Agatha Christie's classic murder mystery on its 75th Anniversary Tour, with Susan Penhaligon, at the Regent Theatre in Hanley.
The musical adaptation of the film 'Dirty Dancing', with Joel Benjamin as Johnny Castle and Charlie Varlet as Frances 'Baby' Houseman.
EFL Championship football match between Stoke City and Birmingham City at the bet365 Stadium.
Jools Holland's twenty-piece Rhythm & Blues Orchestra plays Victoria Hall, with special guest Roachford and guest vocalists Ruby Turner, Louise Marshall and Sumudu Jayatilaka.
The ABBA musical Mamma Mia! - The Musical, written by Catherine Johnson, comes to the Regent Theatre on its UK and international tour.
Stand-up show by Alan Carr, with stories from his life, on his 'Have I Said Too Much?' tour.
Romesh Ranganathan returns to the stage with his stand-up show 'Will Change Your Life' at the Regent Theatre.
Festive winter light trail with new immersive installations and soundscapes through Trentham Gardens, ending at a food village.
Award-winning circus musical that fuses West End and Broadway hits with aerialists, contortionists and trapeze artists.
Bill Bailey returns with 'Vaudevillean', a show celebrating the vaudeville tradition with comedy, songs and musical skills.
10cc, fronted by co-founder Graham Gouldman, play their 'And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour' of classic hits at Victoria Hall.
Free family winter celebration with a lantern and puppet parade, Morris dancing and fire, choirs and outdoor performance masterclasses.
EFL Championship football match between Stoke City and Millwall at bet365 Stadium, with the kick-off pushed back to 20:00 for Sky Sports.
Sir David Jason talks about his career with rare clips, joined by BBC Breakfast presenter Mike Bushell.
Satirical comedian Harry Enfield brings his favourite characters back to life on stage before opening the floor to the audience, on his 'Harry Enfield and No Chums' tour.
The Bon Jovi Experience, the Jon Bon Jovi-endorsed tribute show from London's West End, returns for its 33rd year with hits like 'Livin' On a Prayer'.
The West End and Broadway musical comedy Legally Blonde, with Amber Davies as Elle Woods, at the Regent Theatre.
World stage premiere of the psychological thriller based on Thomas Harris's novel, with John Partridge as Hannibal Lecter.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show brings its greatest hits tour, 'The Happiest Days Of Our Lives', to the Regent Theatre with a light and laser show.
Christmas pantomime by Stoke Amateur Theatre Society with seven performances, featuring original scripts, vibrant costumes and audience participation.
Stand-up show by Miriam Margolyes based on her new book, with a no-holds-barred Q&A and a live BSL interpreter.
SOT Classics concert of Beethoven's Ninth and Bruckner's Locus Iste by the BBC Philharmonic with the CBSO Chorus, conducted by Anja Bihlmaier.
Family rock musical for ages three and above adapted from the best-selling children's books by Tom Fletcher and Dougie Poynter.
The UK vocal harmony group The Overtones play their festive show 'Jivin' Home For Christmas' at Victoria Hall.
The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Kazuki Yamada, plays selections from Tchaikovsky's and Ellington's Nutcracker suites.
Christmas festival with a Christmas market, live music, lino printing and craft activities by the canal at Middleport Pottery.
Free ceramic market with more than 60 artists and makers from across the UK, including former contestants from The Great Pottery Throw Down, at the Gladstone Pottery Museum.
Tap Factory returns to the UK with its Reloaded version, a high-energy dance, acrobatics and comedy show with live music.
Live festive concert show with seasonal singalong hits, comedy and heartwarming moments, billed as the longest-running touring Christmas show.
The award-winning musical Chicago, with its score of 'All That Jazz' and 'Cell Block Tango', comes to the Regent Theatre on its UK tour.
BBC Philharmonic concert 'Romance in Bloom' with Ben Gernon conducting and violinist Ava Bahari, centred on Beethoven's Violin Concerto.
Fisherman's Friends bring their repertoire of over 200 sea shanties and folk songs to Victoria Hall.
Festive dance spectacular with Strictly Come Dancing professional Gorka Márquez and the Xmas Dolls, bringing iconic Christmas hits to life.
Relaxed performance of the Christmas pantomime Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, with audio description and British Sign Language interpretation.
The Hallé plays a programme of waltzes, polkas and overtures by the Strauss family for its Viennese New Year Gala.
West End tribute show with video and light show covering George Michael's music from Wham! through to his solo hits.
The Stylistics play their classic 1970s soul and R&B hits live at Victoria Hall in Hanley.
Stand-up show 'Whatsherface' by comedian Maisie Adam, kicking off her UK tour, at the Victoria Hall.
Stand-up show 'Happy' by Paul Smith, with his trademark crowd work and observations, marking the European leg of his world tour.
Cinema screening of Denis Villeneuve's third Dune film, with Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya, set nearly two decades after Paul Atreides seized control of the Imperium.
The Hallé, conducted by Emilia Hoving with violin soloist Eldbjørg Hemsing, plays a programme of Nordic and Romantic masterpieces.
The Illegal Eagles, a UK tribute to the Eagles, play their biggest hits including 'Hotel California' at Victoria Hall.
Elvana, a tribute band where Elvis Presley fronts Nirvana, blends rockabilly with grunge at The Sugarmill.
