2025 did not disappoint with numerous, amazing events in Liverpool and 2026 is set to be even better.
Whether you’re looking for new restaurants, amazing gigs or big sports dates, the city offers it all this year.
Here are some of the big events that you won’t want to miss in Liverpool in 2026.
Southport 2026
Southport is celebrating with a massive year of culture, including art, performances and music throughout the year.
The programme includes events such as the Lightport celebration, an immersive sound installation by leading international artists that will turn the town into a walk-through rainbow of colour and creativity, which is taking place in February.
The Big Top Festival in May will see modern circus performers take over the town with breath-taking acts, live music and workshops for all ages.
May will also see the return of Southport’s traditional Food and Drink Festival for foodies and families provided by local traders.
The Grand National is set to return
Liverpool’s event calendar wouldn’t be the same without the Grand National, which will return in April.
The event, which attracts a global audience, will take place over three days of quality racing and iconic fashion.
This year’s event starts on Thursday 9th April, with Ladies Day on Friday 10th April and the National on Saturday 11th April.
Foo Fighters and more at Anfield
American rock band Foo Fighters will take to the stage at Anfield this summer as part of the Take Cover Tour 2026.
Foo Fighters will perform for two nights at the Liverpool FC stadium, on Thursday 25th June and Saturday 27th June.
County star Zach Bryan will also be playing, as will My Chemical Romance with special guests Echo and The Bunnymen.
New Restaurants opening
Something to always look forward to is the opening of a new restaurant.
In 2026, popular Indian restaurant chain, Dishoom, is opening at Exchange Court on Dale Street, and steak specialists Flat Iron are set to open on the busy and popular Castle Street.
Liverpool will take over our screens with This City is Ours 2, The Cage, and Clayface
The city is back in our living rooms and cinemas this year as several TV shows and one major film was set or filmed across the region.
The successful crime drama This City is Ours returns to BBC for a second series, while Merseyside-writer Tony Schumacher’s The Cage, a high-stakes crime story set in a Liverpool casino and starring Sheridan Smith and Michael Socha, will air later this year.
Hollywood blockbuster Clayface, which saw the city centre locations transform into Gotham, is due for release in September.
Liverpool’s theatres are showing Mary Poppins, Little Shop of Horrors, Taking the Piste, Back to the Future and more
The theatres in the city have got something for everyone this year whether you like musicals, comedy or nostalgic classics, Liverpool are offering it all.
The award-winning Mary Poppins is falling into the Empire this month while Taking the Piste, the tale of the Kirkby ski slope, hopes to have the audience in tears of laughter at the Royal Court in June.
Classic musical Little Shop of Horrors will be back at Christmas at the Playhouse.
Robbie Williams is playing at the Olympia
The singer-songwriter megastar is coming to Liverpool as part of his Long 90’s UK Tour. He’s playing four UK dates in February, including at The Olympia, which has already sold out.
He’ll be performing Life Thru a Lens and Britpop during this set-to-be unmissable evening.
