October half term

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Child dressed up for Halloween with white face and black etes and lips surrounded by graphics of bats, ghosts and pumpkins on a orange background with black grass at the bottom

Join us this October at Birmingham Museums

There's lots going on across our sites, from Neverland adventures to wandering witches, magical science and lots more!  

We also have some fun activities that you can do at home too.

Exhibitions and experiences

  1. Exhibition

    Neverland , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    23 Oct - 3 Jan. Open Tue - Sun and daily in holidays. (Open on 24, 26 Dec and 1 Jan. Closed 25 Dec.)
    A festive experience inspired by the beloved children’s classic, Peter Pan.
    DetailsBook now
  2. Every thing must go an exhibition by Joe Lycett Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery 29 July - 21 February 2027.
    Exhibition

    EVERY THING MUST GO by Joe Lycett , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    29 July 2026 - 21 Feb 2027. Tue – Sun, 10am – 5pm. (Open daily in holidays). Closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan.
    First major solo exhibition of art by comedian Joe Lycett.
    Details
  3. Watercolour painting depicting part of a cottage with driveway, a tree casts a shadow.
    Exhibition

    Florence Mare: A Record of Yardley , at Blakesley Hall.

    Open Wed - Sun, 11am - 4pm.
    Local artist Florence Mare’s paintings offer a rare glimpse into a lost Yardley, capturing the area in the 1930s before development changed it forever.
    Details

Events

List of Events

  1. A person wearing black dress and witches hat standing in front of a selection of paintings on display.

    Spooky Spaces Tour , at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery.

    Sat 31 Oct
    A Halloween-themed edition of our Hidden Spaces tour, featuring spooky paintings in our collection to tales of ghostly sightings.
    DetailsBook now
  2. E.T movie poster with bicycle flying in front of the moon.

    Spooky Cinema: E.T. The Extra Terrestrial , at Thinktank.

    Cinema under the stars, a cinema-style screening.
    DetailsBook now

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