Goole 200

Junction Goole Arting Classes: River Watercolours
2026-04-24 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
Arting is Junction Goole’s relaxed and sociable series of adult art classes and, for 2026, these sessions will have a ‘Goole 200’ theme.
Two two-hour sessions take place on each date – one at 3pm and one at 6pm. All materials, as well as light refreshments and a finished piece to take home, are provided.
On Friday 24 April, the sessions will focus on painting your own watercolour postcards inspired by riverside grasses and wildflowers that bring colour to Goole in spring and summer.
Visit the event link for further details and booking information.

Junction Goole Arting Classes: Metal Embossing
2026-04-17 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
Arting is Junction Goole’s relaxed and sociable series of adult art classes and, for 2026, these sessions will have a ‘Goole 200’ theme.
Two two-hour sessions take place on each date – one at 3pm and one at 6pm. All materials, as well as light refreshments and a finished piece to take home, are provided.
On Friday 17 April, the sessions are on metal embossing and those who attend will learn how to emboss intricate designs directly onto metal sheets and foil, drawing inspiration from the Vikings who once travelled the River Ouse.

Lego Brick Buildings Workshop
2026-04-09 10:30 - 14:30 (Europe/London) | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
The theme of Goole Museum’s second free, drop-in Lego workshop of the Easter holidays is Lego Brick Buildings.
As it’s Goole’s bicentenary year, workshop leader Lego Ken will help participants recreate some of the town’s best-known buildings, built during the last 200 years.
Will you build a lego version of the Burton’s factory or The Lowther Hotel? Go along and get building!

This workshop is aimed at children aged five to 11 years and their families.

Lego Landmarks Workshop
2026-04-02 10:30 - 14:30 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
The theme of Goole Museum’s first free, drop-in Lego workshop of the Easter holidays is ‘Lego Landmarks’.
As it’s Goole’s bicentenary year, workshop leader Lego Ken will help participants to recreate some of the best-known, historic landmarks built in the town during the last 200 years.
Will you build a Lego version of the water towers, dock cranes or the clock tower?
Children aged five 5 to 11 years and their families are welcome to go along and get building!

Bicentenary Open Art Exhibition launch
2026-03-21 10:00 - 12:00 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
Head to Goole Museum for the launch of this year’s Bicentenary Open Art Exhibition.
As part of Goole’s 200th birthday celebrations, this year’s Open Art Exhibition has a special bicentenary theme and features a section of artwork dedicated to celebrating different aspects of the town’s heritage and culture.
Alongside this, there are exhibits inspired by an array of different subjects and created using a wide variety of mediums, from oil and watercolour paintings to ceramics, sculptures, textiles, glassware and digital art, all created by local artists.
The launch event is an opportunity to view an array of artistic talent, and a chance to buy artwork for yourself or a loved one.
Also, if you spot a piece of art that you feel stands out from the rest, you can cast your vote for it in the People’s Choice Award.
Many art lovers will be in attendance, and everyone will be able to enjoy light refreshments and share ideas and inspirations.

Bicentenary Open Art Exhibition
2026-03-21 - 2026-05-16 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
Goole Museum’s annual Open Art Exhibition showcases a wealth of talent from local and regional artists. This year’s event has a special bicentenary theme, with a dedicated section for artwork, which celebrates Goole’s rich heritage and culture.
For lovers of art, this is a must-see exhibition. Go along to the museum and be inspired, or simply enjoy the art. There are traditional landscapes, alongside abstract art, portraits, textiles and sculptures.
For some visitors this could be a fantastic opportunity to purchase an original piece of art for yourself or someone special. You can also vote for your favourite piece of artwork in the People’s Choice Award, with the winning artist receiving a prize.

