Here is a list of key events taking place in 2026: Just four years after the Commonwealth Games were held in the city, a big summer of sporting events will be returning. Birmingham will host the European Athletics Championships from 10-16 August, at the Alexander Stadium in Perry Barr.

The Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, will have its global premiere in Birmingham before releasing on Netflix.

Country music royalty is returning home.Live Nation announced that legendary band Alabama will take the stage at the Coca-Cola Amphith

Birmingham City have signed striker August Priske from Swedish top-flight club Djurgardens for an undisclosed fee. The 21-year-old is Birmingham's fourth signing during this month's transfer window and has agreed a five-and-a-half-year contract at St Andrew's.

All four lanes on I-65 North from Green Springs in Birmingham are shut down as authorities clean up after an investigation of an unknown substance. According to

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin says a high-speed passenger rail line connecting Birmingham and Atlanta is not just a dream, but a possibility he believes is worth pursuing.

Birmingham City claimed a rare point on their travels as they came from behind to draw 1-1 at Swansea City. Swansea were on course for a fifth successive Championship home win after Zan Vipotnik's cushioned volley gave them a first-half lead.

Friends and family of a Birmingham teenager, Yasmine Wright, killed in a shooting, gathered Sunday to honor her life on what would have been her 21st birthday.

The Birmingham Police Department issued a Critical Missing Alert Saturday morning for Ronrecus Fitzgerald Freeman, who went to search for his dog and hasn't returned.

Footage shows the 150m Curzon No.2 Viaduct in Birmingham which residents say has left them feeling like they’re "living on a building site".