Hull Events Calendar

Looking for something to do in Hull? Whether you're a local, new in town or just cruising through we've got loads of great tips and events to offer. Find out what’s on in Hull with our regularly updated events calendar featuring the best upcoming events in Hull and the area.

This guide lists events at a glance, showing what’s on each month. See the highlights of What’s On for Hull, featuring the best of things to do in Hull – Live Music and Gigs, Family Events, Art & Culture, Food & Drink and much more. Hull fundraisers and charity events.


Important This Event Calendar is not maintained on a daily basis and some events may have changed dates or are no longer happening. Please double-check the event websites for the most up-to-date information.

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April 2023

Twirlywoos

13 April @ 4:00 pm - 16 April @ 2:30 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£13 – £15

THE TWIRLYWOOS ARE BACK FOR A GREAT BIG ADVENTURE! Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy, Chick and their friends as they discover the wonderful world around us! Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as they set sail in their big red boat. The funny, loveable Twirlywoos are brought to life on stage with beautifully inventive puppetry promising an hour of colourful fun and laughter. From the producers of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, Twirlywoos Live is an enchanting introduction to…

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May 2023

24, 23, 22

5 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

“There’s something about today. Something’s gonna happen. I don’t know what it is but everything feels a bit like it’s holding its breath.” It’s just a day. Just an ordinary day. At the beginning of the day, Fran is late for work. At the end of the day, Brendan is bleeding out in the street. Time flows forwards and spirals backwards. Music pulses. Beats blast. Fran progresses through the worst day of her life. Brendan rewinds through his last day…

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Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me

10 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Meet Daniel Valentine. He’s a strange boy. It’s Mother’s Day and he has returned to his family home to celebrate. He’s here to tell you his story. A story of a domineering mother, church trips, youth club discos and a transformative trip to the theatre to see a certain Yorkshire songstress that ultimately changes everything… But do all stories have a happy ending? Jesus, Jane, Mother & Me is a twisted coming-of-age story blending pitch black humour and heartache by…

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Shewolves

11 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Armed with a backpack full of Pop-tarts and a hunger to tackle climate change, Priya and Lou, embark on a covert expedition into the wild. But when the wilderness closes in around them, can they overcome their differences to make their voices heard? SHEWOLVES is an uplifting coming-of-age comedy for teenagers and anyone who has ever been a teen. One of The Stage's 'Best Shows of the Year 2022' ★★★★★ 'A stand-out fringe production' - Everything Theatre ★★★★ 'Sparky and…

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Past Life

12 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Past Life. A multi-sensory exploration that follows Kiera as she revisits her Past Life, a life she felt ready to feel again, a life she thought she missed. But can you re open a wound without hurting yourself again? We follow her (and the Betty the brain) as they navigate their way through a storm of boxing rings, sleepless nights, gym classes, paint throwing and coming to terms with loss. A genre bending show that intertwines a dynamic sound score,…

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Tapped

13 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:50 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Gavi wants to inspire his community. Which is tricky when everyone would prefer to just stay at home and watch Bake Off. Adamant to succeed, he starts hosting motivational meetings from his garage for his fellow Co-op colleagues. With daily mantras, goal setting and Spandau Ballet, he believes he can change their lives. However, when the only two attendees are bickering mother and daughter Dawn and Jen, it’s not quite the enlightening experience they all thought it would be. Dawn…

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Modest

23 May @ 7:30 pm - 27 May @ 9:30 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£10 – £20

“Cause here she comes. She’s the baddest, bitchin’ babe of art” 1874. Elizabeth Thompsons stuns the Royal Academy with her painting, Roll Call. Five years later, she falls two votes short of becoming the first woman elected to the academy. In between, she must shoulder the hopes and dreams of women across the country, while fighting for her place at a table full of top hats, ties and mutton chop beards. Twisting theatre, music hall and drag king cabaret, Modest…

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Fanboy

26 May @ 8:00 pm - 9:05 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Joe has always been a nerd. In his teens, he hid it. In his twenties, he owned it. Now in his thirties, Joe is still obsessed with Nintendo, Star Wars, and Muppets Christmas Carol. But he’s started to sense something: a great disturbance in the fandom… Alone, sorting through his old things, Joe finds an old video tape, in an old VCR, long forgotten. He presses play…and something amazing starts to happen! Fanboy is a love-hate letter to pop culture…

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June 2023

Lucinda Spragg

3 June @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

The follow-up to the five-star hits 'Lucinda Spragg: An Evening With' and 'Lucinda Spragg: Another Evening With', 'Lucinda Spragg: An Additional Evening With' is an hour of character comedy with "the most awful person at this year's Edinburgh Fringe" - British Comedy Guide. A hilarious skewering of the alt-right with: leader of the Regain Party, freedom fighter/icon, agitator extraordinaire, host of the TripadPfizer podcast, and professional feather ruffler, Lucinda Spragg. Featuring songs, poetry, interviews and ramblings. Written and performed by…

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5 Years

7 June @ 8:00 pm - 9:10 pm
Hull Truck Theatre, 50 Ferensway
Kingston upon Hull, HU2 8LB GB
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£2 – £13.50

Would you exchange five years of your life for the perfect body? Yasmin has had enough. She wants the exciting, glamorous life she has always dreamed of and her XXL body doesn't fit. It's time for more drastic measures. She is about to undertake a radical cosmetic procedure that promises to deliver the perfect body and the contentment that seems just out of reach. But it comes at a cost. A 2011 survey conducted in the UK found that 30%…

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