Shine On Goole
2026-03-19 18:30 - 2026-03-20 20:30 | St John’s Parish Church, Church Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5BA, United Kingdom
This free, family-friendly event, organised by East Riding of Yorkshire Council as part of the busy programme planned to mark Goole’s 200th birthday year, is set to illuminate some of the town’s best known landmarks.
Taking place on the evenings of Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March, from 6.30pm to 8.30pm, Shine On Goole will see St John’s Parish Church become the backdrop for a breath-taking, music-led projection show entitled A Port In Green Fields, which will transform the Grade II-listed structure into a ‘ship of stories’, taking audiences on a voyage through 200 years of history.
Billed as a ‘collage of archive, illustration and light’, the six-minute show will be split into minute-long chapters, each of which will cover a different period in the town’s history, from its transition from marshland to the Company Town of the Aire and Calder Navigation Company, its ’age of sail’ and era of coal, steam and Tom Puddings right through to the present day. The show, which will be repeated on a loop during both evenings to allow as many people as possible to enjoy it, will also offer a glimpse into Goole’s increasingly bright future as an investment hotspot and hub for green industry. The projection show is being developed by Focal Studios, an innovative audiovisual design and technology consultancy specialising in immersive visual experiences.

Families will also be able to enjoy a new sound and light installation entitled And…Breathe by Pif-Paf, a highly-acclaimed visual and physical theatre company. And…Breathe explores breath, breathing alone and breathing together. Described as a tactile piece, it promotes interaction and mindfulness, encouraging audiences to stay a while and enjoy a fully immersive experience, and use their breath to interact with the lights and sound. This striking installation will be located in the vicinity of St John’s Parish Church and comprises a structure sculpted from steam-bent Ash, brought to life by integrated light and sound.
Visitors to the town centre will also see a mesmerising piece of street theatre called Spark by Worldbeaters Music, which combines high-impact drumming with kaleidoscopic lighting design. Ethereal, playful characters use captivating and dramatic music to interact with the crowd and lead spectators on a spell-binding journey.

In addition to the elements of the event taking place around St John’s Parish Church on Church Street in the town centre, Shine On Goole will also see the the town’s iconic water towers – a much-loved landmark known locally as the ‘salt and pepper pots’ – bathed in coloured light, creating a striking spectacle that will be visible from across the town and for miles beyond.
Councillor Nick Coultish, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism, said: “I’m very much looking forward to Shine On Goole, which is a free, family-friendly event taking place in the heart of our town, with St John’s Parish Church as its focal point. We’re very grateful to St John’s Parish Church and Associated British Ports for their support, as well as Goole Museum and the many local groups and organisations that have helped us to plan and stage this exciting event.

“Together with the parish church, the water towers are among the town’s best-known landmarks and, because of their vast scale, can be seen from far and wide, so I’m delighted that they too will be bathed in light on the evenings of 19 and 20 March, ensuring that Goole really is shining bright in its 200th Birthday year!”

Important information for those attending Shine On Goole:

Shine On Goole will take place on Church Street, Goole (DN14 5BA), where St John’s Parish Church will be the focal point and there will be a viewing area for those attending.
The will be NO public access to the area around the base of the water towers, but this element of the event will be visible from across the town and beyond so can be enjoyed from a distance.
Car parking is available at Estcourt Street (DN14 5AE); Wesley Square (DN14 5EZ); Goole Station (DN14 5RT); Burlington Crescent (DN14 5RE) and near East Riding Leisure Goole (DN14 6UF). These car parks are all just a short walk away, but please be aware that charges may apply, depending on the time of day vehicles are parked.
Visitors are reminded to wear warm, weather-appropriate attire as this is an outdoor event.
Friendly and helpful event stewards provided by HEY Volunteering will be on hand to signpost people to the event; look out for them in their blue uniforms.
The event is all on one level and fully accessible, but visitors are reminded that it’s taking place after dark and some elements will be bright and noisy. Matting will be in place to make the ground around the church more even and less slippery.
There are fully accessible toilet facilities within the Spire Centre (opposite the church) and the public toilets on Estcourt Street will also be open.
Free refreshments will be available in the Spire Centre (opposite the church), but donations will be accepted on behalf of its Community Hub Project.
Town centre pubs, restaurants, takeaways and eateries will also be open for refreshments.

Fun at the Farm
2026-03-14 10:00 - 14:00 | Goole Library, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
Join the team at Goole Library for a day at the farm!
Meet lambs, chicks, ducklings and rabbits from The Purple Pig Company. Create your own animal-themed stories, build farm-inspired Lego and get hands-on with crafts. This free, drop-in event is perfect for families. There’s no need to book, but please be aware that there may be a wait at busy times.
For access information, please visit Goole Library.

