011: What's On Stoke & Staffordshire

The Big Feast Hanley, Castle Food & Drink Fest, Wedgwood's Future Fest 2024, MARA Run Club Stoke launch - full events listings.

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

• The Big Feast Hanley, 23/08-24/08, 11am-5pm, Hanley city centre. Now in its 10th year, this free outdoor event sees art and artists pop up in streets and buildings all over Hanley, including The Potteries Centre, Piccadilly and Old Town Hall. Acts performing across the weekend include outdoor circus show Everywhere’s a Beach and family-friendly comedy show Out of the Box. Want to get involved? Grab a ribbon and dance round the maypole at the Maypole Movers dance workshop or learn to tie an infinity knot at AirSpace Gallery. Plan your visit by checking out the full schedule here. Free admission.

Photo credit: @chrispatrickphotography.

• Castle Food & Drink Fest, 24/08, 11am, Iron Market, Newcastle. Designed to celebrate the town’s growing food and drink scene, there will be global street food vendors, live music, and free kids craft workshops at the first Castle Food and Drink Fest. There are also food and drink demos for those that love to sample and an oatcake eating competition - scoff as many as you can in 60 seconds to win a year’s supply! This Sunday (18/08), there’s the Castle Artisan Market on the high street for bakers, makers, local art, street food and more from 10am-3pm.

Photo credit: Castle Food & Drink Fest

• MARA Run Club Stoke Launch, 23/08, 6.30pm, Northwood Stadium. Whether you’re a seasoned runner or just want to get fit, MARA Run Club don’t care who runs the furthest or the fastest. Their first Stoke Club run is a 5k that begins at Northwood Stadium and they’ll be running every Wednesday from 23/08 down the canal, along the track or sometimes into town: expect more 5k and 10k options in the future. Listen to the MARA podcast, join their Strava Club and check out the full MARA Run Club schedule here to get inspired.

Photo credit: MARA Run Club via Instagram

• Future Fest 2024, 31 August, 10am til late, World of Wedgwood. Soak up summer tunes from DJ Ben, listen to Caribbean steel drum performances and enrol on a Kintsugi craft workshop, which celebrates imperfections by repairing broken pottery with gold, at Wedgwood’s biggest event of the year. Food and drink options include wood-fired pizza from La Piccola Pizzeria, artisan ice cream from Doultons Dairy and fluffy, pillowy bao buns from Beasty Baos.

Photo credit: Future Fest 2024/Wedgwood

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EVENTS LISTINGS

• Potteries Centre Events Series, ongoing, Potteries Centre

• Three Counties Open Art Exhibition, 27/07 - 24/08, Burslem School of Art

• Guided Walks in the Peak District, Various, Multiple (Peak District)

• Josiah and Co Presents Workshops, Multiple Dates. World of Wedgwood

• Imprints Creative Workshops, Multiple Dates. Bolton Gate Arts

• Titanic Brewery Tour, Multiple Dates. Titanic Brewery

• Peter Lymer; Photography Exhibition, until 31/08, Spode Museum

• Staffordshire Collage Club, 13/08, Newcastle-under-Lyme

• MARA Run Club Stoke Launch, 14/08, Northwood Stadium

• Trentham Live Music, 15/08 - 18/08, Trentham Estate

• Luminarium - Architects of Air, 14/08 - 16/08, Hanley Park

• Free Outdoor Cinema, 17/08, Newcastle-under-Lyme

• Dub Therapy with Slim Zee, 17/08, Backyard Stoke

• Castle Artisan Market (Bank Holiday Special), 18/08, The Stones, NUL

• 4 Course Japanese Menu, 21/08, Little Dumpling King

• An Evening with 3 Counties Artists, 23/08, Burslem School of Art

• The Rocky Horror Picture Show (cinema screening), 23/08,
  Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• The Big Feast, 23/08 - 24/08, Hanley city centre

• Castle Food and Drink, 24/08, Newcastle-under-Lyme

• The Ibiza Orchestra, 31/08, Trentham Estate

• LIFT YOUTH FESTIVAL, 31/08, Hanley

• Future Fest 2024, 31/08, World of Wedgwood

• Stoke On Clay, 07/09, Multiple Venues

• Stoke Exchange Forum, 19/09, World of Wedgwood

• Barrioke, 21/09, Sugarmill

• An Afternoon with Jack Scott, 21/09, Aston-by-Stone

• Devotion Summer Boogie, 21/09, Backyard Stoke

• Bright Lights Over Bentilee, 27/09 - 12/10, Claybody Theatre, The Dipping House

• Stoke-on-Trent Symphony Orchestra, 05/10, Kings Hall

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