Leisure & Culture

View article Hull City Council issues £36,000 in grants to support local ice sports clubs impacted by £1.2m Hull Ice Arena refurbishment

Hull City Council issues £36,000 in grants to support local ice sports clubs impacted by £1.2m Hull Ice Arena refurbishment

Hull City Council is supporting amateur ice sports clubs that have been negatively impacted by the essential refurbishment at Hull Ice Arena, and who have had to find alternative facilities for training as a result of the refurbishment. Financial support is being offered to ice sports clubs who have remained in training during the refurbishment, […]

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View article Homegrown stars head line-up for Inner City Sesh

Homegrown stars head line-up for Inner City Sesh

A host of local talent will headline Inner City Sesh next weekend – a 15,000-capacity music festival in Queens Gardens. Following the cancellation of the hugely popular music and art festival Humber Street Sesh, the Sesh Events team partnered with Hull City Council to deliver Inner City Sesh on Saturday 18 September. The main stage will […]

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View article Checkmate! Free chess event sessions from city experts

Checkmate! Free chess event sessions from city experts

Hull’s local libraries will play host to a series of chess events open to the public, starting this weekend. The ‘chess sesh’ events are free and open to all ages, existing chess players and those who want to learn and have fun. Those who attend can meet experienced chess players from the Hull and District […]

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View article Hull Kraken draws people back into Hull following pandemic lockdown

Hull Kraken draws people back into Hull following pandemic lockdown

Hull Kraken brought the streets and buildings of Hull to life this summer, driving more than 2.4 million visitors to the city. The tentacle takeover, funded by Hull City Council, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England, marked the start of a series of major events for the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project. Unleashed […]

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View article Restoration of two historic ships

Restoration of two historic ships

Two historic ships are to be restored. A long-established shipyard company has been appointed to repair and restore two of the city’s much-loved ships, the Arctic Corsair and Spurn Lightship. A decision record published by Hull City Council today (Friday 3 September) confirms the appointment. Following a competitive and highly technical bidding and review process, the […]

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View article ‘Great live music, tasty food and welcoming crowds’ – Trinity Live set to return on Thursday 9 September

‘Great live music, tasty food and welcoming crowds’ – Trinity Live set to return on Thursday 9 September

The hugely successful Trinity Live is returning to Hull’s Trinity Market. The weekly live music event, which last year brought thousands of extra people into the market on an evening as well as giving a platform to many local bands and performers, will return next month The event, organised by Sesh Events, will return on […]

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View article Hull’s historic Whitefriargate to come alive as part of new sound installation

Hull’s historic Whitefriargate to come alive as part of new sound installation

A new immersive soundwalk for Hull’s Whitefriargate will help people rediscover the magic of the historic thoroughfare this month. Artist Jez riley French has created a soundwalk, Breet Velvit Ake (‘bright velvet wander’ in the Yorkshire dialect), evoking Whitefriargate’s complex social, cultural and physical history. The installation will form part of  this year’s Heritage Open […]

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View article Contractor appointed to restore Hull’s last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane

Contractor appointed to restore Hull’s last remaining 20th century Scotch Derrick crane

A leading specialist in historic engineering projects has been appointed to restore the city’s last remaining Scotch Derrick crane. A decision record published by Hull City Council yesterday 25th August confirms the appointment of Mona Lifting & Engineering. Mona Lifting & Engineering will dismantle the crane into sections in autumn 2021 and take it away […]

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View article Hull part of national network looking at representation of transatlantic slavery and legacies in museums

Hull part of national network looking at representation of transatlantic slavery and legacies in museums

Hull Museums is part of a new national network that will look at the representation of transatlantic slavery and legacies in museums. The forum, launched today to coincide with Slavery Remembrance Day, is led by National Museums Liverpool and includes Glasgow Museums, Museum of London, Black Cultural Archives, Bristol Culture and Hull Museums. The Transatlantic […]

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View article Freedom Festival is back!

Freedom Festival is back!

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with an extended 16-day programme. The Festival, back for its 14th year, will take place in galleries, museums, theatres, empty shops and public spaces across Hull, presenting an exciting programme of music, performance, visual arts and talks including a number of special commissions and events. This year’s festival, which will […]

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View article Enjoy a Victorian summer at Pearson Park

Enjoy a Victorian summer at Pearson Park

Pearson Park will take a trip back in time this weekend as a free Victorian Summer event takes place. This Saturday (21 August), the family friendly event will have a whole host of free activities including punch and judy shows, stilt-walkers and face painting, as well as vintage fairground rides, Scrapstore, giant chess and traditional […]

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