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Great Northern Graduates

Sat 31 Jan - Sat 25 Apr

Exhibitions of handmade contemporary craft and photography.

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Creative Skills Workshops for International Women’s Day

Fri 06 Mar & Mon 09 Mar

This workshop is for women of all ages, cultural or social or religious backgrounds, cis or trans, small or tall, loud or shy.

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Yoga Rave for International Women's Day

Sat 07 Mar

A fun fusion of yoga moves and stretches, free-style movement and dancing to a live DJ.

Low Availability

Presentation Skills for Artists

Fri 20 Mar & Tue 28 Apr

This two-part workshop series is suitable for artists and creatives seeking more knowledge and confidence in public speaking.

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Emergence Dance 2026

Fri 01 May

Emergence is the touring postgraduate dance company of Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford.

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Before We Were Proud

Sat 09 May - Sat 01 Aug

Highlighting the personal histories of older members of the LGBTQ+ community with lived experience before decriminalisation.

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The Pansy Project

Sat 09 May - Sat 01 Aug

Documenting the quiet, yet powerful act of planting pansies at sites of homophobic and transphobic abuse.

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Northern Lights Writers’ Conference

Sat 09 May

CIT’s popular writers’ event returns.

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Clothes Swap

Wed 03 Jun - Sat 06 Jun

Waterside presents its first in-house production — a powerful new play by emerging writer Liam Mansfield, inspired by his work as an LGBTQ+ youth worker.

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What Is Precious?

Mon 17 Aug - Sat 03 Oct

A new edition of Design Nation's touring exhibition.

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Ian Prowse & Amsterdam

Sat 03 Oct

Come and see our incendiary 6 piece band play all your favourite Pele, Amsterdam & Prowsey songs along with new classics from ‘No Names’.

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Of Mice and Men

Sat 10 Oct

This is a well thought-out adaptation from Nigel Miles-Thomas, who is also responsible for the sensitive direction.

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This Flight Tonight: The Songs of Joni Mitchell

Fri 16 Oct

An intimate acoustic tribute to the music of Joni Mitchell