Healing Arts Birmingham

Let's Dance - Sampad

23 June
10:30am - 11:30am

Stans Cafe, Uberslade Road
Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 7RZ

Join Sampad for a a free 45 minutes of gentle seated movement and dance at Stan’s Cafe Theatre space in Selly Oak.

Summer Solstice

14:00-17:00, 20 June 2026

Lea Hall Allotments & Institute, 40 Wood Ln, Handsworth, Birmingham B20 2AP
Birmingham, West Midlands, B20 2AP

Join Legacy West Midlands and enjoy a family fun day with free activities for all with a film screening, live art & creative activities, giant inflatable games, family sports and henna painting. There will be food stalls and drinks to purchase.

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Gather and Stitch - Sampad

24 June
12:00pm - 2:00pm

Grounded, St Pauls, 55 St Paul's Square
Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 1QS

Join Sampad for a user-friendly embroidery and stitching for all abilities, beginners very welcome

Guided Walk - Mindfulness Walk

10:00-12:30, 22 June 2026

Nimmings Wood car park, Hagley Wood Lane, Romsley, Worcestershire, B62 0NL

Allow the natural beauty of Clent Hills to become a backdrop for your mindfulness journey, offering a space of tranquillity and self-discovery. Walk amidst towering trees, listen to the soothing sounds of rustling leaves, and find solace in the present moment as you let go of worries and distractions.

Healthy Blooms: A Garden of Community Voices

22, 24, 27 June
12:00pm - 2:30pm

Shenley Court Hall Community Centre, 200 Green Meadow Road
Birmingham, West Midlands, B29 4ED

Join Bournville Village Trust for a creative sewing session. The Sewing Project will be to design and create individual fabric petals that express wellbeing, health, identity, experiences, strengths and personal stories.

What We Carry

27 June
1:00pm - 4:00pm

Legacy Centre of Excellence, 144 Potters Lane. Birmingham, Newtown, B6 4UU

Join Legacy Centre of Excellence for a free creative wellbeing workshop exploring the stories, memories and emotional legacies we carry.

Linked Minds

22 to 27th June
10:00am - 5:00pm

Link Road, Summerfield
Birmingham, West Midlands, B16 0EP

As residents of Link Road, we have collected our thoughts on what we do to look after our mental health and turned them into a poem. You can walk freely along our road anytime during Healing Arts Birmingham week and read the poem line-by-line in our front windows. To complement it, we have installed flowering hanging baskets made with the help of local gardening collective, Warm Earth. We invite you to share our joy in who we are as a community. Link Road is only 8 minutes walk from the no 11 bus route and fewer from the no 80.

Healing Arts - Public Mental Health

24 June
12:00pm to 1:30pm

Online

Join the Mental Wellbeing Team at Birmingham City Council to explore how creative arts can promote good mental health, and play a vital role in early intervention, prevention and recovery.

Arts at Home with Art Explora

24 June
12:00pm - 3:00pm

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Chamberlain Square.
Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3DH

Slow down, reconnect, and experience the power of creativity and conversation through art. ‘Arts at Home’ invites you into a welcoming, relaxed space where art becomes a starting point for connection, reflection, and shared experience. Led by Art Explora, this gently guided taster session in the Pre-Raphaelite galleries offer an accessible introduction to mindful looking at art - no prior knowledge or experience required.

Our Health, Our Stories - an evening with Women & Theatre

25 June
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Moseley Hive, 93 Alcester Road
Birmingham, West Midlands, B138DD

Join Women & Theatre, one of the city’s most established and recognised theatre companies as we revive a small number of monologue pieces from the wealth of work in our back catalogue and show how the purpose of HABrum, demonstrating how art builds a healthier, fairer and more resilient community, has been at our heart all along.

The Box of The Bouhali

19:00-20:00, 25 June 2026

Midlands Arts Centre, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 9QH

Presented by the Qadiri-Boutchichi Order and directed by Abbas Wahbi, this captivating production blends traditional storytelling and spiritual heritage to bring a classic Moroccan morality tale to life. Centered around the mysterious Bouhali’s Box, the story follows a journey of temptation, wisdom, and self-discovery, revealing how personal choices shape destiny.