What’s on in June
Big Malarkey
Monthly entertainment guide, in partnership with Visit Hull
Street Food Nights 2024
Street Food Nights 2024
Zebedee’s Yard
June 20, 4pm-9pm
FREE
The award-winning Street Food Nights are back for 2024, now in its seventh year!
Enjoy a wide range of food and drink taking inspiration from all over the world in an open-air setting in Zebedee's Yard and Princes Dock Street.
The event is a showcase of delicious delicacies with a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. As well as tasty food, there’s also great entertainment from live musicians, DJs, and street theatre performers.
Make a note of the dates for the rest of the year:
July 11
August 15
September 19
Ferens Open Exhibition. Image Conjoined Diptych 2023, Acrylic by Ian Boutell
2024 Open Exhibition
Ferens Art Gallery
June 28-September 22
10am daily (11am Sunday)
FREE
The annual Open Exhibition at the Ferens Art Gallery has celebrated the creativity of local amateur and professional artists since 1967.
Each year the Open Exhibition provides an exciting opportunity for artists to display and sell artwork. Visitors can expect to see a fascinating array of artwork including impressive paintings, photography, and textiles, as well as several striking sculptures and ceramics, most of which will be for sale.
Big Malarkey
East Park
June 17-21 (school activities), June 22-23 (family weekend)
10am daily
£3-£6
The Big Malarkey Festival is Hull’s first ever children’s literature festival for everyone aged 0-16 years, brought to you by Hull Libraries and funded by the James Reckitt Library Trust and Arts Council England.
It’s a celebration of children’s literature, with four days of activities for schools (June 17-21) and a glorious weekend of fun for families (June 22-23).
The festival includes amazing artists, authors, illustrators, performers, poets, writers, musicians, makers, dancers and dreamers!
JUNE 1-2
Model Railway Show
Princess Quay Shopping Centre (ground floor)
Hull Miniature Railway Society present a fascinating array of working layouts, along with demonstrations, ‘have a go’ layouts for children and trade stands.
Good Things Market
JUNE 2
Good Things Market
Fruit Market
Traders from across Hull, the North and even further! Expect makers, creators, artists bakers, bringing you print, jewellery, homeware, art, vintage, ceramics, food, drinks, music, plants and more good things.
JUNE 3
Musicians Night
The New Adelphi Club
The place and time to experiment, meet other musicians and be creative!
JUNE 4 (UNTIL JUNE 8)
Little Shop of Horrors
Hull Truck Theatre
Downtown on Skid Row, weedy flower shop assistant Seymour is down on his luck until he stumbles across a mysterious new plant with killer potential.
JUNE 5 (UNTIL JULY 7)
Still Life – Summer Exhibition
Studio Eleven
The new exhibition offers a new way of seeing the Still Life. Esther Cawley, painter, and Lesley Doe, ceramicist, have collaborated to offer us this concept both within the real state, and captured on the canvass.
JUNE 6
Romesh Ranganathan
Connexin Live
Romesh is back with a brand new show examining the human condition… are people inherently good?
JUNE 7
80’s Live
Hull City Hall
You’ve made it through the wilderness, somehow, you’ve made it through and now we’re never gonna give you up! It’s the biggest 80s party show to tour the UK!
JUNE 8
The Hull Record Fair
Hull Minster
Traders and record enthusiasts from across the UK come to show off the vinyl's they have for sale.
JUNE 9
Comedy Of Errors
Stage@theDock
The Three Inch Fools present Shakespeare’s shortest – and wildest – comedy. The clock is ticking, as the Fools rush to untangle one almighty mess in this farcical tale of long-lost twins.
JUNE 11
Streetlife Museum Guided Tour
Streetlife Museum
Experience even more of the museum uncovering the stories of over 200 years of transport history. Learn about the development of bicycles, carriages, motorcars, and railways with our White Badge accredited volunteers.
