Birmingham City Centre trail celebrating Commonwealth Games
It features Perry the official mascot
Last updated 26th Jul 2022
A city centre trail has been created as part of the celebration of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
It'll be in place until 8 August and will feature Perry, the official mascot for the Games.
The trail will encourage both residents and visitors to Birmingham to get active and find the 17 stunning statutes and eight digital installations featuring Perry.
For the first time ever for a trail of this kind in the West Midlands, digital installations have been included and these will provide an opportunity for participants to interact with Perry, in a 3D experience.
The ‘eye’ at New Street Station has even been included with Perry peering out and waving to passers by, to brighten their day and welcome them to the Commonwealth Games host city.
Perry’s Trail will see the colourful and cheeky mascot located in iconic Birmingham locations, including St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter, The Custard Factory, Hurst Street and Centenary Square.
The trail has been created in partnership with Birmingham City Council and the Lord Mayor of Birmingham,
Cllr Maureen Cornish, said:
"This trail is another fun way for the people of Birmingham and visitors to embrace our Proud Host City status for the Commonwealth Games.
"I hope many people discover parts of our fantastic City they haven't been to before, and that the trail generates plenty of funding for the good causes linked to this wonderful project."
Nicola Turner, Director of Legacy, said:
“Perry’s Trail is such a fun way of exploring the city centre and such a wonderful way of celebrating Birmingham’s status as the host city for the Games. We also hope the trail will hope to raise funds for our three official charities.
“The Perry statues and digital installations look amazing and add a final flourish to all of the incredible dressing that we have seen installed over the last few weeks.
“Emma designed the perfect mascot for the Games and he has been part of celebrations across the city, the country and the Commonwealth. Thousands of local children have met Perry in recent months as he’s made special appearances and brought fun and joy to hundreds of school assemblies.”
You can find out more about Perry’s Trail, the Official Charity Partners of Birmingham 2022 and how you can get involved at birmingham2022.com/Perrys-Trail