Whether you fancy a night of glitter and Gaga or a quiet wander among orchids, this week’s line-up has something for every mood…

Every week, Express presents a selection of exhibitions, performances, workshops, events and other historic, creative, sporty and delicious content to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.

Here’s this week’s offering…

The Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show 2026

While the Channel Islands aren’t famed for getting along on a political level, the arts community are showing how things should be done.

Hosted by ArtHouse Jersey with Art for Guernsey, the Channel Islands Contemporary Art Show starts at Capital House this evening and brings together 17 artists from the Channel Islands, Brittany and the UK, working across sculpture, painting, photography and digital art.

The exhibition will run from 20 March to 3 May, Tuesday to Sunday from 12pm to 6pm, with a special launch event taking place this evening from 5.30pm to 8pm.

The show will later tour to Guernsey in autumn 2026. Find out more about the show and the artists here.

Divine Creatures from Outer Space

Proudly billed as one of Jersey’s campest club nights, Divine Creatures is returning this Saturday.

Now at its new “mothership”, the Drift at the Royal Yacht, the latest edition of the LGBTQ+ night promises an “intergalactic party” filled with drag performances, dancefloor anthems and a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere.

Attendees are told to expect everything from Cher to Lady Gaga as local drag queens bring the energy, with organisers encouraging guests to go all-out with space-inspired looks.

Find out more about the event, which is for over-18s, here.

Pop-up exhibitions

The latest instalment of Collins’ pop-up exhibition series at ArtHouse Jersey’s Grève de Lecq Barracks is back this weekend.

The Saturday and Sunday show, which is available to view 10am to 5pm, features works from Canadian multi-disciplinary artist Corey Chad Ceccarelli and large-scale minimal and optical acrylic works and lino prints from Nina Zaech. Corina Tuniea will present a series of her most distinctive drawings alongside newer explorations in acrylic and clay.

Find out more about the exhibition and the artists here.

40 years of a world-renowned orchid collection

A special fundraising open day will be taking place at the Eric Young Orchid Foundation in Trinity on Saturday, celebrating 40 years of its world-renowned orchid collection.

Hosted in support of Jersey Association for Youth and Friendship, visitors are invited to explore the vibrant display house, enjoy guided tours and potting demonstrations led by foundation staff.

Find out more about the event here.

Proton-therapy physicist by day… crooner by night

A Jersey-born proton-therapist physicist is following in his father’s footsteps for next week’s edition of Jazz en Jerri.

Callum Gillies is the son of one of Jersey’s most beloved song-and-dance men, Stuart Gillies, who rose to Island icon status as “the singing coach driver” in the 1960s.

While he works at the proton beam therapy centre at UCLH in central London by day, Gillies’ passion for music has seen him tour and perform at numerous renowned venues, including Ronnie Scott’s and Cadogan Hall in London and Caveau de la Huchette in Paris.

Islanders will have a chance to enjoy his signature charm and fresh interpretations of classic jazz tracks at the Jersey Arts Centre on Thursday 26 March, from 7.30pm.

Find out more about the event here.