Special events

At Keele University we are lucky to be able to host special events both on and off campus during the year including festivals, experiences, and opportunities to meet and engage with our academics.

6
Dec 2025
Illuminated lanterns being paraded through Newcastle Town Centre by lots of people

6 Dec 2025 to 6 Dec 2025

See Newcastle Town lit with lovingly made lanterns! Join the parade and enjoy this creative community event in Newcastle Town Centre.

Parade begins outside Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle Under Lyme, ST5 1PE 4:30PM
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14
Dec 2025
A group of men and women gathered within Keele Chapel, alongside the piano, smiling at the camera.

Join the wonderful Keele Chapel Singers as they present their winter concert in the warming and stunning surroundings of Keele University Chapel.

Keele Chapel 4:00PM
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15
Dec 2025
Image shows a soft focus photograph of someone holding an open book.

Get ready to wrap up the semester with sparkle and spirit! ✨ Join Keele Writing for our beloved Christmas Open Mic Night — a joyful celebration of creativity, community, and festive cheer.

The Great Hall, Keele Hall, Keele University 6:30PM
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20
Dec 2025
Photograph shows a collective of people (members of Keele Bach Choir) grouped together looking up

Celebrate Christmas at St James, Clayton with candlelit carols, festive songs, and seasonal refreshments.

St James The Great, Newcastle · ST5 3EU 3:00PM
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14
Mar 2026
Keele Bach Choir Members congregate below a large suspended globe in Keel Chapel.

Experience two monumental works of the 18th century, performed by chorus and soloists. Handel’s Messiah (Part II) journeys through passion, resurrection, and triumph, culminating in the Hallelujah chorus. Mozart’s Coronation Mass enchants with lyrical airs, spiritual depth, and operatic brilliance.

Keele Chapel 5:30PM
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4
Jul 2026
Keele Bach Choir Members congregate below a large suspended globe in Keel Chapel.

A Summer Evening of Musical Journeys: From Aleppo to the English Countryside. Experience McDowall’s moving The Girl from Aleppo, Vaughan Williams’s lyrical The Lark Ascending, and Todd’s jazz-infused Mass in Blue.

Keele Chapel 7:30PM
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