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What to do in Birmingham this summer

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Graeme Brown-BP

14:25, 31 JUL 2014
Updated14:35, 31 JUL 2014

Summer in Southside free outdoor arts festival on August 9, 16, 23-24. The Southpaw Dance Company: Faust pictured from last year's event1 of 8
The Fusion Festival at Cofton Park, Birmingham on August 30-312 of 8
The Birmingham Independent Food Fair on September 13. Bartender Robert Wood of the newly-opened Boutique Hotel and Cocktail Lounge will be showing some of his locally-inspired cocktails3 of 8
The Sainsbury's Indoor Grand Prix at the National Indoor Arena on August 244 of 8
Digbeth First Friday, promoting creative arts community in Digbeth, on August 15 of 8
Float: a two-hour circus experience at the Arcadian Centre on August 30 and September 6 at 2.30pm and at University of Birmingham on September 7 at midday6 of 8
NatWest T20 Blast finals at Edgbaston on August 237 of 8
Last year's Moseley Folk Festival. The 2014 event takes place from August 29-318 of 8

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