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Christmas lights hanging across a shopping street at dusk with buildings in the background

Christmas markets bring festive cheer to Hull

A month of Christmas markets in Hull city centre kick off this weekend with the first taking place in Zebedees Yard.

The Hull Christmas Festival will include a traditional Christmas … More


The 2024 Hull Christmas Lights switch-on. Rugby League player Mikey Lewis and the Lord Mayor of Hull, Cllr Mark Collinson, are turning on the lights.

A magical Christmas planned in Hull city centre

Christmas has officially begun in Hull following last night’s lights switch on, and visitors to the city centre can start to plan their Christmas countdown with a new free festive … More












2 shetland ponies are held with bridles and leads by the hands of park rangers

Shetland pony pair make East Park debut

East Park’s Animal Education Centre has gained two new residents as a pair of Shetland ponies have moved in.

Ten-year-old Bonnie and Benjie have arrived following re-homing through the BlueCross … More



Image of white gallery walls with portrait paintings. 'Seen and Unseen' printed on wall

New exhibition opens at the Ferens Art Gallery

An exhibition of contemporary figurative art that explores the themes including of race, identity, gender and climate change, through the outstanding works of racially marginalised artists, opens at the Ferens … More






Aerial image of Hull Fairground at night with lights of rides and stalls

Hull celebrates 730 years of fair fun

One of Europe’s largest travelling fairs will return to Hull this week for its 730th year.

Opening this Friday (4 October) and taking over 16 acres of Walton Street … More




Coldplay poster after announcing performing in Hull in August 2025.

Lights will guide you… to Hull!

Following this morning’s huge news that Coldplay will head to East Yorkshire next year as part of their Music Of The Spheres World Tour 2025, the City of Hull is … More


Welcome Little Amal to Hull! Little Amal is a 3ft puppet of a refugee little girl in a crowd of people.

Welcome Little Amal to Hull

Hull City Council has invited Little Amal to come to Hull as part of her journey across Europe to find safety and freedom. She will be meeting and greeting people … More


An image of the MKM stadium with a photo of Jack Stein inset and details on the VHEY conference dates.

TV chef to lead VHEY’s annual tourism conference

Television chef Jack Stein will head up Visit Hull and East Yorkshire’s (VHEY) annual tourism conference this month.

Stein, of programmes ‘Wine, Dine and Stein’ and ‘Jack Stein: Born to … More


A picture of a large auditorium with circle tables filled with people. Everything lit in pink and purple.

Tourism awards finalists announced

Current champions are going head-to-head with first-time finalists in the battle to be crowned the “best of the best” at this year’s Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards.

The much-anticipated shortlist … More






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