After months of preparation and over a year of planning, The Birmingham Whisky Bar is set to open this month. As we’ve mentioned before the whisky bar will be located in The Museum of the Jewellery Quarter, making it another welcome addition to the area. It is to occupy a new venue at the back…
Another month flies by, a New Year comes along and January is here! With lots of posts and even more photos, here’s what’s been keeping the BJQ buzzing in the first month of 2018… What’s New? Every month new and exciting things are happening in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter, but this has to be one of the most…
Firstly let us wish you the very best new year. We hope you all had a fantastic Christmas break and finished 2017 in style, hopefully in and around the Jewellery Quarter. If you didn’t have a great festive period, maybe these upcoming events in the area will cheer up those winter blues. If you did have a good…
New Years Eve is like marmite for most people, you either love it or you hate it. However, going out in the Jewellery Quarter means you’ll love it! We’ve compiled a list for you of most of the events happening in the Jewellery Quarter on the last day of 2017 so you can go out…
Another month flies by, 30 days, lots of hours and even more Tweets, here’s whats been keeping the BJQ buzzing in November 2017… New Folium has finally opened! Michelin star chef Ben tesh, and Lucy Hanlon has finally opened their own restaurant Folium on Caroline Street, just next to St Pauls Square. As well as a new…
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…
Earlier this week, 40 St Paul’s brought home the Best Gin List award in the country from the Imbibe Drinks List of the Year 2017. The Jewellery Quarter based bar won the prestigious award and we are not surprised! Not only because it’s well loved in the area but because it took them six months…