The Digbeth Challenge is back for 2024 with 45 venues - the ultimate Birmingham pub crawl & more
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A whopping 46 of Birmingham’s ‘Creative Quarter’ hospitality venues are coming together this year to see who’s got what it takes to win the Digbeth Challenge!
You are invited to make your way around The Ruin, Autobrew, Roxy Ballroom and many more to win a share of £1000 in prizes from local venues - as well as exciting rewards throughout the year from the businesses taking part.
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Hide AdThe first person to visit each venue this year for food & drink (with photo proof) will win the grand prize, including a £300 voucher to spend at The Ruin!
The challenge originally started with a mural on the wall of The Ruin pub on Floodgate Street, which features an ever-growing list of the nightlife venues in Digbeth. The Ruin’s owner, Rich Hughes, wanted a way to celebrate the diverse number of venues in the area: “There’s such a range of venues in Digbeth, from house and techno clubs to fine dining restaurants and all sorts in between. That’s why we love throwing down this challenge each year because anyone who can get around them all deserves a prize!”.
Last year’s event was a “winner takes all” challenge, and it took until August for the mammoth task to be completed. However, the second-place challenger was only a week behind, and so this year’s event has shifted to support the runners-up, and ensure that everyone taking part will be rewarded for the effort!


Get a bespoke headline round-up, as well as breaking updates, when you sign up to BirminghamWorld’s free emails To keep excitement going for the challenge, prize draws will be taking place on certain weekends, where you will be entered to win free drinks, vouchers and more from local businesses, just by taking part! Here’s a few of this year’s prizes:
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Hide Ad● The Ruin - £600 voucher (split between the top three challengers)
● The Floodgate - a night out for six
● The Crossing - any two tickets & two drinks
● Autobrew - £15 voucher
● Subside - a drinks hamper
● Mockingbird Cinema - free tickets & drinks
● Kilo Ziro - 15% off first round for participants
● The Night Owl - two drinks and two tickets to any event (excluding brunches)
To tick off venues on the list, challengers will have to take a photo of themselves eating or drinking at the venue, posting it on Instagram and tagging both the venue & The Ruin. In order to make sure everything is from this year’s challenge, photos will need to be timestamped (this is done automatically on your phone), and each venue must be clearly identifiable. Once you’ve beaten the challenge, submit all your evidence to [email protected] to claim your prize. Do you think you can take on the Digbeth Challenge this year? Pick up a leaflet from The Ruin and get started!


Here’s a list of the 45 venues taking part in the Digbeth Challenge 2024
The Ruin - pub
The Engine Room - venue for hire
Pan Pan - bar & shop
Hanbao - restaurant
Roxy Ballroom - gaming venue
Birdies - bar
Zumhof - bar
Luna Springs - bar
Mama Roux’s - live music and nightclub
The Night Owl - nightclub
The Devil’s Dog - bar
Dead Wax - bar
XOYO - nightclub
The Rainbow - pub
Kilo Ziro - restaurant
The Spotted Dog - pub
The Old Crown - pub
Baked in Brick - restaurant
670 Grams - restaurant
Kanteen - cafe
Rico Libre - restaurant
AutoBrew - bar
Chance & Counters - gaming venue
NQ64 - gaming venue
The Mockingbird - cinema
Sobremesa - cocktail bar
Passing Fancies - cocktail bar
Rmbl - live music
The Crossing - live music
Channel 7 Bar - bar
The Big Bulls Head - pub
The Anchor - pub
The Big B’ham Bake - restaurant
O2 Institute - live music
Subside - bar
Manzils - restaurant
Hennessey’s - bar
Kilder - bar
O.P.M. - restaurant
Lab 11 - nightclub
Suki10c - nightclub
Norton’s - bar and live music
The Floodgate - competitive gaming
Golf Fang - competitive gaming
Cafe Lovelife - restaurant
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