What’s on in August
Monthly entertainment guide, in partnership with Visit Hull
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Humber Street Sesh
Hull city centre
August 1
£30
The award-winning Humber Street Sesh returns to Hull Marina.
Don’t miss another huge day of the best independent live music, arts and culture.
Joining the party this year: Festival headliner Fiona-Lee, alongside Walt Disco, The Kairos, Flat Moon, Gravy, The Family Battenberg, Jodie Langford, Scaleraker, Sam Scherdel, and many more.
The festival showcases over 100 acts and provides a platform for regional emerging artists and musicians, as well as critically acclaimed buzz bands from further afield.
Dino Day
Hull city centre
August 7
FREE
The free family friendly event is back in Queen Victoria Square for 2026!
You’ll have the chance to get up close and personal with a T. Rex, Baby Dino and Dilophosaurus! Activities include face painting, dinosaur related exhibitors and much more.
Throughout the day, you’ll be able to explore stalls selling dinosaur related products and souvenirs. Plus, there will be free interactive activities and crafts for you to enjoy.
Stage @ The Dock Shows
August 14 – The Wizard of Oz
August 21 – Rapunzel
August 28 – Sleeping Beauty
£12
Follow Dorothy and her new friends along the Yellow Brick Road as they help the wonderful Wizard of Oz defeat the Wicked Witch of the West! Join us over the rainbow for a fun-filled pantomime adventure for the whole family.
Will Rapunzel escape the tower and the evil Witch Gothel? Find out in this fun-filled family pantomime full of pop songs, puppets and plenty of laughs!
Help Prince Valentine defeat the evil fairy, Molevola, and wake Princess Aurora with true love's kiss in this spellbinding panto of your dreams!
EXHIBITIONS, TOURS, TALKS & WORKSHOPS
Every Wednesday, Saturday & Sunday
Hull Marina Tours
Hull Marina
Take an in depth look at Hull’s historic Marina with our accredited tour guides.
Every Thursday & Saturday
Hull Maritime Tours
Hull & East Riding Museum
Explore our Maritime city with a guided tour.
Every Wednesday-Sunday
Spurn Lightship: Open to the public
Spurn Lightship
Dive into Hull’s seafaring history on this fully restored, iconic vessel.
Every Friday-Sunday
Old Town Guided Walk
Queen Victoria Square
Enjoy a stroll back through time.
Every Wednesday-Saturday
Minster Tower Tours
Hull Minster
For an unparalleled vantage point, led by a heritage guide.
Until August 1
Provocative Pots
Studio Eleven
A bold new exhibition of ceramic works by Liverpool-based artists Chris Turrell and Simon Dredge.
August 1
The Gansey
Hull History Centre
A talk by Sue Taylor about the distinctive fisherman’s jumper.
August 1, 8, 15 & 22
Arty Bods with Lauren Saunders
Humber Street Gallery
A sensory learning programme for 5-11-year-olds.
August 2
Guided Tour of the Hull & East Riding Museum
Hull & East Riding Museum of Archaeology
Explore a world of archaeological discovery.
August 4
Guided Tour of the Wilberforce House Museum
Wilberforce House Museum
Step inside Hull’s oldest museum on a guided tour of Wilberforce House Museum.
August 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 & 13
Bod Squad
Humber Street Gallery
Two weeks of creative making, inspired by Charlotte Dawson’s exhibition.
August 5-30
SET Film Festival: Liquid Love
Humber Street Gallery
A collection of films considering how water can hold and active memory.
August 9
Guided Tour of the Streetlife Museum of Transport
Streetlife Museum of Transport
Travel through 200 years of transport history.
Immersive Music and Sound Experience – In the Shadow of a Monet
Ferens Art Gallery
Professional musicians take you through a healing journey.
August 11
My Pockets
Ferens Art Gallery
A family friendly Moomins animation workshop with Peter Snelling.
