The Lord Mayor’s Celebration Day will take place on Saturday 16 June across Trinity Square and the Rose Bowl area of Queens Gardens.
The family event is being delivered by Hull City Council in partnership with Hull COOLture and Hull Minster to provide a variety of music, culture, arts and craft as well as over 90 classic cars on display, between 10am and 4pm.
A vibrant parade will take place at two points through the day at 12pm and 2pm and everyone is invited to be involved. Led by Hull Carnival Arts, the parade will leave Trinity Square along Trinity House Lane, before moving down Whitefriargate, along Princes Dock Street and back into Trinity Square via Posterngate. The procession will feature Bandanarama – a 16 piece community street band – and everyone is invited to join in!
Two stages will host music, dance and art. Jonny Pat and the Aces, award winning singing duo V2, Bobby Diamond and the brilliant Karen Carpenter tribute, Wendy Lee, will be amongst those filling Trinity Square with music between 10am and 1pm. From 1pm to 4pm an eclectic mix of dance, poetry and music will be performed including traditional Indian dance, street dance and Irish dance. Whilst the stage at the Rose Bowl will provide entertainment by COOLture where children and young people will celebrate creative arts between 11am and 3pm.
A craft area in Trinity Square will offer free activities for children and young people with Hull Creative Arts and make hats and instruments to join in with the parade.
All activities are free, and people are welcome to bring a picnic or use one of the many city centre venues. The café in Queens Gardens will be open, as will Trinity Market.
The award-winning Beverley Puppet Festival returns! Enjoy a weekend of family fun with giant Saurus, Moomins, Mermarella, Penguinpig, Beowulf, Transmographiles and Cloud Travellers.
And there’s more for adults too, with Friday 13th tales of terror from the seaside and a puppet cabaret like you’ve never seen before, plus adult shows across the weekend.
With over 30 acts in four ticketed venues plus free outdoor performances, a lively Festival Hub, free interactive shadow theatre, puppet workshops for adults and children, food and licensed bar, and much more, everyone can take part in the fun.
This September, experience an amazing cheese spectacle in Hull! Join Cheese Fest UK, hosted at the amazing new venue in Hull.
Experience some the UK’s best cheeses on offer, from how street food traders through to a selection of amazing specialist artisan vendors from all the country, inredible preserves and a whole host of other amazing treats.
Join in for not just amazing food, but also a great and music for everyone to enjoy!
Hull Folk & Maritime Festival returns promising more great acts, from local artists to high-profile headline names, folk dancing, singarounds, workshops and historic vessels moored up in the marina.
PLEASE BE AWARE THAT DUE TO THE WEATHER WARNING FROM THE MET OFFICE FOLK FESTIVAL EVENTS THIS EVENING 27 JULY WILL BE CANCELLED.
Returning for it’s fourth outing this summer, the Cottingham Folk Festival takes place across the august bank holiday Weekend in the picturesque village of Cottingham, near Hull.
The live music extravaganza will see an incredible line-up of artists descend on what is thought to be the largest village in the UK.
The 2018 line-up includes Roland Gift, Wilko Johnson, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Ward Thomas, Badly Drawn Boy and Lucy Spraggan.
PROGRAMME:
23 Aug, 7pm (£32.50)
Cottingham Civic Hall
24 Aug, 7pm (£37.50)
Cottingham Civic Hall
25 Aug, 1:30pm (£20)
Cottingham Civic Hall
25 Aug, 7:30pm (£32.50)
Cottingham Civic Hall
25 Aug, 7:30pm (£15)
The Back Room, Cottingham
26 Aug, 1:30pm, (£25)
Cottingham Civic Hall
26 Aug, 7:30pm (£32.50)
Cottingham Civic Hall
26 Aug, 7:30pm (£17.50)
The Back Room, Cottingham
The third Hedon Festival returns in July, with live music, entertainment, performance poetry, children’s activities and a major carnival parade. This a free event hosted by the local community and pub venues.
Come and enjoy the amazing atmosphere at the Summer edition of Hull Oktoberfest 2018, with German beer, food and music.
Hull is continuing to establish itself as one of the UK’s friendliest skateboarding cities with lots of free activities on offer over the summer as part of the 2018 Skateboard Festival.
Equipment will be provided at all the sessions, which are appropriate for all ages and abilities. There will also be certificates, prizes and awards handed out at each event.
Further details of Hull Skateboard Festival 2018 can be found at the Hull Culture & Leisure website.
The sky over Sewerby Fields in Bridlington is set to be awash with colourful kites as part of a two-day festival, hosted by East Riding of Yorkshire Council, the Northern Kite Group and sponsored by St Stephen’s Shopping Centre.
