson, Lizzie Lumenates and Cassius James.

LIVE Music and DJ Zeke – Starkey The Messenger, LeeTz, Nicaise Kanga, international artists Nazeem (Gambia), Yilly Ruel (Angola). And performing with us for the first time we have Andre Jahnoi decolonial Hip hop artiste, and Keith Cocker.

AfroDance and Yoga workshops – Join Afrodance Nation who are set to bring high energy ampiano beats and afro fusion street dance for audiences to get involved in learning cultural dance, rhythm (indoors).

And – weather permitting – they will head outdoors to experience zen and mindfulness through Yoga with Nu (please bring your own mats).

Throughout the day they will also have a Family Fun Workshop in Creative Writing and Story Telling through African Fabrics and a mini fashion show by Seven Streets Fashion by Tayamaeca Hughes. Local Traders will be selling jewellery arts, crafts and artisan goodies for you to buy and enjoy.

Workshops are suitable for all ages.

PLUS: Community Performances

Empowering Women’s Project performances – a celebration of some of their Empowering Women’s Project alumni. They ran the project earlier this year, bringing Queen vibes with creative writing pieces with Mahsa Mojarad and Samira Persia Kamali.

The Wavertree Community Choir headed up by the award-winning choir director and vocal coach Hayli Kincade; bringing the local community together through uplifting gospel songs.

To end the day they welcome Batala Mersey – an upbeat and energetic community drumming group bringing the rhythms of Afro-Brazilian samba! Light and dark illuminate each other in an exciting fusion of samba.

They have limited Spaces for stalls left- if interested please get in touch on info@blackfest.co.uk.

Oktoberfest 2022

Dig out your dirndls and dust down your lederhosen – the biggest authentic Oktoberfest in the North West is coming to Liverpool’s Sefton Park.

Oktoberfest Liverpool will be running from Wednesday, September 28th to Sunday, October 2nd and will feature events and activities for all the family.

As well as evening sessions on each day of the festival, there will be afternoon entertainment at the weekend, with plenty of time to enjoy everything that’s going on, in and around the big top.

A Bavarian food village will be serving a range of traditional German food from sauerkraut to Bratwurst, mouth-watering roasted meats to delicious dumplings and the perfect pretzels, with authentic Bavarian beer from acclaimed brewery Maxlrainer on hand to wash it all down.

La Feria – A Festival of Latin A...

An exciting, colourful and magical festival of Latin American Arts & Culture is coming to Liverpool, with innovative and diverse events, performances and activities that will give all audiences the chance to experience the power of Latin American Arts & Culture in different settings.

La Feria, which runs from 16th to 18th September 2022, is a festival run by Liverpool’s own LUMA Creations, funded through Granada Foundation, Arts Council England (Artists’ Commissions), LCCG, Community fund and the organisation’s own raised funds.

The line-up features award-winning quintet Camila y Silvio from Chile at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall; street performance by the colourful Colombian company Cusan Theatre; dance showcases at the Liverpool Central Library with Colibri from Mexico and Caporales San Simon Sucre from Bolivia; and a day of amazing mouth-watering array of cuisine from Latin American countries such as Peru, Colombia, Chile, Brazil, Cuba & Mexico and much more at District in the Baltic Triangle.

Brazilica Samba Carnival

Liverpool will come alive with a dazzling array of music, dance and colour this summer as Britain’s biggest Brazilian-style carnival returns on Saturday 6 August.

The highlight of Brazilica Festival is the spectacular street carnival which winds its way through the city centre streets on Saturday evening, with plenty of photo opportunities (and bars and pubs!) on the route.

Performers taking part in this year’s Brazilica carnival include Liverpool Samba School, Batala Mersey, Katumba (Liverpool), Wirral Samba Drummers, Paraiso School of Samba (London), Karamba Samba (Chester), Manchester School of Samba, Sambafriq (Chorley), Worldwise Samba Drummers (Preston), Samba Espirito (Lancaster), and Beatndrum (Belfast).

The parade starts at 7.30pm at Abercromby Square (next to The Cambridge pub) and will then turn onto Oxford Street, past the Metropolitan Cathedral and along Hope Street to The Phil. From there, the carnival moves down Hardman Street, Leece Street, past the front of St Luke’s Church, Bold Street and then Church Street, finishing in Williamson Square.

The legendary Brazilica after-party will take place at District in the Baltic Triangle, showcasing some of the amazing performers from UK samba bands as well as Brazilica DJs playing house, samba and all things Latin.

The event runs from 10pm – 3am and tickets priced £6 are available now from Skiddle.

Serious Nonsense Festival

Shakespeare North Playhouse and Prescot Town Centre will be packed with nonsense for this massive three-day adventure celebrating Edward Lear’s connection to Knowsley.

Lear lived at Knowsley Hall and wrote his world-famous poem The Owl and the Pussycat there. To celebrate his love of all things nonsense and the fact that Knowsley is the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture in 2022, the Serious Nonsense festival is coming to Prescot.

Experience Prescot as never before…

Flock to a giant birdcage where a tap-dancing canary is being chased by two feisty acrobatic cats. Explore the belly of a 50 ft sperm whale, mop the brow of a giant Hippochondriac Hippopotamus as he stumbles through the town centre nursing a toothache, or book into the smallest Hotel in the world featuring trumpeting bell boys and acrobatic chambermaids.

You can even watch a real-life owl and pussycat tell tales of the sea in their own pea green boat!

There will be live music and comedy and a very special programme of readings, performances and talks, curated in association with Writing on the Wall, featuring favourite authors such as Frank Cottrell Boyce, John Dougherty, Sarah Asuquo, Michael Rosen and Lemn Sissay.

This is a weekend not to be missed – for all ages!

Festival highlights include Storytime with Frank Cottrell Boyce, stand-up comedy with Shappi Khorsandi and a conversation with Brookside favourite Eithne Brown who will be considering the similarities between Shakespeare and soap!

How to book tickets

Tickets for the Festival Highlights will go on sale soon, but all other acts across the weekend are FREE to enjoy and no booking is required.

Visit Culture Knowsley (www.cultureknowsley.co.uk) for the full programme and to book your tickets.

The Serious Nonsense Festival is part of Knowsley’s year as the Liverpool City Region Borough of Culture and is delivered in partnership with Shakespeare North Playhouse, Writing on the Wall and Milapfest.

Liverpool Literary Festival 2022

Join Liverpool Literary Festival for their annual celebration of some of the country’s finest writers.

An unmissable weekend of live events featuring Patrick Gale, Joanna Trollope, Ann Cleeves and Helen Oyeyemi, with many more big names to be revealed over the coming weeks.

Booking opens on 1 August 2022.

For regular updates, visit: www.liverpool.ac.uk/literary-festival/