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.
8pm Solo again, Britain’s most celebrated clairvoyant medium psychic from Peter Kay’s ‘Phoenix Nights’ returns with his brand new hilarious one-man stand up show. As well as venturing into the audience to offer his unique spirit readings, Clinton Baptiste comes armed with more tales from his extraordinary childhood; exposing himself in ways you could never
3pm A family-friendly afternoon concert featuring The Laiton Trumpet Quartet and Hebden Bridge Junior Brass Band with their conductor Steve Robson. Laiton Trumpet Quartet consists of four young women who have recently graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music and are embarking on a career in music. They are Grace Harman, Erin McLellan, Charlotte
7:30pm One of the UK’s premier live concert experiences, The Story of Guitar Heroes has garnered critical acclaim both at home and abroad for its incredible homage to some of the most influential and iconic guitarists from the past 50 years of popular music. Featuring talented world-class musicians and state-of-the-art video projection, the show journeys through five decades,
1pm - 6pm The fourth annual Calderdale Food Gathering takes place on Thursday October 3rd at Halifax Borough Market. Hosted by Calderdale Food Network, this event is an opportunity to -showcase the region's vibrant food culture, providing an opportunity for you to sample and buy local produce and get to know the wonderful producers and
7:30pm Together for fifty five years now, Steeleye Span changed the face of folk music forever by taking it into the world of gold discs and international tours. New album the Green Man Collection brings together tracks from their recent releases with new versions of three classics (including a reworking of ‘Hard Times’ featuring Status Quo’s Francis
10am - 3pm There will stalls, music, children’s games, a Festival of Speed Children’s Trail plus some of the Rarest, Fastest, Biggest, and Loudest vehicles around!
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
7:30pm ‘Clive captures my Grandfather JUST as he was’ - Caitlin Crowell, Granddaughter of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash Roadshow is back with an all-new production of their much-loved show. This time set on a Folsom Prison style stage, award winning Clive John pays homage to Cash in his warming unique way, alongside his iconic wife
7:30pm Art pop and rock icons 10cc, are bringing their The 'Ultimate' Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour to the Victoria Theatre Halifax in Autumn 2024. Known for their impeccable live performances, their catalogue of hits sees the band seamlessly transition from art-pop to mock-reggae and impressively harmonised ballads, to prog rock epics Somewhere In Hollywood and Feel The Benefit. Three
7:30pm Legendary singer-songwriter Justin Hayward, The Voice of the Moody Blues, has extended his The ‘Blue World’ Tour to include a date at the Victoria Theatre Halifax, opening his tour on 7 October 24. Justin Hayward says, “It’s always a privilege and a joy to be invited to play in the UK. I enjoyed the dates in March so
7:30pm The Haunting of Blaine Manor Winner of The Salford Star Best Play of the Year Award Written & Directed by Joe O'Byrne England, 1953. Renowned American parapsychologist Doctor Roy Earle, famous for discrediting hauntings and exposing fake mediums, is invited to attend a seance in Blaine Manor, said to be the most haunted building
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