Stoke-On-Trent Events

No matter your entertainment or family fun needs, Stoke-on-Trent has something special in store for you.

The Regent Theatre boasts 1,603 seats and hosts touring events from across the UK. Other performances can also be found at Hanley’s New Vic Theatre and Newcastle-under-Lyme’s Victorian Kings Hall.

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Stoke-on-Trent is a city known for its vibrant culture and heritage. Visitors to this cosmopolitan hub will discover theater productions, world-class arts exhibits, plays, concerts and exhibitions all year long – not forgetting its famous Wedgwood Museum or exploring English countryside! There’s something here for everyone in Stoke-on-Trent!

The region is also well-known for its esteemed pottery and ceramics industry, dating back to at least the 12th century. To commemorate this heritage of our region’s rich past we offer both Gladstone Pottery Museum and World of Wedgwood as commemorative institutions.

Football is another popular spectator sport in Stoke-on-Trent, and one of the founding members of the English Football League; Stoke City was established as an official professional club under this name back in 1863.

Music fans will find something to enjoy here, including The Sugarmill – an alternative music venue with regular club nights and performances by local bands. Situated within Hanley’s Cultural Quarter and open to people of all ages.

Stoke-on-Trent Museums and Galleries also make for great attractions, offering art, historical, and social exhibits that reflect its storied industrial past. Open all year, these educational experiences provide fun family outings.

Stoke-on-Trent boasts not only museums and galleries but also many theatres such as the Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall, while Newcastle-under-Lyme offers New Vic Theatre as an intimate performance space specializing in smaller shows and productions. Also in this region are Victorian Kings Hall in Burslem and Queen’s Theatre in Hanley – providing plenty of performance options!

Getting There

Stoke-on-Trent is the main hub of Staffordshire’s famed pottery-producing district known as ‘the Potteries’, formed through the merger of six town in 1910. Now home to numerous world-famous potteries and situated along the River Trent, it boasts lovely English countryside surroundings as well as amazing gardens, museums and even its own theme park!

Attractions within the town include an artisan market, New Vic Theatre and Victorian Kings Hall. For music events there’s Regent Theatre; Victoria Hall has been renovated to be more suitable for smaller gatherings; New Vic theatre was recently upgraded for events of any size; Victoria Hall and New Vic theatre have both been improved for small events; also there’s the smaller independently run Stoke-on-Trent Film Theatre located in Hanley which shows art-house films along with subtitled versions, taking over several after their run at larger cinemas has finished showing films that had run their course at larger cinemas.

Transport links into Hanley are excellent, with the A50 providing easy access from both north and south, while M6 motorway passes directly through town and connects with A500 near Bet365 Stadium and M1. Railway service is also superb with Hanley as its primary station.

There are also multiple bus routes across Birmingham and its environs. National Express West Midlands services run to and from London, Birmingham and M1, while Stagecoach North East runs buses to major regional destinations as well as local routes serving places such as Stone, Macclesfield and Woore.

Stoke on Trent offers plenty of activities, but the best way to experience everything it has to offer is simply visiting for yourself. Don’t miss the world-class theatre, music, and dance events at Regent Theatre and Victoria Hall; also don’t miss the charming artisan markets, magical World of Wedgwood exhibit, and informative museums – these will keep you coming back for more!

Accessibility

Stoke-on-Trent is a unitary authority located in England’s West Midlands region and home to numerous factories, steelworks, collieries, and potteries that remain an important component of its economy. Service industries and distribution centres have also emerged since then in this city on the upper reaches of River Trent between Newcastle-under-Lyme to its west and Staffordshire Moorlands District in its east. Locals refer to this region as The Potteries because of its pottery production industry.

The Cultural Quarter in the city centre hosts world-class exhibitions, outstanding plays and concerts of international quality. It boasts a spectacular Art Deco theatre which hosts grand opera, national ballet performances as well as drama productions and West End musicals. Furthermore, Staffordshire houses both the National Memorial Arboretum and Staffordshire Hoard containing remains from soldiers across the Commonwealth.

