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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
07

07 Jan 2023 - 23 Dec 2023
Bankfield Museum
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Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

John Holland’s Local Landscapes

The main hall at Bankfield Museum is hung with several works by John Holland (1829-1886), held in Calderdale Museums Service’s collection. Holland was born in Nottingham and painted landscapes and

Sat
27

27 May 2023 - 24 May 2024
Heptonstall Museum
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Cragg Vale Coiners & The Gallows Pole, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums, Heritage

Criminal Coiners: Life and Death in Wild West Yorkshire

Heptonstall Museum is open Thursday to Sunday 11am till 4:30pm. Our opening exhibition explores the lives of the Cragg Vale Coiners, the notorious band of local counterfeiters who produced fake

Price: £3

Sat
24

24 Jun 2023 - 30 Nov 2024
Bankfield Museum
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Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

History Wardrobe Presentations

Linked to the ‘Opening the Wardrobe’ exhibition at Bankfield Museum in 2023, you can enjoy four evening presentations by History Wardrobe.   The Frock Shop Thursday 20th April 2023 Fashion

Price: £20

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

Wed
29

29 Nov 2023 - 29 Nov 2023
Calderdale Industrial Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Through the Eye of the Shuttle – Keith Ramsden

Doors open at 7pm, with the talk starting at 7.30pm. Our weaving and loom expert Keith Ramsden will be talking about some of the pre production processes required prior to

Price: Free – £4

Sat
02

02 Dec 2023 - 02 Dec 2023
Bankfield Museum
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Arts & Crafts, Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Creating a Christmas Image – Watercolour Workshops

10am - 12pm and 1pm - 3pm Join watercolour artist Jane Austin for a workshop creating your own Christmas image of a natural wreath, either as a painting or small

Price: £20

Sat
02

02 Dec 2023 - 02 Dec 2023
Todmorden
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Family, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Free ‘Iron People’ Family Creativity Day

Northern Broadsides are running a fun-filled family creativity day in Todmorden on Saturday 2 December! Inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman. These events are made

Thu
07

07 Dec 2023 - 07 Dec 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Family, Family, Theatres & Entertainment, Theatres & Entertainment

Santa’s Sparkly Surprise

10:30am Bring your little ones to see Santa, Ellie the Elf and the gang. They have been so busy getting the presents ready for all of the children around the

Price: £11.50

Thu
07

07 Dec 2023 - 07 Dec 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Family, Family, Theatres & Entertainment, Theatres & Entertainment

Santa’s Sparkly Surprise

1:15pm Bring your little ones to see Santa, Ellie the Elf and the gang. They have been so busy getting the presents ready for all of the children around the

Price: £11.50