Celebrating community action, building resilience and regenerating our unique wildlife habitat.
21 exciting days of opportunities for you to join in, celebrate and learn.
Opening on 22 October with a community day, featuring pizza, stalls and music, at urban farm Rooted in Hull, and eco-educational activities at The Deep, focused on wind energy, the festival will then continue to celebrate the sustainable projects around the Humber. Highlights include:
- The return of the Hull Independent Photography Festival (HIPFEST) with a sustainability theme, encompassing 9 exhibitions both international & local, plus nature photo walks and 16 climate photography talks and workshops. The headline show is the international “Faces of Climate Change” exhibition with over 70 countries taking part, we will be revealing the winners for 2023 on the exhibition opening night in Hull.
- The Hull Friends of the Earth’s Green Fair in Cottingham.
- The Totally Locally Brigg Eco Fair
- The Big Festival Beach Clean with Plastic Free Hornsea
- A Zero Waste Supper in Scunthorpe
- An Eco Quiz Night in Burstwick
- Family Forest School Open Days at The Happy Homestead in Messingham and The Life Skills Hub in Preston.
- A bicycle ride from Hull to Barton, connecting the North & South Bank communities
Find out more about Arctic wild and help make a collaborative mini masterpiece.
No need to book, just drop in.
Take part in the challenge to design and make your own boat, with prizes for the boats that can hold the most weight.
Just drop into Hull and East Riding Museum between 1pm and 3pm
Join Streetlife Museum in their fishing game craft activity.
Drop into Ferens Art Gallery and join in the Lion-themed activity between 1pm and 3pm
Face painting to create colour and joy and add a bit of eco-friendly sparkle to the crowds!
For the very first time in the city!
Young Persons Event
Beat the Heat!
Move with the beat of the music and get involved with different activities!
Exclusively for 11 -16 year olds
Wednesday 26 July 2023 at Zebedee’s Yard, Hull
Just turn up at any time between 2pm and 6pm!
What’s on offer………
- Local bands
- Create your own Tick Tock videos
- Silent Disco
- Clothing Swap*
- Inflatable Photo Booth
- Street Art Activity
- Fire Show
- Glitter Bar
- Circus Skills workshops
And much more!
*bring up to 5 items of clothing to refresh your wardrobe!
From the sixteenth century through till the late eighteenth century, silversmithing flourished in the Church Lane area of Hull.
A “Charm Bracelet for Hull” is a new sculpture which honours this important industry.
A “Charm Bracelet for Hull” will be on display at Hepworth’s Arcade. There will be opportunities to meet the artist Andi Dakin, find out more about what inspired his bracelet sculpture and you can print your own silver charm.
Viewing times are:
Fri 21 July: 1pm – 4pm
Sat 22 July: 9am – 12pm
Fri 28 July: 1pm – 4pm
Fri 4 Aug: 1pm – 4pm
Fri 11 Aug: 1pm – 4pm
Sat 12 Aug: 9am – 12pm
Vista Festival is Hull’s biggest free street festival, a locally organised event that takes place on Princes Avenue every year!
Join Scrapstore Hull for some fun family craft activities inspired by Ancient Egypt.
Free, drop-in
Join us to make you own Ancient Egypt themed bookmark or hanging decoration inspired by the Ancient Egypt written language of hieroglyphics.
Free, drop-in.
This is a disability and neurodiversity friendly children’s art workshop. The session runs over 2 hours, you can stay as long or as little as you want, and turn up at any time within this 2 hour window.
Tile making and sculpture was something the Ancient Egyptians were familiar with – and now is your chance to follow in their footsteps.
With the help of Lyn Grant from Fangfoss Pottery, children will have the chance to create their own ceramic tile based on the ancient Egypt exhibitions at the Ferens Art Gallery.
The tile will be fired and finished in the pottery and returned to the Ferens where it can be collected in about a month. We will let you know when your tile is available for collection.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please only book a ticket for each child attending the session. Accompanying adults DO NOT need to book a ticket.
Free, booking required
Tile making and sculpture was something the Ancient Egyptians were familiar with – and now is your chance to follow in their footsteps.
With the help of Lyn Grant from Fangfoss Pottery, children will have the chance to create their own ceramic tile based on the ancient Egypt exhibitions at the Ferens Art Gallery.
The tile, measuring 13cm X13cm will be made in bas relief – embossed and applied detail will be added to the surface. This could feature one of their gods, pharaohs, hieroglyphs – anything that has inspired you.
The tile will be fired and finished in the pottery and returned to the Ferens where it can be collected in about a month. We will let you know when your tile is available for collection.
The activity is suitable for children aged 6 and up. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please only book a ticket for each child attending the session. Accompanying adults DO NOT need to book a ticket.
Free, booking required
Are you wearing your Fox Mask for the Awakening?
This year, the tradition continues of wearing the Freedom Fox papercraft mask specially designed by Wintercroft.
If you don’t have a mask, come along to the workshop.
All materials provided.
6pm until 10pm, no booking required, just turn up (last entry 9pm)
Are you wearing your Fox Mask for the Awakening?
This year, the tradition continues of wearing the Freedom Fox papercraft mask specially designed by Wintercroft.
If you don’t have a mask, come along to the workshop.
All materials provided.
10am – 4pm, no booking required, just turn up.
Join us for a FREE cinema doodling workshop as part of our anniversary exhibition! Visit us at Hull History Centre Thursday 9 March 1:30pm-3pm for a fabulous, artist led workshop. Booking essential!