August 12 & 24
Stained Glass Window Tour
Hull Minster
Learn about the stories of the Minster’s stained glass.
August 17
Hull Trinity House Tours
Hull Trinty House
Explore one of the best kept secrets in Hull.
August 18
Guided Tour of the Ferens Art Gallery
Ferens Art Gallery
Explore the city’s art collection.
August 19
Hull Noir: Erin Kelly
Hull Central Library
Erin Kelly discusses her book The Night Stairs.
Until September 5
Scene But Not Heard
Western Library
A collection of photos and stories of HU3 drag performance from the 1980s and 90s.
Until September 6
The Wonders of Moominvalley
Ferens Art Gallery
Step into a charming world with a specially curated interactive exhibition.
Rocky Pools & Rocky Shores
The Deep
Uncover the hidden treasures of the Yorkshire coast.
Until September 12
Nancy Clayton: Bodies Showing Power
87 Gallery
Her large-scale drawings and paintings are informed by her experience and observation of the body in motion.
Until September 13
Monet: National Gallery Masterpiece Tour
Ferens Art Gallery
Monet's masterpiece, The Petit Bras of the Seine at Argenteuil (1872).
Until September 20
If Memory Serves Me Well
Humber Street Gallery
Charlotte Dawson explores memory, ritual and loss.
Until November 21
Industrial River: The Photography of William Jackson
Hull History Centre
Exhibition by talented amateur photographer, William Jackson (1893-1966).
MARKETS & FOOD
August 14
Outdoor Farmers Market
Trinity Square
With a variety of locally made produce from small independent businesses.
August 22
Mindful Makers Market
Pop Up Space – Pier Street
A creative, fun and inspiring day celebrating independent businesses.
COMEDY & SPOKEN WORD
August 5
Women of Words
Hull Central Library
Hull’s spoken word performance space with an all-female cast.
August 6
Away With Words Poetry Night
Union Mash Up
The longest running and finest spoken word night in town.
August 14 & 15
Paul Smith: Happy
Connexin Live
Smith hits the road again with the boldest show of his career.
August 15 & 16
Ricky Tomlinson & Asa Murphy
Comedy Lounge
A special show packed with stories, laughs and classic scouse humour.
ENTERTAINMENT
Every Friday
Valentina Noir at The Gilded Lounge
The Gilded Lounge
A decadent jazz lounge where Gatsby glamour collides with Moulin Rouge’s velvet heat.
Every Saturday
Velvet Before Midnight
The Gilded Lounge
A full-scale immersive show with theatre, jazz and cabaret.
August 7 & 8
Technical Difficulties – British Youth Music Theatre
Hull Truck Theatre
Two minutes into Dregmoor High School’s end-of-year musical, the safety curtain comes down.
August 8
Hull Minster Fundraising Variety Show
Hull Minster
Step into a world of colour, music, laughter and community.
August 20
Mischief and Mystery in Moominvalley
Ferens Art Gallery
A family friendly puppet show.
August 21
Pinocchio
Stage @ The Dock
Childless toymaker Geppetto buys a piece of wood to make a puppet – little realising the chaos he is about to unleash. The puppet yearns for adventure and runs away, but instead of excitement only finds glorious attractions containing hidden dangers.
August 22
Merry Wives of West Yorkshire
Stage @ The Dock
Join us for two hours filled with bold characters, playful tricks and hilarious physical comedy. The Merry Wives of WestYorkshire is a fast, funny, family‑friendly celebration of community, cleverness, and the sweet satisfaction of a well‑executed prank in Shakespeare’s most feminist comedy!
August 29
Teddy Bears Picnic
Hull Minster
A special day out featuring picnics, a teddy zipwire, facepainting, games and more.
FILM
August 5
Hull Independent Cinema: Enzo
Reel Cinema
Tensions simmer at a family’s chic villa.
August 13
Hull Independent Cinema: Hen
Reel Cinema
A genre defying tragicomedy, told entirely from a chicken’s point of view.
