What's On

A Festival Setting With People Surrounding

Upcoming Events

Waymaking at Ilam Park with Matt Windle – September 2026 – March 2027

The Festival of Brilliant – 9-10 Jul 2027

The Bayeux Tapestry at The Nicholson Institute Museum & Gallery – January – April 2027

A Grand Old Building

Heritage Open Day: Textile Stories of the Moorlands – 19th September 2026

Various Balls Of Yarn

Colours of the Moorlands – Ongoing

A Room Full Of People Watching A Speaker

Friends Of The Nicholson – Ongoing

A Group Of People Networking

Creative Moorlands – Quarterly Meets

Knitting Network Meetings – From Nov 2025

QueerQuest Online Trail

Artwork Next To Flyers

Pride in the Moorlands Meetings – Sep 2024 – Ongoing

Museum of the Market – Nov 2024 onwards

Past Events

The Festival of Brilliant – Summer at the Libraries – 28th-31st July 2026

A Man Jumping On A Trampoline Next To An Old Grand Building

The Festival of Brilliant – 10-11 Jul 2026

The Festival of Brilliant – Verse & Vibes! – 10th July 2026

The Festival Of Brilliant Banner

The Festival of Brilliant Steering-Group Meetings – Jan-Jul 2026

The Festival of Brilliant Workshops with The Magic Lantern – 10th June-6th July 2026

pride parade

Pride in the Moorlands – 26-28 Jun 2026

Polish Dance Celebration – 9th May 2026

Tap Dance Classes – May-June 2026

A group of people stood on a wooden footbridge in a woodland

Signs of the Moorlands: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 27 April 2026

Ceremony of the Seed: part of Nature in your Neighbourhood – April 2026

Two festival flags that read 'Right To Play'

Right To Play – 30 March 2026

Celebrating Women in the Staffordshire Moorlands Photography Exhibition – 28 March – 10 April 2026

Folk Spring: Polish Craft Day – 28 March 2026

FLOW (a celebration of Waymaking) – 28 March 2026

A Dragon Puppet Outside A Town Hall

Chinese New Year in Biddulph – Feb 2026

People Walking Down A Grassy Path

Waymaking For Kids: with Greenwood Growth – Dec

The Longest Yarn 2: Britain at War – Dec 2025

Illuminated Sculpture

And…Breathe: part of Advent Celebrations – 12 Dec 2025

A Bike Lit Up

Chain Reaction: Ride The Lights – 7 Nov 2025

A Group Of People Knitting Around A Table

Knitting Get-Togethers at the Wellspring – Nov 2025

Waymaking – Apr-Nov 2025

QueerQuest Launch – 29 Oct 2025

Knitted Characters

The Longest Yarn 2: Online Info Session – 28 Oct 2025

A Lantern Parade At Night

Cheadle Lantern Parade & Workshops – Oct

Youth Pride (QueerQuest) Meetings – Until Oct 2025

Yarn

Yarn Swap & Afternoon Tea – 22 Oct 2025

A Lego Structure

Heritage Open Day: Building Lego Structures at the Market – 20 Sep 2025

An Art Deco Type Building

Heritage Open Day: History Of The Foxlowe – 20 Sep 2025

A Grand Old Building

Heritage Open Day: Leek’s Architectural Gems – 20 Sep 2025

A Group Of People In A Room Looking Through Newspapers

The Stunner Sessions – Sep 2024-Oct 2025

Where's Wallaby Square Graphic With Logos

Where’s Wallaby? – 18 Jul – 5 Sep 2025

A Harry Potter Film Screening

The Festival of Brilliant Immersive Teen Film Event! – 11 Jul 2025

A Man Jumping On A Trampoline Next To An Old Grand Building

The Festival of Brilliant – 11-12 Jul 2025

People Dancing Inside A Town Hall

Tappin’ In – Apr-Jul 2025

Family Trees On A Wall

The Women’s Line – Apr-Jul 2025

Pride Parade

Pride in the Moorlands – 27-29 Jun 2025

Signs Reading Longnor

Longnor Open – Nov 2024-Jun 2025

People Sat On Chairs In A Circle

Future Christmas Activity Meeting – 17 Jun 2025

A Room Full Of People Watching A Speaker

Friends Of The Nicholson Meeting – 4 Jun 2025

People Seated Watching A Film

Czerwone Maki (Red Poppies) at Leek Trestle Market – 7 May 2025

A Speaker Outdoors Talking To A Crowd

Signs of the Moorlands: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 4 May 2025

