Sport and leisure
What’s On Walsall – June 2025
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This June, The New Art Gallery Walsall’s 25th celebrations continue with a Summer Party as well as two new exhibition launches. Walsall Arena & Arts Centre features top tributes to The Beatles as well as Sabrina Carpenter and Olivia Rodrigo, and Walsall Leather Museum offers hands-on workshops in bookbinding and hand-stitched cards.
HIGHLIGHT
Summer Party
Saturday 7 June, 11am-4pm. Free, all welcome. The New Art Gallery Walsall.
The New Art Gallery Walsall continue their 25th birthday celebrations with a free summer event promising creativity, conversation, and cake! Get hands-on with family-friendly crafts, meet the Gallery’s current artist in residence, and explore a joyful new gallery trail curated by the Collections Community Panel. Enjoy informal chats with the curators of the Earthbound exhibition and be among the first to see a new artwork created especially for the Gallery’s 25th.
June events at The New Art Gallery Walsall
Gallery Square, Walsall, WS2 8LG. Free admission.
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Sundays 12 noon to 4pm. Closed on Mondays and Bank Holidays. www.thenewartgallerywalsall.org.uk
Sunday Art Club
Sundays, 12-3pm. Age 4+. Free, drop-in.
The Gallery’s weekly art club for children and young people. Meet artists and creatives and learn to paint, print, sculpt, craft and more!
- Sunday 1 June – Clay Caimans. Make your own reptile with dried beans & lentils.
- Sunday 8 June – Portrait Cubes. Draw your own wooden cube characters using pens
- Sunday 15 June – Superhero Masks. Make your own mask with card, paper & sequins
- Sunday 22 June – Red, Blue & Orange. Paint mini square canvases with acrylics.
- Sunday 29 June – Circular Compositions. Experiment with oil pastels, inspired by the work of Sonia Delaunay.
Baby & Me
Wednesday 11 June, 10.30am-12noon & 12.30-2pm.
Suitable for 0-24 months. £3.50 per child, places are limited, booking essential. Book at Reception or call 01922 654400.
Multi-sensory sessions for parents, carers and their babies. Explore colours and light projections, discover new smells, feel new textures in our touchy-feely books and relax in comfy cushions whilst you listen to a short story and meet other new parents.
Walk & Draw
Saturday 14 June, 11am-12.30pm. Free. Every second Saturday of the month.
Artist Al Fawson leads these fast paced and fun workshops. Make speedy sketches of artworks in the Collections and temporary exhibitions, the Gallery’s architecture, the magnificent views from the Gallery’s windows, and the local area, including the wildlife along the canal, public sculptures and historical buildings along the high street. The focus will vary each month, therefore attendees are welcome to book onto all sessions, but this is not necessary.
SOLD OUT - Exhibition Tour with artist Suzanne Holtom and Director, Stephen Snoddy
Saturday 21 June 2025, 2pm. Free. Booking essential.
An exhibition tour of Suzanne Holtom’s Floor 4 exhibition And Hills Bore Scars.
Preview – Shelter: The Outside In National Open Exhibition
Friday 27 June, 6-8pm. Free.
The New Art Gallery Walsall is delighted to be working in partnership with Outside In to present their 7th National Open Exhibition. The award-winning charity Outside In was established in 2006 to support artists who meet additional barriers to the art world. This might be due to health, disability, social circumstances or isolation. For this exhibition, 81 artists have responded to the theme of ‘shelter’. Accompanying this project will be an exhibition on the theme of ‘shelter’ drawn from the Collections of The New Art Gallery Walsall and Outside In.
Celebrating ‘Shelter’
Saturday 28 June, 12-3pm. Free.
An opportunity to meet Director of Outside In, Marc Steene and some of the participating artists.
Exhibitions at The New Art Gallery Walsall (Free admission)
- Earthbound. Until 8 June 2025
- Suzanne Holtom: And Hills Bore Scars. 29 March – 29 June 2025
- The Joy Project. 21 February – 6 July 2025
- Hannah Maybank: Un-Still. 7 June 2025 – 17 May 2026
- Shelter: The Outside In National Open Exhibition. 28 June – 19 October 2025
June events at Walsall Arena & Arts Centre
Hawbush Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 1AG.
Box Office: 0300 555 2898. Box Office opening hours: Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm.
Online booking available 24 hours at www.walsallarena.com
Senior Citizens Orchestra Concert
Thursday 5 June, 2pm. £2. Tickets available on the door.
The Senior Citizens Orchestra perform bi-monthly concerts at Walsall Arena and Arts Centre. Their programmes always offer a great mix of fabulous music and feature a whole range of popular classics and favourite show tunes. The concerts also include invited guests and performers.
The Mersey Beatles
Friday 6 June, 7.30pm. £28.50
Fans of The Beatles prepare to be wowed by the world’s favourite Liverpool-born tribute to the Fab Four. The Mersey Beatles have been rocking sold-out shows around the globe since 1999 with their truly authentic and widely acclaimed celebration of John, Paul, George and Ringo.
Lost In Music
Saturday 7 June, 7:30pm. £31
Join us as we recreate the magical 70s and let us take you on a musical journey straight to the heart of disco! Relive some of the greatest songs of all time from artists such as Donna Summer, Gloria Gaynor, Earth, Wind & Fire, Sister Sledge and Chic. A sensational live band, incredibly talented cast and stunning vocals - it’s sure to have you dancing in the aisles!
Black Country Dance Hub Summer Dance Festival
Wednesday 11 June – Friday 13 June. Various prices
Black Country Dance Hub, in partnership with Walsall Arena and Arts Centre present three lively and entertaining dance performances by nurseries, schools, and colleges – part of a three-day celebration of dance by children and young people of all ages! Each day features a different programme and cast, with a variety of dance styles that showcase the incredible talent of local children and young people.
Walsall Youth Theatre: The Little Mermaid JR
Thursday 26 June – Saturday 28 June, Various Times. £15 adults, £13 concessions
Journey "under the sea" with Walsall Youth Theatre as they bring Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. to life! Based on one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved stories, Disney's The Little Mermaid JR. is an enchanting look at the sacrifices we all make for love and acceptance.
In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid, Ariel, longs to leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and live in the world above. But first, she'll have to defy her father, King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea witch, Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince Eric that she's the girl whose enchanting voice he's been seeking.
June events at Walsall Leather Museum
Littleton Street West, Walsall, WS2 8EW
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm. Closed on Sundays and Mondays.
Free admission.
01922 652288 / www.walsall.gov.uk/leathermuseum
Stitchers and Skivers: Hand-stitched cards
Wednesday 11 June, 10am-1pm & 1.30-4.30pm. £6.50 (includes materials, tea and biscuits). Booking essential.
A warm welcome awaits you at the Museum’s regular craft sessions. Each month they take on a different craft or theme and participants are encouraged to experiment with the materials. Support and ideas are plentiful. All welcome.
Crafternoon
Saturday 28 June, 1-4pm. £12. (includes materials, tea and biscuits). Booking essential.
Get away from all of life's stresses and join us for an afternoon of crafting. There will be four different crafts available including Victorian puzzle cards and paper flowers. You can have a go at all of them or concentrate your efforts on one or two.
Exhibitions at Walsall Leather Museum (Free admission)
- Made in Walsall. Created by students studying the Open Award Level 1, Creative Arts & Media from Supported Learning at Walsall College. Until 30 August 2025.
