UK's Biggest Mobile Fair Arrives in Hanley

Plus learn to tap dance, centenary sewing event, Castle Classics retro car show is back and check out Star Wars memorabilia at The Toys Strike Back exhibition…

WHAT’S ON/THINGS TO DO ✅

HIGHLIGHTED ⬇️ (FULL EVENTS LISTINGS BELOW)

🎢 All the Fun of the Fair. 13/02-23/02, 5pm-9pm opening night, 12pm-9pm after. Lichfield Street, Hanley. If you love waltzers, dodgems and things that spin round and turn you upside down, then you’ll be chuffed to know Funderworld has arrived in Hanley just in time for half-term. Rides include new attraction Red Devil, Airmaxx, 360 Waltzer, Sizzler and Crazy Cage (we’ve been on this before and it’s ace). There’s plenty for little ‘uns too, including Dodgems, Fun House, Runaway Train Roller Coaster, Crazy Mouse Roller Coaster, Tea Cups and Mini Jets. Want more info and pics? Check out Jenna’s story here. Tickets £10 for unlimited rides on opening night, £20 thereafter. £12.50 for unlimited rides on Tiny Thrills.

Get your fill of the fair for just £20 for unlimited riding

💃 Learn to Tap Dance. 28/02, 6pm, Regent Theatre. It’s never too late to learn a new skill. Dancers, get yourself along to this two-hour long Adult Beginner’s Tap Workshop led by Rebecca Jayne, who’s part of Liverpool’s Sole Rebel Performance Company. You don’t need tap shoes, just comfy footwear. Tickets £25.

🧵 Stitching Celebrations to the Centenary. 04/03-29/03, 12pm-1pm, Mitchell Arts Centre. Celebrate 100 years of Stoke with a woollen thread and a blunt tapestry needle on hessian at Tactile Textiles: Woolly Embroidery, which will honour the city’s industrial roots with smoky coloured thread and pay tribute to our post-industrial future with shades of green. Book here. Admission free.

🚖 Castle Classics is Back! 19/03, 10am-4pm, Ironmarket. From sleek roadsters and powerful muscle cars to vintage scooters and motorbikes, the Castle Classics Classic & Retro Show will also feature vintage clothing, record stalls, DJs, street food vendors plus awards and prizes. Admission free, exhibitors £4, stalls £20.

Admire a cool collection of classic cars at the Classic & Retro Show

🎸 Catch 10CC’s Graham Gouldman. 08/03, 7.30pm, New Vic. The co-founder of one of the ‘70s biggest rock bands (I’m Not in Love, The Things We Do for Love) is touring his semi-acoustic show Heart Full of Songs. Tickets £30.

🤖 Calling all Jedis: Visit this Star Wars Exhibition. 01/03-01/06, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery. Between 1977 and 1985, around 300 million Star Wars action figures were snapped up by kids keen to re-enact the adventures of Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia and Han Solo. With many rarely seen Star Wars treasures and old faves like the Millennium Falcon, The Toys Strike Back is a must-visit for any fans of the franchise. Tickets £6 adults, £4 concessions, £4 children, under 5’s go free.

May the force be with you at this three month-long Star Wars exhibition

🍰 Mother’s Day at Wedgwood. 30/03, World of Wedgwood. Show your mum just how much you appreciate her with a decadent Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea with a string duo as a backdrop to scones served on the finest china. Feeling boozy? Book the Mum’s Mimosa Brunch and enjoy breakfast and unlimited tea after your tipple.

🖼️ Art Trail Launch this Weekend. 15/02; Etruria Industrial Museum, 11am-2pm. A Canalside Arcana is a celebration of Stoke’s newest art trail, a series of eight ceramic plaques celebrating nature in the area by artist Anna Francis, from Etruria to Hanley Park. There are guided walks along the trial with the artist, clay activities and a brass band at Hanley Park at 12.30pm. Admission free.

EVENTS LISTINGS

• Parkrun, every Saturday at 9am at Hanley Park, Trentham Gardens, Cannock Chase and the Isabel Trail

• Heritage Walks with the Red Haired Stokie, various dates

• 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

• Electric Tentacle Electronic Music Open Mic, multiple dates, Captain’s Bar

• 025 Dance: Iconic!, until 12/02, Regent Theatre

• Daytime & Evening Beginner Pottery Courses, 10/02 for 5 weeks, LoveClay

• Funderworld Stoke, 13/02-23/02, Hanley

• Legend: the Music of Bob Marley, 13/02, Victoria Hall

• Gandey’s Circus, 14/02-03/03, Trentham Estate

• Staffordshire Three Peaks Challenge, 15/02

• A Canalside Arcana, Etruria Industrial Museum, 15/02

• Valentines Day Couples Pot Throwing Sessions, 15/02, LoveClay

• Stafford Heritage Trial, 18/02, Ancient High House

• The Peter Pan Show, 19/02, Gladstone Pottery Museum

• Winter Tree Walks, 19/02, 26/02, 05/03, 12/03, Trentham Estate

• Ministry of Science LIVE - Science Saved The World, 19/02, Regent Theatre

• Make And Bake, 20/02, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Creative Days, 22/02, Stoke High Street

• Dan Budd as Robbie Williams, 22/02, Biddulph Town Hall

• John Shuttleworth, 24/02, New Vic

• Adult Beginners Tap Workshop, 28/02, Regent Theatre

• Johnny Cash Roadshow, 01/03, Mitchell Arts Centre

• Strange 80s, 01/03, Artisan Tap

• The Toys Strike Back, 01/03-01/06, Potteries Museum & Art Gallery

• Tactile Textiles: Woolly Embroidery, 04/03, Mitchell Arts Centre

• War Horse, 04/03-08/03, Regent Theatre

• The Miner Birds, 06/03, New Vic

• Women of Wedgwood Tour, 08/03, World of Wedgwood

• 10CC’s Graham Gouldman & Heart Full of Songs, 08/03, New Vic

• Artisan Spring Market, 08/03 & 09/03, Middleport Pottery

• Relaxed Classical Performance, 14/03, University of Staffordshire

• Jason Manford, 15/03, Regent Theatre

• Castle Classics Classic & Retro Show, 15/03, Ironmarket

• Connoisseur Guided Tour at Gladstone, 15/03, Gladstone Pottery Museum

• Community Lanterns Procession, 21/03, Stoke Event Square

• Burton & South Derbyshire Beer & Cider Festival, 27/03-29/03, Burton Town Hall

• Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea & Mother’s Day Mimosa Brunch, 30/03, World of Wedgwood

• Mother’s Day Ceramic Flower Making, 30/03, LoveClay

• Soul-on-Trent, 06/04, King’s Hall

• Arthur Berry - Theatremaker, 27/05-28/06, New Vic

• The Wombats, 29/05, Trentham Estate

• Ocean Colour Scene, 30/05, Trentham Estate

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

• Bat out of Hell, 30/06-05/07, Regent Theatre

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

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

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

• North Staffs Symphony Orchestra Centenary Concert, King’s Hall, 25/06

• Stoke-on-Trent Centenary Celebration Concert, 28/06

• Three Counties Open Art, 26/07-23/08, Burslem School of Art

• Russell Watson, 24/10, Victoria Hall

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