Talk around Smethwick
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Right now, most of the action is around Birmingham & Midland Institute, Waterstones and Conference Room Aston, Aston University.
Events — talk around Smethwick
Sun25
Tomorrow
Mon26
Monday 26 October
Mon 26 · 10 AM£54.88–157.80
TalkWellness
Body Perspectives: Re-evaluating the Ideal
Elmhurst Ballet School
Mon 26 · 10 AM£10–12
TalkFeminism
The Best of the Midlands : Women in Food & Hospitality
University College Birmingham
Mon 26 · 7 PM
TalkHeritage
Round About the Bull Ring with Professor Carl Chinn MBE
The Anchor, Digbeth
Tue27
Tuesday 27 October
Wed28
Wednesday 28 October
Wed 28 · 11:30 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Autumn Budget 2026: You ask. We answer.
The Metro Club
Wed 28 · 12 PMFree
CinemaEcology
National Emergency Briefing
Birmingham City University - Faculty of Arts Design and Media
Wed 28 · 4 PMFree
TalkLiterature
Writing Wrongs Live!: Language and Economic (In)justice
West Midlands Police Museum
Wed 28 · 4:15 PMFree
TalkPhotography
Research Seminar | Tiger Tiger Burning Bright: Framed Within Imperial Night
Barber Institute of Fine Arts
Wed 28 · 7 PM£5–24
LiteratureTalk
Horror Panel with Will Maclean and Lucie McKnight Hardy
Waterstones
Wed 28 · 7 PM£4
LiteratureTalk
ÈVE GUERRA & CLODAGH KINSELLA: REPATRIATION
Voce Books
Thu29
Thursday 29 October
Thu 29 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkWellness
Nutrition & Menopause
West Midlands House
Thu 29 · 10 AMFree
TalkAnti-racism
Pathways to Success: A Black History Month Speaker Event
85-88 High St
Thu 29 · 11 AMFree
TalkVolunteering
Lunch with the General Secretary of the Jamaica Baptist Union
HEBA Office
Thu 29 · 2 PMFree
TalkEcology
Nature for the Future - Urban Orchards
Highbury Orchard
Thu 29 · 2 PMFree
TalkAnti-racism
Black History Month: Honouring our Communities
2 St Philip's Place, Birmingham, B3 2RB
Thu 29 · 4 PMFree
Talk
A Case Study of Argumentation and Ideologies in Mass Shooter Manifestos
Conference Room Aston, Aston University
Fri30
Friday 30 October
Later
Sat 31 · 9 AMFree
TalkScience
Managing Diabetes – Injectables: A Practical Training Day for Primary Care
HAD Center
Sat 31 · 12 PMFree
Talk
Intimacy with the king
Walsall Football stadium
Mon 2 · 1 PM£6.13
TalkPhilosophy
The Conquest of Happiness
Birmingham & Midland Institute
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Mon 2 · 7:45 PM
TalkOutdoors
Knowle Astronomical Society monthly meeting
Dorridge Village Hall
Tue 3 · 9 AM£45
Talk
WM MMN Study Day - Obstetric Medicine for Acute and Emergency Medicine Teams
West Midlands Fire Service
Tue 3 · 9 AM£25
TalkScience
Premium IOL Education Day: A Mainline Instruments & Rayner Collaboration
Mainline Instruments Ltd
Tue 3 · 9 AMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
One Day Conference on Political Crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Conference Aston - Hotel and Conference Centre
Tue 3 · 7 PM
TalkScience
Redditch Astronomical Society meeting
Windmill Community Centre - Redditch
Tue 3 · 7 PM
TalkScience
Redditch Astronomical Society meeting
Windmill Community Centre - Redditch
Wed 4 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkScience
ACMC event 2026: Resilience Starts at Home
Conference Room Aston, Aston University
Wed 4 · 10:30 AM£27.80
CraftsTalk
In Person Workshop: Sharing the Embroiderers’ Guild Collection (Tamworth)
Hobbycraft Tamworth
Wed 4 · 12:30 PMFree
TalkFeminism
Women Leading Change: Research Excellence and Societal Impact in Brazil
University of Birmingham
Wed 4 · 1:30 PM£27.80