Shopping and entertainment opportunities abound in the city, including the Intu Potteries Shopping Center with 90 high-street stores and a multiscreen cinema, bars and restaurants, and an exciting lineup of performances at Regent Theatre’s Art Deco stage – such as watching one of its shows!

Football is popular throughout Stoke, with local team Stoke City playing at the Bet365 Stadium at Stanley Matthews Way and having won multiple trophies in English Football League history. Other noteworthy musicians and bands in Stoke include DJ Andy Moor; Lemmy of Motorhead; Jem Finer of The Pogues as a banjoist; Broken Bones; and post-hardcore band Discharge to name just a few.

Food & Drink

Stoke-on-Trent boasts an exceptional food culture, featuring restaurants offering an eclectic range of cuisines. Many can be found within its central area while others are spread out among its many neighbourhoods. There’s also an impressive variety of bars and pubs catering to any taste or budget – ideal for visitors of all kinds!

Numerous canals traverse the city, such as the Trent and Mersey Canal which sees traffic of about 10,000 boats annually, while Caldon Canal branches off from Etruria to Froghall with one branch going to Leek.

Relics from its rich industrial past are evidenced in its unique architectural style. Bottle ovens can be seen throughout the city streets, while factory or warehouse buildings along canal-side and railway-related tracks feature distinctive open plan manufacturing areas surrounded by floor to ceiling windows that provide ample daylighting for tasks like lithography and fettling.

Stoke-on-Trent boasts not only shops and supermarkets, but also an abundance of restaurants. There is also an impressive variety of coffee bars and tea rooms with both international chains as well as smaller independent operators available for business in Stoke.

Stoke-on-Trent has emerged as a center for business start-up, with KPMG ranking it as one of the best places in England to establish new companies. Thanks to its close proximity to M6 motorways, companies wishing to trade nationally or internationally find trading easily accessible from this city. Furthermore, Stoke-on-Trent boasts large public sector organizations such as City of Stoke-on-Trent Sixth Form College and Stoke-on-Trent College (formerly Fenton). Furthermore there are two further education colleges – City of Stoke-on-Trent College and Stoke-on-Trent College which offer A Level courses respectively.

Entertainment

The cultural scene in Birmingham is diverse, featuring numerous theatres and concert halls like Regent Theatre, New Vic Theatre, Victoria Hall as main venues. Opera, national ballet performances and West End musicals are just some of the events produced by its arts organisations; concerts are also regularly organized to fill any gaps that might exist in programming for audiences in attendance.

Josiah Wedgwood, one of England’s acclaimed potters, was born and worked in Stoke-on-Trent. Additionally, it was home to an active ceramic industry as well as major coal mining equipment manufacturing facilities. Arnold Bennett popularised the “Five Towns” moniker using identifiable aliases for five of the towns now comprising Stoke-on-Trent: Hanley Burslem Tunstall Longton Fenton

Stoke-on-Trent boasts a rich sporting heritage. Home to two professional football clubs – Championship side Stoke City and League One side Port Vale – it also hosts various sporting events like cycling, golf and swimming.

Hanley offers an abundance of restaurants and cafes for dining out or casual coffee breaks, while pubs and bars frequently host live music venues on their premises. One such venue in Hanley that frequently hosts alternative music artists such as Murdoc Niccals from Gorillaz or Stephen Malkmus of The Breeders can be found at The Sugarmill.

Television personalities hailing from this area include Frank Bough, best-known as the host of Nationwide and Breakfast Time; Anthea Turner from Blue Peter; comedian Bruno Brookes who hosts Room 101; as well as musicians Lemmy from Motorhead; singer-songwriter Jem Finer from Blue Peter; Patricia Leonard who has performed as part of Spy Versus Spy and This Is Seb Clarke and The Title are just a few names associated with Birmingham.