Leisure & Culture

View article Hull’s biggest street festival returns

Hull’s biggest street festival returns

23rd June 2023

Hull’s biggest free street festival is to return, boosted by a donation from the Leader of Hull City Council. The Vista Festival will take place on Princes Avenue on Saturday 8 July, from 3:00pm to 9:30pm. Thousands will be entertained by live music, art installations and street entertainment, while food outlets will offer dishes from […]

View article NEXT STEPS FOR HULL’S BANKSY: Trinity Market contender for permanent accessible location

NEXT STEPS FOR HULL’S BANKSY: Trinity Market contender for permanent accessible location

22nd June 2023

Hull City Council is currently considering a permanent location for the Banksy artwork ‘Draw the Raised Bridge’ with Trinity Market a possible option. The mural was confirmed as a Banksy when it first appeared in January 2018 on the permanently raised Scott Street bridge. The bridge was already due to be dismantled, because of the […]

View article Duck, duck, go! Pupils’ chance to win free swim at new outdoor heated lido

Duck, duck, go! Pupils’ chance to win free swim at new outdoor heated lido

15th June 2023

Schoolchildren in Hull will have the chance to show their artistic flair as part of a competition to celebrate the reopening of Albert Avenue Pools this summer. The facility has undergone extensive refurbishment over the last 18 months, including the construction of a heated outdoor lido. To mark the reopening, pupils in Year 5 across […]

View article Hull Refugee Week 2023: All you need to know

Hull Refugee Week 2023: All you need to know

14th June 2023

Hull Refugee Week is an annual festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.

View article Royal Collection Canaletto to go on display in Hull

Royal Collection Canaletto to go on display in Hull

14th June 2023

A painting by world renowned Italian artist, Canaletto will go on display at the Ferens Art Gallery later this year. A Regatta on the Grand Canal c.1733-4 is lent by His Majesty The King from the Royal Collection, and is the fifth and final work loaned to the gallery as part of a partnership with […]

View article Hull theatre company to open pioneering recycled play space at London’s Southbank Centre

Hull theatre company to open pioneering recycled play space at London’s Southbank Centre

13th June 2023

The Herd Theatre, a Hull-based arts company that specialises in bringing children, young people and families together in playful spaces, is opening a new installation, made entirely out of recycled and reused materials, at the Southbank Centre in London. Part adventure playground, part installation, REPLAY encourages children and grown-ups to play side-by-side – building, making, […]

View article Whitefriargate rooftop bar to be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding

Whitefriargate rooftop bar to be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding

9th June 2023

Visitors to Hull city centre will soon be able to enjoy a new rooftop bar thanks to Levelling Up Funding. Added Value Portal Limited has been awarded £75,000 from the government-funded scheme towards creating the facility at 55 Whitefriargate. The project will include a multi-functional bar, food and leisure area on top of an extension […]

View article What’s on in Hull – June 2023

What’s on in Hull – June 2023

1st June 2023

Read some of our handpicks for what’s on in Hull this month.

View article The trailblazing Victorian artist, the drag show and the painting in Ferens Art Gallery

The trailblazing Victorian artist, the drag show and the painting in Ferens Art Gallery

18th May 2023

Middle Child premiere their latest show – Modest – at Hull Truck Theatre next week, but did you know that the story of the play’s extraordinary protagonist, Elizabeth Thompson, already has a connection to Hull? In 1874, Elizabeth Thompson had the eyes of the art world firmly focused on her after stunning the Royal Academy […]

View article Ready, steady, Eurovision

Ready, steady, Eurovision

28th April 2023

Hull is ready for Eurovision 2023 as it arrives in the UK for the first time in 25 years. Fans not lucky enough to get tickets for the coveted live event in Liverpool now have the chance to get involved in the celebrations, as Hull New Theatre hosts a whole FREE night of fun, thanks […]

View article Levelling Up grant for Humber Street arts and culture venue

Levelling Up grant for Humber Street arts and culture venue

28th April 2023

A pop-up arts and culture venue will be created thanks to Levelling Up Funding from Hull City Council. A grant of £76,418.81 has been awarded to Fruit Market LLP to help bring back into use 66-68 Humber Street. The heritage building will become 1-2 Pier Street and will be used as a pop-up space for […]

View article Competitive cycling event comes to Hull

Competitive cycling event comes to Hull

25th April 2023

Keen cyclists are being invited to enter a competitive cycling race at Ennerdale Cycle Circuit next month. On Saturday 13 May, the British Cycling event will include chip-timed races in men, women and youth categories. British Cycling membership is required for the men’s races, however a full race licence is not. No membership is required […]