Venues & Access

Venues

FLATPACK FESTIVAL HUB | ARCH 21
We’re returning to Arch 21 for our 2022 Festival Hub. Arch 21 is a self-contained industrial style space under the railway arch on Gibb Street. We will be transforming this space to host a variety of events, installations and a bar during the festival.
Address: Arch 21, Gibb Street Digbeth B9 4AA
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Accessible Toilets: Yes
Hearing Impared Facility: No
Refreshments: Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available as well as hot drinks
Public transport: Yes. Bus stops are available on the High Street Deritend. The site is a 15-20 minute walk from Birmingham Moor Street and Birmingham New Street Train Station.

PRINTMAKERS ARMS
A new warehouse venue on Fazeley Street! This large open space, perfect for our optical sound events, gives off an epic feel and we’re excited to see the range of pop ups and events it hosts over the coming months.
Address: 74 Fazeley St, Birmingham B5 5RD
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Accessible Toilets: Yes.
Hearing Impared Facility: No
Refreshments: A small selection of alcoholic and soft drinks will be available
Public transport: Yes. Bus stops are available on the High Street Deritend. The site is a 10 minute walk from Birmingham Moor Street Train Station.
Cycle parking: Yes. City bike stop close by.

MOCKINGBIRD CINEMA
Address: The Custard Factory, Gibb Street, Birmingham, B9 4AA
Wheelchair Accessible: Screen 1 is accessible to Wheelchair users. While Mockingbird Screen 2 is accessible by wheelchair, there is currently no access to the disabled toilet from this screen.
Accessible Toilets: Yes (for Screen 1 only)
Hearing Impared Facility: No
Refreshments: Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available as well as hot drinks
Public transport: Yes. Bus stops are available on the High Street Deritend. The site is a 15-20 minute walk from Birmingham Moor Street Train Station.

MIDLANDS ARTS CENTRE
Address: MAC, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham B12 9QH
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes
Hearing Impared Facility: Yes
Additional Accessible Facilities: Quiet room, Unisex Toilets, Changing Facilities and an Audio Accessibility Guide available via: https://macbirmingham.co.uk/visit/access
Refreshments: Food and drink are both available, including alcoholic and soft drinks. Please check opening times on MAC website
Public transport: Several buses stop within a short distance of MAC:
Bus 1 stops on Edgbaston Road.
Bus 35 stops around the corner on Willows Road.
Buses 45 and 47 stop on Pershore Road.
Buses 62 and 63 stop on Bristol Road, near the Priory Road traffic lights.

BIRMINGHAM & MIDLAND INSTITUTE
Address: 9 Margaret St, Birmingham, B3 3BS
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes.
Hearing Impared Facility: Yes (for a small fee).
Refreshments: No, but there are plenty of cafes, bars and restaurants in the vicinity
Additional Accessible Facilities: More information about accessibility available via: https://www.bmi.org.uk/accessibility/
Public transport: Several buses stop within a short distance of BMI on Colmore Row and Great Charles Street Kingsway. Birmingham Snow Hill Train Station is within a 6 minute walk.

THE CROSSING
Address: 1 Milk St, Deritend, Birmingham B5 5SU
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes.
Hearing Impared Facility: No.
Refreshments: Alcoholic and soft drinks will be available
Additional Accessible Facilities: More information about accessibility available via: https://www.thecrossingdigbeth.co.uk/travel-access/
Public transport: Several buses stop within a short distance from the venue on Digbeth High St or from Bradford St/Rea St opposite the venue. The site is a 9 minute walk from Birmingham Moor Street Train Station.

THE ELECTRIC CINEMA
Address: 47-49 Station St, Birmingham B5 4DY
Wheelchair Accessible: Screen 1 (ground floor) is accessible to Wheelchair users. All our festival events take place in Screen 1, except Bergmen Island. Bergman Island is in Screen 2, which is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible.
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes
Hearing Impared Facility: No.
Refreshments: A range of alcoholic bevergaes including cocktails are available as well as soft drinks and snacks
Public transport: Electric Cinema is a short walk from Birmingham New Street Station (exit via Station Street)

BIRMINGHAM TOWN HALL
Address: Town Hall, Victoria Square, Birmingham, B3 3DQ
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes
Hearing Impared Facility: Yes
Refreshments: Alcoholic and soft drinks available
Public transport: More information about accessibility available via: https://bmusic.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility-information

Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Address: Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, B3 3DH
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: Yes
Hearing Impared Facility: Yes
Additional Accessible Facilities: See BMAG's website
Refreshments: No Public transport: Several buses stop within a short distance of BMAG on Colmore Row and Great Charles Street Kingsway and 0.4 mile walk from Birmingham New Street.

CENTRALA
Address: Unit 4 Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Birmingham, B5 5RT
Wheelchair Accessible: No.
Wheelchair Accessible Toilets: No.
Hearing Impared Facility: No.
Additional Accessibility Information: Accessibility is ground floor access.
Refreshments: Alcoholic and soft drinks are available as well as hot drinks
Public transport: 0.3 miles of Digbeth Highstreet where there are lots of bus stops. 0.5 miles from Birmingham Moor Street Train Station

Road works are continuing on Digbeth High Street during the festival period. Public transport will continue but traffic is slower than usual, so please give yourself plenty of time to get to the venue. Any updates to road works and how they will affect pedestrians will be posted on our website as soon as we have them.