Celebrate World Circus Day at the Astley Centre
Plus join April events with Staffs Wildlife Trust, easter egg hunt at Apedale railway, commemorate Earth Day at Middleport, and book a ceramics talk at Burslem History Club
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
🎪 Circus Time! 18/04, 11am-4pm, Philip Astley Centre. Roll up for circus skills workshops, crafting and more to commemorate World Circus Day in the place where it was founded by the marvellous Philip Astley. Whether you can tell jokes, spin plates or juggle, if you want to be part of the celebrations, it’s still not too late to get involved – so long as you email them by 09/04. Admission free.
🐣 Easter Egg Hunt at Apedale. 04/04, 05/04 & 06/04; trains run 11.30-4pm. Once the kids have polished off their Easter goodies, why not hop aboard a steam train at Apedale Railway and try to spot the Easter eggs along the railway over the bank holiday weekend? Standard fares apply (£5 adult, £1 child).
🌍 Celebrate Earth Day. 26/04, 10am-4pm, Middleport Pottery. Join a fun-filled day that’s all about sustainability and creativity, with plenty of engaging activities for the kids where they can learn about eco-friendly practices. Free admission.
Join this free event at Middleport on 26/04
📸 Life Thru A Lens. 15/05, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Love wildlife photography? Join Hamza Yazzin for his talk, My Life Behind The Lens, who shares behind-the- scenes tales from his epic filming expeditions across the globe. Packed with breathtaking footage, the show offers a rare glimpse into the life and work of one of Britain’s most beloved natural history storytellers. Tickets from £36.74.
🍃 Events Along the Trent. Various times, dates and locations. Learn what lives near your local patch of river with Staffs Wildlife Trust. There’s a community nature monitoring walk at Ford Green Brook North (07/04, 10am-12pm; book here); another at Ford Green Brook Central (08/04, 10am-12pm; book here); river fly monitoring at Staffs Uni Nature Reserve (13/04, 10am - 1.30pm; book here); community river monitoring walk at Ford Green Brook South (15/04, 10am-12pm; book here); river fly monitoring at Bucknall Park (22/04, 10am-1.30pm; book here); and a specialist tree identification walk with Peter Thomas at Bucknall Park (29/04, 10am-12pm; book here). All events free but booking required.
🏺Join a Historic Ceramic Talk. 08/04, 7.30pm, Old Post Office Burslem. Burslem History Club is hosting a talk by renowned ceramic historian Miranda Goodby, Our Home in the West: Migrant Potters in the Nineteenth Century, which will explore the stories of migrant craftspeople who helped shape the identity and success of the Potteries during a transformative period in its history. Tickets £3.
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
Snoopy Trail, until 04/05, Trentham Estate
Gladstone Bunny Hunt, until 30/04, Gladstone Pottery Museum
Mean Girls, until 04/04, Regent Theatre
James and the Giant Peach, until 04/04, The House of Lawrence
Wildlings Play Group, 31/03, 14/04, 19/05, 16/06, 14/07, Ladderedge Country Park
Wedgwood Wednesdays, 01/04, 08/04, World of Wedgwood
Meet the Easter Bunnies at Gladstone, 01/04, Gladstone Pottery Museum
Easter Egg Hunt, Apedale Railway, 04/04, 05/04 & 06/04
Let Me Entertain You – A Tribute to Robbie Williams, 04/04, Victoria Hall
Sunny Afternoon, 07/04-11/04, Regent Theatre
Community Nature Monitoring Walk, 07/04, Ford Green Brook North
Our Home in the West: Migrant Potters in the Nineteenth Century, 08/04, Old Post Office, Burslem
Community Nature Monitoring Walk, 08/04, Ford Green Brook Central
Ben Robertson, 10/04, Fenton Town Hall
River Fly Monitoring, 13/04, Staffs Uni Nature Reserve
The Railway Children, 14/04-18/04, Stoke Repertory Theatre
Community River Monitoring Walk, 15/04, Ford Green Brook South
Josh Widdicombe, 18/04, Regent Theatre
World Circus Day, 18/04, Philip Astley Centre
Contemporary Collage Workshops, 18/04, 27/06, Silk Mill House
Staffordshire Archaeology Day, 18/04, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
River Fly Monitoring, 22/04, Bucknall Park
Friday Feast at Goods Yard, 24/04, Goods Yard Stoke
Longton Parade & Pig Walk, 24/04, Longton Town Centre
The Lady Boys of Bangkok, 24/04-03/05, Trentham Shopping Village
Spring Festival & Earth Day celebrations, 26/04, Middleport Pottery
Bat Walk, 27/04, Biddulph Grange Country Park
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical, 27/04-02/05, Regent Theatre
Specialist Tree Identification Walk, 29/04, Bucknall Park
Mow Cop Killer Mile, 07/05, Mow Cop
Hamza Yazzin: My Life Behind the Lens, 15/05, Victoria Hall
Dan Walsh, 08/05, Fenton Town Hall
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, 12/06, Fenton Town Hall
Stoke Craft Brew Festival, 11/07, King’s Hall
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.