About our events


About MAC's Free Events

MAC's mission is to make arts and culture an important part of people's lives. To support our mission, as part of our programme every season, we offer a range of high-quality free events. You can browse our current listings below.

About MAC's Pay What You Choose events

We also offer a Pay What You Choose approach on selected events, presenting price options that offer flexibility for our customers. Click the banner at the foot of the page for more information and listings.


List of Events

  1. A cardboard box filled with baby items including folded clothes, stuffed animals, shoes, and blankets, with additional baby shoes placed beside the box

    Clothes swap


    Free
  2. A parent with long brown hair and glasses sat down at a crafting table with two children either side.

    Big Green Weekender Stalls


    Free
  3. MECC Net Zero Building Tour


    Free
  4. Water Stories


    Free
  5. A vintage retouched photograph of a well maintained park featuring an ornate stone structures with decorative railings, a tall memorial monument in the background, and landscaped gardens with trees and flower beds.

    A Walk in the Park: Water, Trees, and an Old pub


    Community
  6. Three people cycling through a park on a sunny but wintery afternoon.

    Dr Bike


    Free
  7. Eco Birmingham: Heritage ride


    Free
  8. Two women kneeling down in a park. The woman on the right is wearing a bright red jumper and dungarees. The woman on the left is earing a blue poncho and black trousers. They are both holding big sticks which have recycled plastic bottles tied to them.

    Urban Forest Voices: A Story for the Trees Story Walk


    Free
  9. Bio Yarn Workshop


    Free
  10. Three people with a cello, violin and saxophone

    MAC's Vintage Jazz Jam


    Free
  11. MAC's Arts Market


    Free
  12. A woman in a pink and green sari performs a traditional dance on stage while two musicians play instruments in the background.

    Sonia Sabri Company: Kathak Workshops


    Dance
  13. Hands decorated with intricate henna patterns on green fabric with golden embroidery, showing traditional mehndi art being applied with a cone applicator.

    Diwali Craft Activities and Mehndi Art


    Free
  14. Gemstone Pop-Up Sale


    Free
  15. A beige, green, black and red ceramic bird - a finch- is sitting on a black podium

    Birdland Launch Day


    Free
  16. Smart Play Zone


    Family
  17. Birdland Craft


    Family
  18. Light Painting


    Free
  19. Birdland Christmas Decorations


    Free
  20. Autumn exhibitions: launch party


    Free
  21. Christmas Arts Market


    Free