There’s always lots going on in the region, music, comedy, food and drink festivals. Here’s my personal pick

September

• 1st to 3rd Nantwich Food and Drink festival
• 10th Hanley Park Restoration Walk (right next to campus)
• 13th John Bishop at the Regent Theatre
• 22-24th Bicycle Show at the NEC
• 23rd British Ceramics Biennnial starts
• 23-24th Chilli Festival Dorothy Clive Garden
• 30th Ginger and Spice Festival Market Drayton

October

• 6-8th Stone Food and Drink Festival
• 6-7th Oktoberfest Bet 365 Stadium
• 14th Milton Jones is out there Victoria Hall
• 9 – 15th Words and Music Festival Nantwich – great line up as always
• 11-12th E-commerce Show – Event City Manchester – one of the biggest digital gatherings outside London.
• 19th – 21st Stoke Beer Festival at Fenton Manor

November

• 3rd Nina Conti Regent Theatre
• 13th to 18th Futurefest and Global Entrepreneurship at Staffordshire University
• 14th Russel Brand Victoria Hall
• 22nd Jimmy Carr Greatest Hits Victoria Hall 

December

• 1st The Darkness at Victoria Hall
• 20th Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

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You might like our guide to Key visitor information and recommended markets

Details of our Tourism and Events courses are here 

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