2019 marks a rather significant milestone in the history of one of Birmingham’s longest standing independents. Birmingham Hippodrome has enjoyed a long and illustrious place in Birmingham’s independent and entertainment...
Birmingham – a city where old and new are intertwined in a beautiful mix of culture, creativity and passion. Birmingham is a city packed with history and culture and at...
The word ‘hidden gem’ is one that is often over-used in our line of work. We chronicle Birmingham’s independent culture with the hope that our articles not only shine a...
This one comes from the heart. We here at IB try to promote positive messages. We want to encourage people to take pride in the marvellous city that we share,...
At Independent Birmingham, we love to champion local and encourage people to support independent businesses. We believe in Birmingham and the wonderful, talented, creative individuals who live here and are...
Here at IB, we love a bit of door porn – a highly photogenic door that you just really want to look inside. The humble door may not be everyone’s...
Wow! What an incredible weekend! The wonderful and iconic Jacobean manor was the perfect location for this glorious celebration of Birmingham’s marvellous independent scene. There was great food and drink...
SHOP LOCAL. CELEBRATE THE UNIQUE. BELIEVE IN BIRMINGHAM. So far, we’ve told you a LOT about the utterly immense food and drink line-up we’ve curated for The Independent Birmingham Festival...
FOODIES OF BIRMINGHAM, YOU NEED TO BE AT THIS EVENT. IT’S SERIOUSLY UNMISSABLE. Following the huge success of last year’s sold out Independent Birmingham Festival At Aston Hall (where upon...
‘Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time’ – Thomas Merton We will be the first to admit that we’re just a teeny bit food...
Had a blast at the Independent Birmingham Festival at The Bond? Us too Birmingham, us too. With what felt like the entirety of Brum’s foodies at our 2018 festival, The...
The Independent Birmingham Festival At The Bond is just over a week away! We’re super excited! Between our incredible food/drink line-up (with each trader creating a special one-off IB dish...
