September Saturdays with Natasha McHugh and Dan Southward
Sat 5 / 12 / 19 / 26 September 2026 12pm – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet Free, drop-in! Come along to create, build, forage, experiment and play on the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. With different creative activities each week, we’ll explore options for installations and pop-ups on the site and create artworks for you […]
Monday 31 August: Cloudscapes
Cloudscapes by Goobledegook Theatre is joining us at the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet for four sessions of cloud-gazing. Date: Monday 31 August Time: 12pm – 5pm Important note: times are in bookable slots at 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. BOOK HERE We will hold a small amount of tickets for walk-ins on the day. […]
Monday 24 August: Walk of the Dandelion
Date: Monday 24 August Time: 11am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Get ready for a day of outdoor adventures, giant puppets, nature discoveries and hands-on creativity! Here’s what’s blooming: Come along, get your hands dirty, spark your imagination and celebrate the magic of the natural world. Perfect for everyone, curious kids and creative […]
Sunday Monthly: 9 August // Special 3rd Anniversary
Sunday 9 August 12pm – 3pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You’re Invited to Brillant Bamboo’s 3rd Anniversary! Join us on Sunday 9 August as we celebrate 3 wonderful years of Brillant Bamboo. Come along for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and community. Expect cake, music from City of Stoke-on-Trent Orchestra and of course bamboo activities as we […]
Thursday 30 July – BAMBOO & Circus at the Brownfield
Date: Thursday 30 July Times: 2pm – 6pm (BAMBOO show times: 2.30pm and 5pm) Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Free Join us for an afternoon of circus fun at the Brownfield Bamboo Parklet Come along on Thursday 30 July for a fantastic family-friendly event featuring NoFit State Circus’ spectacular BAMBOO showalongside hands-oncircus skills workshopswhere you can have […]
Sunday Monthly’s
Dates: Sunday 21 June Sunday 5 July Sunday 9 August – Brilliant Bamboo Birthday Bash! Sunday 13 September Times: 12pm – 2pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Gates open, music, using the space, our build-it yourself kits will be out, free lunch and the Panda & Pole open for drinks, sweets and crisps.
Saturday 13 June: Practicalities of bamboo with Helen Chen
Join Helen Chen, Bamboo Expert and President of the Bamboo Society of Great Britain, for A Practicalities of bamboo talk, Date: Saturday 13 June 2026 Time: 2pm – 3pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. Free for everyone, please BOOK HERE – donations appreciated. Brilliant Bamboo is excited to be hosting Helen for a talk and […]
Thursday 14 May: Bamboo Freak-e-bana with Alice McCabe
Thursday 14 May 2026 5pm – 6.30pm All Saints Church, Madeley, CW3 9PQ Free: Booking here, donations welcome. Join Brilliant Bamboo and floral artist Alice McCabe, RHS Chelsea Flower Show supplier, in exploration of Japanese style of flower arranging – Ikebana – with bamboo and cut materials. Blend the democratic approach of the SogetsuIkebana School (where all natural materials offer […]
Sunday 3 May: BAM Holiday Sunday
Sunday 3 May 2026, 11.30am – 4pm Location: Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet, Boothen Road, ST4 4AH. Thank you to everyone who turned up to celebrate spring and create a new folk event for the Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet. You really got stuck in, photos to prove it…by Nat Willatt. Thanks for coming! What you missed: […]
Friday 20 March: Stoke Lanterns ’26
The Brilliant Bamboo Brownfield Parklet are pleased to be the end location for the B Arts’ Stoke Lanterns ’26: Stories in the Shadows. Starting outside Stoke Library on South Wolfe Street from 6.30pm you’re invited to help the lamplighter bring the fire back to Stoke town! The parade will start at 6.45pm, ending at Brilliant […]