Hulloween Steampunk Festival

Hulloween Steampunk Festival

Please note last minute venue changes, due to the inclement weather.

Event highlights

FRIDAY 20^th OCTOBER

7pm – 9pm: Nosferatu with live music score, Trinity Market.
This 1922 classical and innovative blood-fest set the standard for everything to come. This is the original and the best adaption of the Dracula legend. Doors open at 6pm. Food vendors open. Book here

8pm – 9.30pm Ghost Walk with Mike Covell (Age 20+) – Join local historian, author and expert on all things spooky Mike Covell on a walking tour of Hull’s ghostly myths and legends. The walk will begin at 8pm at the Andrew Marvell Statue outside the Hands on History museum in Trinity Square.

Numbers are strictly limited so advance booking is essential. The cost is £5 per head. To book your place on the tour, send an email to amazinghulltours@hotmail.com quoting reference ‘Steampunk’.

SATURDAY 21^st OCTOBER

10am: Hulloween Parade from Paragon Square to Trinity Square
Whether you are alive or dead, or somewhere in between, this is your chance to join us in your finest (?!) Halloween-themed costume or outfit as we take a leisurely Hulloween ‘shamble’ along the streets of Hull.

10am-4pm: Hulloween Steampunk Market, Princes Quay, ground floor (PQ Event Space)
A mixture of over 40 Steampunk and other traders will be vying for your attention and your pennies.

10am – 4pm: Exhibition of Steampunk costumes and artefacts, Princes Quay, atrium
In the magnificent building of Hepworth Arcade you can expect to find several shop units taken over for the Hulloween weekend by the Ministry of Steampunk and friends

10am -4pm: Steampunk Celluloid Junkie, Princes Quay, atrium
The Steampunk Celluloid Junkie will be bringing his characterised style of digital art to the Hulloween Steampunk Weekend.

11am: Teapot Racing, Princes Quay, atrium
Few Steampunk pastimes make more sense than Hulloween teapot racing. It’s another high-adrenaline sport which combines that quintessentially Steampunk vessel from which one of our favourite beverages is served with the thrill of a race.

12noon – 4pm: Steampunk Talks, Princes Quay, ground floor
Come and meet Howard Callaway and friends from the Hull Wilberforcian Steampunks to discover all you need to know about the Steampunk scene in Hull and further afield.

2pm: Steampunk 1on1, Princes Quay, ground floor
Come and join the Ministry of Steampunk to find out everything you need to know about Steampunk.

7pm-Midnight: Immortal Ball, The Guildhall (16+) – Ticketed book here
Mrs Nellie Lovett and Mr Sweeney Todd invite the pleasure of your company at the second Immortal Ball to be held at the Guildhall in Hull.

8pm – 9.30pm Ghost Walk (age 20+) with Mike Covell. Join local historian, author and expert on all things spooky Mike Covell on a walking tour of Hull’s ghostly myths and legends. The walk will begin at 8pm at the Andrew Marvell Statue outside the Hands on History museum in Trinity Square.

SUNDAY 22^nd OCTOBER

10am-4pm: Hulloween Steampunk Market, Princes Quay, ground floor (PQ Event Space)
A mixture of over 40 Steampunk and other traders will be vying for your attention and your pennies.

11am-3pm: Exhibition of Steampunk costume & artefacts, Princes Quay, ground floor
Imagine what a shock you would get if you came across an earnest gentleman such as the one you see here inviting you to peruse an array of weird and wonderful artefacts with a spooky, curious and even evil ‘something’ about them.

11am: Teapot Racing, Princes Quay, atrium
Few Steampunk pastimes make more sense than Hulloween teapot racing. It’s another high-adrenaline sport which combines that quintessentially Steampunk vessel from which one of our favourite beverages is served with the thrill of a race.

Raven Morris Dancing
11am-11.30am & 12pm-12.30pm, Princes Quay, ground floor (1pm-1.30pm, 3pm-3.30pm)
Clashing of sticks, shouting, shantie singing, border dances and giant puppets, all done in the gorgeous style of steampunk.

Steampunk Talks, Princes Quay, ground floor
11am Defensive Couture and Combative Coach Tails
12pm Glunda the veg witch
1pm Wilberforcian Steampunks
2pm Wtiting Your World

12pm: Steampunk 1on1, Princes Quay, ground floor
Come and join the Ministry of Steampunk to find out everything you need to know about Steampunk.

