Bloc magazine autumn 24.

25 Colmore Food Festival. Victoria Square. 13th - 14th Sep. The free, must-visit festival will return in a new location in the grounds of St Philips Ca- thedral and will provide guests with a tasty and affordable spread of mouth-watering mini dishes from local traders’ latest menus. Whether you’re a diehard foodie or just fancy sampling the best of the District’s food and drink scene, the festival will be host to many food and drink stalls, with a range of options available to tingle everyone’s tastebuds! Completely free to attend, price caps are set per item to ensure the selections on offer is both tasty and affordable for all. twitter.com/ColmoreBID Positively BirminghamWalking Tour Canals and Victorians to today's city. Until 28th Sep. A great introduction to the modern city. Guides are local people with a wealth of knowledge, delivering informative and fun tours of the city. This is a 2-hour tour of parts of the city centre and includes central canals and some of the main squares. The tours explore early development right up to the present day. From Georgian industrial growth, the coming of the canals and on to Victorian times where the town developed as a world producer and coped with huge social and infrastructure issues. Moving into the 20th Century, brutalist concrete architec- ture, and then today's city moving forward all around us. The walk is around 3km. positivelybirmingham.co.uk Life on Our Planet: Live in Concert. Symphony Hall. 4th Oct. From esk film, in association with Netflix and Silverback Films, comes a new natural history immersive concert experience: Netflix's Life on Our Planet in Concert, presenting the highlights from across the series alongside an incredible live soundtrack. Accompanied by a live symphony orchestra playing the score, audiences will see the story of life unfold through its most pivotal moments - from the first single-celled life form to the first animals to move out from the sea and onto land, to the first creatures to take flight. Life on Our Planet is a ground-breaking new 8-part series narrated by Academy Award®- winner Morgan Freeman. bmusic.co.uk Horse of the Year Show. NEC Birmingham. 9th - 13th Oct. The annual Horse of the Year Show is a pre- mier equestrian event celebrating top-tier horse riding and showmanship. It features a range of competitions, including show jumping, dressage, and showing class- es. The event attracts elite riders and horses from around the world, offering thrilling per- formances and a vibrant atmosphere. It also includes entertainment, shopping, and activities, making it a family-friendly celebra- tion of equestrian excellence. hoys.co.uk Evolution, The Drone Light Show. Edgbaston Stadium. 26th Oct. Evolution, the drone light show, presents the very latest in creative entertainment with this spellbinding celebration of the living world. The narrated story starts with the Big Bang, the explosive birth of the universe, before journeying into the remarkable origins of con- scious life on Earth. Audiences can expect epic storytelling with themes of transformation, growth and the perpetual dance of change. From single-cell organisms, awe-inspiring dinosaurs and the dawning of modern humans. Evolution is a captivating homage to the past, celebration of the present and glimpse into the horizons of the future. yuup.co/evolution Birmingham Film Festival. 25th Jun - 31st Aug. An international film festival of screenings, events and awards for film makers from around the world, held in the exciting city of Birmingham. Join them for 200 films screened over 10 days, as well as workshop, seminars, industry Q&A panels and many networking opportuni- ties. Features, shorts, documentaries, music video and screenplay all welcome in this in- ternational celebration of film craft. The Birmingham Film Festival is also a plat- form for new films and new talent to reach a wider audience and progress careers to the next level. birminghamfilmfestival.co.uk