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Whether you want to kick back and relax, or just go a bit wild, there will be a perfect summer festival for you.

(NB: All the events are FREE unless otherwise stated)

Hair: Community Stories from Birmingham

DATE:Ìý 25th July -Ìý 1st March 2009

TIME: Open everyday with free drop-in family fun workshops every Tuesday and Thursday 11am – 4pm.

VENUE: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Create a new you and try a computer-generated hairstyle, find out why African–Caribbean people straighten their hair, hear local stories and much more at a free interactive hair exhibition at the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.

During the summer holidays the exhibition will be accompanied by an exciting programme of free drop-in family fun workshops every Tuesday and Thursday 11am – 4pm.

Moseley Folk Festival

MOSELEY FOLK FESTIVAL

DATE: 29th August – 31st August

VENUE: Moseley Park

Sit back and listen to some of the finest traditional and contemporary folk musicÌý from across the country

Away from the music there's a host of other attractions including morris dancing on the village green, Eco powered kids fairground rides, seventeenth century storytelling pirates, Extreme knitting, Carrom championships and music making workshops.

Gardeners weekend

GARDENER'S WEEKEND

DATE: 30th - 31st August

VENUE: Kings Heath Park

The perfect day for gardeners with entertainment and attractions in the beautiful surroundings of Kings Heath Park.

Stunning floral displays, prize winning fruit and vegetables and activities for the whole family.

ARTSFEST

DATE: 12th -14th September

VENUE: Birmingham City Centre

The UK’s biggest free arts festival returns once again to bring over 450 individual events to Birmingham City Centre, 26 venues and 6 outdoor stages will host over 27 hours of performance, art exhibitions, workshops, participatory activities and a designer-maker fair.

Saturday evening will see BRB, CBSO and Birmingham Opera Company share the stage, accompanied by a spectacular fireworks display. Friday 12th September will also see Birmingham's first Light Night, a phenomenon that has been sweeping Europe.

Tel: 0121 464 5678

Summer in the city

CITY CENTRE BEACH

DATE: 4th July - 14th September

TIME:Ìý 11am-7pm

VENUE: Chamberlain Square

Relax on the family friendly urban emiratesÌý beach, complete with deck chairs, driftwood café and beach sound effects and music.

Activities and themed weeks, along with a programme of entertainment on the bandstand will be announced soon.

Summer in the city

More summer events in the city

For more events and things to do across the city in local libraries, museums, parks and leisure centres during the Summer months visit the Birmingham City Council website.

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International Festival of Glass

Black Country Summer 2008 events guide

There's hundreds of events going on in the Black Country this summer.

Get a taster of some of the big events in Walsall, Wolverhampton, Dudley, West Bromwich, Stourbridge and beyond...

Send us your summer events 2008 pictures

If you're out and about over the summer at the great events happening across Birmingham, send us your pictures and we will add them to our 'Summer in the City 2008' picture gallery.

Email: birmingham@bbc.co.uk