Coventry City Centre has celebrated a festive season to remember, with businesses reporting a strong performance during Christmas! From bustling shops to festive attractions, here’s a run down of the season's highlights:.

Thank you to everyone that helped make 2024 a great year in Coventry and cheers to 2025!. From the Coventry Business Improvement District Team

Merry Christmas to all!. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas with your loved ones. From the Coventry Business Improvement District Team

To celebrate the success of Paddington films and the release of Paddington in Peru, STUDIOCANAL is gifting one statue to a lucky town and we want it to be Coventry!. Hurry - the deadline for entries is 5th January 2025 at midnight! Submit your entry here:

We would like to welcome to Flip Out who opened their doors on Saturday!. Offering a wide range of activities with a ninja playground, dodgems, roller rink, huge inflatable arena, air-track football, traversing wall & PS5 Gaming Zone, which is next level for avid gamers.

As we approach the end of the year we just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support. We launched lots of fantastic new initiatives and worked hard to raise the profile of the city centre. We look forward to working with you all in 2025.

Remember the Christmas market and big wheel is still in Broadgate so why not pop along this weekend and get in the festive spirit. Our website is also packed full of activities going on in the city centre so do go and take a look!.

Coventry BID would like to give a warm welcome to Star Pins who opened their doors last Thursday. Find state-of-the-art Ten Pin lanes, ice-free curling, shuffleboard, tech darts, virtual shooting, arcade games, mini golf and more!.

A historic Coventry venue has reopened under new management with plans to re-establish it as a premier event space in the Cathedral Quarter. Find out more about the plans for the amazing historical venue in Coventry City Centre:

Enjoy free bus travel between Monday 9th and Friday 13th December, from 7pm until 2.59am the following day on all National Express buses. Simply hop on board and travel for free around the West Midlands and Coventry. No ticket is needed.

Have you got any big plans to welcome in the new year?. Tell us your plans or events for New Years Eve by emailing marketing@coventrybid.co.uk

When you support a small business, you’re supporting a dream, a family, and your local community. Every purchase makes a real difference!. We like to champion our small businesses, they’re a vital part of Coventry City Centre. #smallbizsatuk

Businesses in the tourism, leisure and hospitality sector can accelerate their growth and marketing reach through Destination Coventry’s new partnership initiative. Find out more:

Entries close Friday at Midday for the Coventry & Warwickshire Business and Community Awards 2025. The Awards are open to ALL businesses and community organisations located in Coventry & Warwickshire.

Our monthly Crime Reduction Meeting was a great opportunity to introduce Stuart Granger, who has taken the role as BID Security Manager. Stuart brings a wealth of experience in both retail and security to Coventry BID. There will be no CRM in December, the next will be in January

Shoppers can access a free supply of more than 7,000 purse dipping bells, 4,500 credit card defenders, 1,000 purse cables and 1,000 secure shopping bags. The next event is on December 5 from 10am to 2pm near Lower Precinct foundation. Find out more:

Following on from a City Centre Spring Clean, Coventry BID and it's business partners carried out the Autumn Clean Up last Tuesday. The response from the City Centre Businesses was fantastic. Thank you to all who joined in! We're holding another Spring Clean in April 2025.

Calling all City Centre businesses. Do you have a mascot?. Would they like to join Sky Blue Sam on the Big Wheel next Wednesday? This will be a great PR opportunity. If you are interested in getting involved email marketing@coventrybid.co.uk

The Dick Whittington Trail begins in the city centre!. Families can head out in the city centre on their way to the performance to spot all the cats and rats in shop windows, with the chance to win a prize of £250 in M&S Vouchers. Find out more:

In partnership with Coventry City Council, we have commissioned a survey into our night time economy. The results of this survey will help us to achieve our Purple Flag status. Please take the time to complete the survey and share it far and wide.