Live stage show bringing the BBC gardening series Garden Rescue to the Regent Theatre, with the show's presenters, a garden quiz and a live design challenge.
Stand-up show by Clinton Baptiste, the clairvoyant medium from 'Phoenix Nights', supported by Dave Twentyman, at The Kings Hall during the Stoke-on-Trent Comedy Festival.
Stand-up show by former Stoke City players Asmir Begovic, Erik Pieters, Robert Huth and Charlie Adam celebrating the club's footballing heritage.
Heartwarming stage adaptation of the classic Christmas movie, with the Stoke Rep Players staging Mary Elliott Nelson's version of the story.
Discharge, the Stoke-on-Trent punk band that helped invent hardcore and d-beat, play The Underground on Morley Street.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe's musical in which performers sing and act on roller skates, based on a child's train set.
Ruts DC play The Sugarmill in Hanley to mark 50 years of The Ruts, drawing on their punk-reggae and dub discography.
Family science show with liquid nitrogen clouds, exploding balloons and fire tornadoes, brought from London's West End to the Regent Theatre.
CH3 returns to The Sugarmill in Hanley for Boxing Day, billed as the biggest night of the year with clubbing and live music.
Port Vale host Accrington Stanley at Vale Park in a EFL League Two match.
Candlelit tribute to Meat Loaf with West End stars from 'Bat Out of Hell' and a live rock band playing his hits.
The Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club brings live stand-up from across the UK to The Piano Bar in the Regent Theatre.
Community dance showcase by companies from across Staffordshire and the North West, with ballet, jazz, street and commercial styles celebrating love.
Organ recital played on the Victoria Hall's 1888 Conacher-Willis Concert Organ, with a hot drink and programme included in the ticket price.
Richard Bean's comedy about a married couple whose retirement is upended when their grown-up children arrive.
A sing-along tribute concert with an eight-piece live band working through hits from the most iconic female voices in music history.
Free festive makers market with around 30 local artists and makers, food and drink, live music, festive characters, a photobooth and making sessions.
Cello evening by SOT Classics with cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Eun Sun Kim.
Alan Lowe plays the comic medium Clinton Baptiste in a stand-up show of innuendo and spirit consulting, following his fourth UK tour.
Comedy duo Mr P and his brother Adam bring their award-winning education podcast to life with stories from the classroom.
Live gig by British alt-rock trio Dinosaur Pile-Up at The Sugarmill in Hanley.
Classical Chinese dance and live orchestral music show journeying through 5,000 years of China's culture.
Michael Jackson tribute show in which Ben Bowman, backed by a live band, recreates the King of Pop's songs and dance moves.
Tribute band fronted by original Amy Winehouse touring musicians plays her hits, including 'Rehab' and 'Back to Black', at Victoria Hall.
Dickens Theatre Company's six-actor GCSE adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's Gothic novella, with matinee post-show Q&A.
Accessible adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth by Dickens Theatre Company, with a free post-show Q&A at the matinee.
Bruno Mars tribute show with a live band, singers and dancers playing his biggest hits, including Uptown Funk, at Victoria Hall.
Jim E. Brown, the 19-year-old singer and poet from Didsbury, makes his first-ever appearance at The Sugarmill in Hanley.
Adults-only variety show that blends burlesque, daring drag, extreme physical stunts and contemporary circus into one evening of cabaret.
Tatty Hennessy's adaptation of George Orwell's Animal Farm, directed by Amy Leach and performed by the Senior Acting Group of Stoke Youth Musical Theatre Academy.
Adult DVD brings Dork Magazine's Round The Houses tour to The Sugarmill, with Bathing Suits on support.
A tribute concert to Coldplay with LED wristbands and live performances of the band's greatest hits at Victoria Hall.
Family cinema session with seven festive Peppa Pig episodes and four new songs to mark Evie's first Christmas, part of the Staffordshire Christmas Pulse.
Stand-up show by Fatiha El-Ghorri, star of Taskmaster and Mr Bigstuff, on her first stand-up tour.
Double bill of Raymond Briggs' animated Christmas classics, the 1982 original and its 2012 companion, at Odeon Stoke.
Cinema screening of 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping', the prequel film set in Panem, with Ralph Fiennes and Mckenna Grace.
Youth production of Disney's Frozen by the Rooftop Studios Stage Academy, with young performers from the Stone and Leek area.
Live Northern Soul concert with Darrell Smith and the 18-piece Soul Brothers Syndicate Northern Soul Orchestra at Victoria Hall.
A live concert show with musicians and contemporary visuals that traces the history of The Cavern Club through its iconic songs.
Over-18s daytime rave with high-energy trance anthems from Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond and Paul van Dyk at The Sugarmill.
Bruce Foxton, former bassist of The Jam, plays The Sugarmill with Mark Brzezicki for the 50th anniversary of The Jam.
Two hours of live international professional wrestling with singles, tag-team and multi-man matches, billed as a family event.
Christmas concert show with singers, dancers and specialty acts performing the audience's favourite Christmas songs.
Annual charity motorcycle toy run for children in need, with a £2 donation per rider, followed by a gathering at King's Hall.
Port Vale host Northampton Town at Vale Park in a EFL League Two match.
