Seven reasons to visit Birmingham in 2022 - from the Commonwealth Games to cocktail festivals
Travellers who’ve got off at New Street station (or managed to navigate Spaghetti Junction by car) have often been pleasantly surprised with Birmingham’s wealth of cultural attractions.
The city has always quietly bubbled away beneath the surface, and now, with the arrival of the Commonwealth Games in July, Brum — along with the surrounding West Midlands region — is taking centre stage. With a packed calendar of events starting in March, 2022 marks the biggest year Birmingham has seen in a generation.