Celebrate What's Possible at the King's Hall
Plus Castle Classics is back (28/03), walk with the Trent Rivers Trust in March, Josh Widdicombe at the Regent (18/04) and the music of the Lord of the Rings (28/03)
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
🌿 Embracing Big Ideas. 12/03, 10am-3pm, King’s Hall. The Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Celebration of the Possible (COP) Festival will bring people together to explore, question and shape what comes next for our region. Delivered in partnership with the Staffordshire Green Network, the event will feature networking in the morning followed by afternoon workshop discussions covering topics from nature to the circular economy. Admission free.
🚬 Quitathon for National No Smoking Day. 11/03. Still smoke, or know someone who does? Stub it out at Staffordshire’s Big Quitathon on National No Smoking Day. The free programme offers personalised support and proven stop-smoking aids to help people quit. Text QUIT to 60777, or call 0333 005 0095 (opening hours Mon-Fri 8.30am-7pm or Sat 10am-2pm). Appointments are available by phone or in person, and support can begin immediately.
🚘 Castle Classics is Back! 28/03, 10am-4pm, Newcastle Town Centre. Feast your eyes on an impressive collection of vintage vehicles pre-2005 at this retro car show, including classic cars, vans, scooters and motorbikes, all competing for prizes. There’s also a live DJ playing hits from the 60s through to the 90s plus tunes from 6 Towns Radio. Admission free, exhibitors £4, stalls £20.
Exhibit your retro car and admire others at Castle Classics on 28/03
💍 Hear the Music of the Lord of The Rings. 28/03, 6.30pm, Stoke Minster. There are plenty of great concerts coming up at the closest thing we have to a cathedral, including an evening dedicated to Howard Shore’s stunning soundtrack to The Lord of the Rings. The music from the iconic film trilogy will be performed by the Mystery Ensemble orchestra. Tickets from £20.
🏞️ Walk with the Trent Rivers Trust. Various dates, times and locations. Nature walks and water-inspired events incoming! Join the Norton Circular Walk (15/03, 10.20am-12.30pm); Whitfield Valley Circular Walk (19/03, 10.30am-12.30pm); Bridge Centre: Wild for Water (28/03, 10am-12pm); Bucknall Park: Wild for Water (30/03, 11am-1pm); Hanley Park: Easter Trail & Creature Comforts (31/03, 10am-12pm). Admission free – sign up for tickets for all events here.
🤭 Laughs with Josh Widdicombe. 18/04, 7.30pm, Regent Theatre. He’s co-host of the popular podcast Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Sky's Hold The Front Page as well as appearances on Mock the Week and his BBC sitcom, Josh. Catch him on the road with his Not My Cup of Tea tour. Tickets from £35.18.
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
Make & Bake, ongoing, Mitchell Arts Centre
Girls Who Walk Stoke, ongoing, various locations
Beth Johnson Ramblers for the Over 50s, various dates
Queerquest, ongoing, Staffordshire Moorlands
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
What’s In Store at the V&A Wedgwood Collection sessions, every Wednesday
Lunch at Stoke Minster, every Thursday
Fresh Food Friday, Biddulph Town Hall, every Friday
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
Cancer Awareness Bus Tour, various dates and locations from 09/03
The Great British Bake-Off Musical, 10/03-13/03, Stoke Repertory Theatre
Northern Soul Orchestrated, 11/03, Victoria Hall
Mum & Me Floral Hat Box Workshop, 11/03, the Quarter @ Potbank
Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Celebration of the Possible (COP) Festival, 12/03, King’s Hall
In Her Shoes, 12/03, The Moony Club
Russell Howard, 13/03, Regent Theatre
Dave Boulton’s The Barmy Penguins, 13/03, Fenton Town Hall
Jason Manford, 14/03, Victoria Hall
Keele Bach Choir Spring 2026 Concert, 14/03, Keele University Chapel
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea, 15/03, Middleport Pottery
Norton Circular Walk, 15/03
Mother’s Day Ceramic photo holder making, 15/03, ValentinesClay
Monty Don: A Journey Through British Gardens, 15/03, Regent Theatre
Spring Fair, 21/03, Project Indi, Sneyd Green
Contemporary Collage Workshops, 21/03, 18/04, 27/06, Silk Mill House
Ceramic Makers’ Market, 21/03 & 22/03, Gladstone Pottery Museum
The Makings of a Murderer: The Undercover Detective, 22/03, Victoria Hall
Wildlife Walk, 23/03, Central Forest Park
Snoopy Trail, 27/03-04/05, Trentham Estate
EmpowerHer Stoke – Building Community Through Culture and Enterprise 28/03, Penkhull Village Hall
Castle Classics, 28/03, Newcastle Town Centre
The Music of the Lord of the Rings, 28/03, Stoke Minster
Mean Girls, 30/03-04/04, Regent Theatre
James and the Giant Peach, 30/03-04/04, The House of Lawrence
Sunny Afternoon, 07/04-11/04, Regent Theatre
Ben Robertson, 10/04, Fenton Town Hall
Josh Widdicombe, 18/04, Regent Theatre
Friday Feast at Goods Yard, 24/04
Bat Walk, 27/04, Biddulph Grange Country Park
Mow Cop Killer Mile, 07/05, Mow Cop
Dan Walsh, 08/05, Fenton Town Hall
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, 12/06, Fenton Town Hall
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.