Cabinet to consider £4m Queens Gardens improvements 18th June 2019 Cabinet is being asked to approve the allocation of £4m of funding to carry out improvements to Queens Gardens. The improvements would see the complete rebuilding of the retaining walls to the gardens. Cllr Daren Hale, portfolio holder for economic investment and regeneration, said: “Queens Gardens is a vital part of the city centre. By […] Read more Community and Living Leisure & Culture News Regeneration Queens Gardens
See how Hull leisure time has changed over the years 14th June 2019 A new photographic exhibition is to provide a glimpse at how people of Hull have spent their leisure time over the years. The exhibition, called Having Fun, will pull together photographs from collections at the Hull History Centre. It touches on participating in sports, enjoying the city’s parks to visiting seasonal attractions such as Hull […] Read more Leisure & Culture Hull History Centre
Exhibition in Hull celebrates gypsy, Roma and traveller culture 13th June 2019 An exhibition to celebrate gypsy, Roma and traveller culture will open at Hull’s Streetlife Museum this month. The exhibition, from Thursday 13 June to Thursday 27 June, has been set up to help people to learn more about the history and heritage of these cultures and promote its positive impact on British society. It marks […] Read more Leisure & Culture Museums News What's on Streetlife Museum
Hull pensioner’s one-woman show heads to Edinburgh Fringe 13th June 2019 A one-woman show from a Hull pensioner will be previewed at Kardomah 94 next month before heading to Edinburgh Fringe this summer. Polly Pattison, who is 77 years old, will appear at the cafe to perform a preview of her show Keep Your Chin Up, in which she dramatises the content of 85 letters sent […] Read more Leisure & Culture News Kardomah94
Circus comes to town as Freedom Festival and Back to Ours team up 11th June 2019 Two popular Hull festivals have joined forces to bring four spectacular circus shows to the city. The expanded five-day Freedom Festival will include the quartet of quirky performances after a team-up with Back to Ours. Circa will open the festival with its acrobatic show Humans. Un Poyo Rojo, a contemporary Argentinian physical theatre performance, will […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Back to OursFreedom Festival
Humber Street Gallery announces summer programme 11th June 2019 Humber Street Gallery, the contemporary visual arts space on Hull’s rejuvenated Fruit Market, has announced its summer programme. The broad programme includes work looking at Hull’s history of food production, as well as the city’s iconic Hull Fair. Senior curator at Humber Street Gallery, John Heffernan, said: “Following on from the exciting programme we had […] Read more Leisure & Culture What's on Humber Street Gallery
Tuesday’s Royal Ballet screening moved to Hull Minster 10th June 2019 Tomorrow’s free Royal Ballet screening has been moved to Hull Minster due to the weather forecast. The screening of Kenneth MacMillan’s celebrated ballet Romeo and Juliet was due to take place in Trinity Square. The non-ticketed event will still have 600 seats available on a first-come, first-serve basis. It starts at 7pm. Trinity Market will still be […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Trinity Market
PRS Foundation New Musical Biennial returns next month 10th June 2019 A free music festival featuring some of the UK’s most most exciting music creators returns to Hull next month. PRS Foundation’s New Music Biennial – which takes place across two weekends in London and Hull – features contemporary music including exciting, newly commissioned works from established names and rising stars. Presented by Absolutely Cultured, it […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Absolutely CulturedPRS Foundation New Musical Biennial
5 things to do in Hull this weekend 7th June 2019 If you still haven’t made Friday night plans by now, we are here to help. Two classics – one a screening of a silent comedy and another a famous opera – are taking place in the city tonight. Then Don’t miss Lord Mayor’s Hanse Day, a visit from your favourite men in tights and one […] Read more Ferens Hull City Hall News What's on 5 things to do in Hull this weekendHull Truck TheatreLord Mayor
Trinity Market opens seven days a week 7th June 2019 Hull’s thriving Trinity Market is now open seven days a week. The market in the Old Town will open every Sunday from 11.30am to 4pm starting this weekend. The market reopened in 2017 following a £3m refurbishment. Councillor Dave Craker, portfolio holder for culture and leisure, said: “Trinity Market continues to go from strength to […] Read more Business Leisure & Culture Regeneration What's on Trinity Market
Futuristic performance set for Ferens Art Gallery 7th June 2019 Hull-born artist Patrick Coyle is bringing a futuristic performance to Ferens Gallery next month It is part of the gallery’s current contemporary art exhibition, Is This Planet Earth?, that runs until Sunday 28 July. Coyle’s performance, Kingstupon Hull Stumption, is a guided walking tour of a fictional water-bottling plant, where he will speak a futuristic […] Read more Ferens Leisure & Culture What's on Ferens Art Gallery
A month of imagination and storytelling at Hull Libraries 5th June 2019 Hull libraries are inviting children to enter a world of stories, characters and imagination this month. The Big Malarkey Festival returns from Wednesday 26 to Sunday 30 June in East Park. Before then, a series of free children’s reading sessions will celebrate the magic of the bedtime story. Families are invited to visit their local […] Read more Education and Learning Leisure & Culture News Hull LibrariesThe Big Malarkey Festival
