About The City Brief Halesowen

Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Halesowen

Local events in Halesowen connect residents through regular gatherings across neighbourhoods like Oldbury, Cradley, Illey, Rowley Regis, Hayley Green, Sutton Coldfield, Hasbury, Lapal, Warley-Salop, and Warley-Wigorn. These areas, each with a residential character, are shaped by green spaces such as Jiggins Lane Nature Reserve or the Clent Hills, and historic sites like Gosty Hill Tunnel and Halesowen Abbey Gateway. Their shared rhythm comes through weekly markets, seasonal walks, and informal meetups that anchor daily life.

Halesowen Abbey Gateway stands out in this network, marking the town’s 1086 origins and serving as a site for annual guided tours during summer. These visits help keep awareness alive of Halesowen's history, its time as an exclave of Shropshire, its development through industrial activity, particularly nailmaking and coal mining.

Halesowen Market runs weekly near Old Hill Railway Station, reflecting the town’s long-standing role in community commerce. Complementing this is Real Birmingham’s Free Walking Tour, held every Saturday morning; it traces ancient routes from St Michael's Cathedral through Hasbury into Rowley Regis, highlighting continuity in civic use of space.

Other annual events include Black Sabbath’s 50th anniversary exhibition at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and TILT Festival promoting aerial performance. Both are accessible by public transport such as X10 buses. These gatherings add to a network of participation that doesn’t need hype: showing up is enough to be part of Halesowen’s story.

The City Brief curates updates on such happenings across these areas, ensuring residents stay informed about local openings and events each week.

What we Cover

Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Halesowen – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.

Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.