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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 gold coins in the late 18th century to supplement their small incomes from weaving. On entering the 17c building, the first room brings to life

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!

Over the past 6 months, 2 artists have been trainees at Everybody Arts. This exhibition acts as a showcase for their work. Afe Bi Yε Esan, 'The Year of Great Misfortune', is an immersive multisensory installation by the artist and lived experience storyteller Adelle A'asante and invites participants to delve deep into the heart of

Door in the Wall Arts Access CIC presents The Museum of Monotropism - an exhibition exploring autistic experience, by embroidery and mixed-media artist Tzipporah Johnston. Booking is required for the artist talk and private view. Please note that the exhibition will be open to the public from 10am on Saturday 23rd March. The Museum of

Shining jewel of the UK Burlesque scene" - This Is Cabaret The 11th Hebden Bridge Burlesque Festival will take place 2nd -5th May 2024, bringing you four days of fun-filled fabulousness. Full details to be confirmed shortly. What started as a small two day event in 2013 has swelled to become the biggest Burlesque Weekender

Todmorden Folk Festival is a wonderful, grassroots festival hosted by local volunteers thoroughout Todmorden's historic buildings and squares on May Bank Holiday. The whole town is brought to life with morris dancing, live music, workshops, craft and theatre in a celebration of folk arts. The full programme and list of ticket prices and venues will

The Northowram Scarecrow Festival is back Saturday 4th to Monday 6th May 2024 - enjoy live music, family entetainment and food & drink. Look for further updates on our Facebook page.  

6pm In the “Tiny Grayston”, with local writer Gaia Holmes Informal, inspirational sessions which look at the work of contemporary writers, drawing on the real and the imagined, responding to writing prompts, and creating original material. This workshop welcomes writers of all abilities and is the perfect opportunity to excessive your creative muscles and put

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 is completely unique. In between stitches you can indulge in a delicious afternoon tea and chat with like-minded sewists. Choose your project from the Sew

Join us for our very first Young Traders Market! At Halifax Borough Market, we’re providing a platform for the next generation of budding entrepreneurs from Calderdale and beyond to showcase their creativity and products. For this launch event, we’ve teamed up with the National Market Traders Federation’s (NMFT) competition being held across the country. Participants

Every year we try to host a Start Archery Week event, it is a volunteer run event by our local archery club to offer physical and mental wellbeing in the form of archery.

Come and join us for  'Have a Go at archery'! All equipment provided and our coaches will be on hand to help you channel your inner Robin Hood, Hawkeye or Katniss Everdeen! Minimum age 6 £2 for 12 arrows. Brought to you by the Phoenix Bowmen of Halifax: Old Rishworthians Copley Lane Copley, Halifax West