The event will see a number of internationally renowned experts put on an incredible display of giant inflatable kites, and will include a variation of local street food stalls, providing a vast array of food and drink throughout the whole weekend, as well as children’s entertainment.
Join in some medieval merriment, celebrating Hull’s past and present connection with the Hanseatic League in a new location in Trinity Square.
From medieval spinning and weaving, to jester japes and even a ‘Rat Circus’, Hull will be turning the clock back to the 14th century to celebrate the heyday of the medieval trading network. Visitors will be entertained by craftspeople – including papermaking, weaving and arrow making, whilst the Jester aims to wow crowds with shows consisting of fire, juggling, a guillotine…and general silliness!
Working in partnership with Hull Minster, the iconic building will be celebrating the first anniversary of its re-dedicated as a minster by the Archbishop of York in May 2017 with church tours, music, family activities and a Festal Choral Evensong at 4pm.
All this plus market stalls, children’s craft activities, food and our popular staged performance area.
Dig up your own Italian family history with this this family friendly event, delving into Hull’s Italian cuisne and heritage. Bring along photos and heirlooms to our photo booth and share your family stories to add to the story of Italians in Hull.
Come along to see TV chef Joe Hurd share his love of Italian cuisine and family stories in free cooking demonstrations throughout the day, or try your hand at being an archaeologist and dig up roman and Italian artefacts and treasures in our interactive archaeology activity.
Step into the past and experience a renaissance artist’s studio with the launch of Hull School of Art & Design’s virtual reality world.
Live music, craft activities and more throughout the day exploring and celebrating Italian culture running alongside Streetlife Museum’s Italian Connections Exhibition.
Hull Jazz Festival is back, packed with the talent that’s currently making the UK Jazz scene the envy of the world.
Multi-award winning vocalist Cleveland Watkiss MBE opens the festival, and the closing show features MOBO award-winning saxophonist Denys Baptiste and his acclaimed re-imagining of John Coltrane’s late music.
There’s a focus on new talent too, starting with young British Nigerian saxophonist Camilla George with rising star pianist Sarah Tandy and electronica artists the Broken Orchestra, the Dyr Sister and Revenu plus vocalist Vimala Rowe. David McAlmont unveils a 60th birthday tribute to Prince and the Dime Notes celebrate the tradition of New Orleans.
19 Jul, 7:30pm (£6-£12.50)
Hull Truck Theatre
20 Jul, 7pm (£6-£16)
Hull Truck Theatre
20 Jul, 8:30pm (£23)
Hull Truck Theatre
21 Jul, 3pm (£6-£15)
Hull Truck Theatre
21 Jul, 6pm (£6-£12.50)
Hull Truck Theatre
21 Jul, 7pm (£5-£7)
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21 Jul, 9pm (£6-£16)
Hull Truck Theatre
Like the idea of a celebration where everyone has the freedom to show off their true colours? Then this is the place to be!
Starting with a spectacular parade starring street artists and specially commissioned performances from Back to Ours alongside everyday heroes from local organisations, this spectacular LGBT+ festival is a true gem of Hull’s summer calendar.
The parade leaves Hull College at midday and winds its way to Queens Gardens for 1pm where the party really starts. Head to the Pride market for all your essentials to customise your Pride experience, whether that’s drinks and snacks from the street food festival or finishing off your look with glitter.
Then on the main stage, you can look forward to performances from Eurovision icon SuRie, pop genius Bright Light Bright Light, a very special appearance from drag royalty Adore Delano, plus a whole host of other surprises you won’t want to miss!
Pride in Hull is a family-friendly celebration of the LGBT+ community and is open to everyone who wants to embrace the diversity of our city. Just bring your dancing shoes, your own true colours and have a day to remember!
Then on the main stage, you can look forward to performances from Girls Aloud’s Nadine Coyle, Eurovision icon SuRie, pop genius Bright Light Bright Light, a very special appearance from drag royalty Adore Delano, plus a whole host of other surprises you won’t want to miss!
The award-winning grassroots music festival returns to Hull Marina in 2018, bigger and better than ever with hundreds of artists – covering all music genres – playing across multiple stages.
Rediscover your favourite acts and stumble across new ones while enjoying art exhibitions, family entertainment and the ever-popular silent disco.
Humber Street Sesh celebrates the excellence and diversity of regional musicians and artists, providing a powerful platform for homegrown creative brilliance.
Hullfest, the UK’s biggest Free Tribute festival, comes to Bude Park with over 40 live acts on two stages on 16-17 June.
Tickets for the festival are completely free, with a booking fee of £3.50.
Feel Good Fest promotes well being and diversionary activities, offering new ways of thinking and tasters of new activities not considered before as an alternative to socialising with alcohol and improve mental health.
The event will host a wide range of activities including yoga, street art, meditation, dance massage and even a family FAVE (family rave), and is completely free to attend.
