Just days after officially handing over Eurovision hosting duties to Malmö, Liverpool is announcing plans to stage a new festival to celebrate the 2024 contest. ‘Liverpool Loves Eurovision’ will be a city-wide campaign to help cement its position as the UK’s Capital of Eurovision. A number of major events are being planned, with an open invitation to fans from across the UK and Europe who can’t get to Sweden, to party in style in Liverpool instead. More details are to be […]
Liverpool is looking to appoint experts to play a pivotal role in securing major sporting events as part of the Sport Liverpool Board. Sport is synonymous with the Liverpool City Region – whether it’s our three famous football clubs; rugby league champions St Helens; as home to Open Championship golf courses at Royal Birkdale and Royal Liverpool or the world’s leading steeplechase at Aintree; from boxing, athletics, swimming – sport is in our DNA and it offers the perfect place […]
On 26 Jan 2024, ACC Liverpool played host to an important strategic event, ‘Liverpool 2024/7,’ where partners, key stakeholders, and members of Liverpool’s vibrant visitor economy gathered to delve into the city’s exciting prospects for the year ahead. Attendees were treated to a glimpse of Liverpool City Region’s incredible 2024 events programme, including The Randox Grand National, Comic Con Liverpool, Taylor Swift at Anfield Stadium, and the much-anticipated Taste Liverpool festival! Taste Liverpool 2022 generated an economic impact of £750,000 […]
On Friday 19 January, we welcomed over 300 Marketing Liverpool partners, key stakeholders and members of the visitor economy to ACC Liverpool to discuss what’s next for Liverpool in 2024. 2023 was a watershed year for Liverpool, once again in the global spotlight for delivering the world’s biggest music competition in extraordinary fashion. And this was all down to the city and the region, coming together to make it all happen. We won’t be slowing down in 2024 when […]
As the International Bidding Manager for Marketing Liverpool, I recently had the incredible opportunity to attend PCMA Convening Leaders 2024. Being selected as one of PCMA’s ’20 in Their Twenties’ granted me a scholarship to participate in the PCMA Congress held at the San Diego Convention Centre from January 7th to 10th. With over 5,000 professionals from around the world, Convening Leaders 2024 aimed to ignite innovation, collaboration, and strategic thinking in the ever-changing business events landscape. It was more […]
Plans are under way to stage Liverpool’s biggest-ever Lunar New Year celebrations, not only to welcome in the Year of the Dragon, but also to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s twinning with Shanghai. Taking place from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 February, for the first time the FREE activities will not only take over the Chinatown area, but they will also bring a festival of colour and sound to the Bombed Out Church (St Luke’s), Liverpool ONE and […]
Get ready for a games industry show unlike anything else available in the world, as FORMAT announces its official expansion into Liverpool in 2024 alongside its Manchester counterpart. Get ready for three evenings of playing awesome UK & International Games, Publisher Pitching, Meeting Game Industry stars and community leaders, live music talent from across the UK, and participating in Europe’s fastest-growing games industry nightlife movement. Learn more here Format.GG. Format.GG, Europe’s largest games industry nightlife event is back […]
The City of Liverpool is celebrating the news it will be a host city for the UEFA EURO 2028 men’s championships. The international sporting spotlight will fall on the Liverpool City Region once again, with Everton FC’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock chosen as a venue of the successful UK and Ireland bid. Liverpool, which recently hosted Eurovision, will stage a fan festival throughout the championships, befitting one of the world’s most prestigious sporting occasions. The city, which hosted matches […]
Date: Thursday 14 – Sunday 17 March 2024 Venue: M&S Bank Arena, Liverpool Come and see the best of British in action in 2024! Will Alice Kinsella and Adam Tobin retain their British all-around titles, or will someone else claim top spot? With the Paris Olympics less than a year away, this event has GOT to be on your list of ‘must see’ in 2024 – probably the last chance to see our gymnasts in action on home soil before they […]
Liverpool City Council’s Film Office has had its busiest year to date with a whopping 301 film and TV productions choosing the Liverpool City Region as the place to shoot their stories for the screen. Looking back at this showstopping year, the Film Office has: Hosted 301 productions, consisting of 1,933 film days Boosted the local economy by £43.6 million Supported 1,493 full-time equivalent jobs (direct, indirect and induced) In the last year, the city region welcomed huge projects […]