Building Our City's Story: Journey Through a Century of Architecture in Stoke-on-Trent
Plus Castle Classics returns, celebrations for Black History Month, paint a ceramic pumpkin, and The Australian Pink Floyd mark 50 years since Wish You Were Here
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
👻 The Shape of Stoke. 18/10, 12pm-6pm, Burslem School of Art. From landmark buildings to the people shaping the city’s landscape, discover Stoke-on-Trent’s architectural evolution over the past 100 years at this day-long celebration, City of Stoke-On-Trent Centenary: Building the Century by the North Staffordshire Society of Architects. Guest speakers include David Chetwyn, director at town planners Urban Vision, and Fraser Godfrey, a director at architect firm Howells. Admission free.
🚗 Castle Classics Returns. 25/10, 10am-4pm, Ironmarket and High Street. Visitors can expect a stunning collection of classic and retro vehicles from the early 1900s to the early 2000s at Castle Classics, which is back for its third outing following the success of October’s debut event and a March 2025 edition, that attracted car enthusiasts and retro fans from near and far. Admission free; exhibitor tickets from £4.
🎃 Paint a Ceramic Pumpkin. 11/10, 10.30am, Middleport Pottery. Come down to Middleport Pottery and paint your very own pottery pumpkin! Using ceramic colours, decorate your own 14cm (5.5 inch) pumpkin in any style you like. Once completed, leave your pumpkin with them for final glazing and firing and they’ll call once your pumpkin has been fired and is ready for collection. Tickets £25.
🤵🏾♀️Celebrations for Black History Month. 04/10, 11am-5pm, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. This year’s Black History Month theme is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” and Kwanzaa Collective UK will be at the museum for a creative, cultural family day featuring Ghanaian acrobatics, crafts, dancing, music, singing, stalls, and more. Admission free.
📝 Poet Laureate Events. 25/10, 11am (poetry workshop); 2pm (poetry performance), Bethesda Chapel. Stoke-on-Trent poet laureate Nick Degg will be hosting a poetry workshop to help you create a piece to be proud of. Later that same day, he’ll perform an hour-long slot of his poetry, including iconic poem
I Come From a Town, featuring his observations about Stoke. Admission free.🎸 The Australian Pink Floyd. 18/11, 7pm, Regent Theatre. To celebrate 50 years since classic album Wish You Were Here was released, one of the globe’s most successful Floyd tribute acts will perform the album in full alongside the band’s greatest hits. Tickets from £38.23.
🎼 A Symphony of Wind. 01/10, 7.15pm, Longton Central Hall. Glebe Symphonic Winds was formed more than 20 years ago by Keele university graduates and still meet once a month to play challenging music together. Expect an eclectic mix of music evoking music from around the world; they will be joined by the Daleian Singers. Tickets £12, £7 concessions; 10 years and under go free.
EVENTS LISTINGS
Parkrun, every Saturday at 9am at Hanley Park; Trentham Gardens; Cannock Chase; Lower Milehouse Lane, Newcastle; Birchall Playing Fields; Isabel Trail, Stafford
Heritage Walks with the Red Haired Stokie, various dates
Heritage Open Days, various dates, times and locations throughout Sept 2025
Willow Pattern Showcase and Stories of ‘Other’, until 26/09, Spode Museum
Edward Mackenzie, until 01/10, the Art Studio & Gallery
Make & Bake, ongoing, Mitchell Arts Centre
Open mic nights, various dates, Darcy’s + The Woodman, The Beehive Inn, The Windmill Werrington, Foxfield Arms, & The Victoria
Potteries Centre Events Series, ongoing, Potteries Centre
Throw a Pot and Pottery Painting, ongoing, Kiln at Number 12
Throw a Pot Sessions, ongoing, LoveClay
Lunch at Stoke Minster, every Thursday
Guided Walks in the Peak District, Various, Multiple (Peak District)
Titanic Brewery Tour, multiple dates, Titanic Brewery
Spitfire Comedy Open Mic, multiple dates, Old Post Office, Burslem
World of Wedgwood Artisan markets, every second Sunday of the month
Electric Tentacle Electronic Music Open Mic, multiple dates, Captain’s Bar
Honeybox Live, various dates and locations
Jasperware at Wedgwood, 25/09; 31/10; World of Wedgwood
Walk to Remember, 13/09, Shugborough Estate
Blood Brothers, 23/09-27/09, Regent Theatre
Hallowe’en at Trentham, 25/10-02/11, Trentham Estate
Strange But True Crime, 26/09, Victoria Hall
Lamplight Concerts, 26/09, Stoke Minster
Community Day, 27/09, Trentham Estate
Dig by Stoke-on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society, 28/09, Hall Lane, Hilderstone
Scarefest, 27/09-02/11, Alton Towers
Beatles Complete, 27/09, Mitchell Arts Centre
Potters ‘Arf, 28/09
2:22: A Ghost Story, 29/09-04/10, Regent Theatre
Autumnal Display and Pumpkin Painting, throughout October, World of Wedgwood
A Symphony of Wind, 01/10, Longton Central Hall
Keele World Affairs, 02/10 onwards, Keele University
Black History Month 2025, 04/10, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
The Unfriend, 07/10-11/10, Stoke Repertory Theatre
Stoke-on-Trent Classics, 10/10, Victoria Hall
Paint a Ceramic Pumpkin, 11/10, Middleport Pottery
Shed Stories, 11/10, Fenton Town Hall
Stoke-on-Trent Beer & Cider Festival, 15/10-18/10, King’s Hall
Festival of Craft: Celebrating Stoke 100, 18/10, Middleport Pottery
City of Stoke Centenary: Building the Century, 11/10, Burslem School of Art
An Evening with Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones, 24/10, Bet365 Stadium
Nick Degg poetry workshop, 25/10, Bethesda Chapel
Nick Degg poetry performance, 25/10, Bethesda Chapel
Castle Classics and Retro Car, 25/10, Iron Market & High Street
Gandeys Spooktacular, 25/10-02/11, Trentham Estate
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, 26/10, Regent Theatre
Rosie Jones, 29/10, New Vic
Riverdance 30: A New Generation, 28/10-31/10, Regent Theatre
Calling Planet Earth, 31/10, Victoria Hall
The Bodyguard, 03/11-08/11, Regent Theatre
The Australian Pink Floyd, 18/11, Regent Theatre
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.