Every weekend, Express presents a selection of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.
With an extra flavour of Liberation Day, here’s the week’s offering…
Celebrate Liberation Day with music
On Saturday night, the Jersey Opera House hosts Sir Willard White – one of Britain’s most popular opera singers, who has sung for Emmanuel Macron, Queen Elizabeth II and Donald Trump.
Together with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra, Sir Willard is due to perform “a joyful mix of British melodies, Broadway hits, and timeless classics”, according to organisers.
Tickets are available online from £13 to £29.50. Proceeds will support Music in Action’s programmes in schools, care homes and the community.
Sir Willard will also be performing at the Town Church on Monday 11 May. Tickets available from Music in Jersey.
A Liberation Day treat
Beyond the parade, dedicated States sitting, and reenactment, the annual Liberation Day celebration includes a stacked musical programme.
A musical tribute to the Occupation, composed by Roger Moisan – the grandson of islanders who lived through the Occupation – is set to be performed in Liberation Square by La Ronde Concert Band.
Spring clean your wheels
The Jersey Lifeboat Association is hosting its annual charity car wash this weekend.
Islanders can bring their vehicles to the Albert Pier on Sunday 17 May from 9am to 1pm.
The cost is £10 per vehicle, with all money raised going to the Jersey Lifeboat Association.
Music in St Lawrence
Jersey choir Les Conteurs is hosting its annual Liberation concert at St Lawrence Parish Church on Friday, this year together with Jersey singers Simone Garton and William Millow.
The choir, originally born out of the Le Conte family in the 1970s, now includes members from all walks of life who perform at concerts, weddings, and at Christmas.
The concert will take place at St Lawrence Parish Church on Friday 8 May from 7.30pm.
The event is free but there will be a collection.
Seoul circus
Gandeys Circus is returning to Jersey this weekend with two events: a family-friendly K-Pop themed show, and two performances of “Circus By Night”, aimed at over-16s.
In “Gandey’s K-Pop Dragon Circus”, the audience follows Ringmaster Joel and his clown companion as they try to reunite a baby dragon with its mother.
Meanwhile, “Circus By Night” promises two shows full of “pulse-pounding excitement, daring stunts, and wickedly playful entertainment” for grown-ups.
The circus will be held in the People’s Park from Friday 8 May to Sunday 17 May.
Tickets are available online ranging from £15.95 to £21.95.
200 years of photography
Photography turns 200 years old in 2026, with the first permanent photograph created in 1826.
Private & Public Art Gallery is due to celebrate the anniversary with an exhibition called ‘Memory, Erasure and Appearance’, opening to the public on 16 May after a preview on 15 May.
French artist and photographer Isabelle Delvallée, whose work is on display, uses a very early photography process. The exhibition also features pictures from LGBTQ+ trailblazer and innovative artist Claude Cahun, who lived in Jersey during the Occupation.
The exhibition “is staged across two contrasting gallery spaces set into contrasting light and darkness using ultraviolet rays to create a stunning visual impression”, according to the organisers.
The exhibition is open from 16 May to 29 May, Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 6pm. Works can be viewed by appointment only from 30 May to 5 June.