The days when the sun stuck around till 10 pm are behind us. Beachwear is vanishing from shop windows, replaced by school uniforms and backpacks. Shorts are getting scarce. Jumpers are creeping back in. You know what that means — summer’s on its way out.
But don’t panic just yet. We’ve still got a few weeks left before autumn kicks in, and now’s the time to squeeze every last drop out of the hottest season of the year. If you’re lucky enough to be in Liverpool this August and September, you’re in for a treat. The city’s calendar is absolutely packed with events for every taste.
Check out our top Liverpool events to catch before September, slap on the sunscreen, throw on your best sunnies, and enjoy every last bit of the summer.
Liverpool Biennial 2025: BEDROCK
Liverpool Biennial 2025: BEDROCK transforms the city into one giant, living artwork. Until 14 September, 30 artists break out of galleries and bring bold, immersive installations to cathedrals, streets, boutiques, and even chemists.
Step into Kara Chin’s glitchy, AI-powered seaside mayhem at FACT. Hear the roar of Anfield reimagined in eerie silence by Cevdet Erek. Walk beneath Maria Loizidou’s embroidered sky of migratory birds in the Anglican Cathedral. Feel the pulse of Elizabeth Price’s haunting architecture in Chinatown.
This is a hunt for brilliance hidden in unexpected corners such as libraries, parks, and pharmacies. Curator Marie-Anne McQuay ties it all together with local grit and global vision.
BEDROCK channels Liverpool’s creative heartbeat. It’s free, full of feeling, and completely unmissable.
Beyond Van Gogh
Dive into Beyond Van Gogh at Exhibition Centre Liverpool and prepare to be astonished. Until 15 August 2025, over 300 of Van Gogh’s masterpieces, including The Starry Night, Sunflowers and Café Terrace at Night, are liberated from their frames and projected onto vast walls and floors in ultra-high resolution.
The immersive space guides you from an introductory hall featuring personal letters and life milestones, through a kaleidoscopic room where brushstrokes swirl around you in a mesmerising visual symphony set to an emotive original soundtrack. Tickets start from around £25.60 for adults.
Beyond Monet
Right alongside Van Gogh’s return is the European premiere of Beyond Monet, where more than 400 of Claude Monet’s works, from Impression: Sunrise to the serene Water Lilies series, envelop you in a flowing immersive journey.
The experience centres on the Infinity Room, where paintings drift and morph across walls and floors beneath poetic melodies, subtle birdsong effects and gentle scents reminiscent of Monet’s Giverny garden. A concluding ‘Exit Room’ features Waterlily Alley, built to mimic his beloved Japanese bridge and floating lilies under arches of blossoms. Beyond Monet runs on alternating days with Van Gogh across the same three‑week period.
Liverpool Celebrates Festival
Liverpool Celebrates Festival returns to the iconic Pier Head from Saturday 23 August to Monday 25 August 2025, transforming the city’s waterfront into a three‑day celebration of The Pool’s musical spirit. Kicking off with Legends at the Pier on Saturday evening, the festival welcomes powerhouse acts including Tony Hadley of Spandau Ballet fame, Sister Sledge with Kathy Sledge leading the bill, The Gipsy Kings ft. Diego Baliardo, and The Real Thing. Expect disco classics, uplifting rhythms and a lively, sunlit stage surrounded by the city’s famed Three Graces and River Mersey backdrop.
Sunday unfolds as Pop at the Pier, a high‑energy tribute spectacle headlined by Bongo’s Bingo alongside stellar tribute acts to Taylor Swift, ABBA, Amy Winehouse, Whitney Houston, and more. Designed for all ages, the day blends singalong stadium hits with interactive family fun and playful engagement.
Monday winds the weekend down with the return of the legendary Mathew Street Festival, curated by The Cavern Club. In tribute, you’ll hear classic after classic through performances by acts honouring The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, Coldplay, Noel Gallagher, Robbie Williams, Billy Joel and others, a perfect close to a weekend devoted to musical heritage, celebration and city pride.
Creamfields
Creamfields 2025, officially Rockstar Energy presents Creamfields, returns to the sprawling Daresbury Estate in Cheshire from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 August. It is the ultimate four-day British celebration of electronic dance music, now firmly settled just a short journey from Liverpool and Manchester.
Expect a line‑up that rivals global festivals, with over 300 acts across more than 30 stages, packing the site with innovative production, thunderous sound systems, and a festival crowd of around 70,000 per day in a truly immersive experience.
This year’s standout moment arrives with the debut of HALO, a breathtaking new 45‑metre diameter cyclical stage that surrounds you with 360° sound, lighting and video, placing the DJ at its core for an other‑worldly sensory journey.
Moreover, the event brings back legendary arenas such as the colossal APEX, the iconic Arc, and the forest‑themed new stage designed to mimic woodland ambience. Highlights include headline sets by powerhouse artists like Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike and Fatboy Slim, live exclusives from David Guetta and ANYMA, and genre‑defining sets from Chase & Status and John Summit, each promising to ignite dance-floors across the site.
The Season at Full Volume
Summer in Liverpool hits different. Music pours out of the parks and waterfront, art spills into streets and cathedrals, and crowds move with that easy rhythm that only hot days and long nights can bring. At its best, it feels like the whole place is breathing in time. These are the moments that give the season weight. Take it all in before it is over.
