Want to know what’s happening in your local area this weekend? Bookmark this page and check back every Monday for an update of what events are coming up in Walsall and the surrounding areas over the weekend.
As well as live music, theatre and shows, we’ll be highlighting special events, markets and much more.
Please note that some of these events require tickets and could require proof of a negative Covid test before attending. Please check out the official event pages and websites for further details.
Do you know of an event, or want to highlight something to do in Walsall or other local areas? Just drop us a line and we’ll add it to the list.
What’s On This Weekend – November 6-7, 2021
Music
Oasis Tribute Night – 6 November
- Location: Darlaston Conservative Club, Little Cross Street, Walsall
- Time: 7pm
- Cost: £8.
The Michael Jackson Experience – 6 November
- Location: Bar 10, Wolverhampton Street, Walsall
- Time: 8.30pm
- Cost: £6.
The Who Tribute – 6 November
- Location: The Station, Cannock, WS11 1WS.
- Time: 8.30pm
- Cost: £10.
Free at Last Live – 16 October
- Location: Bridgtown Social Club, 170 Walsall Road, Cannock
- Time: 7.30pm-23.30pm
- Cost: Free
Fireworks Nights
Aldridge Bonfire Night – 6 November
- Location: Aldridge Stick & Wicket Club, The Green, Aldridge, WS9 8NH
- Time: 7.30pm
- Price: £6 adult, £4 children
November 5 Firework displays in Walsall
What’s On This Weekend – October 16-17, 2021
Music
A Night At The Movies – 16 October
- Location: Central Hall Methodist Church , Ablewell Street.
- Time: 7pm
- Cost: £10. Email: jaynecrowther@btconnect.com for tickets.
Bilston Soul Club – 16 October
- Location: Bilston Town Hall, Church Street
- Time: 8pm
- Cost: £6.75
Bostin IV – 16 October
- Location: The Robin 2 Hotel, Mount Pleasant, Bilston.
- Time: 1pm-11.30pm
- Cost: £33
Free at Last Live – 16 October
- Location: Bridgtown Social Club, 170 Walsall Road, Cannock
- Time: 7.30pm-23.30pm
- Cost: Free
Walks/Runs/Leisure Activites
Walsall Arboretum Park Run – 16 October
- Location: Walsall Arboretum, The Broadway. Main path next to rose garden (outside Sons of Rest building)
- Time: 9am
- Cost: Free
Sport
Aston Villa vs Wolverhampton Wanderers – Premiership – 16 October
- Location: Villa Park, Trinity Road, Birmingham
- Time: 3pm
- Cost: Price varies
Special Events
Spiritualist Evening – Live Demonstration – 16 October
- Location: QBar, 146 Walsall Road, Walsall Wood.
- Time: 7pm
- Cost: £10. Advance booking required
Shake! Music Quiz – 16 October
- Location: Aldridge Social Club, High Street, Aldridge.
- Time: 8.30pm
- Cost: Call to book: 01922 452213
Art at the Vic – 16 October
- Location: The Victoria, 23 Lower Rushall Street, Walsall.
- Time: 12-7pm
- Cost: Free.
Lichfield Ockoberfest – 16 October
- Location: Beacon Park, Lichfield
- Time: 6pm-10.30pm
- Cost: £19
Autumn Leaves Running Day – 17 October
- Location: Aldridge Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Aldridge.
- Time: 10am.
- Cost: Free
What’s On This Weekend – October 2-3, 2021
Music
Freddy Mercury Tribute Night – 2 October
- Location: Darlaston Conservative Club, Little Cross St, Walsall.
- Time: 7pm
- Cost: £8.50.
Los Endos – Tribute to Genesis – 3 October
- Location: The Robin 2 Hotel, Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LJ.
- Time: 7.30pm-23.30pm
- Cost: £20
Food & Craft Shows
Funky Kids Autumn Heritage Food Festival – 2 October
- Location: Church on the corner of King Charles Avenue, Walsall, WS2ODL
- Time: 12pm-3pm
- Cost: Free
Walsall Continental Street Market – 2 October
- Location: Walsall Town Centre
- Time: 10am
- Cost: Free
Walks/Runs/Leisure Activites
Walsall Arboretum Park Run – 2 October
- Location: Walsall Arboretum, The Broadway. Main path next to rose garden (outside Sons of Rest building)
- Time: 9am.
- Cost: Free.
Theatre
Gyles Brandreth: Break A Leg – 3 September
- Location: Walsall Arena & Arts Centre, Hawbush Road, Walsall.
- Time: 8.30pm
- Cost: £22.00.
Sport
Birmingham City vs Nottingham Forest – Championship – 2 October
- Location: St. Andrew’s. Cattell Road, Birmingham.
- Time: 3pm.
- Cost: Price varies.
Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Newcastle Utd – Premiership– 2 October
- Location: Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton.
