More than 100 community groups are to stage their own events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival with funding from Birmingham City Council.
Residents and neighbourhoods throughout Birmingham will be given a chance to play their part in the festival which will accompany the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
One of the highlights will feature Muslim teenagers in Small Heath gathering stories from their family histories to create a theatre show.
Councillor Jayne Francis, the city council’s cabinet member for education, skills and culture, said, “Birmingham 2022 is about so much more than 11 days of sport. The festival will showcase the fantastic cultural offer and creativity of the city and region to an international audience while also ensuring our communities play a part in celebrating the culture of the city.”
Raidene Carter, executive producer of the Birmingham 2022 Festival, commented, “the work of residents, community groups and artists form an integral part of the festival programme and citywide celebration. We hope the projects will bring joy and celebration as well as skills and cohesiveness across the city’s neighbourhoods.”
The festival will run from March until after the conclusion of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in September.