JUNE 12 (UNTIL JUNE 15)
Happy Jack
Hull Truck Theatre
The hilarious, touching and political Happy Jack, starring BAFTA and multi award-winning couple John Godber and Jane Thornton.
JUNE 13
Maritime City Guided Walks
Meet Hull & East Riding Museum
Explore Hull’s rich maritime history with a guided tour of the city centre led by a group of dedicated volunteers, who are accredited White Badge tours guides.
JUNE 14
Swiftogeddon: The Taylor Swift Club Night
Connexin Live
A night dedicated to worshipping at the altar of Taylor Swift: non-stop Swifty all night, deep cuts, extended mixes, fan favourites and all the hits!
JUNE 15
Humber Bridge Soapbox Derby
This annual event, presented by Hessle Town Council and organised by Hull4Heroes, is a race for amateur teams who design and build their own soapbox carts, or “bogeys”, and compete for glory and prizes.
JUNE 16
Blithe Spirit
Park Street Performing Arts Centre
A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives.
JUNE 17 (UNTIL JUNE 22)
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Hull New Theatre
Jamie New is 16 and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie is going to be a sensation.
JUNE 19
The Secret Diary of Henry VIII
Stage@theDock
The Three Inch Fools present an essential guide on how to keep your head in the Tudor Court.
JUNE 20
Trinity Live!
Trinity Market
This great weekly live music event gives a platform to many local bands and performers. Come along, enjoy the music and the great food!
JUNE 21
Killer Queen
Hull City Hall
A tribute to Queen with extraordinary energy and accurate portrayal of the world’s greatest live band.
JUNE 22
Yellow Day
Trinity Square
This year’s theme is butterflies! Celebrate your love for the city and its fascinating history, by means of wearing or creating something yellow.
JUNE 23
The Big Brain Sunday Quiz
Brain Jar
Hosted by The Brain Jar’s very own Rob Claxton. Teams of 100 max, bar tabs for prizes, Sunday silliness.
JUNE 24 (UNTIL AUGUST 18)
Our City Our Story
Streetlife Museum
This exhibition is a celebration of the fantastic work produced by Hull schools through Hull Museum’s pop-up exhibition project.
JUNE 25 (UNTIL JUNE 29)
The Syndicate
Hull New Theatre
The Syndicate is a new stage play by the legendary Kay Mello that follows five supermarket employees whose lottery syndicate numbers come in, just as their jobs are under threat.
JUNE 26
Northern News Live
Social
Ian and Amy are two Northerners living in London, missing out on the juicy stories from their hometowns.
JUNE 27
Exhibition Tour: Byland’s Super Saga
Humber Street Gallery
Learn more about the current exhibition and get to know more about Humber Street Gallery.
JUNE 28
New Generation Wrestling
Hull City Hall
Europe’s biggest and best family-friendly wrestling show returns to home to Hull as New Generation Wrestling (NGW) celebrates its 16th anniversary with a huge night of action.
JUNE 29 (UNTIL JULY 6)
Guts! The Musical
Hull Truck
The year is 1984. Fifteen women in a fish packing factory in Hull are about to make history …
JUNE 29
Annual celebration with military village in Queen Victoria Square, veterans’ marquee, free children’s activities and military bands.
JUNE 30 (UNTIL SEPTEMBER 22)
Young Artists Open Exhibition
Ferens Art Gallery
Celebrate the creative talent of young people in Hull and the surrounding area.
Big events coming this summer
JULY 25-AUGUST 4
110th British Chess Championships
Various locations
JULY 27
Pride In Hull
Zebedee’s Yard/city centre
JULY 27-28
Festival Of Archaeology
Museum Quarter
AUGUST 3
Humber Street Sesh
Humber Street
AUGUST 8-11
Live From The Yard
Zebedee’s Yard
Dino Day
AUGUST 9
Dino Day
Queen Victoria Square
AUGUST 23-24
Hull Folk & Maritime Festival
Various locations
Circa Freedom Festival
AUGUST 28-SEPTEMBER 1
Freedom Festival
City centre
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