1pm: Ethereal Voices, Hull Minster
Are you the next Mary Shelley, Cherie Priest, or William Gibson? Join The Extra-Ordinary League of Literary Luminati and share your work!

1pm Tea Duelling, Princes Quay, ground floor
Do you have nerves of steel? Do you have what it takes to resist eating your dunked biscuit until the very last moment before it collapses in a mess?

1.30pm – 2.15pm: Illicit Market, Princes Quay, ground floor
Nobody really knows whether the illicit market takes place. If it ever does, it might be going to take place on Sunday at Hulloween. It could possibly take place in Zebedee’s Yard at about 1:30PM before the Grand Parade (nudge nudge).

2pm – 2.15pm: start Grand Steampunk Parade
Join in with the Ministry of Steampunk and the Hull Wilberforcian Steampunk group as we parade through the city from Zebedee’s Yard to Paragon Square to Trinity Square in fantastic costumes.

3pm: Facial Hair Competition, Princes Quay, ground floor (at the end of the Grand Parade)
You don’t need a Y chromosome to enter the competition, but you do need facial hair, even if you have borrowed it for the occasion.

Full details for the three day event can be found here.

Amazing Grace

A touring exhibition telling the story of former slave ship captain, Reverend John Newton, writer and composer of “Amazing Grace”, curate-in-charge of St Peter & St Paul’s church in Buckinghamshire.

The hymn Amazing Grace in various musical styles, has gone on to inspire countless people and has even become known in America as the nation’s “spiritual anthem”.

Turning The Tide – Dance Project

An exhibition challenging the future of energy in industry.

Through an exciting partnership with the ‘Women’s Movement 100’, the Hull chapter of the ‘Turning the Tide’ film and exhibition aims to challenge the traditional view of industry by making it beautiful as well as functional. ‘Turning the Tide’ is about telling a better story about this new source of power on our shores – building together a more attractive narrative.

The aim: to attract more women into this new, exciting, revolutionary industry and research area and show the opportunities to engender real change. Through the medium of dance, our 15 ‘angels of the north’ express the power, beauty, strength and potential of the offshore wind industry – through movement and art. We are standing on the shoulders of those who fought so hard for equality 100 years ago.

We must ensure that we continue to fight for true equality at all levels – join us and work with us to work differently, to make a change for good.

Botanical Blueprints

Our Freedom Festival Exhibition! An exhibition of beautiful cyanotype prints by Angela Chalmers and stunning sculptural ceramics by Adele Howitt.

Angela’s creative practice reflects her passion for the Victorian era. Her photographic images are created using the medium of cyanotype, a nineteenth-century printing process, and camera-less photography techniques.

Adele’s ongoing research manifests as a series of large and small ceramic sculptures – intricate, seemingly delicate, focussed on microscopic pollen grains and a new understanding of the value of a wild and living landscape coupled with her re-discovery of pottery skills whilst researching the Mexborough and Dearne Valley Potteries

Perches and Flyways

Perches and Flyways is a new exhibition commissioned by Humber Street Gallery and produced by Creative Connections; an ongoing series of workshops run by Artlink Hull which pairs local artists with disabled communities to explore creative processes and improve wellbeing.

Working with artist Jennifer Holtridge and artist-duo Juneau Projects, the participants have created a collection of ceramic bird sculptures. Focusing on species which are becoming rare in the Humber’s environment, either due to changes in habitat or the bird’s behavior.

A number of evocative species, such as the Night Heron, the Shelduck and Ringed Plover, visited the location in the past. However, their numbers are declining in the area. The ceramic sculptures inspired by these bird breeds will be central to the installation and will form part of an engaging display showcasing the species within depictions of their habitats.

INTER_CHANGE Showcase 22/23: Exhibition Launch Party

Join us to celebrate the joint launch of our newest exhibition at Humber Street Gallery, the ‘INTER_CHANGE Showcase 22/23’, a celebration of work by artists who have taken part in our artist development programme INTER_CHANGE.

This event is a chance to meet the artists, visit the exhibitions and to share a drink or two.

An Evening with The Critical Fish

Join us for evening at Humber Street Gallery hosted by The Critical Fish to reflect and unpick themes present in our current exhibition programme through conversation and activities.

During their sessions at Humber Street Gallery, they aim to respond to both exhibition spaces in a communal way.

Perches and Flyways: Exhibition Launch Party

Join us to celebrate the launch of our newest exhibition at Humber Street Gallery, ‘Perches and Flyways’ by Creative Connections with Jennifer Holtridge and Juneau Projects.

