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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

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
09

09 Dec 2023 - 09 Dec 2023
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Galleries & Museums

Bankfield Museum Christmas Craft Fair

10am - 4pm FREE admission Bankfield Museum’s Christmas Craft Fair will be returning on Saturday 9th December 2023 with the venue welcoming a range of traders from across the region

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

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