Updates

We're cooking up our busiest programme ever for 2023, and it's only February! Get more details about the February events in the blog below. ivw23: life + serial chiller | 03.02.23 Docks Academy and Independent Venue Week presents Post-punk band Life, as part of their Northern Coastal Towns Tour on Friday 3rd February 2023! Hull’s...

open house continues in 2023! We are THRILLED to say that Open House will continue throughout the whole of 2023! Last year, year we launched ‘Open House’, a community initiative to support those in NE Lincolnshire who feel lonely and socially isolated. The project, spearheaded by three members of our team; Kate, Katie-Lou and Kay...

Docks Academy is bringing a variety of events this October! Read on to find out what's coming up... beerlesque | 08.10.22 Kicking off October is a magical night of laughter, cabaret and burlesque glamour as 'Beerlesque' returns to the Church of Beer. Four Burlesque legends will bring the glamour and rhinestones to Grimsby, representing this...

Docks Academy is kicking off Autumn with a bang! Read on to find out what's coming up in September... docks academy voted amongst best music venues in the uk & europe! Let's start off by saying a massive thank you to the readers of the Guardian, who voted us as one of the ten best...

Find out what's happening at Docks Academy in July & August... recently announced | docktoberfest Heiliger Strohsack! (Holy Cow!) Docketberfest is back! The long-awaited return of Grimsby's take on the annual German festival 'Docktoberfest' returns this Autumn. Get ready to raise those Steins again and party like it’s Munchen 1999! There will be spectacular live...

Find out what's happening at Docks Academy in June... sex pistols exposé & The clashed | 03.06.22 Docks Academy will host two of the best tributes in the country, Sex Pistols Exposé & The Clashed, on Friday 3rd June 2022. The Sex Pistols Exposé create the most authentic gig you will ever get, the closest...

Find out what's happening at Docks Academy, the home of arts and culture in North East Lincolnshire... propaganda | 30.04.22 Ready for a night (and morning) of indie bangers? The popular club night Propaganda is back at Docks Academy on Saturday 30th April following the success of their huge NYE party at the Church. At...

Find out what's been happening at Docks Academy, the home of arts and culture in North East Lincolnshire... The YOU Are Great Grimsby Exhibition Last year during lockdown, Docks Beers invited the community to celebrate Great Grimsby Day online by sharing drawings, photos, graphics, music, dance and videos which showcased our beautiful town in a...

YOU are Great Grimsby Exhibition During lockdown, Docks Beers invited the community to celebrate Great Grimsby Day 2021 online by sharing drawings, photos, graphics, music, dance and videos which showcased our beautiful town in a positive creative way. We kept hold of all the entries, knowing that once the Covid restrictions were lifted, we’d be...

The Academy is alive & kicking. After a long Covid hiatus the Church has hosted some incredible live music, comedy and performances this summer. We welcomed established stand-up Russell Kane in June, acclaimed blues musician Errol Linton was in town in July and in August, the world’s best Cramps tribute act, Teenage Werewolves, raised the...