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Welcome to Liverpool 08
Welcome to the official site for Liverpool, European Capital of Culture 2008.
Liverpool reads Mal Peet
Get your free copy and join in as the city snuggles down for this year's Liverpool Reads, launching on World Book Day - 6 March 2008.
Keeper will be up for grabs with every coupon printed in the Liverpool Echo from 6 - 8 March 2008. Find out more
Dare to Perform?
If you are into singing, dancing, acting or can play a musical instrument then now is an excellent opportunity for you to showcase your talent on a first-class stage.
From 3 to 14 March 2008, Liverpool Performing Arts Festival will take place at St George's Hall as well as the prestigious Liverpool Town Hall. Find out more
Liverpool's got Personality!
The BBC has announced that the prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year event will be held in Liverpool at the Liverpool Echo Arena on Sunday 14 December 2008.
The show which in 2007 had record viewing figures of over 8 million, will be shown live on BBC 1. Find out more
Watch the completion of a masterpiece
Artist Ben Johnson is putting the finishing touches to his masterpiece- The Liverpool Cityscape - in front of a live audience from 28 January to 7 March 2008. Admission is free and the Walker Art Gallery is open 10am - 5pm daily. Find out more
Liverpool '08 bestseller back in store
Merseyside's best selling book - The Official Guide to 2008 - returns to the shelves from Wednesday 6 February 2008 after its first print run sold out in less than a month. Find out more
Culture at your fingertips
The BBC has launched a quick and easy way for you to really get involved with Capital of Culture wherever you are; setting up 'Livercool' guides - films and texts - to cultural hotspots across the city all from your mobile phone. Find out more
Download the 08 Programme
Details of the 2008 programme are now available to download 2008 Programme Download (PDF [755.3Kb]. Download time 2 minutes 55 seconds based on a 56k modem. Will open a new browser window.).
You can also download your free Seasonal Events Guide, a comprehensive listing for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture celebrations.
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Have Your Say
Have you been to a Capital of Culture event? We would love to get your feedback. Our online survey will only take a couple of minutes and will help us develop future events. Take the online survey.