NEWS & EVENTS
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FEBRUARY – BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENTS
- 9 February 2026
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support, Uncategorized
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February brings a range of opportunities designed to support and strengthen the creative business sector…
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JANUARY – BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENTS
- 7 January 2026
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support, Uncategorized
January brings a range of opportunities designed to support and strengthen the creative business sector…
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DECEMBER – BUSINESS SUPPORT EVENTS
- 9 December 2025
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support
December brings a range of opportunities designed to support and strengthen the creative business sector…
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PORTSMOUTH SUBMITS BID TO BECOME UK CITY OF CULTURE 2029
- 9 February 2026
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support, Uncategorized
Portsmouth has submitted its Expression of Interest to become UK City of Culture 2029, setting out a vision that places young people at the heart of the city’s future…
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PORTSMOUTH CREATES SHORTLISTED FOR A BUSINESS AWARD
- 9 February 2026
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support, Uncategorized
Portsmouth Creates has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Culture and Leisure Business of the Year award at the 2026 Portsmouth Business Awards…
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PORTSMOUTH IS JOINED UP AND READY TO BID FOR UK CITY OF CULTURE 2029
- 28 November 2025
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Uncategorized
Portsmouth has announced its intention to bid for the prestigious UK City of Culture 2029 title to showcase the city’s creativity, heritage and ambition on a national stage…
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WINNER OF BUS DESIGN COMPETITION ANNOUNCED
- 9 December 2025
- Posted by: Lucy Fitzpatrick
- Category: Business Support, Uncategorized
The winner of the Portsmouth Apprentice Bus 2026 design competition is announced…
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I Am Born – IN OUR WORDS 2026
- 2 February 2026
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
I Am Born
Date: 29th January – 8th February
Time: Open Daily 10.00-16.30
Location: Portsmouth Historic Quarter
Cost: FreeI Am Born is a visual arts project with seniors at Braemar Care Home and young people from Motiv8 and the Brook Club. Artists Ally Ashworth and Rachel Johnston have used archival imagery from the Portsmouth History Centre, The News Portsmouth and The D-Day Story to inspire conversation and create visual stories.
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National Storytelling Week 2026
- 2 February 2026
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
National Story Telling Week 2026
Date: 2nd February – 9th February
Time: Multiple
Location: Online
Cost: FreeNational Storytelling Week 2026 is a celebration of oral storytelling, reading and writing for pleasure. At a time when young people’s writing and reading enjoyment levels are at their lowest, National Storytelling Week has never been more important.
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The Dress of Great Expectations – IN OUR WORDS 2026
- 30 October 2025
- Posted by: Jasmine Mundy
- Category: In Our Words, In Our Words Events
The Dress of Great Expectations
Date: 7th February – 15th March
Time: Open Daily 10.00-17.00
Location: Portsmouth National History Museum
Cost: FreeOpening on Charles Dickens’ birthday, 7 February, an interactive project by local artist Roo Abrook invites visitors into the beautiful Portsmouth Natural History Museum, nestled beside Canoe Lake.
