Hull creative company awarded contract for new 2026 event 23rd October 2025 Local cultural organisation ‘Back to Ours’ will deliver a brand-new event in 2026, following a contract award from Hull City Council. ‘Our City’ will form part of a fantastic weekend in Hull, alongside the already successful event Colliderfest and established cultural conference Cultural Tides. The event will bring a whole host of community groups and organisations […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Back to OursCllr Rob PritchardColliderfestCultural TidesCulture & Heritage StrategyCulture HullLouise YatesOur City
Hull to host international music convention 19th September 2025 Music Cities Convention, the world’s leading global event exploring the relationship between music and urban development, will be hosted in Hull in 2026. The convention will return to the UK in June 2026 and celebrate Hull’s journey from a vibrant grassroots community to a globally recognised music city. Over three days, over 250 delegates from […] Read more News Cllr Rob PritchardCulture HullHull 2026Hull City CouncilHull Music Cities Convention 2026Music Cities ConventionSound Diplomacy Events & EducationUNESCO City of MusicVisit Hull
Council seeks members for new culture boards 13th May 2025 Hull City Council is appealing for expressions of interest to join two new cultural boards. The Hull Culture and Heritage Partnership Board and Hull Music board will soon be established to drive forward a new strategy and plan recently launched in the city. The Culture and Heritage Partnership Board will be responsible for the oversight […] Read more Leisure & Culture News applicationsCllr Rob PritchardCultural TidesCulture and Heritage Strategyculture boardsCulture HullHull Culture and Heritage Partnership boardHull Music BoardmembersMusic PlanUNESCO
Hull culture hits Westminster 25th February 2025 A delegation of Hull’s cultural sector are today heading to Westminster to reconnect with national partners. The visit of 30 representatives from the city hope to send that message that Hull is ready to reignite its culture and heritage ambitions. Taking place in the Jubilee Room in Westminster, over 40 people from the UK’s cultural […] Read more Council Government and Democracy Leisure & Culture News Arts Council EnglandChiedu OrakaCllr Mike RossCllr Rob PritchardCulture & Heritage StrategyCulture HullDarren HenleyEunice JogunosinmiHull TrainsMP Karl TurnerVisit HullWestminster
New social media campaign aims to grow Hull’s dance audience 24th July 2024 A new social media campaign will bring together lovers of dance to find out events and opportunities happening across Hull. Discover Dance will showcase all things dance; with venues, shows, programmers and artists, meaning Hull’s dance scene will be connected in one place. Today (24 July) social media channels will be flooded with Discover Dance […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Arts DevelopmentCllr Rob PricthardCulture HulldanceDiscover Dance
Hull’s vibrant street art and graffiti scene celebrated in summer exhibition 21st June 2024 A new exhibition at Humber Street Gallery, Live Like Legends, will showcase four decades of Hull’s vibrant street art and graffiti scene this summer. Spanning two floors, the show will explore the joys and complexities of this unique form of public expression, which has had a striking presence in Hull since the early 1980s. Live […] Read more Leisure & Culture News What's on Absolutely CulturedCulture HullHumber Street GalleryLive Like Legends