💘 Join Middleport's Valentine's Craft Fair 💘

Plus the Dead Slow Running Club debuts (25/01), free Growth Hub talks by Dragon's Den contestant (from 27/01)and Winter Tree Walks at Trentham (various dates)

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

• ♥️ Shop the Perfect Valentine’s Gift. 07/02, 10am-4pm, Middleport Pottery. Forego the petrol station flowers and supermarket chocolates this year and instead shop for gorgeous handmade gifts at Middleport’s Valentine’s Craft Fair. You’ll not only get in your beau’s good books but also support local traders. A win-win, we’d say. Admission free.

Shop for artisan Valentine’s Day gifts at Middleport on 07/02. Pic: Freepik

• 🏃‍♀️ Join the Dead Slow Running Community! 25/01, 9am; meet outside King’s Hall. If, like me, you love to run but feel too embarrassed to join a club due to your snail pace, then get along to the Dead Slow Running Community for its first-ever meet. With an alternative vibe, runners of all pace are welcome, and once the jog is done, everyone is invited for a coffee (or a pint) at Stoke Wetherspoons. Lace up your trainers and meet by the Inglorious Dead War Memorial; more info here.

Join the Dead Slow Running Community’s first meet-up on 25/01! Pic: Dead Slow Running Community/Facebook

• ❤️ Valentine’s Clay Couples Sessions. 14/02; slots at 10am-11.30am, 12.15pm-1.45pm & 2.30pm-4pm. Learn four-handed throwing and create a pottery piece together this Valentine’s Day at LoveClay; your favourite pot will be fired and glazed. Admission £50 per couple.
  

• 👔 Get Inspired with Growth Hub. 27/01, various locations. Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Growth Hub is collaborating with Peter the Speaker, the entrepreneur who secured £30,000 from Dragon’s Den for his innovative pet products, to provide four workshops for local businesses planning to kickstart growth in 2026. The workshops kick off on 27/01 with To buy or not to buy? What makes a popular product or service? Admission free.

Local businesses are being invited to attend free workshops hosted by entrepreneur Peter the Speaker, who secured funding on Dragon’s Den

• 🌳 Winter Tree Walks. 10/02, 17/02, 21/02, 24/02, 03/03, 11am-1pm; Trentham Estate. Discover the world of deciduous trees in winter while learning how to identify them without leaves by recognising bud, bark, branch, and canopy shape with Trentham’s wildlife ranger. Tickets £20 per person (includes gardens admission); £5 per person for Trentham members.

Learn how to identify trees without leaves by recognising bud, bark, branch, and canopy shape with Trentham’s wildlife ranger

• 🤭 A Manford All Seasons. 14/03, 7.30pm, Victoria Hall. Described as “effortlessly entertaining“, Jason’s latest observational comedy routine zooms in on the comic’s transition of his children into teenagers, comparing their upbringing to his own childhood. Tickets from £39.89.
  

• 🎵 Potteries Folk Club Dates. Various dates, 7:45pm, Fenton Town Hall. Get ready for some folk gigs: the fun begins this Friday (09/01) with KC Jones and Pelican Babies, then there’s Tom McConville (13/02); Dave Boulton’s ‘The Barmy Penguins (13/03), Ben Robertson (10/04), Dan Walsh (08/05) and Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer (12/03). Tickets £12.

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

• Yule-Helm: The Viking Experience, until 31/01, The House of Lawrence

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

• Frankenstein, 20/01, Middleport Pottery

• Dead Slow Running Meet, 25/01, meet outside King’s Hall

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

• Growth Hub Talk, 27/01, Stafford Rugby Union Football Club

• Northern Soul Alldayer, 31/01, Middleport Pottery

• Cabaret Extreme, 05/02, Victoria Hall

• Apprenticeships Fai 2026, 07/02, University of Staffordshire

• Valentine’s Craft Fair, 07/02, Middleport Pottery

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

• Winter Tree Walks, 10/02, 17/02, 21/02, 24/02, 03/03, Trentham Estate

• Massaoke – Sing the Musicals, 12/02, Victoria Hall

• Cinderella P*ssed Up Panto, 13/02 & 14/02, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Valentine’s Clay Couples Sessions, 14/02, LoveClay

• Winter Spectacular 26 – Cheer & Dance Competition, 14/02, Fenton Manor

• Bluey’s Big Play, 13/02-15/02, Regent Theatre

• Stoke-on-Trent Jobs Fair 2026, 13/02, bet365 stadium

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

• Ash, 14/02, the Sugarmill

• Pirate Takeover, 14/02-22/02, Alton Towers

• Witches and Wizards, 18/02, Gladstone Pottery Museum

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

• Queen by Candlelight, 05/03, Victoria Hall

• Russell Howard, 13/03, Regent Theatre

• Jason Manford, 14/03, Victoria Hall

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

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