- Time: 3pm.
- Price varies.
Special Events
Quiz and Chips Charity Night – 26 September
- Location: Aldridge Social Club, High Street, Aldridge.
- Time: 7pm
- Cost: Call to book: 01922 452213.
What’s On This Weekend – September 25-26, 2021
Music
The Official Lost Lounge 20 Year Reunion – 25 September
- Location: The Lost Lounge Refound, 8 Lower Hall Lane, Walsall, WS1 1RH.
- Time: 9pm – 3am
- Cost: £10 + booking fee
Jason James – Singer – 25 September
- Location: The Queens Head Pub, 140 Church Street, Bloxwich.
- Time: 9pm-11.55pm
- Cost: Free
Soul’d Out UK – 25 September
- Location: The Robin 2 Hotel,
- Time: 7.30pm-23.30pm
- Cost: £11
Wayne Swift – Singer – 25 September
- Location: The Village Inn, 27 Alma Street, Wednesbury
- Time: 8pm.
- Cost: Free
Elrow Goes To The Midlands Festival – 25-26 September
- Location: Sandwell Valley Country Park
- Time: 1pm-10.30pm on Saturday, Midday to 9.30pm on Sunday.
- Cost: From £50
Birmingham Pride – 25-26 September
- Location: Gay Village, Hurst Street, Birmingham.
- Cost: From Free to varied
Elvis in the Afternoon Fundraiser – 26 September
- Location: Gilberts Bar, 54 Field Street, Willenhall, WV13 2NY.
- Time: From 1pm.
- Cost: £6
Food & Craft Shows
Solihull Food & Drink Festival – 24-26 September
- Location: Mell Square, 44A Drury Lane, Solihull.
- Time: 10am-5pm
- Cost: Free
Walks/Runs and Leisure Activities
Walk and Chalk Event With Daniella Turbin – 25 September
- Location: The New Art Gallery.
- Time: 11am-1pm.
- Cost: Free. Booking Required. 18+.
Arboretum Park Walk – 26 September
- Location: Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre.
- Time: 1.30pm
- Cost: Free.
Walsall Park Run – 26 September
- Location: Walsall Arboretum, The Broadway. Main path next to rose garden (outside Sons of Rest building).
- Time: 9am.
- Cost: Free.
Theatre
Fireman Sam – 25 September
- Location: Prince of Wales Theatre, Church Street, Cannock.
- Time: 10am and 1pm.
- Cost: £16.50.
Sport
Walsall vs Bristol Rovers – League Two – 25 September
- Location: Bescot Stadium, Walsall.
- Time: 3pm.
- Cost: Price varies.
Rushall Olympic vs Barwell – Southern Premier League – 25 September
- Location: Daw End, Walsall, WS4 1LJ.
- Time: 3pm.
- Price varies.
Special Events
The Lost Pubs of Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter – 26 September
- Location: Jewellery Quarter, The Jewellery Arms, 23 Hockley Street, Birmingham.
- Time: 11am-12.30.
- Cost: £15
What’s On This Weekend – September 18-19, 2021
Music
UB40 – 19 September
- Location: Sandwell Valley, Salters Lane, West Bromwich, B71 4BG.
- Time: 12pm.
- Cost: £45 adults, £22 children
Staffs Fest 2021 – 17-19 September
- Location: Carney Pools, Bishton Lane, Wolsely Bridge, Stafford, ST18 0XE
- Time: Friday 4pm. Saturday and Sunday: 10.30am. Ends 11pm.
- Cost: From £20
Food & Craft Shows
Brownhills Canal Festival – 18-19 September
- Location: Silver Street, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6DZ
- Time: 10am-4pm
- Cost: Free
Autumn Festival – 18-19 September
- Location: National Memorial Arboretum
- Time: 10am-5pm.
- Cost: Free
Walks/Runs and Leisure Activities
The Beacon Way Autumn Walk – 18 September
- Location: Meet up at Barr Beacon by the war memorial, WS9 0QN.
- Time: 9.15am
- Cost: Free
Walsall Park Run
- Location: Walsall Arboretum, The Broadway. Main path next to rose garden (outside Sons of Rest building).
- Time: 9am.
- Cost: Free
Birmingham Ramblers Sunday Coach Walk – 19 September
- Location: Staffordshire Way 7, Uttoxeter to Alton. Coach pick-up: Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham.
- Time: 9am.
- Cost: Free
Secret Birmingham Led Bike Ride – 19 September
- Location: The Rest house, Bournville Green, 49 Sycamore Road, Birmingham.
- Time: 10am-1pm
- Cost: Free
Paddle on the Canal – 19 September
- Location: Brownhills Canoe Centre, Silver Street, Brownhills, WS8 6DZ.