TalkCrafts
In Person Workshop: Sharing the Embroiderers’ Guild Collection (Tamworth)
Hobbycraft Tamworth
Wed 4 · 4:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Building Energy Management Systems vs Artificial Intelligence – The Importance of Comprehensive Commissioning
AtkinsRéalis
Wed 4 · 5 PMFree
TalkInclusivity
Audience Accessibility Online Forum
Birmingham Rep
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkLiterature
Benjamin Zephaniah Community Lecture - Afua Hirsch in conversation
Bramall Music Building
Wed 4 · 6:30 PM£0
TalkDisability
ADHD and Dyslexia - A Ray of Light
The Royal British Legion
Wed 4 · 6:30 PMFree
TalkScience
Your Health, Your Future, Decoded
Wolverhampton Science Park
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
Talk
Road Safety for Cyclists: Commuters / with Children / Clubs
The Moseley Hive
Wed 4 · 7:30 PM£45
TalkScience
A Journey Through the Night Sky at Blyth Hall (Autumn Edition)
Blyth Hall
Thu 5 · 9:30 AMFree
Talk
UKCharityCamp 2026
The Studio, Birmingham City Centre
Thu 5 · 6 PMFree
TalkMigration
Migrant Leaders & Birmingham Green Councillors Roundtable
Centrala
Thu 5 · 7 PM£4
LiteratureTalk
ERICA MOU: SOMETHING YOU'LL HATE ME FOR
Voce Books
Thu 5 · 7 PM£6–17
LiteratureTalk
Maureen Johnson In Conversation with Cynthia Murphy
Waterstones
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM£14.50
TalkScience
Erasmus Darwin Memorial Lecture - How The Double Helix Was Really Discovered, And What Happens Next
Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Thu 5 · 7:30 PM£3
TalkEcology
Worcestershire's woodland nature reserves
Holy Innocents Community Hall
Fri 6 · 10 AMFree
TalkTheatre
Peter Terson Study Day & Celebration
University of Birmingham
Fri 6 · 10 AM£10
CinemaTalk
Birmingham Film Festival - Conference Day
Millennium Point
Fri 6 · 10:30 AMFree
CareerTalk
The Connection Collective
Cherry Red's Cafe Bar
Fri 6 · 6 PM£11.55
Talk
The Reasoning Room
Legacy Centre of Excellence
Sat 7 · 9:45 AM£45
TalkHeritage
Victorian and Edwardian Justice, Crime and Punishment in the West Midlands
Birmingham & Midland Institute
Sat 7 · 1 PM£0
TalkHuman rights
Punjabi Mental Health Podcast: Social Media, Young People & Mental Health
Sangat Television
Sat 7 · 6 PM£20–30
TalkWellness
Birmingham: When Love Hurts by Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed (USA)
Roshon Banqueting
Mon 9 · 9 AM£0
Talk
Palliative Care Study Day - Qualified / Student Nurses (SWBH NHS Staff Only)
Sandwell Medical Education Centre Room 9
Mon 9 · 6 PMFree
TalkDisability
SEND Views & Voices Bromsgrove - Dr Catherine Binney, Clinical Psychologist
Newsong Community Church
Mon 9 · 7 PM£12.99
LiteratureTalk
VOCE BOOKS (CLUB): ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME III & IV
Voce Books
Mon 9 · 7:30 PM£5
TalkHeritage
Dodford Gardening Club - 'The Restoration of the Walled Garden, Worcester'
Dodford Village Hall
Mon 9 · 7:30 PM£3
Talk
Bredon Hill through the year
Amphlett Hall
Tue 10 · 9 AM£16.96–27.80
CareerTalk
Hall of Fame, Legacy Project Series - The Gateway to Paradise
2 Chamberlain Sq
Tue 10 · 12:30 PMFree
LiteratureTalk
Author talk and Q&A: Kasim Ali
University of Birmingham
Wed 11 · 10 AM£50–100
TalkScience
RESMAG26
STEAMhouse
Wed 11 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Carolian Astronomy Society meeting
King Charles School
Thu 12 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkCareer
From Pipeline to Practice: Sustainable Construction & Retrofit
South & City College Birmingham - Bordesley Green Campus
Thu 12 · 4 PMFree
TalkPolitics & Economy
