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The Night Sky Show
A planet with a planetary ring. There are stars in the background.

Sun 18 Jan 2026

17:00

Families

Spoken Word

The Night Sky Show

Beacon Hall

Oak National Academy Primary Music Curriculum Launch Event

Mon 19 Jan 2026

09:00

Conferences & Meetings

CPD

Education

School Event

Oak National Academy Primary Music Curriculum Launch Event

Lantern Hall

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Slapstick Festival 2026
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Wed 4 - Sun 8 Feb 2026

Cinema

Comedy

Light Entertainment

Talk/Lecture

Slapstick Festival 2026

Beacon Hall

Lantern Hall

13 Again: Live
Three young people look down at the camera that they're standing around. The people are outside in an outdoor basketball court. The sky is blue.

Mon 16 Feb 2026

Comedy

Spoken Word

13 Again: Live

Plus special guests

Lantern Hall

Hay Festival After Hours
A tent which is decorated with fairy lights at night time.

Thu 26 Mar 2026

19:30

Spoken Word

Talk/Lecture

Hay Festival After Hours

Lantern Hall

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State of the Nation
A graphic image of a a person with dreadlocks. The person's face is edited so there's duplicates in a fan shape. There are two medieval knights on horseback and lions symmetrically either side of the image.

Mon 13 Apr 2026

19:30

Education

Spoken Word

State of the Nation

An Evening with Akala

Beacon Hall

Out with The Buckleys
Two people sat next to eachother laughing. One has long dark hair and the other has a mod style haircut with a beard.

Sun 26 Apr 2026

19:30

Comedy

Spoken Word

Out with The Buckleys

Beacon Hall

Drunk Women Solving Crime
Two women from the shoulders up, wearing dark tops and gasping in a shocked manner. They both have well kept loose curly hair and the one on the left holds a champagne flute.

Tue 19 May 2026

20:00

Comedy

Podcast

Spoken Word

Drunk Women Solving Crime

Lantern Hall

Richard Dawkins
A black and white image of an older person's side profile. They're looking up slightly whilst smiling.

Sat 6 Jun 2026

19:30

Education

Spoken Word

Richard Dawkins

Genes and the Meaning of Life

Beacon Hall

An Evening with David Sedaris
A person in a casual suit leaned over a type writer with book shelves in the background. The person is wearing glasses and has a pipe in their mouth.

Sat 11 Jul 2026

19:30

Spoken Word

An Evening with David Sedaris

Beacon Hall

Dr John Cooper Clarke
A person with long dyed black hair wearing a slim fitting black suit and white shirt with dark sunglasses.

Sun 11 Oct 2026

19:00

Comedy

Indie

Punk

Spoken Word

Dr John Cooper Clarke

Plus support

Beacon Hall

The Blindboy Podcast LIVE
Person looking to camera wearing plastic bag mask

Thu 22 Oct 2026

19:30

Comedy

Spoken Word

The Blindboy Podcast LIVE

Beacon Hall

Chris Packham's World of Wonder
A man wearing a mustard yellow and dark striped jumper and jeans stands with their legs open straddling a tiger looking pensive.

Thu 12 Nov 2026

19:30

Spoken Word

Talk/Lecture

Chris Packham's World of Wonder

A Planet on the Edge

Beacon Hall