Running from March through to beyond the conclusion of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in September 2022, the festival will feature hundreds of creative commissions across the region including art, photography, dance, theatre, digital art and more.

The festival will open with Wondrous Stories created by world renowned and Leamington Spa based dance-circus company, Motionhouse.

This free to attend spectacular show will transform Centenary Square in Birmingham with an extraordinary production featuring a giant aerial spectacle with a flying book and a colossal globe alongside innovative digital projections and a cast of over 300.

The full programme will be announced in January with people encouraged to register their interest to be amongst the first to find out Birmingham 2022 Festival’s exciting range of events.