Join us for the Stoke Exchange Forum Christmas shindig for the arty ones amongst us - good company, festive cheer, and plenty of fun.

Stoke Exchange Forum Christmas Party 2026

It's time for our annual Christmas get-together!

We're heading back to the brilliant Artisan Tap in Hartshill for an evening of good music, good company and a chance to celebrate another year of creativity in Stoke-on-Trent.

Whether you've been coming to Exchange Forum events for years, joined us for the first time recently, or have been meaning to come along, we'd love to see you.

This is a chance to put work aside, catch up with familiar faces, meet some new ones and have a bit of a festive knees-up with Stoke's creative community.

Expect music, a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of conversation and maybe even a dance or two with our festive DJ and a photobooth!

Tuesday 15 December 2026

Artisan Tap, Hartshill, Stoke-on-Trent

7.30pm till late

Your £6.50 ticket does a little more this Christmas!

Tickets are just £6.50 and include a welcome drink.

And this year, we're doing something a little different.

When you buy a ticket, you'll get the chance to nominate an artist or creative organisation to receive all the money raised from ticket sales as match funding towards their creative practice.

One ticket = one vote!

You can vote for yourself, your own organisation, or another artist or creative organisation whose work you admire.

Every nomination goes into our Christmas raffle, and one lucky artist or organisation will be drawn to receive the entire ticket fund!

Stoke Creates receives none of the ticket money. Every penny raised through ticket sales will go directly to the winning artist or organisation, minus Eventbrite ticket fees.

Even better, Stoke Creates is generously covering the cost of the party and welcome drinks, so all the money raised can go straight back into supporting local creativity.

A big thank you to Stoke Creates for making this possible!

Come on your own, bring a colleague or round up a few creative pals. Everyone's welcome.

We'd love to celebrate with you.

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