Celebrate Yorkshire Day in style with the actor and director of Northern Broadsides, Barrie Rutter and Britain's finest young poet Simon Armitage.

A mixture of styles from Andrew Marvell, Phillip Larkin and Ted Hughes plus Simon Armitage's own thoroughly modern verse will complement Yorkshire bitter and live music.

National Reading Adventure Game (ask in your local library for further details.

Summer activities for children aged 5-11, ask in your local library for further details.

Hull's Jazz Festival is one of the most popular in the country and has been expanded especially to celebrate Hull700. Kicking off with the Red Hot Fiesta Day, the Festival will take over the City's streets, theatres and even its boatshed and art gallery.
International artists such as Jazz Jamaica will join leading British Jazz stars such as Andy Sheppard to provide a wide variety of jazz styles. As ever the Festival will finish with The Big Free World Music Weekend at Hull Marina Boatshed, when thousands of visitors come to Hull to soak up the atmosphere of cool jazz, sunshine and boats!

Exploring the role of maritime activities in North Sea communities, 1299-1999.

Come and join Hull's music festival - bands, DJ's, food, bungee jumping, fairground stalls and great entertainment.
In aid of local HIV and AIDS charity AIDS Action.