About The City Brief Smethwick
Your Personal Newsletter For All Local Events in Smethwick
Smethwick is home to a diverse range of neighbourhoods, from the residential streets of Handsworth and Bearwood to the green spaces of Galton Valley, each with its own community activities. The City Brief aims to keep you informed about what’s happening across the town each week, whether it’s a local market, a cultural festival, or a community gathering at one of Smethwick's civic spaces. The town’s character is shaped by its industrial past and varied communities. This translates into a year-round programme of events: spring community gatherings, summer canal celebrations, autumn cultural festivals, and regular street markets that bring neighbourhoods together. Weekly events like bellringing practice and St. Paul's Church Community Days are central to civic life, offering both newcomers and long-standing residents ways to connect with their neighbours. Our role is to provide a clear, reliable guide to local events. Whether you’re looking for cultural events that celebrate Smethwick’s diverse population, heritage walks exploring landmarks like Galton Valley Canal Museum, or simply want to know when the next community day is happening, The City Brief keeps you informed. We cover festivals and street markets, seasonal celebrations along the canal network, and the quieter weekly events that often go unnoticed but matter most to local life. Smethwick is a town in transition, with regeneration projects underway and investment in community spaces. Knowing what’s happening, participating in local initiatives, and being part of your neighbourhood, is more important than ever. Every week, we gather information about local events and present it in a straightforward, easy-to-navigate way. The City Brief is your weekly guide to Smethwick’s events calendar. Wherever you are in the town, we help you find something worthwhile.
What we Cover
Each week The City Brief highlights events happening across Smethwick – live music, theatre, food, family activities, markets and more.
Have a look at what's happening this week and this coming weekend.
About The City Brief
The City Brief is a global network of local newsletters. We succeed in sending the best of local information to local people. To learn more, visit our main website.
About the editor
The City Brief Smethwick is edited by Dean Withey, founder of The City Brief. A former RAF pilot turned founder and investor, Dean has built and sold two technology companies, including ubisend, a conversational AI platform used by the NHS and BAE Systems, and has shipped more than thirty enterprise AI systems over twenty years in tech. He is based in Norwich, England.
Why this site exists, in Dean's words: "In an AI-powered world, you can no longer trust what you see and hear online. The future is local: trusting only what you can see for yourself. The City Brief is the trusted brief for what's happening in your city."
Listings are gathered from venue websites, official box offices and event platforms, then checked and curated before publishing. AI tools assist with drafting; every published page follows our editorial policy.
Spotted an error? Tell us and we'll fix it.