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18 Dec 2025
A photo of a person wearing a white t-shirt with attoos on their fingers and arms. The photo is on a tiled wall in a train station.

Meet The Residents At Merseyrail Stations

A special photographic project showcasing the portraits and words of members of the Liverpool City Region’s queer community is on show at Merseyrail stations across Christmas and the New Year.   Residents was co-commissioned as part of the 2025 edition by Homotopia and Open Eye Gallery, the UK’s longest-running LGBTQIA+ arts and culture festival which saw a busy programme of events and projects around the theme ‘Uprising’ taking place across the city during November.   Queer photographer Ming De Nasty spent four […]

17 Dec 2025
Outside the World Museum in Liverpool which is an old historic venue in Liverpool.

Get involved with Liverpool Business Improvement District’s Must See Month 2026

Whether you’re a culture lover, explorer or offer hunter, there’s something for everyone over Must-See Month 2026!   Brought to you by Liverpool Business Improvement District’s, Must-See Month is a campaign to drive footfall and spend to Liverpool attractions and cultural venues, similar to Liverpool Restaurant Week, but for must-see venues.   Taking place from 13 February to 13 March 2026, venues can get involved throughout the four week period with special events, discounts, offers on food and drink and […]

16 Dec 2025

Liverpool City Region visitor economy demonstrates resilience and sets sights on future growth

Liverpool City Region’s visitor economy demonstrated resilience in 2024, with visitor spending rising to £6.251 billion, despite national declines in tourism.   The latest STEAM (Scarborough Tourism Economic Activity Monitor) report, compiled by Global Tourism Solutions (UK) Ltd, shows that visitor spend increased by 0.1% year-on-year, reflecting higher average spend per visitor and the enduring appeal of Liverpool City Region as a high-quality visitor destination that also contributes to over 55,000 jobs in the sector.    Whilst overall visitor numbers fell to 57.07 million, a 5.3% decrease […]

16 Dec 2025
An Avanti West coast train pulled into a platform at Liverpool South Parkway station.

Avanti West Coast enhances connectivity on Liverpool route in new timetable

Avanti West Coast introduces more services between Liverpool and London as part of new December timetable. Highest ever level of services now operating on West Coast Main Line as part of Avanti West Coast’s December timetable increase New timetable introduces two trains per hour throughout most of the day between Liverpool and London Liverpool South Parkway set to welcome direct hourly service to and from London Avanti West Coast has introduced its new December timetable with an increase to services […]

04 Dec 2025
A drone shot of Liverpool's waterfront at night with the Three Graces buildings lit up.

Liverpool comes 3rd at European Capital of Innovation Awards

Liverpool has been named as a runner-up for the title of European Capital of Innovation 2026.   The news was unveiled at a special ceremony in Turin, Italy, where a panel of judges announced Grenoble-Alpes Métropole as the winner, narrowly defeating Rotterdam and Liverpool to the title.   As a runner-up, Liverpool will receive prize money of €100,000 and will be invited to join the prestigious iCapital Alumni network, composed of previous finalists of the iCapital Awards, including Amsterdam, Lisbon, […]

03 Dec 2025
A family of three walking through a shopping district with Christmas decorations up.

Liverpool City Region Celebrates a Spectacular Christmas Season

As winter settles in, Liverpool City Region is lighting up in spectacular style with a dazzling array of Christmas events, from immersive light shows to family events, concerts, and festive markets. Here’s a selection of what’s happening across Liverpool City Region this season –  and why it’s shaping up to be one of the most magical yet. All information about visiting Liverpool this Christmas can be found at visitliverpool.com/christmas   Highlights of the Season The Christmas Market Returns to St George’s […]

28 Nov 2025
Four girls stood it a row wearing football kits and holding footballs each with numbers on says '2,0,3,5'

Liverpool included in 2035 FIFA Women’s World Cup bid

The City of Liverpool and Everton Stadium have been formally announced as part of the UK’s bid to host the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2035™. The bid features 16 host cities across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, with the four member organisations aiming to collaborate on the biggest single-sport event in UK history. Everton Stadium is among 22 proposed grounds throughout 16 UK cities, each offering passionate fan bases, cultural richness, and strong infrastructure which will provide an unrivalled […]

12 Nov 2025
Aerial night view of Everton's Brmaley Moore Dock stadium illuminated in blue, with "Liverpool UEFA Euro 2028 Host City" projected in bright lights above, overlooking a vibrant cityscape and waterfront.

Liverpool launches countdown to UEFA EURO 2028

Liverpool city region has proudly taken part in the official launch of UEFA EURO 2028, joining cities across the UK and Ireland in celebrating the beginning of the countdown to the biggest UEFA European Championship ever staged. Leader of Liverpool City Council, Councillor Liam Robinson and Councillor Mike Wharton, as Deputy Mayor of the Combined Authority, represented the city and region at the official UEFA launch event at 20.28 in London. Colin Chong, Everton FC’s Chief Real Estate and Regeneration […]

06 Nov 2025
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Southport unveil cultural programme ‘Elegantly Eccentric’ for 2026

Giant Chandeliers, world class circus performers and never ending rainbows will all be on show in Southport next year as part of a hugely ambitious programme of new cultural events. As one of the UK’s most historic seaside destinations, Southport has long drawn generations of visitors with its elegant boulevards, Victorian architecture and flamboyant history. For over two centuries, it’s been a place of performance, spectacle and eccentric entertainment with visitors from Napoleon III to Judy Garland revelling in Venetian […]

02 Oct 2025
A group of people sitting round a large table having a meeting. there is a screen in the background.

Championing the Future of Seaside and Coastal Communities

On Tuesday 30 September, leaders from across the UK came together in Liverpool to shine a spotlight on the importance of seaside and coastal communities. Hosted by Liverpool City Region Destination Partnership, the roundtable welcomed contributions from VisitEngland, Sefton Council, MPs representing coastal constituencies, and local leaders, all focused on how to unlock growth and opportunity for these unique destinations. Timed to coincide with the Labour Party Conference, the discussion explored how to: Drive year-round visitor appeal to coastal destinations […]