August 18
Hull Independent Cinema: Audience Choice
Middleton Hall
A celebration of the wonderful actor Isabelle Huppert.
August 22
Hull Independent Cinema: A Private Life
Reel Cinema
Jodie Foster stars as a rigidly controlled American psychiatrist working in Paris.
August 26
Hull Independent Cinema: Eagles Of The Republic
Reel Cinema
Egypt’s most famous actor becomes pulled into government propaganda.
MUSIC
August 1
Country Day Party
The Welly Club
The Country Day Party is coming to Hull!
Bootleg Bee Gees
Comedy Lounge
The show features all the Bee Gees tunes from Saturday Night Fever.
August 8
Tom Robinson with Adam Phillips: Then & Now
Wrecking Ball Arts Centre
An evening of tall tales and top tunes from half a century working on the wilder fringes of
the music industry.
Bruno Mars Tribute Night
The Stage Door, Comedy Lounge
24k Bruno is a great powerful and energetic show that guarantees to have up out of their seats, dancing and singing the night away!
August 9
Absolute Free: Tribute To Free
Wrecking Ball Arts Centre
Absolute Free are a brilliant tribute to the legendary Free and Paul Rodgers.
August 13
7am Coffee Rave
Waterfront Nightclub
No alcohol. No hangovers. Just feel-good vibes, great people, and one of Hull’s best coffees to kick-start your day.
The Courettes & Support
The New Adelphi Club
The Courettes are an explosive rock duo from Denmark and Brazil who found the perfect blend between garage rock, 60s Girl Group, Wall of Sound, surf music and doo wop.
August 14
The Fleetwood Mack Experience
O’Riley’s
Join us as we welcome The Fleetwood Mack Experience to O'Rileys for the very first time!
August 15
Bon DC – Tribute To ACDC
O’Riley’s
We’re excited to welcome back to the venue the amazing Bon DC for another storming night of ACDC.
August 21
Rock Bottom: Tribute to UFO & MSG
O’Riley’s
We can’t wait to have the amazing Rock Bottom back at O'Rileys for another night of classic UFO & MSG.
August 23
Dean Friedman
The Welly Club
Hailed by critics and fans alike as a one of the finest songwriters of his generation, Dean Friedman has achieved legendary, pop-icon status for chart-topping hits.
August 27
Aircooled & RRRapid Kool
The New Adelphi Club
Guitar-tainted Machine Rock Supergroup and RRRapid-Kool are a garage / indie-rock band from Leeds/Sheffield.
August 29
ELO Beatles Beyond
The Stage Door, Comedy Lounge
ELO Beatles Beyond perform the greatest hits of ELO and The Beatles in two sets packed full of all time classics.
2 Sick Monkeys & Buckfast Tramp & Zoo Disco
The New Adelphi Club
2 Sick Monkeys are a UK-based DIY punk band known for their explosive, melodic, and fast-paced sound.
Sonny Flint’s Beano Bluesbreakers
Wrecking Ball Arts Centre
Formed to mark the 60th anniversary of John Mayall’s Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton, Sonny Flint’s Beano Bluesbreakers is a tribute to one of the most influential recordings in British blues history.
August 30
Light 2 Dark: 8 Hour Rave!
Polar Bear Music Club
Eight hours of Drum & Bass and Jungle in the August Bank Holiday sunshine!
TOP EVENTS COMING NEXT MONTH
September 1-5
Waitress
Hull New Theatre
September 4-6
Freedom Festival
Citywide
September 6
Michael Ball
Connexin Live
September 8-12
Dear Evan Hansen
Hull Truck Theatre
September 8-13
Annie
Hull New Theatre
September 13
The Northern Card Show
Connexin Live
September 18
Chris Ramsey
Connexin Live
September 19
The Hull Record Fair
Social
September 25
David Essex
Connexin Live
September 30
Alan Davies – Think Ahead
Hull City Hall
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