B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2025

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Fri 30 May 2025 - Sun 01 Jun 2025

Birmingham’s B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary with a programme featuring dance battles, rap showcases, workshops, exhibitions and immersive performances from the worlds of breakin’, graffiti, DJ’ing, MC’ing and other art forms.

Taking place in venues across Birmingham Hippodrome, Southside, Bullring and Grand Central between 30 May and 1 June, the free festival aims to celebrate culture, art and community.



An array of events launch the festival on Friday 30 May including Birmingham Hippodrome’s Young Community Takeover event which will take place in the daytime, plus the festival dance workshop programme in the evening.

On Saturday 31 May, the festival expands onto the streets of Southside with dance competition qualifiers, performances, a block party with resident DJs, Fluxcon mini convention, pop-up skateboarding, roller skating and a community basketball slam. Break Mission Worldwide and Queer-Side Dance Championships culminate on Sunday 1 June with the finals taking place in Bullring and Grand Central.

Birmingham Hippodrome head of festivals and sites Matt Evans said: “We are incredibly excited to celebrate ten years of B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival. Over the last decade, the festival has championed talent from across the pillars of Hip-Hop, whilst giving, fans and local communities a platform to celebrate everything that hip-hop represents.

“This year’s programme includes favourites from the festival’s history, plus some exciting new additions. From iconic battles and bold exhibitions to street sports and workshops, there will be something for everyone. It’s going to be truly unforgettable.”

The full B-SIDE Hip-Hop Festival 2025 programme will be announced in May, keep an eye here and social media channels.

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