🎄Start Booking Your Christmas Events 🎄
City Songbirds Concerts and Step into Christmas with Strictly's Anton at the Victoria Hall, Christmas Wreath Workshop at Wedgwood, plus Kinky Boots at the Regent…
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
🌲Showcasing Local Talent for Christmas. 24/11 & 25/11 & 03/12, 6:45pm; Victoria Hall. Get ready for the City Songbirds Christmas Concerts, which will showcase some of the best young musicians and singers in Stoke-on-Trent. They will feature hundreds of City Songbirds (aged 5-8) performing alongside City Music Service ensembles – either the City Youth Wind Orchestra (24/11) or the City Youth String Orchestra (25/11). The City Voices at Christmas concert will take place on 03/12 and will feature hundreds of young singers, including the City Youth Choir, performing alongside rock and pop band The Thursdays. City Songbirds Christmas Concerts, City Voices at Christmas tickets from £7.50.
👢It’s Kinky Boots! 26/11-30/11; Wed-Sat at 19:30; Thu, Sat & Sun at 14:30; Regent Theatre. This new production stars Strictly Dan Partridge (Grease), Courtney Bowman (Six), Scott Paige (The Addams Family), and Tosh Wanogho-Maud (Titanique, Ain’t Too Proud, Bridgerton) as Lola. Based on a true story, it features music and lyrics by pop icon Cyndi Lauper and is directed by Nikolai Foster (Grease and An Officer and a Gentleman). Tickets from £28.
❄️ Breakfast with Elsa and Anna. 06/12 & 13/12 & 20/12, 10am-11.30am, the Quarter at Potbank. Kids still love Frozen? Take them for a special Christmas treat to meet the stars of this iconic movie, where they will be on stage singing, dancing, and playing party games before photo opportunities beckon; dressing up recommended! Tickets £12.50 per child, £15 per adult.
🎅Christmas Wreath Workshops. 29/11-30/11 & 06/12-07/12, 10.30am & 2.30pm, World of Wedgwood. Are you ready to embrace some festive creativity and be the envy of your neighbours? Then get ready to make a masterpiece for your door with floral designer Victoria Wright. All materials, tools and equipment plus a glass of fizz and festive treats are included in the price. Tickets £60.
Make a festive wreath at Wedgwood on 29/11, 30/11 or 06/12 and 07/12 🎃 Scarefest at Caverswall. throughout October; spooky scare maze from 6pm, Caverswall Creamery. Feeling brave? Then venture to the spooky scare maze for the annual Caverswall Screamery event, run by tenant farmer David Moseley. It’s ‘haunted’ by a lively team of scare actors, including David’s sons James and Jack who love getting into character to give evening visitors a good fright. You can also pick pumpkins on site. Tickets £10 per person; children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
🕺Step Into Christmas. 08/12, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Join Strictly’s Anton Du Beke for a festive song and dance spectacular. The ballroom king will also be joined on stage by his live band and a troupe of dancers. Tickets from £34.90.
🤣 Laughs with Mrs Smith. 07/11, 7.30pm, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery.
Ever wondered what your teacher was thinking? Let educator turned-comedian Mrs Smith – who went viral on Facebook and accidentally became a stand-up comedian – enlighten you with her latest show, Mrs Smith 1,2,3 Eyes on Me. Doors and bar open at 6pm. Over 16’s only. Tickets £19.00.
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
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
Autumnal Display and Pumpkin Painting, throughout October, World of Wedgwood
Scarefest & pumpkin picking, throughout October, Caverswall Creamery
Hallowe’en at Trentham, until 02/11, Trentham Estate
Scarefest, until 02/11, Alton Towers
Spooky Bat Trail, until 02/11, Middleport Pottery
Gandeys Spooktacular, until 02/11, Trentham Estate
Upstart at V&A Wedgwood Collection: Clay Careers Workshop, 15/11, World of Wedgwood
Chess Tournament 2, 28/10, City Central Library
Riverdance 30: A New Generation, until 31/10, Regent Theatre
Rosie Jones, 29/10, New Vic
Claynauts, 29/10, Mitchell Arts Centre
Tones - A Hip Hop Opera, 30/10, New Vic
Calling Planet Earth, 31/10, Victoria Hall
Jasperware at Wedgwood, 31/10, World of Wedgwood
Firework Extravaganza, 01/11, Biddulph Moor
The Phantom of the Opera (silent film with live music from Minima), 02/11, Fenton Town Hall
Diwali, 02/11, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Fireworks Extravaganza, 02/11, Staffordshire County Showground
The Bodyguard, 03/11-08/11, Regent Theatre
Fenton Fireworks Display, 05/11, Fenton Park
A Christmas Comedy, 06/11-08/11, Middleport Pottery
Ross Noble, 06/11, Victoria Hall
Stories in the Dust, 07/11, Fenton Town Hall
Mrs Smith: 1,2,3 Eyes On Me, 07/11, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Alton Towers Ultimate Fireworks, 07-09/11, Alton Towers
Iron Ladies, 08/11, Stoke Film Theatre
From Flames and Ash: Diploma Students’ Exploration of Wood-Firing, 08/11-23/11, Clay College Gallery
European Halo Championship, 08-09/11, University of Staffordshire
Trentham Christmas Street Party, 13/11, Trentham Estate
Step into Christmas, 14/11, Victoria Hall
Nastee Chapel, 14/11, Fenton Town Hall
Grace, 15/11, Stoke Minster
The Australian Pink Floyd, 18/11, Regent Theatre
The Psychopath Test, 20/11, Regent Theatre
Legacy and Continuity Ceramic Symposium, 21/11 & 22/11, Stoke Town Hall
Taylormania, 21/11, Victoria Hall
Free Tree Giveaway, 21/11, Apedale Country Park
The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show, 23/11, Regent Theatre
City Songbirds Christmas Concerts; 24/11 & 25/11, Victoria Hall
Kinky Boots, 26/11-30/11, Regent Theatre
Christmas Wreath Workshops, 29/11, 30/11, 06/12, 07/12, World of Wedgwood
Eric’s Christmas Turkey, 01/12-13/12, New Vic
City Voices at Christmas, 03/12, Victoria Hall
Breakfast with Elsa and Anna, 06/12, 13/12 & 20/12, the Quarter@ Potbank
Lantern Parade, 06/12, Newcastle Town Centre
Step into Christmas with Anton du Beke, 08/12, Victoria Hall
John Kirkpatrick’s Carolling & Crumpet Christmas Show, Fenton Town Hall, 12/12, Fenton Town Hall
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.