Movie Poster For The Peanut Butter Falcon

The Peanut Butter Falcon at Flash Village Hall – 4 May 2025

Two man Speaking On A Stage In A Dark Room

Stuart Maconie: Part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 3 May 2025

People Inside The Remains Of A Building

Blackshaw Moor Walk: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 3 May 2025

A man holding his arms around his head in front of a group of children doing the same

Adam Blake’s Adventure Walk: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 3 May 2025

People Outdoors Holding A Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival Banner

Hare’s Head Guided Walk: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 29 Apr 2025

A Child And An Adult Outdoors

Welly Wander: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 28 Apr 2025

A Wooden Hut In A Field Outdoors

Woodland Tales with Ian & Jo: part of Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival – 27 Apr 2025

Poster For The Movie Wild

Wild at Biddulph Town Hall – 26 Apr 2025

Poster For The Movie Wild

Wild at Wellspring Methodist Church – 25 Apr 2025

Girls Doing Arts And Crafts Outdoors

Waymaking for kids – Apr 2025

Chain Reaction – 12 Apr 2025

Illuminated Sculpture

And…Breathe: part of Nature in your Neighbourhood – 29 Mar 2025

A Band Outdoors

SMWF Launch Event Featuring Perhaps Contraption – 28 & 29 Mar 2025

Barn Owl Flying

Enchanted Valley Park – 22 Mar 2025

A Room With People Making Notes Around A Table

Reducing Loneliness Training – 25 Feb 2025

A boy touching a puppet dragon

Brimstone Dragon at Biddulph – 25 Jan 2025

Waymaking for kids – Dec/Jan

24 Doors : Leek’s Live Advent Calendar – 1-24 Dec

Rolling Thunder Christmas Light Tractor Run – 14 Dec

Winter Tree ID Walk – 30 Nov

Children Holding Lanterns At Night

Biddulph Lantern Workshops & Parade: Part Of Biddulph Christmas Lights Switch On – Nov

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Caverswall 8-10 Nov

Four Ghostbusters

Net Flicks: Ghostbusters at Leek Town – 2 Nov

A Lantern Parade At Night

Cheadle Lantern Parade: Part of Cheadle Arts Festival – 26 Oct

Multiple People Making Lanterns Indoors

Cheadle Lantern Workshops: Part Of Cheadle Arts Festival – Oct

Mamma Mia Poster

Mamma Mia!: Part Of Cheadle Arts Festival – 23 Oct

A Stick By A Tree

Waymaking Celebration – 23 Oct

Leek Textile Week – 23-29 Sep

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Kingsley Holt 20-22 Sep

Projections On A Stairwell

Stop-Motion Animation Puppet Workshop: Part Of Leek Textile Week – 21 Sep

A Woman Holding Up A Trophy

Copa 71 At Leek Town Football Club – 20 Sep

A Woman Holding An Art Workshop With Four Women Surrounding

Flag Making Workshop: Part Of Leek Textile Week – 14 Sep

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Endon 27-29 Aug

Wellspring Community Cinema – Jul-Aug 2024

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Alton 28-30 Jun

The Leek Polish Connection events – 18 May to 29 Jun

Simon Armitage – 30 May

Signs of the Moorlands – 4 May

Edie at Cine on the Hill – 27 Apr

Right to Play! 30+31 Mar & 6+7 Apr

Textile Memories Day – 6 Apr

Cheadle Moon – 15 Mar to 5 Apr 2024

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Ipstones 22-24 Mar

Growing Connections : Biddulph Library – Feb 2024

Trees – 9-10 Feb 2024

Leek Textile Weekend – 20-21 Jan 2024

Moon Making Workshops – Oct/Nov 2023

Cheadle Skate Park Mural Celebration – 28 Oct

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Net Flicks : Outdoor Cinema at Leek Town – 21 Oct

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Tean 29 Sep-1 Oct

Biddulph Library community garden plan

OUTSIDE Spaces : Biddulph Library – volunteer days 4+5 August

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Biddulph Moor 16-18 July

Pif-Paf TOAST

DYCP Advice Session – 17 July 5pm

Biddulph Festival – 1 July

Future Folkus what's your culture?

Touring OUTSIDE youth program Apr-Jun 2023

Bee Cart : HuG – 24 June

Moorlands Wild Week

Swifts in schools : Wild Week – 19-24 June

People in the Luminarium

Colours of the Moorlands : Luminarium in Leek – 26-29 May

The Magic Lantern

OUTSIDE Stories : Telling Tales – Flash 22-24 May

Library session

OUTSIDE Spaces : Biddulph Library – engagement 24-29 April