Gandeys Brings a K-Pop Twist to Trentham

Plus Aladdin at Stoke Rep, Sherlock Holmes at the MAC, Cabaret Extreme at the Victoria Hall, Wassailing in Barlaston on New Year's Eve, and Kings of Leon/Strokes tribute

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

🎪 K-Pop Comes to the Circus. 13/02-01/03; shows at 12pm, 3pm & 6pm, Trentham Estate. Join Ringmaster Joel and his cheeky clown companion, La Loka, as they aim to reunite the young dragon with her mother, who is guarded by the noble dragon riders. The story unfolds through a series of acrobatics, comedy, and dance set to the sounds of K-pop and western pop anthems. Tickets from £9.99.

Catch the show from 13/02-01/03 for as little as £9.99

• 🧞‍♀️It’s Aladdin! 27/12-29/12, 02/01-04/01, Stoke Repertory Theatre. If you’ve caught the big panto productions this year at the Regent and New Vic, then why not catch DE Caversmill Theatre Company’s show about this much-loved genie? Not many tickets left for this one! Tickets £10 adult, £8 child.

Aladdin’s at Stoke Rep on 27/12-29/12 and 02/01-04/01. Pic credit: macrovector

• 🧶 Join a Crafty Afternoon. 10/01, Weston Heights Community Centre. Stop doomscrolling and join the Crafty Chapter Stoke instead for a laid-back afternoon of creativity. There will be a crochet expert on hand to show some simple patterns and stitches, or you can learn the Zentangle method of mindful drawing, make jewellery, or just read and chat. Tickets pay what you feel.
  

• Catch The Curious Case of the Masked Magician. 08/02, 2.30pm, Mitchell Arts Centre. It’s 1906, the golden age of magic, but when the masked magician vanishes, Scotland Yard is baffled and calls in Sherlock Holmes to help solve the case. But when Holmes finally uncovers the startling secrets of the Masked Magician, he, Watson, and the audience have to decide if some mysteries are just better left alone. Tickets £13 adult, £11 child.

Holmes & Watson solve the mystery of the masked magician at the MAC

• Hoorah for Cabaret! 05/02, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. From the creative visionaries behind the world’s most iconic circuses comes Cabaret Extreme, a gorgeous spectacle of burlesque, daring drag, and contemporary circus featuring crazy stunts, storytelling, and plenty of comedy, too. Tickets from £25, over 18’s only.

Catch Cabaret Extreme on 08/02 at the Victoria Hall

• 🎸A Tribute to Kings of Leon & The Strokes. 17/01, 7.30pm, Eleven. Indie fans won’t want to miss this two-show evening featuring The Kings of Lyon (watch them on stage here) and the UK Strokes, (playing New York City Cops here) who frequently perform together for a night of maximum riffage. Tickets £17.
  

• 🎉 Wassail in 2026 in Barlaston. 31/12, from 9:30pm, Barlaston Village. No new year’s plans yet? Make it one to remember by going to the Barlaston Wassail, which celebrates Barlaston’s Anglo-Saxon past with a walk through the village, traditional folk drama, and a fire finale, weather permitting. Admission free.

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

• 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

• 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

• Winter Wonderland, until 04/01, Hanley Town Centre

• Winter Penguin Trail, until 04/01, Middleport Pottery

• Cinderella, until 04/01, Regent Theatre

• Christmas Dance Workshops, 23/12, 04/01, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Paint and Sip The Twixmas Special, 27/12, the Quarter @ Potbank

• Aladdin, 27/12 & 29/12, 02/01 & 04/01, Stoke Repertory Theatre

• New Year’s Eve Black Tie Ball, 31/12, Moddershall Oaks

• Lunar New Year’s Eve Party, 31/12, Lunar at World of Wedgwood

• Indie New Year’s Eve All Nighter, 31/12, The Sugarmill

• Barlaston Wassail, 31/12, Barlaston Village

• Family New Year’s Eve Party, 31/12, Doubletree By Hilton Hanley

• KPOP Live Tour, 03/01, Abbey Hulton Sports & Social Club

• The Crafty Chapter Stoke Crafting Afternoon, 10/01, Weston Heights Community Centre

• Kings of Lyon and the UK Strokes, 17/01, Eleven

• An Evening with Stoke Legends, 26/01, Victoria Hall

• Frankenstein, 20/01, Middleport Pottery

• Northern Soul Alldayer, 31/01, Middleport Pottery

• Cabaret Extreme, 05/02, Victoria Hall

• The Curious Case of the Masked Magician, 08/02, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Gandeys K-Pop Dragon Circus, 13/02-01/03, Trentham Estate

• Shen Yun, 17/02 & 18/02, Regent Theatre

For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.

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