Stoke-on-Trent Day Returns This June 🥨
Plus June walks with Staffs Wildlife Trust, Six Towns Afro-Caribbean Festival returns to Hanley Park (12/07) and two nights of Romeo & Juliet at Trentham (30/08 & 31/08)
WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅
HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)
🥨 Celebrating Stoke (again). 05/06, various locations. The first Stoke-on-Trent Day, held last year during the city’s Centenary celebrations, commemorated 100 years of city status and is now set to become an annual celebration of the Stoke’s culture and communities. Following the success of last year’s Big Centenary Tea Party, Stokies are once again being encouraged to come together to celebrate Stoke-on-Trent. Events include a refreshed Art on Your Doorstep exhibition featuring local artist Charles William Brown; there’s more here.
🦋 June Walks with Staffs Wildlife Trust. Various times, dates and locations. Dig out your hiking boots and get the sunscreen ready for the following: Summer Bird Walk (08/06, 10am-12pm, Ford Green Brook North; book here). June River Monitoring Walk (10/06, 10am-12pm, University of Staffordshire Nature Reserve; book here). Tree Identification Walk (23/06, 10am-12pm, Ford Green Brook South; book here). Community River Monitoring Walk (24/06, 10am–12pm, Bucknall Park; book here). Dragonfly Identification Walk (29/06, 10am–12pm, Ford Green Brook North; book here. Admission free.
🇯🇲 Six Towns Afro-Caribbean Carnival Returns. 12/07, 11am-7pm, Hanley Park. There’s lots going on here, including a carnival parade, live performances plus a funfair and kids area, food stalls showcasing authentic Caribbean flavours and even a chill zone where you can soak it all in. Admission free.
⚽️ Join Middleport’s World Cup Trail. 26/05-19/07, 1pm-3pm. It’s less than three weeks ‘til the world cup kicks off on 11/06 (first match is Mexico vs South Africa at 8pm) so embrace the ensuing cup fever by finding flags and facts about all the 48 participating teams at Middleport. All participants get entered into a prize draw to win a sports-themed goody bag. Admission £3 per person.
⚓️ Celebrating Our Canals. 30/05 & 31/05, 11am-5pm, Etruria Industrial Museum. With a theme of ‘World of Gardens’ to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Stoke Garden Festival, you can admire historic narrowboats, check out craft demos and stalls, and dig into street food here. Admission free.
Head to the Trent & Mersey canal this weekend for some fun
💘 Romeo & Juliet Hits Trentham. 30/08, 6pm; & 31/08, 4pm. The Duke’s Theatre Company presents a bold reimagining of the iconic tragedy directed by Joseph Pitcher, whose credits include Macbeth at the Salomons Theatre in Tunbridge Wells; gates open 45 minutes before the show. Tickets from £18.43.
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
Beth Johnson Ramblers for the Over 50s, various dates
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
Fresh Food Friday, Biddulph Town Hall, every Friday
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, Artisan Tap
Honeybox Live, various dates and locations
Endon Well Dressing 25/05, Endon Village Centre
Middleport World Cup Trail, 26/05-19/07, Middleport Pottery
Single White Female, 26/05-30/05, Regent Theatre
Blue Bell Beer & Music Festival, 29-31/05, The Blue Bell Pub
Etruria Canals Festival, 30/05 & 31/05, Etruria Industrial Museum
Much Ado About Nothing, 31/05, Bolton Gate Farm
Fawlty Towers Dining Experience, 04/06 & 05/06, DoubleTree by Hilton
Stoke-on-Trent Day, 05/06, various locations
Back to the Bone Festival, 06/06, Fenton Town Hall
Summer Bird Walk, 08/06, Ford Green Brook North
Music from the Movies, 06/06, King’s Hall, Stoke
Middleport Artisan Markets, 06/06 & 07/06, Middleport Pottery
Matcha Bowl & Whisk Holder Workshop, 07/06, LoveClay
Determined to Prove a Villian: The Real Richard III, 07/06, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery
Wilde About Oscar, 09/06, Middleport Pottery
June River Monitoring Walk, 10/06, University of Staffordshire Nature Reserve
Vicky Swan & Jonny Dyer, 12/06, Fenton Town Hall
Middleport Canal Festival, 13 & 14/06, Middleport Pottery
Nigel Kennedy, 11/06, Victoria Hall
Keith And Marj: Us, Pots and A Welsh Chapel, 13/06, Regent Theatre
Wildlings Play Group, 16/06, 14/07, Ladderedge Country Park
Strange Stoke, 19/06, Artisan Tap
Tree Identification Walk, 23/06, Ford Green Brook South
Community River Monitoring Walk, 24/06, Bucknall Park
Claywork Stoke, 27/06, Gladstone Pottery Museum
Contemporary Collage Workshop, 27/06, Silk Mill House
Dragonfly Identification Walk, 29/06, Ford Green Brook North
Derren Brown: Only Human, 30/06-04/07, Regent Theatre
Living History Festival, 04/07, Middleport Pottery
Waitress, 06/07-11/07, Regent Theatre
Bombay Express 04/07, 01/08, 15/08 & 22/08, Churnet Valley Railway
Stoke Craft Brew Festival, 11/07, King’s Hall
Lord of the Dance: 30th Anniversary, 13/07-15/07, Regent Theatre
ABBA dayparty, 18/07, the Sugarmill
Romeo & Juliet, 30/08 & 31/08, Trentham Estate
For more events, check out our comprehensive What’s On list.
Faulty he may be but Fawlty is his name . .