2017 volunteers officially recognised by the city of Hull
We all love seeing the blue jackets and uniforms around the city, that are increasingly recognised by all, and to celebrate their huge and valuable contribution the citys 2,500 blue … More
Leisure & Culture
Hull Museums Learning Team Receives Top Award
Hulls very own Heritage Learning picked up a prestigious Sandford Award for excellence in museums education for their work at the Hull and East Riding Museum.
Presented by writer, historian … More
Ferens Art Gallery gets ready for Turner Prize winner announcement
Advance Notice of Temporary Closure: Tuesday 5 December
The Ferens Art Gallery will temporarily close to the public on Tuesday 5 December as Hull prepares for the announcement of the … More
Hulls young writers and illustrators make their mark
Eight talented young writers and illustrators have been announced as winners of the J Venn Young Writers Competition by Hull Libraries this week.
The youngsters, who range from seven-14 years-old, … More
Hulls Bee Lady, and Pride of Britain winner, given Freedom of the City honour
Hull City Council is to present Hulls Bee Lady, Jean Bishop, the Freedom of the City honour at its Full Council meeting today.
The Lord Mayor of Kingston Upon Hull, … More
Gym membership for emerging local talent
Hull Culture and Leisure has awarded its first annual membership to a local talented athlete, as part of a new scheme to support the citys future sporting stars reach world-class … More
Festive lights switch-on: Thursday 23 November:
Spectators will be treated to a new-look celebration to kick-off the festive season. There will be:
From 5pm, this new-look celebration to mark the start of the winter season … More
Powerful commemoration of Hull soldiers who fought in the Great War
A dramatic performance of combined arts, multi-media production involving poetry, music, and visual arts will commemorate citizen soldiers of Hull who fought in the Great War.
Made possible with support … More
Goldie to present this year’s Turner Prize in Hull
The winner of Turner Prize 2017 is to be announced by acclaimed DJ, producer and artist Goldie at an awards ceremony in Hull on Tuesday 5 December.
Goldie, who has … More
Society of Chief Librarians Launch of Culture Offer
The Society of Chief Librarians (SCL) launches the Universal Culture Offer today (Thursday 26 October) at the Central Library in Hull, UK City of Culture 2017. This new offer seeks … More
Join in the homecoming party!
Hull FCs fantastic success in retaining the Ladbrokes Challenge Cup Final on Saturday will be celebrated at a homecoming event on Bank Holiday Monday (28 August).
Hull FC defeated Wigan … More
Council leader wishes Hull FC luck ahead of Challenge Cup final
Hull City Councils leader, Councillor Stephen Brady, is wishing Hull FC good luck ahead of this Saturdays Challenge Cup final at Wembley against Wigan Warriors.
Councillor Stephen Brady, said: I … More
Winter white-out for UK City of Culture
Hull will be bathed a white winter glow as it welcomes residents and visitors into the city centre during the festive season.
From next week, beautiful new white LED lights … More
New timepiece sculpture moves into Queens Gardens
The installation of Hull’s newest bespoke sculpture Solar Gate has begun.
The 10 metre tall stainless steel structure was brought in to the city centre yesterday evening for the start … More
Celebrate two years with US Mums
To celebrate two years of the US Mums project a winter taster event will take place on Thursday 23 November to encourage more mums and mums to be to find … More
Ferens Art Gallery Gets Ready For Turner Prize
With unprecedented visitor numbers anticipated, Hull is getting ready for the arrival of the prestigious contemporary art award, Turner Prize 2017. As work gets underway to host the exhibition the … More
Over 700 children tell the world about Hull
Over 700 young people from every secondary school in the city performed at the Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday 15 November) as one of only three massed ensembles to … More
Turner Prize nominee joins Ferens’ 2018 Open Exhibition judging panel
Turner Prize nominee – Hurvin Anderson, Chair of UK City of Culture – Rosie Millard and Deputy Head of The Courtauld Gallery and Daniel Katz Curator of 20th Century Art … More
Hull Central Library to host display inspired by the British Librarys new exhibition Harry Potter: A History of Magic
Library network launches Harry Potter-inspired displays across UK
From Wednesday 1 November 2017, visitors will be able to discover fascinating facts about the History of Magic at Hull Central Library. … More
The Maritime Museum goes to the Movies
For one week only, the beautiful and historic Court Room at the Hull Maritime Museum will be transformed into a movie theatre screening a series of films relating to the … More
Music and contemporary dance performance relives The Dogger Bank Incident
A new music and contemporary dance composition written by electronic artist Vanishing will be performed at Stage@TheDock this weekend.
Made possible with funding and support from Hull City Councils Art … More
Hull Fair – travel
The fair is held on the site of Walton Street car park, Hull, this is next to West Park, the KC Stadium, and the Bonus Arena. The postcode for sat … More
Singing for blokes, chaps & other men
A singing workshop day led by UK member of the Spooky Mens Chorale – Dominic Stichbury, will take place on Saturday 25 November, as part of a Council project to … More
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra continues five year residency at Hull City Hall
Hull Culture & Leisure and Hull City Council are delighted to announce the continuation of a significant partnership for a further five years with an international orchestra the Royal … More
The joy of reading brings people together in Hull
A project evoking memories and instigating discussion is bringing people together through reading in Hull.
Reading Rooms was launched in Londonderry in 2013 during the first UK City of Culture … More
Striking the right chord this Halloween
Children aged between 8-12 years-old will be able to get creative with musical instrument making and playing sessions at Hull Central Library this half-term.
On Tuesday 31 October and Wednesday … More
One of Hulls best loved animals George, the Iguana passes away
The much-loved George, the Iguana, who lived in Pearson Park has sadly passed away today (Monday 23 October), following a recent deterioration of a long-term illness.
He had already surpassed … More
Opportunity for young writers extended
Hull Libraries has extended a competition inviting Hulls youngest writers to have their work published in a new competition, sponsored by the J Venn Foundation.
The Venn Young Writers Competition … More
Give your views on the future of Holderness Road library
Residents and library users have the chance to shape the future of Holderness Road library.
The current property lease for the library at the Mount Pleasant site on Holderness Road … More
Thrills and spills of Hull Fair returns for 2017
Hull Fair, one of Europes largest travelling fairs, is set to return to the city for eight days from Friday 6 October until 11pm on Saturday 14 October.
Taking over … More
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