Every weekend, Express presents a selection of exhibitions, performances, workshops and more to help islanders get their weekly dose of culture.
Here’s this weeks offering…
Splash Big Day Out
Islanders are invited to bring the whole family down to the Watersplash this Saturday for a big day out west.
From 12-5pm, there will be free group surf lessons for adults and children at the Splash Surf Centre, these can be registered for here.
There will also be kids games, a bouncy castle, entertainers, skate ramps and skate coaches. The Jersey Showman will be there from 2pm-3:30pm, DJ Piers Dupoy will be on the decks, and the FA Cup Final will kick-off from 3pm.
Kids can eat for £5 from their ‘Little Rippers’ menu from 12-5pm.
Parish Church of St Saviour’s fete
Organised by the Parish Church of St Saviour, families are invited this Saturday for a day of entertainment and childrens activities.
The field behind the church, next to Government House, will host entertainment including the Hot Bananas and the Les Amis choir, alongside having activities and a bouncy castle for the little ones.
There will also be a dog show, sponsored by the Barkley Club.
More information can be found on the Parish Church of St Saviour Facebook page.
Cinderella’s Closet
This Sunday 17 May, St Mary’s Youth and Community Centre will be hosting a designer clothes sale, selling preloved clothes in aid of Dementia Jersey.
From 10-4pm, visitors can browse a collection of new and preloved designer clothing, sizes 8-18.
Their café will also be open for sweet treats and refreshments, run by Little Lux.
Vraiqu’sie Exhibition
A new exhibition at the restored Military Hospital at Elizabeth Castle is celebrating Jersey’s historic seaweed-harvesting traditions through film, sound, textiles, song, and sculpture.
Produced by The Moving Arts Collective with Jersey Heritage and Société Jersiaise, the exhibition, which was created by six artists, explores the practice of ‘vraicking’.
The exhibition is running until 31 October 2026, centering on a film offemale seaweed gatherers, including textile art, costume, drawings, and Jèrriais songs.
Islanders are invited to an exclusive visit to the tea farm of the Jersey Tea Company, with a guided tour, tasting and presentation.
The afternoon will be hosted by The Atlantic Hotel this Saturday, celebrating local produce and seasonality.
It is £55 per person to attend, and more information and tickets are available here.
Jazz in the Hamptonnes
Islanders can enjoy a family day out on Saturday 16 May at Hamptonne Country Life museum, from 12:30pm-4pm.
They’ll be invited to experience word-class jazz by New York-based jazz/pop singer Jon Regen and all proceeds support Music in Action.
It is noted that there is no parking at Hamptonne, so to consider this before coming.
Tickets and more information can be found here, Jazz at Hamptonne 2026 — Music in Action.
On Sunday 17 May, from 5:30pm-9pm, there will be a music and poetry evening also at Hamptonne. The neolithic mound will come “alive” for the event, with folk music, Bach in the chapel and poetry in the longhouse.
More information and bookings are available here: Jazz at Hamptonne 2026 — Music in Action
