Loose Joints Xmas Party at The Lord Clifden
No need to worry about the cold at The Lord Clifden, the glorious heated garden space mixed with some irresistible dance muscle twitching to DJ heavyweights the Discomendments, along with Loose Joints resident’s and Juice MCs will give you all the warmth you need.
Fri 8 Dec 5pm – 2am at The Lord Clifden, Great Hampton St, Birmingham B19 3DL www.facebook.com

Garage Skank at Amusement 13
The best in Garage and Bass at the refurbed Amusement 13 featuring Minimz and Mem Gundog ploughing through a slew of classics old and new. Those Garage Skankers know how to throw a good party. To get free entry go to the Facebook event page and click ‘going’ then tag your names on the event wall for free entry before 11pm. After 11pm and you’ll need to buy a ticket so don’t be late.
Fri 8 Dec 10pm at Amusement 13, 71 Kent Street, Birmingham B5 6RD www.facebook.com

Kings Heath Christmas Market at Village Square
They’re very lucky down in Kings Heath, two days of one of the city’s finest markets to enjoy, perfect timing for all the yuletide slackers that haven’t got their presents sorted yet. In addition to a diverse range of quality stalls selling fine arts and crafts; there is live music, tasty street food, alcoholic thrills to be had and we’ve also heard a whisper Santa is in town so take the kids.
Sat 9 Dec 10am & Sun 10 Dec 10am at Village Square, Corner of Vicarage Rd, Birmingham B14 7RA www.facebook.com

Digbeth Arts Market Christmas Edition
Digbeth hosts its annual funky and festive Christmas Arts market to make snapping up the ultimate Christmas gift a charming reality versus high street hell.. Expect street food, street art and music alongside stalls hosted by some of the city’s best creatives with wares as varied and wondrous as the creators themselves. One of Mr A. Singh‘s beautiful peacock canvases and some silver seashells please – if you’re asking. (CR)
Sat 9th Dec 12.30pm. Unit 2 Lower Trinity St, Digbeth, B9 4AG. www.facebook.com

Dead Pixels Star Wars Christmas Party at Mama Roux’s
This years Dead Pixels Christmas party is going to be wilder than a session down at The Cantina on Mos Eisley. Fourteen original consoles and over ten thousand games to shiver your joysticks; live art from twelve creative genius’ using Star Wars as a theme, music from DJ Squirrel, Doktah Jekyll and E Double D, and the best that Digbeth Dining Club has to offer. If you see Greedo shoot first.
Sat 9 Dec 12pm at Mama Roux’s, 23 Lower Trinity St, Birmingham B9 4AG www.facebook.com

Sam Redmore & Northern Power at The Dark Horse
Moseley will be grooving Saturday night with one of the city’s finest DJs and BBC Radio 6 regular Sam Redmore spinning his usual brand of sonic funked up eclecticism, with live soul stompers from local band Northern Power.
Sat 9 Dec 9pm at The Dark Horse, 145 Alcester Rd, Moseley, Birmingham B13 8JP www.facebook.com

Catwalk Villains at The Actress & Bishop
Moseley’s finest exponents of big dirty blues land at The Actress and Bishop for a riotous night of mile high riffs and powerhouse noise. The upstairs room will become a swamp of deep south rumbling as The Villains career through a set of covers and original material. Fantastic live band with an energy that ignites any venue.
Sun 10 Dec 8pm at The Actress & Bishop, 35 Ludgate Hill, Birmingham B3 1EH www.facebook.com