Here is how to get tickets for Sistine Chapel exhibition at Hull Minster 4th September 2019 Tickets for the Sistine Chapel exhibition at Hull Minster are now available. The Michelangelo – A Different View exhibition will be on show at the church from Tuesday 8 October to Monday 18 November. It is free to enter, but a ticketing system for specified time slots will apply to ensure an uncrowded experience for visitors. Arrangements […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Hull MinsterMichelangelo's Sistine Chapel: A Different ViewSistine Chapel
Les Misérables is coming to Hull 30th August 2019 Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s musical Les Misérables is coming to Hull New Theatre next year. Since Cameron Mackintosh first conceived this new production of Les Misérables in 2009 to celebrate the show’s 25th anniversary, it has taken the world by storm. The announcement comes as casting was announced for […] Read more Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News What's on Alain BoublilCameron MackintoshClaude-Michel SchönbergHull New TheatreLes Misérables
One of Hull’s oldest parks gets a makeover 30th August 2019 One of Hull’s oldest parks has received a £90k makeover. Barnsley Street Park in east Hull is one of the city’s oldest original play areas, dating back to the 1970s. It is one of several in the city that has benefited from the first phase of investment from the £1.2m parks refurbishment fund. Picnic benches, […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture News Barnsley StreetCouncillor Dave CrakerParks
Theatre performance to take audiences ‘To the Moon and Back’ 30th August 2019 A theatre production, created specifically for children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD), will take audiences to outer space at Hull New Theatre this weekend. To the Moon and Back is a heart-warming children’s show about family relationships. Writer and director Daniel Swift, from theatre company Concrete Youth, has worked with children within special […] Read more Education and Learning Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News What's on Concrete YouthHull New TheatreTo the Moon and Back
5 must-see things at Freedom Festival 29th August 2019 The award-winning Freedom Festival is back this week. This year the 12th edition of the international arts festival, that draws performers from all over the world, is taking place over five days. The huge programme includes a wide range of events and performances, the vast amount of which are free. Here’s just five things that […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on 5 things to do in Hull this weekendFreedom FestivalFreedom Festival Arts Trust
Stage is set for Freedom Festival 2019 28th August 2019 The 12th edition of the award-winning Freedom Festival returns to Hull today. Artists from across the world are converging to delight, challenge and mystify audiences with jaw-dropping circus, weird and wonderful street theatre, thought-provoking performances and talks, music from all over the world, and mischievous projects that engage all ages. This year the festival is […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Freedom FestivalFreedom Festival Arts Trust
Nature in the city – bursts of colour in the unlikeliest of places 28th August 2019 With 100 parks, playing fields and playgrounds in Hull there’s no shortage of places to go to enjoy a picnic, a kickabout or a family day out. But did you know that planting programmes are also taking place in unexpected spots across the city to help the environment and brighten up our streets with flowers […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Councillor Anita HarrisonEast ParkNorthern ForestPearson ParkPickering Parkstreetscenewildflower meadow
5 things to do in Hull this weekend 21st August 2019 Remember that time when you were playing with Lego while wearing your favourite Scouting For Girls t-shirt as Newton Faulkner played on the stereo in the background? No? Er, us neither… But even if we had experienced this momentary and bizarre crossover of cultures, we could not be more excited about this weekend’s events in […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Cottingham Folk FestivalCraig EastonGuildhallHull Maritime MuseumHumber Street GalleryLegoNewton FaulknerScouting For GirlsZebedee's Yard
Women in fishing industry highlighted in new exhibition 21st August 2019 A new exhibition exploring the heritage of women in the fishing community opens in Hull at the weekend. Fisherwomen, by award-winning photographer Craig Easton, opens at the Hull Maritime Museum on Saturday 24 August Easton’s work will bring together three strands of the fisherwomen’s story: their heritage, their journey and contemporary portraits, including new commissions […] Read more Museums News What's on Councillor Marjorie BrabazonCraig EastonHCALHull Culture and LeisureHull Maritime Museum
Your 11 stunning pictures of Hull for World Photo Day 20th August 2019 As the planet celebrated the humble photograph on World Photo Day, we asked our social media followers to share their best shots of Hull to mark the occasion yesterday. And you responded in force with stunning shots of city landmarks including The Deep, the Queen Victoria Square fountains and the statue of William Wilberforce in […] Read more News Stadium Arctic CorsairFountainsHull Paragon InterchangeHumber BridgeKCOM StadiumPrinces QuayQueen Victoria SquareQueens GardensThe DeepWilliam WilberforceWorld Photo Day
‘Enchanterlands Avenue’: murals pop up around Hull railway bridge 19th August 2019 New artworks celebrating Hull have been created to liven up an area around a city railway bridge. The murals in Chanterlands Avenue were produced over the summer after artist Andy Pea and pupils from Thoresby Primary School were tasked by ward councillors to create an enchanting gateway to the avenue. Andy has spent the past few […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Chanterlands AvenueCouncillor Marjorie BrabazonHull City AFCHull City CouncilHull FCKCOM StadiumThoresby Primary SchoolWyke Area Committee
Free and low-cost family events in Hull this week 19th August 2019 This summer in Hull, lots of free and low-cost summer family events are taking place every week. Change4Life and Hull City Council have teamed up with youth centres, children’s centres, parks and volunteers across the city to give children in the city a healthy and fun summer that is packed with activities. Here are this week’s […] Read more Ice Arena Museums News What's on Astra Youth CentreChange4LifeEast ParkHull and East Riding MuseumHull City CouncilRSPBSt Michael’s Church Hall
