Join an Industrial Middleport Walking Tour

Plus co-working with The Knot community at Smithfield Works, comedy night at Biddulph Town Hall and Strictly stars grace the stage at the Victoria Hall…

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

🚶‍♂️ Heritage Walks With Middleport. 06/07, 7.30pm-10am-1pm, King’s Hall. This Sunday morning walking tour will explore the rich industrial heritage of the Middleport canal with a relaxed stroll along the waterways, uncovering the story of Middleport’s industrialisation and the significance of the branch canal and how it became a hub of manufacturing and trade. With no steep hills and a gentle pace, this tour is perfect for history enthusiasts and curious explorers alike. Meet at The Lodge at Middleport Pottery and move fast, as there’s only 10 tickets left for this event. Tickets £6.

Discover how Middleport became a trade hub on 06/07. Pic: Middleport website

💻 Co-working with The Knot Community. 04/06, 9am-5pm, Smithfield Works Hanley. Join us for a day of co-working at Smithfield Works in Hanley. Meet some new people and get sh*t done. £10 for a day pass for The Knot readers. Head to this booking page, book a Bronze day pass for 04/06, add your discount code (KNOTSW10) at the checkout and we’ll see you there.

🤣 Laughs in Biddulph. 14/06, 8pm, Biddulph Town Hall. There’s a great line-up at the Stand-up Comedy Show, including Alun Cochrane (Mock the Week, 8 Out of 10 Cats); Louise Young (Comedy Central, Channel 4 & BBC Radio 4); and Al Stevenson, a finalist at Beat the Frog who’s already selling out shows. Tickets £10.

👩‍👩‍👦‍👦 Pay What You Can Open Air Theatre. 19/07, 7pm, Bolton Gate Farm. The stage is set for a historical, and hysterical night, that’s beset by regicidal rivalries, devious dramatics, and plotting playwrights at The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I. Bring blankets, cushions and chairs. Tickets £15, £10 subsidised.

🕺 Strictly Stars in Town. 25/07, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Watch Strictly Come Dancing legends Anton Du Beke and Giovanni Pernice for their Together Again show, which will feature a cool mix of ballroom, latin and musical theatre and showcase their amazing on-stage chemistry. Tickets £12.50 adults, £7.50 children.

Catch this duo’s amazing chemistry on stage on 25/07 at the Victoria Hall.

🎶 Trentham Summer Concerts. 27/06-26/07. Get ready for five weekends of sun-soaked (we hope) fun, which kicks off with The Abba Reunion Tribute Show on 27/06 and bows out with the Modern Music Country Show on 26/07. Tickets from £20.

🛍️ World of Wedgwood Artisan Markets. 08/06 & 13/07, 10am-4pm. Join Wedgwood on the second Sunday of every month for more than 30 stalls of independent local makers and small businesses from Staffordshire. Admission free.

🦇 Bat Out of Hell. 30/06-05/07; Mon-Sat 19:30; Wed & Sat at 14:30, Regent Theatre. Calling all rockers! The iconic music of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman will be coolly interpreted by an eight-piece live band Glenn Adamson, Sharon Sexton, and Rob Fowler star as Strat, Sloane, and Falco, Tickets from £15.

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, every Thursday, Darcy’s

• Potteries Centre Events Series, ongoing, Potteries Centre

• Throw a Pot and Pottery Painting, ongoing, Kiln at Number 12

• Throw a Pot Sessions, ongoing, LoveClay

• 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

• The Toys Strike Back, until 01/06, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• Sherlock Holmes Strikes Back, 20/05, Middleport

• Arthur Berry - Theatremaker, 28/05-28/06, New Vic

• The Simon & Garfunkel Story, 28/05, Regent Theatre

• The Wombats, 29/05, Trentham Estate

• Ocean Colour Scene, 30/05, Trentham Estate

• Jax Jones, The House Garage Orchestra & Nathan Dawe, 31/05, Trentham Estate

• Oasish, 31/05, Eleven

• Whatever Happened to Phoebe Salt, 31/05, New Vic

• Paul Walker and Karen Pfeiffer, 31/05, Rode Heath Village Hall

• Murder She Didn’t Write, 01/06, Regent Theatre

• Race for Life, 03/06, Trentham Gardens

• The City Music Service Stoke-on-Trent 100 Big Sing, 04/06

• Co-working with The Knot, 04/06, Smithfield Works

• Centenary Bike Ride, 05/06, Hanley Park

• Stoke-on-Trent Day, various locations, 05/06

• BBC Philharmonic: A Night At The Opera, 06/06, Victoria Hall

• University of Staffordshire Open Day, 07/06 (Stoke) & 14/06 (Stafford)

• The Spice Girls Experience, 07/06, Victoria Hall

• Community Fun Day, 07/06, The Potter’s Bar

• World Ocean Day, 08/06, Trentham Estate

• The Boys From the Blackstuff, 10/06-14/06, Regent Theatre

• The City Music Service Stoke-on-Trent 100 Big Play, 11/06

For more events, all the way up until October, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.

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