Arts: Digbeth First Friday at various venues
The city’s beating cultural heart of Digbeth kicks into wild life for an evening of stunning free arts, music, dining and clubbing spread across several venues. Check out our full guide to the best events here.
Fri 2 Mar at various venues

Arts: Project Birmingham at Medicine Bakery and Gallery
Project Birmingham takes over one of the coolest new spaces in town at Medicine, the former Victorian home of the Royal Society of Birmingham Artists on New Street, with three themed days of cutting edge art, culinary wizardry and music. Check out our full preview here.
Fri 2 Mar to Sun 4 Mar at Medicine Bakery and Gallery, 69 New St, Birmingham B2 4DU £3 (opening party) otherwise free www.skiddle.com

Club: Make It Reggae at 1000 Trades
It’s that time of the month again. A glorious rocksteady evening spent in the company of the Make it Reggae resident DJs spinning the best in roots, reggae and ska till the early hours at the JQ’s coolest new bar.
Fri 2 Mar 7pm at 1000 Trades, 16 Frederick St, Birmingham B1 3HE www.facebook.com

Club: Wave on Wave at Cafe Ort
Fans of eclectic dance music should descend on one of the city’s coolest art spaces this Friday as Wave on Wave, a Brummie beat brain collaboration between Discobobulate and Spaghetti Funktion, once again set the techno levels to maximum. London DJ collective Tread drop in to lend their heavyweight style.
Fri 2 Mar 8pm at Cafe Ort, 500-504 Moseley Rd, Birmingham B12 9AH ortcafe.co.uk

Club: Time Tunnel: Disco, Funk & Soul at Amusement 13
Time Tunnel is a groovy trip through glitter balls and slap bass to the heyday of disco, funk and soul. Upon entrance to this retro rave, clubbers can enjoy set upon set of virtuoso selection from Milo Sadler, Andrew Gibbins and Laurents. Read our full preview and other club picks here. (GW)
Fri 2 Mar 10pm at Amusement 13, 71 Kent St, Birmingham B5 6RD fixr.co

Club: Basement 77 at Suki 10c
The second instalment of the Basement 77 quest, that began last year,  to bring razor sharp house and techno to the Birmingham clubbing scene sees DJs Shya Groove, D-Projekt and Badbatch, amongst others, raising hard beats all night at Suki 10c.
Sat 3 Mar 10pm at Suki 10c, 21 Bordesley St, Birmingham B5 5LY www.skiddle.com

Club: Subtle Resident Showcase at Amusement 13
Birmingham’s finest underground party animals Subtle let their residents off the leash at Amusement 13, taking over the Space room till 5am. With DJs Sonny Koko, Amo and Jake Whitehouse firing up the tunes the enormous Nexus sound system is going to be rattling bones and senses.
Sat 3 Mar 10pm at Amusement 13, 71 Kent St, Birmingham B5 6RD www.skiddle.com