What can you get up to in the coming week​? Kofi Smiles has the answer...

Here's what happened when Kofi joined in with one of the Get Creative workshops!

Here's our tribute to one of Anthony Minghella's best-loved films, being screened at Middleton Hall on 26th January as part their Anthony Minghella retrospective.

Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017

On Saturday Hull City Hall played host to a brass band spectacular as part of the City of Culture celebrations.

I went along to find out what's so special about brass band music and the culture surrounding it.

The EYMS and Brighouse and Rastrick bands will return to Hull City Hall in January 2018.  

Kofi finds out what's so special about brass band music and the culture surrounding it. The EYMS and Brighouse and Rastrick bands will return to Hull City Hall in January 2018.

This is the moment Nick Grimshaw announced Hull as the host for the 2017 Big Weekend on his Radio One breakfast show: 

They're one of the biggest rock bands in the world and they're coming to East Yorkshire in May. 

The Followill boys are now seven albums in and hot off the back of latest LP,Walls, they're looking forward to performing for their fans in Hull:

Radio 1's Big Weekend is coming to Hull as part of the City of Culture celebrations and has been planned alongside the Hull 2017 team.

Martin Green, the Director Hull UK City of Culture 2017, says they're thrilled: 

A few people have been asking about the fact Radio 1's Big Weekend isn't technically within the Hull boundary.

It's actually in Skirlaugh, 10 miles north east of Hull.

Image source, Google

Organisers say they spent months looking at possible venues and found there was nowhere in Hull that could fit an event of this size.  

They needed space to fit 50,000 music fans, several stages and camping, so Burton Constable, with it's 300 acres of land was the perfect choice.

All the details, including buses and transport to the site will be announced over the coming months.

It's Hull's newest, trendiest art gallery...and it's run by children!

Folarin Sagaya
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire

Hull 2017, the team behind the City of Culture, have teamed up with Humberside Fire and Rescue Service to create what they've called a "unique head-turning fully wrapped fire engine". 

Image source, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service

The brand new engine will form part of the round the clock emergency service cover and will first be housed at East Hull, before moving to the new Hull Central Fire Station on Spring Street.

It will be fully operational, but will also feature at community and cultural events throughout the year.

Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017

With crowds queuing outside Hull's museums and concerts selling out, you'd think we'd be running out of things to do in the City of Culture. 

But fear not, here's my guide to some cultural activities to keep you busy over the coming week.

1. Visit the Thornton estate in Hull, it's lit up as part of an art installation, external and just looks fantastic
2. Singer Lisa Ronson, external, daughter of Hull's Mick Ronson, comes to perform at Fruit 
3. Head to the newly refurbished Ferens Art Gallery, external and take in the 'Screaming Popes' exhibition 
4. Hull-inspired photography by George Norris, external is on show at the central library 

Lights, music and Screaming Popes - that's what's in store this week in Hull!

A 250ft turbine put in the centre of Hull as part of its city of culture events does not have planning permission.

Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017

Coloured lights have been installed in blocks of flats on a Hull housing estate as part of an arts project for UK City of Culture 2017.

The work called "I Wish To Communicate With You" was designed by artist Silvio Palladino who worked with people living on Great Thornton Street near the city centre.

Residents chose the coloured filter to be installed on the lights outside their flat.

Visible from all around Hull city centre, these newly transformed buildings look beautiful. But what's the story behind them?

Coloured lights are installed in blocks of flats in Hull as part of an arts project.

Kate Sweeting
Reporter for BBC Look North

The famous cream telephone boxes are unique to the city of Hull. 

But as many now use mobile phones, people stopped using them and dozens were removed. 

However, they're making a come back around the city for the year of culture. 

Kofi Smiles
BBC Face of Hull 2017

The Ferens Art Gallery​ is open again! 

And as we've reported already this morning there were record number of visitors over the weekend. 10,000 people walked through the gallery's doors.

Here are my three great reasons to visit.

To see more City of Culture videos and for more information, have a look at our website here.

Kimberley Metcalfe
BBC Local Live, Hull and East Yorkshire

Hull's Ferens art gallery is celebrating one of its most successful weekends ever.

10,000 visitors passed through, with 6,000 on Saturday and another 4,000 on Sunday. The building re-opened to the public on Friday after a multi-million pound investment.   

The Maritime Museum also had to turn people away from its Bowhead whales exhibit, telling visitors after 15:00 on Saturday there was no more room. 

Hull Museums say they were getting more than 1,000 visitors an hour for the exhibit.