What's On in Liverpool

Teach Rex LIVE @ LIVERPOOL - Camp and Furnace -Wed 28th October — Life-size, animatronic dinosaurs stomping around Camp and Furnace — honestly, what more could a small person (or a quietly thrilled adult) want from a Wednesday morning? Teach Rex brings prehistoric creatures to vivid, roaring life in one of Liverpool's most characterful industrial venues, and with tickets starting from nothing and topping out at £8, it is one of the most generous family days out in the city. Doors open at 10:00am, so you can be nose-to-snout with a T-Rex before most people have finished their coffee.

DR John Cooper Clarke — The bard of Salford, the original punk poet, the man who turned the word 'Beasley Street' into a piece of living mythology — John Cooper Clarke at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall is a genuinely special night out. Sharp, funny, furious, and oddly tender, his live performances feel less like a gig and more like being let in on a secret about the world. Catch him at 7:30pm and check the website for ticket availability, because this one will not sit unsold for long.

Zap Graffiti Art class — Forget worksheets and colouring-by-numbers — this 11:00am session at ZAP Graffiti at Resurrection hands kids (and game parents) a can and teaches them to actually make something bold and brilliant on a wall. At £24 it is a proper experience rather than a passive one, the kind of morning that children will genuinely talk about for weeks. Come for the art, stay because you secretly want to have a go yourself.

Clara Mann: Acoustic Live Performance — The Jacaranda Club has one of the most storied histories of any music venue in Britain, and on Wednesday evening it plays host to Clara Mann delivering an intimate acoustic set that promises real warmth and real craft. At 7:00pm with tickets between £14 and £25, this is a properly atmospheric midweek treat — close enough to the performer to notice every breath between verses, in a room that feels like it was built for exactly this kind of music.

Riddim Reaper — City Vaults kicks the evening into a lower gear and a heavier bass weight when Riddim Reaper takes over from 6:00pm, and with tickets priced between nothing and £7, the barrier to entry is beautifully low. This is the sort of night that starts early enough to feel accessible and ends late enough that you lose track entirely — grime, bassline, and everything in the vicinity of a serious riddim. Get there early, get a spot, and let the speakers do the rest.

Comedy at Shenanigans — Rounding off the night is one of Liverpool's most reliably good-value comedy nights, tucked into Shenanigans from 8:00pm with tickets costing between nothing and £2. The city has always had a sharp sense of humour and a live comedy crowd that knows how to respond to it — this is grassroots, unpretentious, and frequently brilliant. Think of it as the perfect chaser after dinner, or just the ideal excuse to stay out a little longer on a Wednesday.