What's On in Birmingham
Monday 15 June 2026
Monday might have a reputation for quiet, but Birmingham clearly didn't get the memo. From the shimmering depths of the city's aquarium to a pair of genuinely thrilling live music nights in Kings Heath, there is a real range of things to dive into today — whether you are looking for a morning adventure with the family or an evening of immersive sound that will rattle around in your head for days. Pull on your jacket, get out of the house, and let the city surprise you.
Highlights
Sea Life Birmingham - Standard Entry — Start your Monday with something genuinely otherworldly — the National SEA LIFE Centre Birmingham opens its doors at 9:30am, and it is hard to think of a better way to shake off the start of the working week than drifting through tunnels surrounded by sharks, rays, and thousands of glittering fish. It is brilliant for families, endlessly fascinating for curious adults, and the kind of place where an hour can quietly become three. Check the website for current ticket prices and to book your slot in advance.
This Will Destroy You — If you have never stood in a room while a post-rock band slowly, painstakingly dismantles your entire nervous system in the best possible way, tonight at the Hare and Hounds in Kings Heath is your moment. This Will Destroy You are the real deal — a Texas outfit who build colossal walls of guitar and atmosphere into something that feels genuinely transcendent live. Doors at 7:00pm, tickets at £21, and the Hare and Hounds is one of those wonderfully intimate venues where the sound hits you like a warm, enormous wave.
Gretel — Also at the Hare and Hounds tonight, Gretel brings something a little different to the Kings Heath stage — a chance to catch a rising act in one of Birmingham's most beloved grassroots music venues before the crowds get much bigger. At £15 and kicking off at 7:00pm, it is an affordable and genuinely exciting way to spend a Monday evening, the kind of night where you might walk out having discovered a new favourite artist entirely.