2013 festival programme
The Still walking microfestival takes place between May 31st and June 2nd 2013.
A weekend of guided tours that stray from the path and go to parts of the city the usual tourist trails don’t visit. None of the guides are trained, but all are passionate about their subject and this means a more personal experience of seeing the city. Click through to find out more details about each event and to buy tickets.
Friday 31st May
- Hidden in Plain Sight – The Sculpture of William Bloye // Neil Holland
If you know Birmingham you probably know the work of William Bloye, though you may not realise it. Bloye was 20th Century Birmingham’s most prolific sculptor, yet his name is nowadays largely unknown.
His stylish work graces numerous public and private buildings around the city and further afield including pubs, libraries, museums, schools, churches, office buildings and hospitals.
Saturday 1st June
- Walk the High Street, Cradley Heath // Fran Wilde
Fran Wilde, artist and new comer to Cradley Heath, shares her fascination of the blend of industrial past and contemporary adjustment to be found in the town. The walk features the High Street on its main shopping day, offering an opportunity to consider The Black Country as a concept and to sample indicators of its present and future.
Saturday 1st June
- Invisible Architecture // Ben Waddington SOLD OUT!
Birmingham’s Invisible Architecture is all around us: it’s in the lesser-seen upper stories of buildings, hidden details in the back streets, lavish interiors and subterranean levels. Local historian Ben Waddington lifts the veil on some of the city’s lesser noticed features.
Sunday 2nd June
- Crossroads of Sabbath // Rob Horrocks
Crossroads of Sabbath is a 90 minute walking tour in the footsteps of Black Sabbath during the period 1948 – 1970, when the band were growing up around Aston, Newtown, Perry Barr and Witton, Birmingham, England.
Sunday 2nd June
- Wild Walls // Ellen Pisolkar
Ever stopped to have a look at how many different mosses, ferns, lichens and creatures live on the buildings of our city? Join our ecologist Ellen, with magnifying glass in hand, on a fascinating tour investigating the secret lives of the wild walls of Birmingham.