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View article 5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

5 things not to miss at Freedom Festival 2020

3rd September 2020

Freedom Festival returns this weekend with a special online programme that will be broadcast via the BBC. Bringing together internationally renowned artists and local talent, this year’s festival features robot selfies, bikes singing lullabies and artists performing from unique and iconic locations throughout the city. Download the Freedom Festival app or visit the festival’s website […]

View article Hull Fair brought to life in digital exhibition

Hull Fair brought to life in digital exhibition

2nd September 2020

The sights and sounds of Hull Fair can still be enjoyed this year thanks to a digital exhibition that launches this weekend. The exhibition, Hull Fair, includes specially commissioned videos of the iconic and historic annual event, interviews with regular fairgoers explaining why the fair means so much to them, as well as pictures and […]

View article An outdoor opera is heading to Hull Marina this summer

An outdoor opera is heading to Hull Marina this summer

14th August 2020

An outdoor and socially distanced opera is taking place at Stage@TheDock on Hull Marina in September. Hansel and Gretel, from Whistle Stop Opera, will retell the fairy tale of two hungry children, lost in the woods, and a gingerbread cottage that hides a scary secret. Devised by John Savournin for four singers and accordion, social […]

View article Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

Hull’s iconic Fish Trail goes digital

12th August 2020

Hull’s popular Fish Trail is going digital thanks to a free app that can turn your mobile phone into a virtual time machine. The trail, which weaves its way through Hull’s Old Town, can now be enjoyed alongside an app that brings historic areas of the city back to life. The What Was Here? app, […]

View article Humber Street venue opens its doors this weekend following £1.2m revamp

Humber Street venue opens its doors this weekend following £1.2m revamp

10th August 2020

A new music, arts and entertainment venue on Hull’s Marina will open its doors this weekend following a £1.2m revamp. Social, formerly known as Fruit, will open on Friday 14 August. Operators of Social, Sesh Events UK, aim to gradually introduce a programme of entertainment and events to include live music, visual performance, comedy, theatre […]

View article Freedom Festival From Home 2020 programme announced

Freedom Festival From Home 2020 programme announced

4th August 2020

Hull’s annual Freedom Festival will bring a flavour of its international arts festival direct to homes this September, with a programme broadcast digitally and via the BBC. Freedom Festival From Home’s diverse programme will feature selfies being drawn by robots, sound installations delivered straight into the city’s streets and performances from artists in familiar Hull […]

View article The Human League are coming to Hull next year

The Human League are coming to Hull next year

31st July 2020

Iconic New Wave band The Human League will visit the Bonus Arena next year as part of their UK tour. Tickets for this all-seater event go on sale today at 10am. Tickets are available here. ICYMI@humanleagueHQ are coming to the Bonus Arena #Hull on 6 December 2021! Celebrating 40 years since the release of DARE, […]

View article Ferens Open Exhibition 2020 celebrated with digital takeover day

Ferens Open Exhibition 2020 celebrated with digital takeover day

28th July 2020

Ferens Art Gallery will be revisiting and celebrating this year’s Open Exhibition with an all-day digital takeover on Friday. On the Humber Museums Partnership website and through social media channels, this year’s event will be remembered through images, interviews, memories and blog posts. Councillor Marjorie Brabazon, chair of Hull Culture and Leisure, said: “The annual […]

View article Pop superstar Craig David is coming to Hull

Pop superstar Craig David is coming to Hull

27th July 2020

Pop superstar Craig David is to bring his UK arena tour to Hull next year. The singer will perform at the Bonus Arena on Friday 9 April 2021. Craig David has achieved 23 UK Top 40 singles, nine UK Top 40 albums, amassed more than 5 billion streams worldwide and has achieved multi-platinum status in […]

View article Ferens Art Gallery favourites to feature in special exhibition

Ferens Art Gallery favourites to feature in special exhibition

27th July 2020

Iconic and much-loved artworks from Ferens Art Gallery’s permanent collection will be the focus of a special celebratory exhibition later this year. After months of closure due to the Coronavirus lockdown, the art gallery wants to enable visitors to reunite with the paintings they love. Ferens Favourites will tell the story of the municipal art […]

View article Pride in Hull celebrated with launch of online exhibition

Pride in Hull celebrated with launch of online exhibition

22nd July 2020

An online exhibition celebrating Pride in Hull launches this weekend. The popular annual event, which sees tens of thousands of people gather in Hull city centre to promote diversity and equality, is being celebrated with a new digital exhibition. Pride in Our City will feature people’s pictures, stories, videos, and memories, as well as documenting […]

View article Ferens Art Gallery and Streetlife Museum reopen this week

Ferens Art Gallery and Streetlife Museum reopen this week

21st July 2020

Ferens Art Gallery and the Streetlife Museum will both reopen on Wednesday 22 July. The two much-loved Hull destinations will reopen with measures in place to protect staff and visitors, in accordance with Public Health England guidance. Entry will be by advance online booking only to manage the number of visitors at each site. Councillor […]