Here is the ultimate full list of the events that will take part in Liverpool in its European capital year.
There are many events that cover literary everything: from the traditional music events to modern preforming arts, peak view to architecture, visual arts and sports.
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| JANUARY | ||
| Emilia di Liverpool 31st December – 5th January St George’s Hall Type: Music |
Fresh Festival 3rd – 6th January Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Anne Frank Festival |
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2008 Opening Weekend |
3 Sisters On Hope Street |
The Archbishop of Canterbury Lecture |
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National Holocaust Memorial Day |
British Dance Edition |
Visible Viruses Transport Public Art Throughout 2008 Various Venues Type: Visual Arts |
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FEBRUARY |
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| Niki de Saint Phalle 1st February – 5th May Tate Liverpool Type: Visual Arts |
Anima 5th – 9th February Unity Theatre Type: Performance |
SK-Interfaces 1st February – 30th March FACT Type: Visual Arts |
| SK-Interfaces Conference 8th & 9th February FACT Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
Chinese New Year 10th February Chinese Arch, Liverpool City Centre Type: Animating The Streets |
Shakespeare Youth Festival 25th February – 19th March LIPA, Unity Type: Performance |
| John Tavener Requiem 28th February Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral Type: Music |
The Potting Shed February – October MV Fitzcarraldo, Canning Dock Type: Performance |
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MARCH |
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Performing Arts Festival |
Bahok – Akram Khan |
Ken Dodd & Liverpool Laughter Makers 8th & 9th March St George’s Hall Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
| Karl Jenkins - Stabat Mater 15th March Liverpool Cathedral Type: Music |
Vladimir Ashkenazy conducts the European Union Youth Orchestra |
The Long Walk |
| SONICStreams: Sound Art, Science, Health March FACT Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
Metal Pavilion March Kensington Type: Visual Arts |
Visible Viruses Urban Spaces March Various Venues Type: Visual Arts |
| All Day and All Night March (film released) Type: Visual Arts |
Leap 08 |
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APRIL |
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The Grand National |
Dreamthinkspeak – One Step Forward One Step Back |
Viennese Balls |
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Into The Little Hill |
Variable Capital |
Art in the Age of Steam |
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Al and Al |
The People Show Ghost Sonata 119 |
Shakespeare 24 |
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An Audience with Shankly |
Plethora |
Special Effects: On the Edge of Reality |
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Wet & Sea |
Out of the Shadows |
Around the City in Eighty Pints |
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Rotunda Pavilion |
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| MAY | ||
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20th Birthday Celebrations at Tate Liverpool |
Open Squash 6th – 12th May Liverpool Cricket Club and Liverpool Echo Arena Type: Sport |
HUB 16th - 18th May Otterspool Promenade Type: Performance |
| Fragrant at Chelsea 20th – 25th May RHS Chelsea Flower Show Type: Visual Arts |
Liverpool Streets Ahead Weekend 24th – 26th May St George’s Plateau & City Centre Type: Animating The Streets |
Ben Johnson’s Liverpool Cityscape 2008 24th May – 2nd November Walker Art Gallery Type: Visual Arts |
| Gustav Klimt: Painting, Design and Modern Life in Vienna 1900 30th May – 31st August Tate Liverpool Type: Visual Arts |
Arab Cities May – July Open Eye Gallery Type: Visual Arts |
Visible Viruses Green spaces public art May Various Parks Type: Visual Arts |
| Garston Pavilion May Garston Type: Visual Arts |
The Line May Various Venues Type: Performance |
Writing on the Wall Festival May Citywide Venues Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
| Poetry in the City May Venues across Liverpool Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
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| JUNE | ||
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Liverpool Sound |
The Big Hope 4th – 11th June Hope University Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
Lord Mayor’s Parade 7th June Liverpool City Centre Type: Animating The Streets |
| Liverpool International Tennis Tournament 10th – 15th June Calderstones Park Type: Sport |
Design Show Liverpool 19th – 22nd June The Crypt, Metropolitan Cathedral Type: Visual Arts |
Pipilotti Rist 27th June – 31st August FACT Type: Visual Arts |
| Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem 28th June Liverpool Cathedral Type: Music |
Theatre in the Parks June Liverpool, Knowsley and Halton Type: Performance |
Africa Oye June Sefton Park Type: Music |
| Streetwaves June – July Citywide Venues Type: Music |
Go Superlambananas June – August Across Liverpool Type: Visual Arts |
Splatterfest June Unity Theatre Type: Performance |
| JULY | ||
| Chinese Dub 5th July Carling Academy Type: Music |
Shakespeare in the City 5th – 11th July Various Venues Type: Performance |
Clipper 07-08 – Race Finish 5th July Waterfront Type: Animating The Streets |
| The Beat Goes On 12th July – 1st November World Museum Liverpool Type: Architecture & Heritage |
Fragrant at Tatton 16th – 20th July RHS Tatton Show Type: Visual Arts |
