Ark Children's Cultural Centre
Temple Bar
Aimed at youngsters between the ages of three and 14, the Ark runs a range of age-specific programs, talks and interactive experiences designed to…
Must-see entertainment in Western Europe
Nice
One of a strip of raucous drinking holes on the edge of the old town, Wayne’s is a proper pub, through and through: plenty of beers on tap, a nightly…
Glasgow
By the Barras market area, this repurposed church – stained glass and organ still in situ – is a fantastic spot hosting live music every weekend,…
Canterbury
Canterbury’s main theatre attracts popular, fast-selling productions on national tour. Check out that bizarre auditorium, with its dark faux veneers…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
Part restaurant, bar and alternative concert hall, Damas has given the cool kids a reason to climb the hill to Graça since its opening in 2015. From DJs…
The Midlands
Punters from all over the country attend the old-time evening meetings at the Kilbeggan Races, 2km north of the town centre. The village is transformed on…
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
In the Ouseburn Valley touring acts and local talent – from experimental prog-rock heads to up-and-coming pop goddesses – fill the bill every night of the…
Groningen
To see the next big rock act, head to this club where four concerts and a movie night are held every week. U2 played to 30-odd people in the early 1980s,…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
A glittering modern venue that was first established in 1683, Sadler's Wells is the most eclectic modern-dance and ballet venue in town, with experimental…
Paris
This 12-sided pavilion-style theatre was built in 1883 by Charles Garnier (who designed Paris' Palais Garnier opera house). The main theatre, with a…
Amsterdam
On the IJ riverbank, Bimhuis is the Netherlands' most important jazz venue. Its stylish digs are at the Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ and it draws international…
Metz
Bearing the hallmark of Catalan postmodernist architect Ricardo Bofill, this striking Jeumont-stone building sits on the site of the former arsenal. It…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Unique and fascinating exhibitions – usually art or installation-art orientated – are the mainstay of this vibrant cultural centre in Le Marais. Families…
Belfast
Queen's University's School of Music stages regular free lunchtime recitals and evening concerts in the beautiful, hammerbeam-roofed Harty Room and at the…
Versailles
The prestigious Académie du Spectacle Équestre presents spectacular Reprises Musicales, for which tickets sell out weeks in advance; call for information…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Bucolically set in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont, this guinguette (old-fashioned dance hall) morphs from a daytime cafe into a jam-packed dance floor by…
Belfast
Within the Odyssey Complex, this is the venue for big entertainment events such as rock and pop concerts and stage shows. It's also the home stadium of…
Rotterdam
Named after a louche pre-WW2 dance hall that once entertained sailors in this area, this pocket-sized theatre stages cabaret, music and theatre acts. On…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
The place to be in the 1960s (Dalí, Hallyday and Jagger all hung out here), the Bus is back in business half-a-century later, with a mixed bag of…
Inverness
Hootananny is the city’s best live-music venue, with traditional folk- and/or rock-music sessions nightly, including big-name bands from all over Scotland…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
This old-fashioned bistro and musette at the top of Parc de Belleville is an atmospheric venue for performances of chansons featuring accordions and an…
Nantes
This café concert is just that – a cosy and eclectic space for lounging over drinks and live jazz, soul, funk and electro from around 9pm. On Tuesday…
Antwerp
This venue is home to the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, though it also showcases other classical concerts, visiting ballets and occasional popular music…
Richmond, Kew & Hampton Court
A magnificent old Victorian building facing Little Green (next to Richmond Green), Richmond Theatre opened in 1899. Designed by architect Frank Matcham,…
Kent
Around a mile east of the Turner Contemporary along the seafront, in Cliftonville, the Tom Thumb Theatre is, as the name suggests, small – in fact it's…
South Cornwall
Owned by local chain WTW, the city's four-screen cinema is a great space to watch films, and is a favourite of renowned UK film critic Mark Kermode (who…
Sheffield
Every touring band has played the dark and dingy Leadmill on the way up (or on the way down), and it remains the best place in town to hear live rock and…
Guimarães
CCVF kick-started the city’s cultural revival when it opened in 2005 in a striking modern building added on to a converted 18th-century palace. Events at…
Leeds
Founded in 1865, City Varieties is the world's longest-running music hall, where the likes of Harry Houdini, Charlie Chaplin and Lily Langtry once trod…
Versailles
Following these evening magical 'dancing water' displays – set to music composed by Baroque- and classical-era composers – in the palace grounds,…
Aberdeen
This cavernous, subterranean club – the entrance is in a road tunnel beneath Union St – is a great live-music venue, with a packed program of up-and…
Alfama, Castelo & Graça
This cultural centre showcases contemporary dance, theatre and world music, and is the residence of experimental theatre company Teatro da Garagem. It…
Belfast
The Crescent hosts a range of concerts, plays, workshops, readings and dance classes. It's also the headquarters of the Belfast Book Festival and the…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
With an old timber bar and smattering of tables, this little backstreet club with a capacity of just 40 or so is a fantastically atmospheric place to…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
On busy rue de Rivoli, a tiny street frontage gives way to a fantastically atmospheric vaulted stone cellar with jazz concerts most nights; check the…
Birmingham
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra's official home is the 1991-built Symphony Hall. Renowned for its acoustics, it seats 2262 concertgoers. Shows…
Rotterdam
Music here has a try-anything, do-anything vibe. Media mash-ups, queer nights, film screenings, performance art and experimental music are some of the…
Montpellier
Free live music gigs (folk, soul, blues, pop, swing, rock and reggae) take place most nights at this intimate pub venue, but it also hosts stand-up comedy…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The doors of this snug New York–style jazz club regularly stay open until dawn. Piano duets, blues, sax solos and singers feature on the bill from 8.30pm…
Glasgow
Playing in green and white hoops, Celtic are one of Glasgow's big two football clubs and traditionally represent the Catholic side of the divide. There…
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