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View article VE Day 80 celebrations come to Hull

VE Day 80 celebrations come to Hull

Families in Hull will have the opportunity to come together and pay tribute to the Second World War generation from Saturday 3 to Thursday 8 May. A number of celebration events will take place across Hull to commemorate VE Day’s 80th year. On Monday 5 May a street party will be set up in East […]

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View article Victory! Watch how Hull celebrated VE Day with free archive screenings at the Hull History Centre

Victory! Watch how Hull celebrated VE Day with free archive screenings at the Hull History Centre

Hull History Centre are hosting screenings of Hull’s Victory in Europe (VE) Day celebrations next month. Thursday 8 May marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe. To celebrate this momentous anniversary, Hull History Centre will be hosting a free event on Saturday 3 May. There will be screenings […]

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View article Exhibition celebrating the Polish community in Hull opens at Streetlife Museum 

Exhibition celebrating the Polish community in Hull opens at Streetlife Museum 

A new exhibition celebrating over 100 years of the Polish community in Hull has opened at the Streetlife Museum.   Cześć Hull, To My!/Hi Hull, It’s Us! explores Polish traditions, food, dress, and lifestyle that enrich Hull’s cultural landscape and highlights some of the local legends with Polish heritage.   Hull Museums have worked with pupils from […]

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View article Exciting new children’s book project coming to schools with free public launch event this Easter

Exciting new children’s book project coming to schools with free public launch event this Easter

A ground-breaking city-wide literacy project for all year six pupils, the first of its kind in Hull, will begin this summer. ‘One Hull of a Read’ is run in partnership with the publisher Scholastic, Hull Libraries, Hull Schools’ Library Service and previous James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award winning author, Helen Rutter. Helen’s new ‘choose […]

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View article What’s on in Hull – April 2025

What’s on in Hull – April 2025

Spring is here and there’s plenty going on in Hull this month. Here’s just a small selection of what’s on offer. Healthy Holidays Various dates and locations There is tonnes of stuff going on over the Easter Holidays as part of the Healthy Holidays programme. There are events and activities for all sorts of ages, […]

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View article Tickets now on sale as International Choir Competition returns to Hull

Tickets now on sale as International Choir Competition returns to Hull

Tickets are now available to the Hull International Choir Competition 2025 Gala Concert. Now in its second year and pitted as one of the most exciting choral events of the year, the competition will arrive in the city this May and promises to be the best yet. As part of the Hull International Choir Competition […]

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View article Call for artists to submit work for Ferens Art Gallery’s 2025 Open Exhibition

Call for artists to submit work for Ferens Art Gallery’s 2025 Open Exhibition

Artists are being given the opportunity to submit their artwork for the Ferens Art Gallery’s 2025 Open Exhibition. Having celebrated incredible artistic talent since 1967, the Open Exhibition is open to everyone – from new and emerging artists to established pros. It offers an opportunity for artists to display and sell their work, as well […]

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View article Humber Street Sesh Festival announces 2025 headliners

Humber Street Sesh Festival announces 2025 headliners

The award-winning Humber Street Sesh Festival has announced that anthemic alternative/indie band The Howl & The Hum will headline this year’s event. The 2025 festival will take place on Saturday 2 August 2025, on Hull Marina. The annual day music festival is renowned for showcasing more than 100 acts and providing a platform for regional […]

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View article Hull to welcome Ukrainian Culture Minister

Hull to welcome Ukrainian Culture Minister

Hull City Council has today announced Galyna Grygorenko, First Deputy Minister for Culture and Strategic Communications, Ukraine, as the keynote speaker at the city’s Cultural Tides conference on Friday 14 March at Hull Truck Theatre. Supported by the British Council, Ms. Grygorenko will speak about and introduce a documentary, ‘Culture vs War’ by Serhiy Zhadan, […]

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View article Spring edition of Hull CC News landing on doorsteps

Spring edition of Hull CC News landing on doorsteps

This week, the spring edition of Hull CC News, the council’s newspaper, is being delivered to all homes across the city. The publication covers plenty of local news about your city, whilst it is also jam-packed with six pages of events and what’s on listings. You will also find details of the forthcoming Colliderfest, whilst […]

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View article What’s on in Hull – March 2025

What’s on in Hull – March 2025

Hull is hotting up this March with a number of exciting events and shows taking place. Here’s just a little taste of what you can get your teeth into. Colliderfest Various locations, Thursday 13 March until Sunday 16 March A new and exciting science and art festival arrives in Hull this month. Colliderfest brings together […]

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View article Culture conference returns to Hull

Culture conference returns to Hull

An international cultural conference for Hull’s cultural sector will return next month. Cultural Tides will be hosted at Hull Truck next month (Friday 14 March), following a successful inaugural event that took place for the first time March 2024 and saw 170 attendees. This year’s conference will formally launch Hull’s new Culture and Heritage Strategy […]

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