This event is a chance to meet the artists, visit the exhibitions and to share a drink or two.

A Story of Wounded Ukraine in Art

Join Hull Minster in celebrating the Independence Day of Ukraine

The event will be filled with festivities that highlight Ukraine’s national heritage, including traditional music, singing performances, mouthwatering Ukrainian cuisine, and engaging activities for all ages. It will be an opportunity to connect with Ukrainians, friends, and supporters of Ukraine, as we celebrate freedom and achievements.

You are encouraged to dress in your favourite Ukrainian attire or wear the national colours of blue and yellow to showcase your Ukrainian pride.

The Little Sun

“Little Sun” – A Captivating Art Exhibition by Mariia Moiseienko

Hull Minster are delighted to present “Little Sun”, an extraordinary art exhibition featuring the captivating works of Ukrainian professional artist Mariia Moiseienko.

Embark on a journey through art that radiates resilience, hope, and the indomitable spirit of the human soul.

Autumn Wedding Fayre

Come and join us for our Autumn Wedding Fayre at The MKM Stadium.

We will have a live catwalk and entertainment taking place plus some fantastic suppliers lined up to provide all of you brides and grooms to be with the wedding inspiration which you need to plan your perfect day.

Explore Adventure

Explore Adventure – Bring your favourite teddy for a picnic at Burton Constable and they can have a go on the teddy bear zip wire, and you can take part in lots of teddy bear themed crafts and activities.

Normal admission prices apply and include all the craft activities.

Life Below Stairs Revealed At Burton Constable

Containing glimpses of the hidden world of the servant’s hall, with its own strict hierarchy and limited comforts, this exhibition reveals the day-to-day details of life for servants at the hall from the 18th and 19th Centuries. Discover what life would have been like for Antoine Reny, Lady Clifford Constable’s fashionable French Lady’s Maid from Paris, and for Susan Hoe, the first housemaid in 1866. The display reveals the difficulties of life ‘below stairs’, but also the status that some servants held in the household and how close some came to being counted as family.

Find out more about the huge numbers of staff required to run a hall the size of Burton Constable, and the varied jobs they performed. How would you have fared as a 19th Century housemaid? Giving a fresh insight into life behind the scenes at Burton Constable and with activities for the whole family, this exhibition is one not to miss.

Entrance to the Hall included in your entrance fee:

Adult £13.75

OAP £12.75

Student £12.75

Child £7.50

Additional child £4.95

Clive Sullivan Exhibition

A permanent exhibition celebrating Clive Sullivan and rugby in Hull has opened at the city’s Streetlife Museum.

The free display documents the history of the city’s rugby clubs as well as Sullivan’s individual achievements.

Sullivan’s widow Rosalyn has loaned some of his possessions, which will to be displayed for the first time.

As well as looking at the history of rugby league clubs, Hull FC and Hull KR, the exhibition will also shine a light on the development of the Hull’s first gay and inclusive rugby team, the Hull Roundheads.

Mosaic Path

A Mosaic Path

Curated by guest artist, Linda Ingham, this new exhibition is inspired by the ecological term: A Mosaic Path.

Rising from the rubble or waste aggregates in ‘brown field’ sites, the mosaic path is the proliferation of plants that are thriving in adverse conditions. This low fertile environment provides the potential for a diverse mosaic of planting which can be very beneficial for wildlife. There is enormous scope to promote this approach at all scales to create climate change for people and wildlife.

Close observation of storeys and stories of places conserved, disturbed, reimagined, string across Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire. The artists research and form a visual metaphorical path. The selected artists’ works are gathered within this exhibition to offer us an exploration of the land in this current climate crisis. A land that speaks of the present, past, and future.

A Mosaic Path is a short survey of landscape and place through the eyes of four artists considering such subjects today; Judith Tucker, Robert Moore and David Ainley.

Renata Anna Larkin: The Other Worlds Exhibition

This is my first solo exhibition showing off my journey in acrylic painting. The exhibition will be held at Brew, 76 Bond Street, Hull, HU3 1EN between 8th and 20th of July 2023.

I am an artist living in Hull. As an artist, I am drawn to the bold, vibrant colours of acrylic abstract painting. My artwork is a celebration of the energy and life that can be found in every brush stroke and every layer of paint.

I am inspired by the endless possibilities of colour and form, and by the ways in which these elements can interact and dance across the canvas.

My hope is that my paintings will inspire joy, curiosity, and a sense of wonder in those who view them during my exhibition

Opening night from 6pm until late on Saturday 8 July