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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

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.

Sun
07

07 Sep 2025 - 07 Sep 2025
Eureka! the National Children’s Museum
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Accessible, Family, Galleries & Museums

Relaxed SENDay at Eureka!

A relaxed day for disabled visitors and their families. What’s relaxed about it? Low visitor numbers: We’ve heavily restricted ticket availability on these days, so our galleries will be much

Price: Free – £17.95
Two young ladies enjoying their visit to Eureka!, wearing high vis vests and playing in the post office.

Thu
30

30 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025
Shibden Hall
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Culture & Heritage, Family, Galleries & Museums, Halloween in Calderdale

Spooky Shibden Tales

Group tours start at 4.30pm and 5pm. Book onto this extra special event to explore Shibden by candlelight, meet some of our resident friendly ghosts and hear their tales of

Price: £10
A woman's face lit by candlelight, peering out of a window.

Thu
30

30 Oct 2025 - 30 Oct 2025
Shibden Hall
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Culture & Heritage, Family, Galleries & Museums, Halloween in Calderdale

Supernatural Shibden

Group tours start at 6pm and 7pm. What dark and macabre secrets does Shibden Hall hold? What phantoms and beasts hide in the dark woods? Join us, your guides to

Price: £20
Supernatural Shibden

Sat
06

06 Dec 2025 - 07 Dec 2025
Hebden Bridge
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Arts & Crafts, Culture & Heritage, Galleries & Museums

Hebden Bridge Open Studios (Winter 2025)

Open Studios is a wonderful opportunity to visit a wide range of artists and makers, working in many different media. From enthusiastic amateurs to internationally exhibited, professional artists at the

Hebden Bridge Open Studios (Winter 2025)

Fri
12

12 Dec 2025 - 12 Dec 2025
Shibden Hall
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Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, Family, Galleries & Museums, Markets & Shopping

Christmas by Candlelight at Shibden Hall

4pm -5pm and 5pm - 6pm Join us to celebrate the spirit of Christmas at Shibden Hall. Explore the Hall by candlelight and enjoy storytelling and traditional festive decorations on

Price: £10 – £20
Wooden angels carved into the main staircase at Shibden hall, lt by candlelight with a Christmas tree with softly glowing lights in the background.

Fri
12

12 Dec 2025 - 13 Dec 2025
Shibden Hall
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Christmas in Calderdale, Culture & Heritage, Family, Galleries & Museums, Markets & Shopping

Christmas Comes to Shibden

11am to 2pm For one very special weekend you can come and see the Hall decked out with traditional Christmas decorations and learn about how Christmas was celebrated in past

Price: £10 – £20
The exterior of Shibden Hall, looking at the library tower, dusted with snow.