Upcoming events

5
Dec 2025
stronger-stafford

5 Dec 2025 to 5 Dec 2025

Join local businesses this December for a half-day of no-nonsense ideas you can use the very next day.

Central Stafford 9:30AM
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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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6
Dec 2025
image of jazz band playing instruments in Chapel

Join three of our society ensembles for a brilliant evening of music making in Keele University Chapel featuring Jazz Band, Show Choir and Clarinet Choir.

Keele University Chapel 7:00PM
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7
Dec 2025
Group of singers wearing black inside the Chapel with fairy lights above them

Join Keele University Music Union with the Symphonia Orchestra, Acapella Choir and Flute Choir for an evening of wonderful music making.

Keele University Chapel 7:00PM
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8
Dec 2025
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8 Dec 2025 to 8 Dec 2025

Keele University’s Creative Writing programme is delighted to host an evening with Melvin Burgess, one of the most influential voices in contemporary young adult fiction.

Westminster Theatre, Chancellor's Building, Keele University, ST5 5BG 6:00PM
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9
Dec 2025
Professor Heidi Fuller

You are invited to attend the inaugural lecture of Professor Heidi Fuller

Room SIH LG0.30, Denise Coates Foundation Building 6:00PM
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10
Dec 2025
Image of blue and gold jug

10 Dec 2025 to 10 Dec 2025

From humble tableware to luxurious décor, explore the full spectrum of Mason ceramics in this engaging and educational display.

Raven Mason Suite, Keele Hall 12:00AM
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13
Dec 2025
orchestra performing in Chapel under fairy lights with a lit Christmas tree

13 Dec 2025 to 13 Dec 2025

Join Keele University Music Union in Keele University Chapel for a join concert between Keele Philharmonic Ensembles and Brass Band. An evening of festive musical treats.

Keele University Chapel 7:00PM
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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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17
Dec 2025
Image of blue and gold jug

17 Dec 2025 to 17 Dec 2025

From humble tableware to luxurious décor, explore the full spectrum of Mason ceramics in this engaging and educational display.

Raven Mason Suite, Keele Hall 12:00AM
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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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20
Dec 2025
red poster with A Keele Concert Band Christmas written on it and a Christmas tree illustration

Join Keele Concert Band in the beautifully festive Keele University Chapel for their annual Christmas concert.

Keele University Chapel 7:00PM
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Past events

3
Dec 2025
five people wearing black sat in a white space with brass insruments on the floor happily chatting

3 Dec 2025 to 3 Dec 2025

Join the award-winning Connaught Brass for an evening of festive brilliance and musical warmth in the stunning setting of Keele University Chapel. This vibrant ensemble brings together the joy of the season with moments of quiet reflection, wrapping up Christmas spirit in a programme full of colour, character, and surprise.

Keele University Chapel 7:30PM
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3
Dec 2025
Open day image of students

Our Postgraduate Open Events allow you to find out more about your chosen subject area, meet our academics, and get a feel for what life is like in our close-knit postgraduate community.

Keele University 1:00PM
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3
Dec 2025
Open day image of students

Our Postgraduate Open Events allow you to find out more about your chosen subject area, meet our academics, and get a feel for what life is like in our close-knit postgraduate community.

Keele University 10:00AM
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3
Dec 2025
Image of blue and gold jug

3 Dec 2025 to 3 Dec 2025

Step into a world of ceramic artistry. This exhibition showcases the Mason Family’s contributions to Staffordshire pottery, with themed displays and historical insights.

Raven Mason Suite, Keele Hall 12:00AM
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29
Nov 2025
An assemblage of singers in Keele Chapel under a giant floating globe

29 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025

Join us this November for a radiant evening of sacred music, where psalms of celebration, praise, and faith take centre stage.

Keele University Chapel 7:30PM
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29
Nov 2025
People making lanterns in a workshop environment

29 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025

Come and make your own FREE willow and paper lanterns with B-Arts at one of there workshops and join in the incredible lantern parade in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1PE 10:00AM
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27
Nov 2025
Professor Toby Helliwell

You are invited to attend the inaugural lecture of Professor Toby Helliwell

Room SIH LG0.30, Denise Coates Foundation Building 6:00PM
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26
Nov 2025
Image of blue and gold jug

26 Nov 2025 to 26 Nov 2025

Experience the fusion of beauty and function in this curated display of Mason ceramics. Learn about the people and processes behind the renowned Mason’s Patent Ironstone China.

Raven Mason Suite, Keele Hall 12:00AM
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25
Nov 2025
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25 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025

Following the success of the UK Bamboo Summit, Brilliant Bamboo are pleased to welcome Dr. Rebecca Reubens: World Bamboo Ambassador and Sustainable Designer at Rhizome (Ahmedabad, India) to North Staffordshire for a talk about her work that crosses the work of sustainability, craft and design.

Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle-under-Lyme, ST5 1PE 6:00PM
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24
Nov 2025
a performer centre stage reaching to the sky, audience members in the foreground

24 Nov 2025 to 24 Nov 2025

Storyteller and academic Daisy Black presents a remarkable thirteenth-century tale of disguise, high adventure, public baths, gender fluidity, straight-talking angels, and the power of queer love.

Keele University Chapel, Keele University 6:30PM
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22
Nov 2025
People making lanterns in a workshop environment

22 Nov 2025 to 22 Nov 2025

Come and make your own FREE willow and paper lanterns with B-Arts at one of there workshops and join in the incredible lantern parade in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

Keele in Town, 53 Ironmarket, Newcastle under Lyme, ST5 1PE 10:00AM
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