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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 shopping in the sixties. Celebrate the decade’s brilliant designs - from mini to maxi - in a riot of Lurex, Bri-nylon, crisp cottons and Crimplene!

The iconic ‘wet shirt’ worn by Colin Firth in the BBC adaptation of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen will be on display at Bankfield Museum. The classic 1995 television scene saw Mr. Darcy dive into a lake and emerge with his shirt wet and clinging to him, only to be unexpectedly confronted by the

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 29th September  Where: Upstairs & Mosaic Galleries, D Mill 1st Floor  How much: Free, no booking required.  For more details: Contact reception on 01422 250250 or email reception@deanclough.com 

The Everybody Gallery is delighted to present a series of micro residencies. Each artist has the freedom to develop their practice in the way that works best for them in our spacious and inspiring gallery. We can’t wait to welcome so many amazing artists to our space. We’ll be kicking things off with Rawan Hasan,

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 details: Contact reception on 01422 250250 or email reception@deanclough.com   

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 poets for generations, most famously, the Poet Laureate Ted Hughes (1930-1998). This new exhibition at Bankfield Museum celebrates the poets and poetry of the region,

A new exhibition by Anthony Griffiths “People often ask me where I get the ideas from for my carvings, and the question has prompted the title of this exhibition. My off the cuff answer is usually " the ideas just come to me" but with a little more thought I realise that many of the

Saturday mornings, 10.30-12.30 October 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, November 9th, 16th In this six-week creative writing course with Gaia Holmes, we’ll tap into the fact, fiction and folklore of Autumn, the magical part of the year that the poet, Keats, described as ‘the season of mists’. We’ll explore things such as bioluminescence, whiffling rooks, scrumping

The 2024 Town music festival takes place in Halifax from 10th - 20th October 2024 The festival is being curated and organised by The Grayston Unity and will include live music, talks, Q&A’s & an exhibition. We’ve combined Town grassroots music festival with the old Halifax Festival Of Words to bring our biggest festival yet

1pm A Little Angel Theatre and Fierylight co-production Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now

5.30pm Bradford Dragons Basketball Club is Bradford’s premier basketball club, providing opportunities to play competitive basketball at all levels of the sport, from beginners through to senior National Division 1 at the Inspire Centre Calderdale College, Halifax (Francis Street HX1 3UZ). Our national Division 1 team play all their home games at the Inspire Centre

1pm A Little Angel Theatre and Fierylight co-production Based on the bestselling book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler George wishes he wasn’t the scruffiest giant in town. So when he sees a new shop selling giant-sized clothes, he decides it’s time for a new look: smart trousers, smart shirt, stripy tie, shiny shoes. Now