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View article Hull creative company awarded contract for new 2026 event 

Hull creative company awarded contract for new 2026 event 

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 […]

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View article Hull to host international music convention

Hull to host international music convention

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 […]

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View article Council seeks members for new culture boards

Council seeks members for new culture boards

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 […]

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View article Hull culture hits Westminster

Hull culture hits Westminster

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 […]

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View article New social media campaign aims to grow Hull’s dance audience

New social media campaign aims to grow Hull’s dance audience

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 […]

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View article Hull’s vibrant street art and graffiti scene celebrated in summer exhibition

Hull’s vibrant street art and graffiti scene celebrated in summer exhibition

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 […]

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