Longton Lights Up: Winter Gathering Returns
Plus check out Middleport's Artisan markets from 29/11, catch Nativity! The Musical at the Regent, free NHS health checks, and a New Year's Eve ball at Moddershall Oaks…
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
🎅 Wintry Celebrations. 13/12; 4pm-6pm; Queen’s Park. Presented by Urban Wilderness CIC, the Winter Gathering 2025 is an afternoon of live entertainment and festive performances before an illuminated parade of giant puppets and mesmerising fire show that’s set to bring the park to life. Domesday Morris will perform from 4.30pm-5pm, the parade will take place from 5pm-5.30pm, and the fire performance will wrap things up from 5.30pm-5.45pm. Admission free.
🌲 Middleport Artisan Christmas Markets. 29/11-30/11 10am-4pm;
06/12 & 07/12, 10am-4pm. Stuck for gift ideas? There are two festive shopping weekends coming up where you can find gifts from Stokie makers and treats to enjoy on the day from local bakers. There are more gift ideas to browse at the independent traders of Port Street Range and Harper Street, too. Admission free.
🎄 A Wartime Christmas. 07/12, 1pm-2pm, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Join the two Lucys from History Wardrobe to revisit festive 1940s fashion. During the event, you’ll discover how to recreate vintage fashions for a wartime Christmas, how to sweeten the Christmas pudding, and what treats might be in your Christmas stocking. Tickets £15; includes a cream tea; email to book.
🤴 The Best Nativity Ever? 03/12-06/12; 03/12 11am; Sat 2pm Wed-Sat 7pm, Regent Theatre. Based on the smash hit Christmas film, (I’ve already watched it this year) this heartwarming tale sees primary teacher Mr Maddens and everyone’s fave teaching assistant Mr Poppy prepare to stage a nativity that will blow Hollywood away and stop their critics in their tracks. Tickets from £16.34.
🍾 You Shall Go to the Ball! 31/12, 7pm, Moddershall Oaks. Ring in the New Year in style at Moddershall Oaks with this glam black-tie affair, including dinner, a live band, and dancing. Ticket includes four-course meal, Champagne on arrival and for the midnight toast, plus tea and coffee. Tickets £120 per person.
🏺 Hey, What’s in Store at the V&A? Wednesdays 12:30pm-1pm, World of Wedgwood. A pattern book, a Wedgwood family letter, a selection of trial pieces by one of Wedgwood’s artists, perhaps… discover what curators and archivists are working on behind the scenes at the What’s In Store at the V&A Wedgwood Collection sessions. Tickets £6.
🩺 Free NHS Health Checks. Various dates, times and locations. Aged between 40 and 74 and keen to check for heart disease, diabetes and more? Staffs County Council is hosting mobile van health checks as follows: Kidsgrove Library (19/11, 9am-5pm); Cheadle Library (25/11, 9am- 5pm); Stafford Market Square (25/11, 10am-4pm); Stafford Family Hub (26/11, 9am-12pm; 27/11, 9am-2pm) and Burslem Cricket Club (27/11, 9.30am-4.30pm). More info on health checks 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
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
From Flames and Ash: Diploma Students’ Exploration of Wood-Firing, until 23/11, Clay College Gallery
The Australian Pink Floyd, 18/11, Regent Theatre
The Psychopath Test, 20/11, Regent Theatre
Taxi Driver, 21/11, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Stand-up Comedy night, 21/11, Fenton Town Hall
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
Taxi Driver, 21/11, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Winter Wonderland, 21/11-04/01, Hanley Town Centre
Santa’s Sleigh, 22/11, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Me & Mrs Jones Comedy, 21/11, Fenton Town Hall
Longton Exchange Christmas Light Switch On, 23/11, Longton Exchange
The Dinosaur That Pooped A Rock Show, 23/11, Regent Theatre
City Songbirds Christmas Concerts; 24/11 & 25/11, Victoria Hall
Kinky Boots, 26/11-30/11, Regent Theatre
Christmas Crafternoon and Light Switch On, 29/11, Love Clay
Santa Paws Photobooth, 29/11, Middleport Pottery
Murder on the Disorient Express, 29/11, Mitchell Arts Centre
Middleport Artisan Christmas Markets, 29/11 & 30/11; 06/12 & 07/12
Christmas Wreath Workshops, 29/11, 30/11, 06/12, 07/12, World of Wedgwood
Eric’s Christmas Turkey, 01/12-13/12, New Vic
City Voices at Christmas, 03/12, Victoria Hall
Nativity! The Musical, 03/12, Regent Theatre
Breakfast with Elsa and Anna, 06/12, 13/12 & 20/12, the Quarter@ Potbank
Lantern Parade, 06/12, Newcastle Town Centre
A Wartime Christmas, 07/12, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Step into Christmas with Anton du Beke, 08/12, Victoria Hall
Cinderella, 12/12-04/01, Regent Theatre
The Winter Gathering, 13/12, Queen’s Park
John Kirkpatrick’s Carolling & Crumpet Christmas Show, 12/12, Fenton Town Hall
James Bond Concert Spectacular, 21/12, Victoria Hall
New Year’s Eve Black Tie Ball, 31/12, Moddershall Oaks
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.