B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2022

Dance, Music, Visual Arts

Presented as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival. Birmingham Hippodrome in partnership with Bullring & Grand Central

Sat 11 Jun – Sun 19 Jun

FREE

Showcasing UK and international artists, B-SIDE is THE Hip-Hop event of the year!

Birmingham Hippodrome’s popular free festival returns, celebrating all things Hip-Hop!

This annual festival brings together extraordinary artists and breath-taking acts from across all four elements of Hip-Hop: breakin’, graffiti, DJ’ing and MC’ing.

Check out the highlights from last year's festival

Birmingham Hippodrome’s popular free festival returns, celebrating all things Hip-Hop!

Showcasing UK and international artists, B-SIDE is THE Hip-Hop event of the year!

This annual festival brings together extraordinary artists and breath-taking acts from across all four elements of Hip-Hop: breakin’, graffiti, DJ’ing and MC’ing.

Hanifa McQueen Hudson Exhibition and Talk

Hanifa, aka B-girl Bubbles, soon shot to fame as the UK's first female B-girl with her amazing moves appearing in hit music videos and adverts.

Fri 17 - Sat 18, Atrium, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE

Talk at Fri 17 Jun, 6,30 - 7.10pm. ...

Film screening of Bombin' and Q&A

A special screening of Dick Fontaine's 1987 documentary about the UK Hip-Hop scene in partnership with Flatpack Film Festival. Followed by a Q+A with Brim who features in the film.

Fri 17 Jun, 7.15 - 8.30pm, PWC Suite, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE
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Prelims & Qualifiers

Breakin', poppin', lockin' and Hip-Hop dance battles all to live MCs and DJs.

Sat 18 Jun, 10am - 8.30pm, Main House, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE...

Graffiti Installation - Back Dock

A large new bespoke mural painted onto the back of the Hippodrome by legendary Graffiti artists including Brim and Gent 48.

Sat 18 Jun, 10am - 5.30pm, Back Dock, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE
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Graffiti Installation - Afroflux Wall

An immersive installation of graffiti work by high-profile graffiti writers with Afroflux.

Sat 18 Jun, 10.30am - 6pm, Hurst Street, FREE...

FLuxCon

This mini convention returns to celebrate all that's good in Afrofuturism as well as comics, games, animation and speculative fiction. Panel includes Sara Kenney, Reynaldo Anderson, Jessica Walker, Gen Uchiha and 21 Pirates. Plus, DJ sets from DJ Ali Kat, Bunny Bread and Zoya Ahmed.

Sat 18 Jun, 12 - 5.15pm, Foyer, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE...

Jake Nwogu: Cinematic Motion Workshop

Jake is a dancer, B-Boy, martial artist and motion-capture artist who will show how movement from all of these disciplines can be used in film and theatre choreography. For anyone interested in taking their current dance skills further by adding acting, fight choreography and stunt-work.

Sat 18 Jun, 12 - 2pm, PWC Suite, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE...

Florence Okoye - Bringing Wakanda to Brum workshop

Bringing Wakanda to Brum workshop.

Sat 18 Jun, 12 - 2pm, Lloyds Suite, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE. All ages, No need to book, but spaces will be first come first served
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Sun Rei Cosplay Workshop

Sun is an enthusiastic bubble of Manga and K-Pop knowledge who as well as being an engineer will guide us through the ins and outs of making our own cosplay outfits. Cosplayers will have the chance to present their outfits to the rest of the FluxCon later in the day.

Sat 18 Jun, 2,10 - 3.30pm, Lloyds Suite, Birmingham Hippodrome FREE. Ages 9+, no need to book, but spaces will be first come first served...

FluxCon Panel

A panel discussing the achievements marked in recent years by creators of colour.

Sat 18 Jun, 3.30pm, Birmingham Hippodrome, FREE...

B-SIDE After Party

The official B-SIDE After Party featuring DJ Silk, Jay Mac, Springa, Lotus, Teejay and Squire.

Sat 18 Jun, 8.30pm - 3am, Sector 57, Digbeth, Tickets from £15. Click here to book...

Break Mission Finals

Watch the finals of the breakin', poppin', lockin' and Hip-Hop dance battles all to live MCs and DJs.

Sun 19 Jun, 1 - 6.30pm, Bullring & Grand Central, FREE...