Hour Rule Shortlist 0

City weekend edition · Sat 3 — Sun 4 October 2026

48hours.
One city,
ten ways in.

Ten listings, two days, one measuring rule. Every entry is drawn at its true start and finish, so you can see what overlaps before you commit to anything — then peg the ones you want and keep them.

10 entries7 categories5 neighborhoods4 free

See the ten listings How the rule works
Vertical price scale of the ten listings A drawn axis from zero to twenty-four dollars. Four entries sit at zero, and single entries sit at five, eight, ten, twelve, fifteen and twenty-four dollars. $0$6$12$18$24 07 · dumplings 04 · breakfast 01 · listening room 05 · film 03 · night walk 09 · rehearsal 02 · 06 · 08 · 10 $74 ALL TEN
Fig. 01 Admission, drawn to scale. Four entries cost nothing; the dearest is the dumpling kitchen at $24.
Fig. 02 The hour rule Each bar is one listing, drawn at its real start and finish. Select a bar to read the entry.

Sat 3 Oct six entries shown

Sun 4 Oct four entries shown

Drawing no. HR-2026-W40
Scale 09:00 → 22:00 across
Span shown 09:00 — 21:15
Pegged 00

Sheet 2 · the entries

Ten entries on the rule

Nothing here is ticketed in advance. Times, venues and admission are as filed; turn up, or peg it first so you do not lose it.

Showing 10 of 10 entries.

    Sheet 3 · pegs

    Your shortlist

    Open any entry and choose Add to shortlist. Pegs stay clipped to the rule above and to this list while you keep browsing.

      Nothing pegged yet. The rule is holding ten entries — clip the ones you want and this panel starts keeping score.

      • Pegged entries turn amber on the rule above, so your weekend reads at a glance.
      • The running total at the door is added up here, from $0 to $74.
      • Anything you peg that runs at the same time on the same day gets flagged.

      Sheet 4 · notes

      How to read the rule

      Annotated diagram of one track of the hour rule A horizontal rule ticked every half hour from 18:00 to 21:30. A solid bar marks a listing from 18:30 to 20:00, its width showing the ninety-minute duration, with a filled triangle at its corner meaning the entry is on your shortlist. A dashed outline at 21:00 marks an entry hidden by the current filter. 18:0019:00 20:0021:00 03 NIGHT WALK DURATION 90 MIN PEG = ON YOUR SHORTLIST HIDDEN BY FILTER
      Fig. 03 One track, annotated. Bars sit at true clock position; width is duration.

      What to expect

      Formats
      Four entries are seated, three are drop-in, two are participatory and one is guided. Drop-in entries run long — the print exchange holds four hours, the Storehouse exhibition five.
      Access
      Every entry files its own access note, printed in full on its detail sheet. Six state step-free or ground-floor access; the screening has lift access to the auditorium; the bookshop has one shallow step with a portable ramp; the night walk crosses two short cobbled sections.
      Money
      Admission is shown at the door and nothing here is pre-booked. Pegging an entry reserves nothing; it only keeps it on your rule.

      Index of neighborhoods

      Neighborhoods, their venues and entry numbers
      NeighborhoodVenuesEntries
      RiversideNorth Hall · River Gate01 · 06
      Old TownWorkshop 8 · Clock Square02 · 03
      East EndEast Market · Community Kitchen04 · 07
      MidtownThe Screening Room · Corner Bookshop05 · 08
      WestsideWest Assembly · The Storehouse09 · 10

      End of sheet

      Two days is not very long.

      The rule runs out at 17:00 on Sunday, when the last reading finishes at the Corner Bookshop. Everything before that is still open.

      Back to the ten entries

      Entry 00