Creative Painting Sessions For Children
2026-02-20 10:00 - 15:00 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
Children of all ages are invited to attend one of two creative painting sessions led by a local artist, which are taking place at Goole Museum during the school half-term holiday.
Drawing inspiration directly from Goole Museum’s weird and wonderful objects and artefacts, the sessions are an opportunity for budding young artists to sharpen their drawing skills, learn about colour and create their own still life masterpieces to be exhibited in the gallery.
If they wish to, children who take part in these sessions will be able to submit their artwork into Goole Museum’s 2026 Open Art competition. If their artwork is selected by the judges, it will be displayed in this year’s special Bicentenary Open Art Exhibition.
No experience is required as participants will be led through every stage of the process, and everyone is welcome.
The first session, from 10am to 12 noon, is for children under 11 years of age.
The second session, from 1pm to 3pm, is for children aged 11 years and above.
To book your child’s place, please email goole.museum@eastriding.gov.uk or telephone 01405 768963.

Lego workshop: Shipbuilding
2026-02-19 10:30 - 14:00 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
To tie in with Goole Museum’s special bicentenary exhibition Goole-Built: The Story of Goole Shipyard, the theme of this FREE, half-term, drop-in Lego workshop is shipbuilding.
Join master shipbuilder ‘Lego Ken’ to create some super ships and brilliant boats.
There’s no need to book, simply turn up and get building!

Goole On Film - SOLD OUT!
2026-01-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Junction Goole, Paradise Place, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DL, United Kingdom
*Both performances of this event are now SOLD OUT!
Celebrate 200 years of heritage and history, with this showcase of Goole on film.
Goole Civic Society is showing historic films of Goole at Junction Goole as its launch event for the town’s bicentenary celebrations.
Sourced from several collections, including the Yorkshire Film Archive and Pathe News collection, the event will showcase a series of films featuring Goole from the 1920s through to the 1980s.
It will also include the premiere of two specially-commissioned projects for Goole’s bicentenary year:

A recording of Advance! Goole, the town’s centenary song, performed by The Warblers.
An Aerial History of the Knottingley & Goole Canal.

There will be two showings of the films – the first at 2.30pm and another at 6.30pm. Click on the link provided to purchase tickets from Junction Goole.
* Please note that the films are shown as a historic record and their quality reflects the time of their creation.

Coat Of Arms Community Art Session
2026-01-21 13:00 - 15:00 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
Local artist Janet Porter is leading two community art sessions at Goole Museum to create a large wall hanging inspired by Goole’s coat of arms.
The FREE sessions will take place on Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 January, from 1pm to 3pm, and everyone is welcome to go along and take part.
Janet Porter, of Bungalow Arts in Victoria Street, Goole, said: “The Goole coat of arms with the Vikings is stunning and I think it will be exciting to involve the community in turning it into a colourful collage using paint and fabric.”
If more time is needed, the project will continue the following Wednesday and Friday afternoons at the same times. Anyone who would like to take part is asked to register their interest by emailing janetporter789@gmail.com or texting 07939 032224.
This project is one of many that the Goole 2026 Bicentenary Community Group is co-ordinating during 2026.

Goole-Built: The story of Goole Shipyard
2026-01-10 - 2026-03-14 | Goole Museum, Carlisle Street, Goole, East Riding of Yorkshire, DN14 5DS, United Kingdom
This fascinating exhibition tells the story of Goole’s shipyard and its workers during the twentieth century, tracing the history of the yard from its Edwardian origins, through the struggles of the 1960s and 1970s, to its final closure in 1987. It also shares the stories of the everyday working lives and experiences of the last generation of Goole shipyard workers, through their own words, personal photos and objects.

Friends of West Park planning meeting
2026-01-05 18:00 - 19:30 | West Park, Airmyn Road, Goole, DN14 6UU, United Kingdom
Friends of West Park will be holding a funding and events planning meeting at the West Park Cafe from 6pm onwards.
Go along to share your plans for 2026, help them fundraise and play your part in making it a memorable year for the town.
