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Centre Square in Middlesbrough, where the Little Boro creative village will be installed

Little Boro will turn Centre Square into a ten-day creative neighbourhood

A free pop-up village built from repurposed shipping containers will bring artists, workshops and performances into Middlesbrough’s Centre Square during Art Week.

The Tees Editorial Desk · 9 September 2026

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Middlesbrough submits UK City of Culture 2029 bid shaped by local voices

More than 2,000 residents helped shape Middlesbrough’s bid for UK City of Culture 2029, a programme linking the town’s industrial story with its present creative life.

Middlesbrough · 10 Aug 2026