Leisure & Culture

View article Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

Chelsea Flower Show garden to find new home in Hull

A stunning garden that debuts at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week, will then take up permanent residence in Hull, as part of a collaboration with Visit Hull & East Yorkshire. The Songbird Survival Garden will captivate visitors in London, before being carefully relocated to Bransholme’s Neighbourhood Network Community Centre on Goodhart Road, where […]

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View article Ferens wins global museums award

Ferens wins global museums award

An exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has won a Museum and Heritage Award. The global awards celebrate the very best in the world of museums, galleries and cultural and heritage visitor attractions. Jason Wilsher-Mills: Are We there Yet exhibition won the Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year – budget less than £80k following its […]

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View article Council seeks members for new culture boards

Council seeks members for new culture boards

Hull City Council is appealing for expressions of interest to join two new cultural boards. The Hull Culture and Heritage Partnership Board and Hull Music board will soon be established to drive forward a new strategy and plan recently launched in the city. The Culture and Heritage Partnership Board will be responsible for the oversight […]

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View article Council pledges long-term support for Hull culture

Council pledges long-term support for Hull culture

Hull City Council has set out a strong commitment to the development of the city’s culture, with investment that will transform how it is delivered. This new funding will ensure the council’s culture and heritage team are well placed to increase external investment, raise the profile of the city and deliver on key strands of […]

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View article International Choir Competition lands back in Hull

International Choir Competition lands back in Hull

Hull’s International Choir Competition returns this weekend, bringing over 1000 singers from across the globe to the city. This world-class event, part of INTERKULTUR’s global choir competition series, returns to Hull following a spectacular debut in 2023. This year, choirs will gather in Hull for a week of competition, collaboration and choral celebration. This includes […]

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View article Heated Lido swimming returns to Albert Ave Pools and Fitness

Heated Lido swimming returns to Albert Ave Pools and Fitness

Heated lido sessions will begin this week at Albert Avenue Pools & Fitness. The pool will open this weekend with three new sessions starting on Friday (2 May) including a twilight swim exclusively for adults. Open daily, the lido will offer a variety of family and adult-only sessions throughout the week. Since its opening in […]

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View article Polish Heritage Day celebrations at Streetlife Museum

Polish Heritage Day celebrations at Streetlife Museum

Visitors to the Streetlife Museum on Saturday (3 May) are invited to celebrate Polish Heritage Day with free crafts, food and live music making it a fun day for the whole family. This free family event will include fun outdoor games in the Museums Quarter Gardens, art workshops run by Hull ScrapStore and a concert […]

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View article What’s on in Hull – May 2025

What’s on in Hull – May 2025

With spring in full flow and summer just around the corner, here’s just a selection of things taking place in Hull this May. Hull Minster Beer Festival Hull Minster, Thursday 8 May until Saturday 10 May The annual Hull Minster Beer Festival returns this May, combining one of the city’s most iconic buildings with some […]

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View article Move over, CBeebies stars – Hull’s young storytellers steal the spotlight at red carpet premiere

Move over, CBeebies stars – Hull’s young storytellers steal the spotlight at red carpet premiere

Hull’s newest screen stars lit up the red carpet last night at a special premiere event celebrating the magic of reading aloud and the power of performance. Hosted at Hull Central Library, the glamorous event marked the finale of ‘Hull’s Young Storytellers: Lights, Camera, Read!’, a creative literacy project that saw 36 year five pupils […]

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View article Ferens Art Gallery announces interactive family friendly art exhibition for the summer

Ferens Art Gallery announces interactive family friendly art exhibition for the summer

A new family-friendly exhibition will take place at Ferens Art Gallery for the summer season. It will see parts of the gallery transformed into an immersive space filled with large stunning technicolour digital art projections. This interactive digital art exhibition responds to visitors’ movements, inviting people to be creative. Microworld is a free family exhibition […]

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View article Improvements for Costello running track

Improvements for Costello running track

Costello Stadium’s running track will undergo several weeks of refurbishments from today, Tuesday 22 April. A surface respray and specialist deep clean of the current track will take place, whilst necessary repairs and installation of a new surface overspray are planned. The existing surface is in such a condition that major improvements are required to […]

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