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The UK’s biggest celebration of the music and culture of Africa and the Diaspora returns to Liverpool this June. Following an incredible 30th anniversary year in 2022, Africa Oyé have announced the dates for their iconic festival in Liverpool’s Sefton Park this summer. One of Merseyside’s most picturesque green spaces will once again be filled with the music and culture of Africa, the Caribbean and the Diaspora, for two free days of live music, workshops, DJ stages, food stalls and […]

After the record-breaking success of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, hosted by the UK city of Liverpool, on behalf of last year’s winners, Ukraine, a new one-day event, Modern Music Cities (A Eurovision Legacy Conference) has been announced. On Friday 14 July, this seminal event will ask what contemporary music cities look like presently and need to look like in the future, with a dynamic programme of insightful discussions, engaging panels, and thought-provoking presentations. Industry experts, music creatives, cultural leaders, and policymakers […]

For an SME, the prospect of ‘going green’ can seem more than a little daunting. Can we really make an impact? How challenging will it be? How will it affect my bottom line? Who will help me and where do I start? Marketing Liverpool is currently in the process of tackling these challenges head on and we’re learning a lot . We’d love to take other Liverpool City Region visitor economy businesses along with us on our journey. Specially designed […]

Titanic Hotel Liverpool, Saint Luke’s Bombed Out Church and Sunnyside Guest House won national awards recognition at last night’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence’ which  champion the very best of the country’s tourism industry, celebrating quality, innovation and best practice. Titanic Hotel Liverpool received the highest honour, taking home the event’s ‘Gold’ award for ‘Best Large Hotel of the Year. St Luke’s Bombed Out Church – a creative and historical venue for theatre, dance, classical and world music, visual art, cinema, […]

Thousands of nurses from across the country expected in city for first ever national nursing festival and expo this November. Liverpool has been selected to host the UK’s inaugural Nursing Live event. The two-day festival and expo, which is dedicated to the whole of the nursing profession, is expected to attract up to 10,000 nurses from across the country, generating a potential economic impact of over £1.4m for the Liverpool City Region. Taking place at Exhibition Centre Liverpool on November 10th-11th […]