Crafting Connection at the Ceramic Symposium
Plus make a lantern then join a parade in Newcastle, go see the Dinosaur that Pooped a Rock Show, and pick up a tree or two for free for your garden or community…
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
Ceramic Showcase. 21/11-22/11, 9am-5pm, Stoke Town Hall. One of the highlight events of the Stoke-on-Trent 100: Heritage Festival, the Legacy and Continuity Ceramic Symposium celebrates our ceramics and World Craft City status, with talks on subjects including Staffordshire Ceramics in Portuguese Homes and Understanding the Transversal Allure of Postcolonial British Ceramics. Admission free, book tickets here.
🏮 Make A Lantern, Join the Parade lantern workshops 28/10-29/11 at various times and location; 6/12, collect lanterns at 4.30pm, parade leaves at 5pm from Keele in Town. Get creative at free lantern-making workshops in Newcastle over October half term and on Saturdays in November ahead of the community parade, Feasts of Welcome 2025, to light up the Newcastle. Admission free.
👾 All for Esports. 08/11-09/11, 9am onwards, University of Staffordshire. Bringing together players from across Europe, the European Halo Championship esports tournament will feature multiple livestreams, with teams battling to be crowned the 2025 European Halo Champion. Tickets from £22.38.
💪 Women for the Miners. 08/11, 7.30pm, Stoke Film Theatre. Check out this film screening of the Iron Ladies documentary about the women who sustained the miners’ strike. The documentary is followed by a Q&A with film contributor Rose Hunter and fellow North Staffs activists Sue Moffat and Ryan Proctor. Tickets from £9.16, £8.09 concessions, under 26’s £5.39. Carers go free.
Iron Ladies’ remit is the miners and the women who supported them
🦖 The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show. 23/11, 12.30pm & 3.30pm, Regent Theatre. With Danny and Dino’s favourite rock band set to play their last ever concert, they go on a quest to snap up the last two tickets. But with a villainous band manager lurking, nothing goes according to plan… Tickets from £17.
🏺 Working with Recycled Clay at Wedgwood. 15/11, 11am-12.30pm & 2pm-3.30pm, World of Wedgwood. Explore the possibilities of working with recycled clay at Upstart at V&A Wedgwood Collection: Clay Careers Workshop. You’ll learn the process of recycling clay before rolling, cutting and decorating your own tile inspired by designs in the V&A Wedgwood Collection. The finished pieces will be displayed in the galleries for a temporary exhibition. Admission free.
🌳 Free Trees For You and Your Community. various times, dates and locations. Staffordshire residents are being invited to a free tree giveaway events to enrich their gardens and community spaces this autumn and winter. A mix of oak, hawthorn, rowan, hazel, silver birch, crab apple and whitebeam will be available to pick up across the county; head to Apedale Country Park on 21/11 from 10am to 2pm to get yours. You can also grab a tree or two from Westport Lake on 18/02 at the same time. There’s a full list of locations across the county here.
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
Hallowe’en at Trentham, 25/10-02/11, Trentham Estate
Scarefest, 27/09-02/11, Alton Towers
Autumnal Display and Pumpkin Painting, throughout October, World of Wedgwood
Stoke-on-Trent & Erlangen: Celebrating 35 Years of Friendship, 23/10, Commerce House
An Evening with Steve Harmison, Matthew Hoggard and Simon Jones, 24/10, Bet365 Stadium
Spooky Bat Trail, 25/10-02/11, Middleport Pottery
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
Zombie Disco, 25/10, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Gandeys Spooktacular, 25/10-02/11, Trentham Estate
The Rock Orchestra by Candlelight, 26/10, Regent Theatre
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, 28/10-31/10, 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
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
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
Eric’s Christmas Turkey, 01/12-13/12, New Vic
Lantern Parade, 06/12, Newcastle Town Centre
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.