- Time: 10am
- Cost: £5
Theatre
Clinton Baptiste – 18 September
- Location: Forest Arts Centre
- Time: 7.30pm
- Cost: £21.50
History/Heritage
Bromwich Hall Alive – A Medieval Encampment – 18-19 September
- Location: Bromwich Hall, West Bromwich Manor House Museum, Hall Green Road, Cradley Heath, B71 2EA
- Time: 10am-3pm.
- Cost: Free
Heritage Open Day – 18-19 September
- Location: Aldridge Transport Museum, Shenstone Drive, Walsall, WS9 8TP.
- Time: 10.30am-4pm
- Cost: Free
Special Events
International Camper Van Show – 18-19 September
- Location: Stratford Upon Avon Racecourse
- Cost: £15 per adult on Saturday, £10 per adult on Sunday. Children under 16 free.
Great Big Green Week – 18-19 September
- Location: Sandwell Valley, Tanhouse Avenue, Great barr, B43 5AG
- Time: 10am-4.30pm
- Cost: Free
Picnic in the Park – 18 September
- Location: Brierley Hill Park, Marsh Park, North Street, Brierley Hill.
- Time: 12pm-3.30pm
- Cost: Free
What’s On This Weekend – September 11-12, 2021
Music
Cher Tribute Night – 11 September
- Darlaston Conservative Club, Wednesbury, WS10 8ET
- Time: 7pm
Aldridge Lions Charity Event – A Diva Evening with Gina – 11 September
- Location: Aldridge Social Club, High Street, Aldridge.
- Time: 8pm
Belting For Bowel Cancer Concert – 11 September
- Location: The Lamp, Brownhills Community Centre, Chester Road North, WS8 7JE.
- Time: 7.30pm
Black Country Musicom Festical – 12 September
- Location: Himley Hall, Himley Park, Dudley.
- Time: 12pm-7pm
Foreigner & Journey – 12 September
- Location: The Robin 2 Hotel, Mount Pleasant Street, Bilston.
- Time: 7.30pm
Mark Burgess of the Chameleons -12 September
- Location: The Station, Stafford Road, Cannock.
- Time: 7.30pm
Steve King Big Band – 12 September
- Location: Haden Hill Park, 1 Hayseech, Cradley Heath, B64 7JL.
- Time: 2.00pm
Open Air Cinema
Film Fest – Wolverhampton – 11-12 September
- Showing separately: Sonic The Hedgehog, Pretty Woman, The Goonies, The Invisible Man
- Location: Bantock Park, Finchfield Road, Wolverhampton
- Times vary.
Food & Craft Shows
A Food and Craft Affayre – 11-12 September
- Location: The Plant Pot, Stafford Road Lichfield.
- Time: 9am-4.30pm
Tamworth Food Gusto – 11-12 September
- Location: Tamworth Castle.
- Time: 10.30am-5pm
Buzzards Valley Artisan Market – 12 September
- Location: Buzzard Valley Vineyard, 37 Shirall Drive, Tamworth.
- Time: 10am-2pm
Walks and Runs
War Cemetery Walk – 11 September
- Location: Cannock Chase War Cemetery and German Military Cemetery, Cannock, WS12 4PT.
- Time: 11.30am-1pm
Birmingham Sutton Park Memory Walk – 11 September
- Location: Sutton Park, Park Road, Sutton Coldfield.
- Cause: Alzheimer’s Society
- Time: 10am
Walsall Arboretum Dog Walk – 12 September
- Location: Walsall Arboretum, Arboretum Road, Walsall.
- Time: 10am-4pm
Arboretum Park Walk – 12 September
- Location: Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre, Arboretum Road, Walsall.
- Time: 1.30pm-2.30pm
Garden and Plants
Autumn Plant Fair – 12 September
- Location: Weston Park, Shifnal.
- Time: 10am-4pm
Transport
Rotary Cars In The Park – 11-12 September
- Location: Beacon Park, 14 Swan Road, Lichfield.
- Time: 10am onwards
RAF Cosford Air Show – 12 September
- Location: RAF Cosford, Albrighton, Wolverhampton.
- Time: 9am onwards
Theatre
Some Guys Have All The Luck – Rod Stewart Story – 11 September
- Location: Walsall Arena, Hawbush Road, Walsall.
- Time: 7.30pm
History
I Remember Walsall Illuminations – 11-12 September
- Walsall Arboretum Visitor Centre, Arboretum Road, Walsall.
- Time: 10am-4pm
Sport
Walsall vs Mansfield Town – Football League Two – 11 September
- Location: Bescot Stadium.
- Time: 3pm
Arjun’s Charity Football Match – 12 September
- Location: Rushall Olympic Football Club, Daw End, Walsall.
- Cause: Raising money for a defibrillator in memory of Arjun Singh Gandham
- Time: 12.30pm
Special Events
Peaky Blinders Nights – 11-12 September
- Location: Black Country Living Museum, Tipton Road, Dudley.
- Time: 7pm-10.30pm