Strategies of self-description in a White Nationalist dating site
Conference Room Aston, Aston University
Thu 12 · 7 PM£7–10
TalkPolitics & Economy
Keith Fraser: Seeing Children as Children
Bournville Quaker Meeting House
Thu 12 · 7 PM£10
Talk
Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook – A Talk by Quintin Watt
Erasmus Darwin House
Thu 12 · 8 PM
TalkScience
Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing
Rushall Olympic Football Club
Sat 14 · 11 AM
WorkshopHeritage
Poppy Glass Fusing Workshop
Stourbridge Glass Museum
Mon 16 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Mon 16 · 8 PM
Talk
Bromsgrove Astronomical Society meeting
Bromsgrove Rugby Club
Mon 16 · 8 PM
TalkScience
Bromsgrove Astronomical Society meeting
Bromsgrove Rugby Club
Mon 16 · 8 PM
Talk
Bromsgrove Astronomical Society meeting
Bromsgrove Rugby Club
Tue 17 · 7 PM£10
TalkLiterature
Lunar Lecture Elizabeth Hervey: 18th-century socialite, romantic novelist, traveller, gardener and talented designer
Erasmus Darwin House
Wed 18 · 9 AMFree
Talk
DYNAMIC CARBON COMPOSITE AFO/ KAFO STUDY DAY
6 Brindley Pl
Wed 18 · 1:30 PM£99–199
TalkCareer
ACi Transport and Logistics Investigations Forum
Weightmans
Wed 18 · 7:30 PM
Talk
Michael Portillo
Symphony Hall
Thu 19 · 11:30 AMFree
TalkSeniors
An audience with Adventurer and World Record Holder, Louis Alexander
Eastcote Park Retirement Village
Thu 19 · 3 PMFree
TalkSeniors
An audience with Adventurer and World Record Holder, Louis Alexander
Eastcote Park Retirement Village
Thu 19 · 8 PM
TalkScience
Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing
Rushall Olympic Football Club
Fri 20 · 9:30 AMFree
TalkDrop-in services
Carer's Rights Day 2026
Priestley Wharf
Fri 20 · 7 PM
TalkHeritage
Premium Champagne Tasting
Stourbridge Glass Museum
Mon 23 Nov
Stand-upTalk
An Evening In Conversation With Nicko McBrain
The Glee Club Birmingham
Mon 23 Nov · 9 AMFree
Talk
The Teaching Differently Summit
The Studio, Birmingham City Centre
Mon 23 Nov · 7 PM£14.99
LiteratureTalk
VOCE BOOKS (CLUB): THE SLEEP THIEF
Voce Books
Thu 26 Nov · 2 PM£77.71
CareerTalk
Birmingham Business Growth Expo 2026 | Investment Pitch Fest
The National Conference Centre
Thu 26 Nov · 7 PM£6–7
LiteratureTalk
Historical Fiction Panel - Birmingham
Waterstones
Thu 26 Nov · 8 PM
TalkScience
Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing
Rushall Olympic Football Club
Fri 27 Nov · 6 PM£5
CinemaTalk
Ish - Filmmaker roundtable and screening
Midlands Arts Centre
Fri 27 Nov · 6:30 PM£0
TalkTheatre
Birmingham Royal Ballet - Pre Performance Talk
Birmingham Hippodrome
Sat 28 Nov£35–60
TalkMartial arts
National Technical Conference 2026
British Judo Centre of Excellence
Thu 3 Dec
TalkLiterature
An Evening with Professor David Olusoga
Lichfield Cathedral
Thu 3 Dec · 1 PM£10
Fashion & DesignTalk
How to build the perfect winter capsule wardrobe
John Lewis Solihull
Thu 3 Dec · 7 PM£10
Talk
Christmas Past with Sheelagh James
Erasmus Darwin House
Thu 3 Dec · 8 PM
TalkScience
Walsall Astronomical Society meeting and stargazing
Rushall Olympic Football Club
Mon 7 Dec · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Mon 7 Dec · 7:45 PM
TalkScience
Knowle Astronomical Society monthly meeting
Dorridge Village Hall
Wed 9 Dec · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Carolian Astronomy Society meeting
King Charles School
Thu 10 Dec · 7 PM£7–10
TalkLiterature
Ben Wright: Breaking News
Bournville Quaker Meeting House
Fri 11 Dec · 10 AMFree
TalkDisability
Disability Awareness & Lived-Experience
Kidderminster Library
Tue 15 Dec · 6:30 PM£14.50–33
