Liam Gallagher confirms Hull gig – but tickets have already sold out 24th July 2019 Liam Gallagher has confirmed he will play in Hull next month – but tickets for the gig have already sold out. The Oasis star will be at Hull City Hall for an MTV Unplugged concert on Saturday August 3, he confirmed in an Instagram post. View this post on Instagram I’m honoured to […] Read more Hull City Hall News What's on Liam GallagherMTVMTV UnpluggedOasisTicketmaster
Humber Street Sesh to be greenest yet as partygoers urged to ditch single-use plastics 22nd July 2019 Hull’s biggest festival for emerging talent is aiming to make this year’s event the greenest yet. Now in its eighth year, the award-winning Humber Street Sesh returns on Friday 2 and Saturday 3 August with 200 acts performing on 14 stages across Hull’s waterfront. Last year saw the grassroots music festival double in size and […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Fruit MarketHull TrainsHumber StreetHumber Street SeshSingle-use plasticsUniversity of HullWilberforce Sixth Form College
Veterans Weekend returns to East Park 22nd July 2019 The popular Veterans Weekend is back at East Park at the weekend. Now in its 14th year, the free event, celebrating the role of the Armed Forces past and present, takes place on Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 July. Visitors will have the chance to meet veterans, learn what life was like in the 1940s […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Armed ForcesEast ParkHull City CouncilVeterans Weekend
‘I always find myself thinking back to the people, the landscape and the language’ says Hull-born artist ahead of Ferens performance 22nd July 2019 Hull-born artist Patrick Coyle is back home this week with a futuristic performance that encourages audiences to think about our role in the future of our city and the planet. We grabbed him ahead of his unique performance, Kingstupon Hull Stumption, that takes place at Ferens Art Gallery this Thursday (July 25). Why is a […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture News ArtFerens Art GalleryIs This Planet Earth?Patrick CoyleUK City of Culture
8 free activities in Hull parks this summer 19th July 2019 Love Parks Week may be coming to an end, but as the summer holidays begin, there is plenty to do in the city’s parks. Whether it is taking some time out in one of the many picturesque, relaxing spaces or getting involved in something more active, there is a choice of free activities and events […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Bude ParkCostello StadiumEast ParkLove Parks WeekParkrunPickering ParkWest Park
Hull parks: 5 things you might not know 19th July 2019 It’s Love Parks Week, so pack up the picnic and head to one of the city’s great green spaces this weekend. We have put together five facts about the city’s parks – some you will know, but some might surprise you … 1. None are as big as East Park You probably knew East Park […] Read more Leisure & Culture News East ParkHull City AFCHull Culture and LeisureHull FairHull Maritime MuseumKCOM StadiumLove Parks WeekPearson ParkPickering ParkWest Park
5 things to do in Hull this weekend 19th July 2019 Pride In Hull, one of the city’s biggest annual events, is marked on plenty of calendars across the city this weekend, while the city will also host a Grammy-nominated brass band, an exhibition on Hull’s food heritage and more. Here is our list of 5 things you might want to check out in the city […] Read more Hull New Theatre Leisure & Culture News Bonus ArenaFrances DisleyHot 8 Brass BandHull Comic ConHull Truck TheatreJohn EtheridgePride in HullThe Cucumber Fell in the SandThe Welly
Arctic Corsair bell packed away before vessel’s relocation 19th July 2019 One of the Arctic Corsair’s most symbolic items has been packed away before the famous Hull trawler’s relocation. The vessel’s bell was carefully placed in a case by Trevor Evans, the longest-serving volunteer and Abigail Jubb, an intern from the Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project. Next month, the distant water sidewinder trawler and a symbol […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Arctic CorsairHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City
Chinese students perform Peking opera at Hull City Hall 17th July 2019 Four schools from Beijing were in Hull today to perform a traditional Chinese opera. The schools, all from the Fengtai District in Beijing, have close ties to the city through a 15-year relationship with the Archbishop Sentamu Academy. Groups of students from Beijing and Hull regularly visit each other as part of a cultural and […] Read more Education and Learning Hull City Hall Leisure & Culture News Archbishop Sentamu AcademyBeijing operaChinese studentsPeking opera
Keep cool this summer in Hull’s paddling pools 17th July 2019 Find a way to keep cool this summer by making a splash at one of Hull’s free paddling pools. From Saturday 20 July, the water areas at Oak Road, Pickering Park, West Park, Ings Road, Bude Park and Alderman Kneeshaw will reopen, just in time for the school summer holidays. And the swan boats in […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture Alderman KneeshawBude ParkIngs RoadLove Parks WeekOak RoadPickering Parksplash boatWest Park
Hull Maritime Museum to close temporarily 16th July 2019 Hull Maritime Museum will temporarily close as some technical surveys are carried out. It comes as the £27.4 million Hull: Yorkshire’s Maritime City project steps up a gear. The closure, from Monday 22 July at 10am, will allow a specialist company to complete surveys ahead of the museum’s major refurbishment. It will reopen on Saturday […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News Councillor Marjorie BrabazonHull Maritime MuseumHull: Yorkshire’s Maritime CityNational Lottery Heritage Fund
Why this garden is going wild in Princes Avenue 16th July 2019 Love Parks Week will celebrate the glorious legacy left to Hull by the Victorians – beautiful formal parks and gardens that were part of a public health movement to have accessible green spaces in the city for residents. But tucked away in a corner of Pearson Park at the junction with Princes Avenue, you can find […] Read more Leisure & Culture News GardeningLove Parks WeekPearson ParkPearson Park Wildlife GardenPrinces AvenueYorkshire Wildlife Trust
