On Friday the 17th of November, it was the annual Christmas lights switch on in the Jewellery Quarter. As well as an enormous crowd, there was both musical entertainment and some delicious street food! Some of the food included The Spice is Right and Street Souvlaki. There was a diverse crowd in attendance including lots of families. The…

Visit the IGers: Best of Birmingham exhibition Earlier this year, IGers Birmingham teamed up with the Birmingham Museums Trust to organise a photography competition in which winners of this competition, would be featured in an exhibition at The Museum of The Jewellery Quarter. Birmingham locals have sent in over 1200 entries via Instagram for a chance to be featured…

As the calendar is coming to a close, the weather is colder and wetter, the skies get darker and the days are shorter. However, the food is much, much better. Around the Birmingham Jewellery Quarter, the ever-increasing number of restaurants are starting to roll out their Christmas-themed menus for the festive season. We have done our…

Another month flies by, 31 days, lots of hours and even more Tweets, here are the most popular social media posts in the BJQ….. That time of year I’m sure everyone will agree, this year is going very quickly! Therefore it’s not surprising that seasonal highlights feature prominently on social media from orange highlighted streets…