TalkScience
The Science of Intergenerational Trauma
The Glee Club Birmingham
Wed 16 Dec · 10 AMFree
TalkHuman rights
Cut It Out – Raising Awareness of and Tackling Domestic Abuse
Bromsgrove Rugby Football Club
Mon 11 Jan · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Mon 25 Jan · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Thu 28 Jan · 7 PM£10
TalkHeritage
The Cavalry in the 18th Century
Erasmus Darwin House
Tue 2 Feb · 7:30 PM
Talk
Gordon Buchanan: Lions and Tigers and Bears
Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Mon 8 Feb · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Mon 22 Feb · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Sat 6 Mar
TalkFeminism
TEDxLadywood Women
Birmingham
Mon 8 Mar · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Sat 20 Mar · 10 AM£20
TalkMartial arts
National Rules Seminar – 20 Mar 27
British Judo National Training Centre
Mon 22 Mar · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Sat 10 Apr
Talk
TEDxWolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Mon 12 Apr · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Thu 15 Apr
Talk
TEDxTamworth
Tamworth
Mon 10 May · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Wed 9 Jun · 9 AMFree
Talk
Palliative Care Study Day - HCA'S Only (SWBH NHS Staff Only)
Sandwell Medical Education Centre Room 9
Mon 14 Jun · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Wolverhampton Astronomical Society meeting
University of Wolverhampton
Sat 3 Jul
TalkFeminism
TEDxWolverhampton Women
WOLVERHAMPTON
See also around Smethwick
Fri 6 · 12 PM£22.38–38.62
Soul / FunkConcert
CHOIR Fest UK 2026 Sing Live with Hezekiah Walker
Bethel Convention Centre, WEST BROMWICH
At 7 PM
JazzFolk / Acoustic
Alice Zawadzki & Rob Luft
Thimblemill Library, Smethwick
At 2 PM£5
Drum & BassClub
The Bassment & DNB360: YT & MidKnight's Birthday Bash
Geez King Street, Dudley
At 6 PM£44.04–95
World musicConcert
Faya Tess a Birmingham
Dudley
Fri 6 · 7 PM£16.96–109.05
ReggaeConcert
BIG REGGAE NIGHT OUT
The New Bingley Hall, Birmingham
Sat 7 · 4 PMFree
Singer-songwriterConcert
ARMENIA SACRA
Dudley Town Hall
Sat 7 · 7 PM£27.80–38.62
World musicBelly dance
AN EVENING WITH JATI CHEED AND LIVE BAND
Rydding Lane, West Bromwich
Sat 21 · 7:30 PM£16.42–20
IndieRock
The Harborne Slippy indie disco featuring The Joneses tribute to The Smiths
Harborne Village Social Club
At 7:30 PM
ClassicalCinema
How To Train Your Dragon 2 - In Concert
Symphony Hall, Birmingham
At 7:30 PM
RockPop
Brandon Flowers
O2 Academy Birmingham
At 7:30 PM£15.34–16.96
ClassicalWorld music
An Evening of Indian Classical Music
OMNOM Birmingham
At 7 PM
Small gig
Mould @ Sunflower Lounge
Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
At 10 AM£16.96–38.62
Hip-HopRap
TION WAYNE LIVE IN BIRMINGHAM
Coded Birmingham
At 9 PM£15.34–152.38
BingoDJ set
SUN CITY UK GARAGE BINGO |OLDBURY
Mecca Bingo Oldbury
Sat 31 · 4 PM£0–271.56
Street partyDJ set
Diwali Gala 2026 | Birmingham Dinner, DJ & Family Celebration
The Conference Suite, West Bromwich
Sat 31 · 10 PM£1.79–16.96
Club
HORROR IN BRUM - BIRMINGHAM’s biggest Halloween party
44 Lounge, Birmingham
Sat 7 · 6 PMFree
Street partyOutdoors
Bonfire X Diwali
Warm Earth, Birmingham
At 10 PM£11.55–16.96
Club
RIKA’S BIRTHDAY BASH
Club Qubana, Birmingham
Mon 26 · 7 PMFree
Street party
KEM UNISEX SALON ** FAMILY FUN DAY **
Kem Unisex Salon, Birmingham
Thu 29 · 5:30 PM£5
Street party
LIGHT PARTY - ZAMIAST STRASZYĆ – ŚWIECIMY! ✨
Top Church (St Thomas & St Luke), Dudley
Sat 31 · 6 PMFree
Street party
House of Health 2nd Anniversary Halloween Party
