Stoke Events You Won't Want to Miss

Sample global cuisine at Hanley's Continental Market, check out free Family Hubs sessions in the Potteries Centre, watch Ghost The Musical and more…

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

🥙 Continental Market Returns to Hanley. 7/11-10/11, 10am-6pm (closes 4pm Sun); Parliament Row & Upper Market Square. Taste of Germany, Little China Noodles Bar and Aunty Sally Fudge are some of the vendors with stalls for the Continental Market. There will also be gift ideas from Europe, Asia and South America. Admission free.

Gyros anyone? Snack your way round the Continental Market from Thursday

👨🏾‍🎤 R&B Magic with The Stylistics. 19/11, 7.30pm, Regent Theatre. The Grammy nominated Philadelphians will run through their 70s hits, including You Make Me Feel Brand New and Can’t Give You Anything (But My Love). Tickets from £38.75.

🧘‍♀️ Soothe Your Soul. 09/11, 7-8pm, Divinity Wellbeing & Fitness Studio. There’s still time to sign up for Divinity Studio’s Sound Fusion session, where you’ll enjoy 1-1 Reiki healing while listening to healing melodies. In addition to reducing stress levels, benefits can include better sleep and lower blood pressure. Session costs £18.

🎸 Foo Fighter Frontman Tribute. 15/11, 7.30pm, The Rigger. A tribute to rock icon Dave Grohl, you can expect songs from Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, Tenacious D, Probot and Them Crooked Vultures. Tickets from £22.38.

🎅 Christmas Market Time! 17/11, 10-4pm, B Arts. Join the B Arts’ Christmas Makers Market at Hartshill Road to shop pieces from local artists and makers. There will also be roaming musicians, performers, a free photo booth, live artist demonstrations plus food and drink at B Arts’ on-site Bread in Common cafe. Admission free.

Pick up some gifts from local artisans at B Arts’ market

🤭 Comic Fun with Kevin Bloody Wilson. 13/11, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. The Aussie comic/musician brings his irreverent humour and guitar for a bawdy sing-a-long to Stoke for one night. Not familiar? Listen here. Tickets from £40.72.

👩‍👦Terrific Tuesdays for Families Start Today! 05/11 onwards, Potteries Centre. Offering advice and support to local families, Family Hubs is starting sessions in the Community Room in the Potteries Centre. There’s Sensory Fun for Babies (9.30am-11am), Playful Parenting (1pm-2.30pm) for toddlers and Make and Take (3.30pm-4.30pm) for kids aged 3-11 years. Want more? Check out the Chell Heath Family Hub.

🎭 Catch Ghost The Musical. 12-16/11, 2.30pm & 7.30pm. Stoke Repertory Theatre. Relive Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze’s tender, supernatural love story from the 1990 movie with a cast including Rebekah Lowings (The Sound of Music) as Molly, Jacqui Dubois (People, Places and Things) as psychic Oda Mae Brown and Les Dennis in a dual role of the Hospital Ghost and Lionel Ferguson. Tickets from £15.

EVENTS LISTINGS

• Potteries Centre Events Series, ongoing, Potteries Centre

• Throw a Pot Sessions, ongoing, LoveClay

• Maurice Wade – A Painter from No. 57, until 16/01/25,
  Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• 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

• Electric Tentacle Electronic Music Open Mic, Multiple Dates, Captain’s Bar

• Fenton Fireworks, 05/11, Fenton Park

• The Ultimate Fireworks Spectacular, 05/11-08/11, Alton Towers

• Continental Market, 07/11-10/11, Hanley Town Centre

• Remembrance Sunday Procession, 10/11, Hanley Town Centre

• Ghost The Musical, 12/11-16/11, Stoke Repertory Theatre

• Kevin Bloody Wilson, 13/11, Victoria Hall

• Christmas Light Switch On, 14/11, Trentham Shopping Village

• The Best of Grohl, 15/11, The Rigger

• Ceramic Makers’ Market, 16/11, Gladstone Pottery Museum

• B Arts Christmas Makers Market, 17/11, B Arts

• The Stylistics, 19/11, Regent Theatre

• Jimmy Carr: Laughs Funny, 20/11, Regent Theatre

• From Gold to Rio, 20/11, Mitchell Arts Centre

• The Longest Yarn, 21/11-05/12, Stoke Minster

• Masterchef pop-up, 23/11, Potteries Centre

• Chicago, 25/11-30/11, Regent Theatre

• A Christmas Carol, 27/11, Middleport Pottery

• The Zutons, 28/11, Keele University

• Winter Light Trail, 29/11-31/12, Trentham Estate

• Santa Sleepover, 29/11-24/11, Alton Towers

• Candelight: Tribute to Queen, 30/11, Stoke Minster

• Candlelight: Hans Zimmer’s Best Works, 30/11, Stoke Minster

• Luminate, 29/11-31/12, Shugborough Estate

• Absurd Person Singular, 10/12-14/12, Stoke Repertory Theatre

• Abdulrzak Gurnah reading and book signing, 11/12, Keele University

• Sam Ryder, 13/12, Victoria Hall

• Bat out of Hell, 30/06-05/07, Regent Theatre