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Get the latest scoop on concerts and gigs, festivals, family events and everything else that’s happening in Calderdale. Browse our events guide to discover what’s on today, what’s on this weekend, and more things to do this month.

Sat
05

05 Aug 2023 - 02 Jan 2024
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Figure It Out

10am - 4pm A display of different ways to describe the human form by Manchester Academy of Fine Art artists Amrik Varkalis and Barbara Sykes. Upstairs & Mosaic Gallery, D

Sat
19

19 Aug 2023 - 02 Jan 2024
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Dean Clough Life Studio Retrospective

10am - 4pm Saturday 19th August - Tuesday 2nd January A retrospective exhibition of works from the weekly life drawing classes at Fletchers Mill. Link Gallery, D Mill, Dean Clough

Sat
07

07 Oct 2023 - 24 Feb 2024
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Three Miles from Home Exhibition

A special collection from watercolour artist Jane Austin that explores both the famous views and the hidden wonders to be found within three miles of her Halifax home. Jane’s work

Sat
04

04 Nov 2023 - 02 Jan 2024
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Leeds Fine Artists Exhibition

A mixed annual show presented by the Leeds Fine Artists, one of the oldest and most prestigious regional arts organisations in Yorkshire and the North of England with over 50

Tue
05

05 Dec 2023 - 07 Dec 2023
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, Galleries & Museums

Christmas Wreath Masterclass

A classic masterclass on how to create your own festive Christmas door wreath using sing seasonal foliage, berries and picks. Festive refreshments and snacks provided. When: Tuesday 5th December &

Price: £45

Wed
06

06 Dec 2023 - 06 Dec 2023
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage

IOU Festive Workshop

Join us at the IOU Studio for a relaxed and creative workshop – playing with geometric structures using willow and lights to create spectacular illuminated ‘Wonky Stars’ Enjoy some seasonal snacks

Price: £8 – £10

Sun
17

17 Dec 2023 - 17 Dec 2023
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, Family, Galleries & Museums

Christmas LEGO Workshops

Have a Merry Brickmas with Dean Clough and resident LEGO builder Michael LeCount! Take part in a LEGO building challenge, and then make your own festive build to take home.

Price: £8

Fri
12

12 Jan 2024 - 14 Jan 2024
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, Galleries & Museums

Sew Different Sewing Retreats at Dean Clough

Sew Different brings you their new sewing retreat set in our historic mill complex. Spend a long weekend browsing fabrics, learning new techniques and creating a stylish piece of clothing that

Price: £350

Sat
13

13 Jan 2024 - 13 Jan 2024
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Painting a Hawk – Free Artist Demonstration

1pm- 3pm Join watercolor artist Jane Austin in the Bankfield Museum gallery for a free demonstration of the watercolour techniques she applies to painting feathers. Birds of prey are particularly

Sat
27

27 Jan 2024 - 27 Jan 2024
Bankfield Museum
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Painting a Hawk – A Watercolour Day Class

10am - 3.30pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin for a full-day workshop painting the detailed head and body of a hawk. Learn how to work with layers of colour over

Price: £50

Fri
02

02 Feb 2024 - 04 Feb 2024
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, Galleries & Museums

Perfect fit -Pattern Cutting for Beginners at Dean Clough

Are you a keen sewist looking to widen your skills? Would you like to know how to tweak a pattern for that perfect fit? Sew Different’s three day course introduces

Price: £350

Sat
03

03 Feb 2024 - 03 Feb 2024
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Painting Apple Blossom – Free Artist Demonstration

1pm - 3pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin in the Bankfield Museum gallery for a free demonstration of the watercolour techniques she applies to painting floral images. Background colour and