European Youth Parliament 16th – 27th July Various City Centre – Including St George’s Hall Type: Literature & Cultural Conversations |
| John Lennon Songbook with the RLPO 18th July Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Start of Tall Ships’ Races 18th – 21st July Liverpool Docks Type: Animating The Streets |
Once Upon a Time at the Adelphi |
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Contacting the World |
Arabic Arts Festival July Various Venues Type: Music |
Liverpool Summer Pops July Liverpool Echo Arena Type: Music |
| Big Dance Event July City Centre Venues Type: Performance |
High Hopes July Type: Performance |
The Open Golf Championships 17th - 20th July Royal Birkdale Type: Sport |
| Liverpool Comedy Festival July Various Merseyside Venues Type: Performance |
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AUGUST |
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| Imagine 1st – 10th August St George’s Hall/ William Brown Street Type: Animating The Streets |
Emperor and the Tiger 1st August Everton Brow Type: Animating The Streets |
Brouhaha Carnival Procession 2nd August City Centre and Princes Park Type: Animating The Streets |
| Samba School 2nd August City Centre Type: Animating The Streets |
Nutkuht – Movieplex 2nd – 10th August Type: Visual Arts |
Senzazione 6th – 10th August St George’s Plateau Type: Animating The Streets |
| Slavery Remembrance Day 23rd August Various Venues Type: Architecture & Heritage |
World Firefighter Games 24th August – 3rd September Liverpool Echo Arena Type: Sport |
Mathew Street Music Festival August Bank Holiday Weekend City Centre Type: Animating The Streets |
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SEPTEMBER |
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| Berliner Philharmoniker 4th September Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Kenneth Hesketh commission for the RLPO 12th September Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Audiovision 15th – 19th September (projections), 20th September (live event) St George’s Dock Building Type: Visual Arts |
| Outdoor Spectacular 26th – 28th September All over Liverpool Type: Animating The Streets |
Verdi Requiem 27th September Metropolitan Cathedral Type: Music |
Phil Collins 27th September A Foundation Type: Visual Arts |
| Liverpool Biennial International September to November Venues across the city Type: Visual Arts |
NOISE September – November Various Venues Type: Animating The Streets |
DaDaFest International 2008 September Various Venues Type: Performance |
| Tour of Britain Finale September City Centre Type: Sport |
Digital Departures Autumn Various Venues Type: Visual Arts |
Honda F4 Powerboats Grand Prix September Liverpool Waterfront Type: Sport |
| Hope Street Festival September Hope Street Type: Animating The Streets |
Fiesta Latina September Citywide Type: Animating The Streets |
Heritage Open Days September Merseyside wide Type: Architecture & Heritage |
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OCTOBER |
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| Le Corbusier 2nd October – 18th January The Crypt, Metropolitan Cathedral Type: Architecture & Heritage |
Simon Rattle conducts the RLPO 2nd October Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Burial at Thebes 12th October Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
| Halloween Lantern Carnival 31st October Sefton Park Type: Animating The Streets |
Eric’s – The Musical October Liverpool Everyman Type: Performance |
Generation 21 Conference October Liverpool Echo Arena and Convention Centre Type: |
| BBC Electric Proms October Type: Music |
Mark Simpson commission for the RLPO October Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Stephen Pratt commission for the RLPO October Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
| Babul and the Blue Bear October – November Valley Theatre, Netherley Type: Performance |
Powerplant October Calderstones Park Type: Animating The Streets |
Homotopia October – November Various Venues Type: Performance |
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Bluecoat Literature Festival
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Liverpool Irish Festival October Various Liverpool Venues Type: Animating The Streets |
Black History Month October - November Various Liverpool Venues Type: Architecture & Heritage |
| DaDaFest October Across the North West Type: Performance |
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NOVEMBER |
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| MTV Europe Music Awards 6th November Liverpool Echo Arena Type: Music |
The Shipping Lines Festival 7th November University of Liverpool Type: Literature & Cultural Conversation |
Le Nouvelle Ensemble Modern 18th & 19th November The Cornerstone Festival, Hope University Type: Music |
| Le Corbusier Symposium 25th – 27th November The Crypt, Metropolitan Cathedral Type: Architecture & Heritage |
Eighth Blackbird November – December The Cornerstone Festival, Hope University Type: Music |
Made in Liverpool November Various Screenings Type: Visual Arts |
| Winter Lights November – February Various Liverpool neighbourhoods Type: Visual Arts |
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DECEMBER |
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| Kathryn Stott & friends 4th December Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Type: Music |
Portrait of a Nation December Type: Architecture & Heritage |
The Rightful Owners of the Song December Type: Architecture & Heritage |
| Human Futures Throughout 2008 FACT Type: Visual Arts |
Liverpool Music Week December Various City Centre Venues Type: Music |
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