90 Pope St, Birmingham
Sun 1 · 6 PM£16.96–22.38
Club
Rock Away
The Birdcage, Harborne
Sun 1 · 7 PMFree
ClubReggae
Reggae Party - Temper and Brown
Temper and Brown, Birmingham
Fri 6 · 6 PM£6
Street party
Fireworks Extravaganza 2026
The Blue Coat School Birmingham, Edgbaston
At 10 PM£11.75–88.98
Club
ALL WHITE AFFAIRS (OVO TOXIC LINKUP)
Cave, Birmingham
At 10 PM
ClubDJ set
Deep Impact - Drop of the Dead! (Halloween Special)
Suki10c, Birmingham
At 10 PM
ClubDJ set
STUMPY EVENTS PRESENTS : The Stomping Ground V2
Tunnel Club, Birmingham
Thu 29 · 6 PM
SalsaClub
Del Camino + Salsa Taster
The Jam House, Birmingham
At 4 PM
DJ set
rekord shop + afterparty with Danza Wax + residents
komunal, Birmingham
At 4 PM
ClubDJ set
30&Overit Birmingham
LAB11, Birmingham
At 6 PM£16.96–163.22
DJ setFashion & Design
XTACÈ presents : A DOSE OF CULTURE
Dose Bar, Birmingham
At 7:30 PM
Stand-upComedy
Laughter brings people together
York road rowley Regis, Oldbury
Sat 7
Theatre
The Elephant Man
Oldbury Rep, Langley
Thu 5 · 8 PM£11.55
Stand-upComedy
Jackpot Comedy Bearwood presents Paul Thorne plus Support
Bear Tavern, Bearwood
Mon 9 · 7 PMFree
Theatre
Positive Risk - A Stage Play
Hope Place, Sandwell
Sat 14 · 7:30 PM£26.71–37.54
TheatreComedy
Театър в Бирмингам: "И верният отговор е..." - 14.11.2026
Shireland Collegiate Academy, Smethwick
At 7:30 PM£12.62–26.71
Theatre
Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein by Nick Dear
Moor Pool Hall, Harborne
Thu 12 · 8 PM£7.21–11.55
Stand-upComedy
The Eclectic Comedy Club. November 12th
The Courtyard, Harborne
At 8 PM
Stand-up
Rachel Fairburn
The Glee Club Birmingham
At 7:30 PM£21–25.75
Stand-upComedy
Daisy Earl , Dave Fulton , Jack Gleadow
Birmingham Glee Club, West Midlands
At 8 PM
Stand-upComedy
Aurie Styla , Karen Bayley
Birmingham Rosies Nightclub, West Midlands
Tomorrow · 11 AM
CircusWorld music
Gandeys K-Pop Demon Circus Merry Hill
Merry Hill Shopping Centre, Brierley-Hill
Tue 3 · 10 AMFree
DisabilityInclusivity
Parent Carers: What do you think of Sandwell Carers Service?
Sandwell Parents for Disabled Children, Smethwick
Wed 28 · 7 PMFree
Anti-racism
Bring a bottle, rep your country!
Ree-Charge CIC, West Bromwich
Thu 29 · 6 PMFree
Inclusivity
UK National Go Quickly & Tell Women's Conference
Forward In Faith Church International Incorporated, Tividale
Sat 31 · 10 AM£6.13
FeminismAnti-racism
Praise and Paint- Black History Month edition
St John's and St Peter's Church, Ladywood
Sat 7 · 2:30 PMFree
MigrationVolunteering
Windrush Compensation Scheme Support
Laurel Road Community Centre, Birmingham
Sat 7 · 4 PM£10
Inclusivity
The Art Room
Moda, Loudon's Yard, Birmingham
At 4 PMFree
Activism
We Must Make Our Community A Decent & Safe Place To Live
Edgbaston Community Centre, Birmingham
Your passions nearby
Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues — talk around Smethwick
Birmingham & Midland Institute
2 events
Waterstones
4 events
Conference Room Aston, Aston University
3 events
Voce Books
4 events
Bournville Quaker Meeting House
2 events
Rushall Olympic Football Club
4 events
Stourbridge Glass Museum
3 events
University of Wolverhampton
12 events
Bromsgrove Rugby Club
3 events
Eastcote Park Retirement Village
2 events
Dorridge Village Hall
2 events
Erasmus Darwin House
4 events
Frequently asked questions
How many talk events are there around Smethwick?
122 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch talk around Smethwick?
Notably Birmingham & Midland Institute, Waterstones and Conference Room Aston, Aston University. See the full list of venues above.