Following a contract award from Hull City Council, local arts company and charity Back to Ours will lead a group of Hull-based culture and heritage organisations in delivering a new programme of creative community events, culminating in a spectacular community-led celebration – called Our City – next March.
Our City will form part of a fantastic weekend in Hull, alongside the already successful event Colliderfest and established cultural conference Cultural Tides.
Bringing a whole host of community groups and organisations together, coordinated by Back to Ours, Our City will include two parades across the day and night through the city centre, finishing in Queen Victoria Square.
Councillor Rob Pritchard, portfolio holder for culture and leisure said: “‘Our City’ will bring culture from communities across Hull, right into the heart of it.
“Back to Ours are renowned for their gift of engaging communities and offering unique and exciting opportunities to experience art in culture across our neighbourhoods, so I can’t think of anyone better to deliver this new event.
“As part of the council’s culture and heritage strategy 2025-2030 that places community-led culture at the forefront, ‘Our City’ will put those responsible for culture across Hull in the spotlight.”
Back to Ours CEO and artistic director, Louise Yates said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be leading this new, inclusive programme and collaborating with other brilliant local arts organisations. Our City is a huge celebration of local identity, made with and for the people of Hull. It celebrates our location by the water, too – the idea of waves of activity moving from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, connecting communities and building into the large scale city centre event.
“From next week, we will be out in areas across Hull with some of our favourite singers and artists, collecting responses to three prompts that will help shape the look and feel of the event taking place in March. If you see us, come and say hello and get involved!”
Our City will take place in March 2026, alongside Colliderfest and Cultural Tides. More information and how to get involved will soon be available from Back to Ours.
