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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.

Tue
02

02 Jan 2024 - 21 Dec 2025
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

50 Years of Calderdale

10am - 4pm FREE admission Calderdale is celebrating its Year of Culture in 2024 to mark the 50th anniversary of its founding as a Borough, a period which has seen

Sat
17

17 Aug 2024 - 29 Sep 2025
Dean Clough
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

Barry De More: The Artist & His Studio

A retrospective exhibition of works by the late Barry De More, one of the North’s greatest expressive artists, and a pop-up replica of his studio.   When: Sat 17th August – Sun

Fri
06

06 Sep 2024 - 15 Sep 2025
Dean Clough
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Culture & Heritage, Family, Free Entry, Walking & Guided Tours

Dean Clough Children’s Heritage Trail

A brand-new children’s heritage trail around Dean Clough, designed exclusively for the Halifax Heritage Festival. Where: Around the Dean Clough site  How Much: Free from D Mill reception  For more

Sat
07

07 Sep 2024 - 01 Mar 2025
Bankfield Museum
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums, Talks, Poetry & Literature, Theatres & Entertainment

Wild Words Exhibition

Wild Words: Ted Hughes and the Poetry of Calderdale. A new exhibition at Bankfield Museum on local poetry including Ted Hughes The rugged and beautiful landscape of Calderdale has inspired

Sat
19

19 Oct 2024 - 29 Mar 2025
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

Edith Durham: Explorer, Collector and Champion of the Balkans

10am - 4pm FREE admission Mary Edith Durham (1863-1944) was a British explorer and collector who extensively documented the Balkans from 1900 to 1921. Her journeys took her through present-day

Sat
22

22 Mar 2025 - 22 Mar 2025
Boothtown & Southowram Methodist Church
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Easter in Calderdale, Family, Free Entry

Easter Fayre

11am - 2pm Boothtown and Southowram Methodist Church invite you to their 2025 Easter Fayre. You can enjoy craft stalls, games, food & drink and a tombola, with proceeds being

Fri
18

18 Apr 2025 - 18 Apr 2025
Heptonstall
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Culture & Heritage, Easter in Calderdale, Family, Free Entry, Theatres & Entertainment

Good Friday Heptonstall Pace Egg Plays 2025

Heptonstall Pace Egg Play is a traditional Mumming Play performed in Heptonstall’s Weavers Square on Good Fridays, attracting hundreds of visitors to the village. The Pace Egg play is not

Sun
27

27 Apr 2025 - 27 Apr 2025
Brighouse
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Accessible, Family, Free Entry, Markets & Shopping

Brighouse Spring Market 2025

The Brighouse Spring Market takes place on Sunday 27th April from 10am and continues through the day until 4pm across Brighouse town centre. From 10am, our independent food, drink and

Fri
01

01 Aug 2025 - 31 Aug 2025
Brighouse
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Culture & Heritage, Family, Free Entry, Wildlife & Nature

Brighouse Dino Family Fun Trail

Throughout August Brighouse Business improvement District are running the popular Dino Trail which is free to enter – just find the clues around town. Plus the Dinosaur Experience will be

Sun
17

17 Aug 2025 - 17 Aug 2025
Brighouse
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Family, Free Entry, Markets & Shopping, Wildlife & Nature

Brighouse Dinosaur Experience & Family Market

On Sunday 17th August, Brighouse welcomes the Dinosaurs back to the town centre. Come face-to-face with pre-historic pals, shop at craft, food and drink stalls at our Summer Family Market, meet Birds of

Sat
06

06 Sep 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Sowerby Bridge
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Family, Free Entry, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Rushbearing Festival 2025

The Sowerby Bridge Rushbearing Festival brings you a packed weekend of Rush-related tradition and tomfoolery! The Rushbearing Festival is the only one of its kind in Yorkshire. Over the course