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Birmingham 2022 Festival and Fierce have announced Yale as the official sponsor of Key to the City and that the location of the ‘Key Exchange Ceremony’ site will be Birmingham New Street Station.

Birmingham 2022 has unveiled the official medals which will be awarded to athletes at the Commonwealth Games this summer.

A giant St George flag, adorning the side of Birmingham’s Town Hall building and measuring 52.25m wide by 8.2m high, was the centrepiece of a special celebration staged in the city today (23 April).

British Army athletes helped put a redeveloped venue for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games through its paces yesterday (20 April).

With 100 days to go until the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games begin, Paralympic swimmers and an Olympic diver tested out the facilities at the newly completed Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

Thousands of inspirational people selected to carry the Queen’s Baton as it visits every region of England this summer

As the region ‘Gets Set for the Games’, now is the perfect time to start planning so that you’re ready too.

Birmingham 2022 unveils the official uniform which will be worn by 14,000 volunteers and the Games workforce

The National Lottery Community Fund and Sport England’s Lottery Sports Fund set to boost opportunities for young people across the West Midlands in 2022 and beyond

To celebrate Commonwealth Day, former, current and future stars of athletics in Birmingham tried out the track at the newly transformed Alexander Stadium

Over 100 community groups across Birmingham are to stage their own festival events and projects as part of the Birmingham 2022 Festival thanks to funding from Birmingham City Council.

E.ON has been unveiled as an official partner of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Birmingham 2022 Festival has announced its six-month long cultural programme taking place across Birmingham and the West Midlands.

The first trees have been planted in Solihull as part of Severn Trent’s initiative to create 2022-acres of Commonwealth Forest across the Midlands.

The Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay has now completed half of its journey to all 72 nations and territories in the Commonwealth.

Birmingham 2022 aims to reach one million children and young people across Birmingham and the West Midlands as it celebrates the launch of its Youth Programme

Funds totalling £300,000 have been given to 65 projects in 36 wards during the 1st round of awards for a city council programme designed to help people celebrate the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games

Businesses across the West Midlands have a golden opportunity to meet some of the contractors looking to engage with local businesses in delivering their contracts for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth...

The organisers of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have begun the search to find the volunteer cast, athlete hosts, and existing choirs who will bring this summer’s Opening and Closing Ceremonies to...

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has today launched a search to find 2,022 Batonbearers for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay in England.

Sport Relief has today been announced as an official charity partner of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, marking an exciting new future for the brand.

Two new providers and a new supplier join the sponsor family to offer expertise and experience

A search has been launched for organisations that can help support a range of activities being developed by Birmingham City Council and Birmingham Voluntary Service Council (BVSC).

The Commonwealth Sport Pride Network has today been launched to positively champion and enable LGBTQ+ inclusion at the Commonwealth Games and across the Commonwealth Sport Movement.

Running from March to September 2022 as part of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, the Birmingham 2022 Festival will feature hundreds of creative commissions across the region, benefitting hundre...

First retail store for Birmingham 2022 launches at Bullring, New Street

One of the recently announced projects that will take place during the Birmingham 2022 Festival, GENERATIONS, is on the look out for four and five generation families.

Official training venues confirmed for eleven different sports

The brand new venue for Birmingham 2022 is taking shape with more progress made in the last few months

The Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games has welcomed an additional five new providers to a growing list of sponsors to provide services, systems and equipment to deliver a safe and successful Games.

The latest and final venues for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games have been confirmed today, with Victoria Square in Birmingham city centre revealed as the official finish area for the Marathon.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, the global technology solution company, has been appointed the Official Venue Network Infrastructure Supporter for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Today, The Queen’s Baton Relay will start its epic journey across the globe as the Baton departs from Birmingham Airport and heads to Cyprus – the first stop on the 140,000-kilometre relay (which is t...

B2022 is excited to announce that it has appointed events infrastructure specialists GL events UK as the Official Overlay Supporter for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The main ticket ballot is now open and applications will close at 8pm on 30 September. A ticket ballot is the fairest way to allocate tickets. Applications are made and the system allocates tickets at...

The main ticket ballot for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games is now live

Birmingham 2022 is excited to reveal the creative team that will deliver the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The West Midlands Ticket Ballot closed on 30 July 2021. The Main Ballot, which will take place 8–30 September 2021, will be open to everyone.

Birmingham 2022 is excited to welcome Canon, a global provider of imaging technologies and services, to the Birmingham 2022 family as Official Imaging Supporter.

Birmingham 2022 appoints Aggreko as Official Modular Energy Solutions Supporter for the Commonwealth Games

The Birmingham 2022 Cultural Programme is offering Birmingham and West Midlands artists/cultural organisations the opportunity to submit a proposal for commissions of up to £25,000 to create public ar...

DRPG, a global creative communications group based in Worcestershire, has been appointed as the Official Promotional Event Services Provider for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.

People from across Birmingham and beyond are invited to a huge sports festival we’re hosting today at Centenary Square, to celebrate exactly one year to go until Birmingham 2022 begins.

We are excited to announce that Rosterfy, one of the world’s leading volunteer and workforce scheduling software companies, has been appointed as the Official Workforce Management Systems Provider for...

We’re excited to have appointed Kuehne+Nagel, one of the world’s leading logistics companies that offers highly specialised solutions for worldwide industries, as the Official Event Logistics Provider...

People who live in the West Midlands region can now apply for tickets to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games in an exclusive ballot.

Birmingham 2022 is excited to announce that RGS (UK) Ltd, part of the RGS Events Group, has been appointed as official provider of Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment for Birmingham 2022.

Businesses and residents of the West Midlands can apply for an early release of Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games tickets next week!

Up to 150 community groups across Birmingham can apply to benefit from £2m of funding in partnership with Birmingham City Council

The full event schedule for Birmingham 2022 has been released, allowing sports fans to see the detail of exactly which events will be held in each of the 286 sessions that will feature at next summer’...