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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

The CultureDale logo with pink and blue colour accents.

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

Barry De More: The Artist & His Studio

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

Dean Clough Children’s Heritage Trail

Wed
01

01 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025
Dean Clough
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Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

The Lost Workers

10am - 4pm The ‘Lost Workers’ was originally an installation created by the renowned French artist Christian Boltanksi as part of a 1994 exhibition at the Henry Moore Studio in

A pair of worn black boots, black and yellow striped tie, smoking pipe, papers ad photographs on a desk.

Sat
04

04 Jan 2025 - 30 Aug 2025
Bankfield Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

The World of Chris Mould

Graphic art from the illustrator of The Iron Man and War of the Worlds. Chris Mould is an award-winning illustrator from West Yorkshire who has worked on some of the

Two paintings - a Martian tripod striding across a woodland landscape, towering above the trees and a man on horseback in a woodland clearing

Sat
08

08 Mar 2025 - 13 Sep 2025
Bankfield Museum
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Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

Let’s Go Shopping Exhibition

A nostalgic look at the Halifax shopping streets of yesteryear for the whole family to enjoy. Reminisce about some of your favourite shops and products, with a selection of photos

A pair of blue women's shoes

Sat
19

19 Apr 2025 - 25 May 2026
Dean Clough
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Culture & Heritage, Free Entry, Galleries & Museums

Northern Towns and Their People

10am - 4pm An exhibition of artworks by Peter Stanaway and Kevin Haynes – northern artists whose subject matter is primarily concerned with the industrial landscapes and people of the

Detail from a painting showing men in flat caps and women walking towards and along a pavement against a backdrop of urban and industrial buildings.

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

Brighouse Dino Family Fun Trail

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

Rushbearing Festival 2025