Hull Culture and Leisure

View article Free football this summer through Healthy Holidays

Free football this summer through Healthy Holidays

21st July 2023

Free football fun is available in Hull this summer through ‘Healthy Holidays’. The free turn up and play sessions are offered via Hull Culture and Leisure’s Active Through Football programme, and are for young people aged 14 and above. They start on Monday, 24 July, and are available every weekday throughout the summer, except Bank […]

View article Customer Service Excellence quality mark maintained by Hull Culture and Leisure

Customer Service Excellence quality mark maintained by Hull Culture and Leisure

18th July 2023

Hull Culture and Leisure (HCAL) has maintained the prestigious award of Customer Service Excellence in its leisure department. The quality mark, from the Cabinet Office, aims to make a tangible difference to customers by encouraging organisations to focus on their individual needs and preferences. The accreditation lasts for 3 years, and organisations are reviewed each […]

View article Free family fun as Healthy Holidays returns

Free family fun as Healthy Holidays returns

17th July 2023

Free activities are back in Hull as ‘Healthy Holidays’ returns this summer. Part of the Holiday Activities and Food Programme, it’s seen thousands of children, young people and families benefit from free, fun, healthy schemes during school holiday periods, in numerous locations across the city, as well as providing food and nutrition to families. Funding […]

View article Festival of Archaeology is back!

Festival of Archaeology is back!

17th July 2023

Hull’s medieval and Tudor History is to be celebrated, as the Festival of Archaeology returns for 2023. Three events will be taking place in Hull’s Old Town across the weekend of Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 July as part of the national Festival of Archaeology celebration. The free events will be ‘Medieval Mayhem’ at the […]

View article Rugby and Clive Sullivan celebrated at Streetlife Museum

Rugby and Clive Sullivan celebrated at Streetlife Museum

4th July 2023

A new display celebrating the legendary Clive Sullivan and rugby as a whole in Hull has opened at the Streetlife Museum. Hull Museums has been working in partnership with the Sullivan family, rugby league teams Hull FC and Hull KR, and the Hull Roundheads rugby union team to tell the story of Hull’s strong relationship […]

View article Free annual leisure membership for Hull judo champion

Free annual leisure membership for Hull judo champion

26th June 2023

A reigning national judo champion is being given free access to Hull’s public leisure facilities, after being identified as a potential future world-class competitor. Gracie Wilson, 16, will benefit as part of the Talented Athlete Scheme from Hull Culture and Leisure. The scheme is designed to help gifted sports people who are gaining recognition from […]

View article What’s on in Hull – June 2023

What’s on in Hull – June 2023

1st June 2023

Read some of our handpicks for what’s on in Hull this month.

View article Call for artists to submit their work to the Ferens Open Exhibition 2023

Call for artists to submit their work to the Ferens Open Exhibition 2023

14th February 2023

The Ferens Art Gallery is calling for submissions from professional and amateur artists for their 2023 Open Exhibition. They’re inviting submissions from creatives across the city, whether they are seasoned exhibitors or entering for the very first time. It’s a chance for local artists to have their work seen by thousands of people. It’s also […]

View article Panic Shack set to shake up the stacks at Hull Central Library

Panic Shack set to shake up the stacks at Hull Central Library

7th February 2023

Get It Loud in Libraries present Welsh band Panic Shack in partnership with Hull Libraries, a live music event held in an unexpected setting: Hull Central Library. Hailing from Cardiff, Wales five-piece Panic Shack bring their own brand of punk attitude to Hull Central Library as part of their 2023 tour. This show was due […]

View article Unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in new FREE exhibitions at the Ferens

Unlock the mysteries of Ancient Egypt in new FREE exhibitions at the Ferens

26th January 2023

Ferens Art Gallery are delighted to announce an Ancient Egypt season this Spring/Summer 2023. Featuring two free exhibitions supported by a dedicated programme for schools and public events, the season will explore the beauty and mystery of ancient Egypt celebrating two of the greatest Egyptian discoveries of the last 200 years. The decoding of the […]

View article New Hull Central Library exhibition celebrates 100 years of Philip Larkin

New Hull Central Library exhibition celebrates 100 years of Philip Larkin

1st December 2022

Hull Central Library is hosting a free new exhibition illustrating the life of Philip Larkin. Larkin’s Lighted Rooms: Love, Death and Hull, is an immersive experience featuring film, poems, music and readings drawn from Philip Larkin’s life in Hull. The installation has been commissioned as part of Larkin 100, a celebration of Larkin’s centenary. It […]

View article Summer visitors to Hull museums and art gallery at highest level since 2017

Summer visitors to Hull museums and art gallery at highest level since 2017

30th November 2022

Hull’s museums and art gallery have recorded their highest summer holiday visitor figures since 2017, with numbers far exceeding pre-Covid figures. During the summer holidays, Ferens Art Gallery, Hull and East Riding Museum and the Streetlife Museum had over 81,200 visitors, up 20% on the same time in 2018. Highlights of the summer included two […]