What's On Halifax

We’ll have extra early years activities taking place in our galleries for under 5s plus! Bring your pre-schoolers along for two days of drop-in activities specially designed for pre-schoolers.

Get inspired watching the Tour de Yorkshire get underway from Halifax, right next door to Eureka! on 6 May. Get stuck in with loads of outdoor activities; including climbing wall and mountain biking.

A chance for kids to be kids at the UK’s leading interactive museum for children as they celebrate this national day dedicated to children.

A fabulous day for all of the family, both 2 legs and 4 legs!! With lots of stalls and charity stands, fair rides and bouncy castles, food outlets and displays, and a Fun Dog Show. Come along and join our party, and show your pooches just how much they mean to you.

Partly walled 2½ acre garden of demolished C18 House, renovated by the present owners. Rocky paths and Japanese style planting lead to lawns and lovely S-facing views. Alpine ravine planted with ferns and fine trees give structure to the developing woodland area.

Gary Delaney ’The undisputed master of the one-liner genre’ – The Guardian As seen on ’Mock The Week’, Dave’s ‘One Night Stand’, ‘Celebrity Mastermind’, ‘The Stand Up Show’, Comedy Central’s ‘Comedy Blue’ and Radio 5’s ’7 Day Sunday’, he received a slew of 4 and 5 star

Ivan Brackenbury As seen on Hospital People and 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. Described by Chris Evans as ’a comedy genius’, Spirit Of The Fringe Award and If.comedy Best Show Award nominee.

Inspirational speaker Tricia Stewart, the originator and driving force behind the alternative WI Calendar that took the world by storm, will be Kirkwood’s guest at our Ladies’ Evening on 3rd May.

Sat 12th May - Lightcliffe Academy Sports Centre - Doors Open 13:15 – 15:15 35+ stalls selling excellent condition baby and children’s goods at bargain prices. Well-known brands at a fraction of high street prices. Everything imaginable for your little ones.

Jane Lazenby coloured pencil drawing

Ideas for future syllabus

Moira Spencer in watercolour

Anthony Barrow charcoal/acrylic portrait

Cycle from Bradford across the rolling Yorkshire landscape to raise money for Martin House Hospice Care for Children and Young People. Choose from three routes – 64 miles, 48 miles or a family-friendly 17-mile route. There’s a free goody bag for everyone who raises more than £50 in sponsorship.

Yorkshire Vintage Fairs are coming back to Hebden Bridge.? We have the Fabulous Miss Dani G with her soulful melodies, a cocktail bar, and?so many amazing vintage dealers from all over Yorkshire and Lancashire. Weather permitting we will have the stunning Swing Kids dancing Lindy hop in the courtyard.

With Michael Legge Steve Bugeja Daisy Earl Martin Mor

A n evening to finalise the next years program of events – guests welcome

The final event of the program – to review the past 12 months of Society business

Come and see the best contemporary art being produced in the North of England in this major new exhibition. Open to all artists who were born, studied or reside in the region, the biennial New Light Prize Exhibition is the largest open prize dedicated to Northern art.

From photographic portraits of Jodie Whittaker, Sir Patrick Stewart and Lena Headey set in the artist’s home town of Huddersfield, to a series of everyday moments captured in people’s homes and detailed images of objects that reveal personal stories.

Recycling crafts for all the family! Join fairandfunky at the gallery for a monthly SCRAPtastic session on the second Saturday of the month, starting in April 2018! Suitable for children aged 3-12 years. Parents are expected to stay with their children as they craft.

Celebrate St George’s Day with a cream tea in our lovely Morning Room served by the Friends of Tolson & Ravensknowle.

See the spectacular sea of bluebells at Hardcastle Crags, we guarantee to show you some of the best displays you’ll see this spring. This wonderful 5 mile amble will takes us through the bluebell displays in Hardcastle Crags and the lower Crimsworth Valleys.

British Comedy Film Night Come along and vote for the film you would like to watch. We have at least 4 to choose from - Two are classified 15 and two 18, so not for children under 15. Under the terms of our licence we are not allowed to advertise which films we are using, nor can we make a charge for admission.

Step back to the 1640s with a weekend of living history in the Hall and gardens, including a military display, featuring the English Civil War Society’s ‘Colonel Robert Overton’s Regiment of Foote’. Supported by the Friends of Oakwell Hall.

This is our yearly v e dance We run a fantastic day of dance and high tea All 1940s music All 1940s dances We play ballroom and Latin dancing Also sequence, 40s jive with a high teas The floor is large ,the car park also This is a great venue with new entrance , D j playing all your 40s music Come

A 20 mile circular walk set in Bronte Country following bridleways around the Haworth area. The countryside varies from woodland to open moorland and passes some fine examples of industrial architecture. 2018 sees the 27th year of this fantastic walk.

Bingley Walkers Are Welcome are hosting the 2nd Bingley Walking Festival. Following on from last year’s very successful inaugural event, this year’s festival will take place on Monday, 7th May 2018.

In the sleepy village of Marchfield the local Amateur Dramatic Society are busy rehearsing for their next show - a murder mystery. Little do they know but as the rehearsals proceed over the next five days, life begins to imitate art and a tragic ending becomes inevitable...?

Enjoy the sounds of the clarinet, flute and piano with the Aire Ensemble and relax to the recorder and harp with Duo Deltono. Free Entry. Closing Collection. Refreshments at the close.

Brother and sister Martin and Hilda live together, leading a quiet, Christian existence but, just as they are preparing for a housewarming gathering, their peace is shattered by a young trespasser in their garden,......... the adventure begins!

Friends of Pudsey Roller present... Amazing Railways and their Trains A Pie & Pea Supper with a series of short films providing a perfect plethora of unusual, odd, curious, quirky, strange and fascinating railway operations from around the world – selected and presented by Derek Rayner.

Farsley Farmers Market is a free, Community event which runs all year round on 4th Saturday of the month, in St Johns Hall & Grounds. Find stalls Outdoors and Indoors plus activities, refreshments and toilets. Resident inside is FriendsofStJohn’s Book Sale and St John’s Kitchen. Sat.

Leeds Vintage Furniture and Home Fair: Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 April 2018. The Finishing Room, Sunny Bank Mills, Farsley, Leeds, LS28 5UJ. More than 30 stalls of vintage devoted to the home, all set within a disused mill space, which is due to be demolished later this year.

New to using archives or stuck on a piece of research? Book a 45 minute slot where you will receive one-to-one guidance from one of our professional Archive team to help guide you through using our fascinating collections.

This workshop is for those who are new to archives. An absolute beginner’s introduction to historic archive collections, what they are, what they can tell us and how you can use them.

A basic introduction into researching the history of your house. Suitable for absolute beginners, this workshop will guide you in finding more about the story of your home and the names of people who lived there.

Take a stroll with our head gardener and learn about the organic gardening principles that we use to keep the gardens looking at their best. The gardens are beginning to look at their best at this time of year, making it the perfect time to take a stroll and see their explosions of colour.

Would you like to experience the morning ritual of opening up this 400 year old house' Join us for a true behind the scenes look. This experience would make the perfect gift.

With Michael Legge Steve Bugeja Anth Young Rob Riley

The 2015 Grand Shield winner, Rothwell Temperance Band, was formed in 1984, quickly making a name for itself at the big contests winning the 2006 International Masters, qualifying for the National Finals in 2008 and winning the 2009 Grand Shield and Yorkshire Area Championship.

How close can you get to the jack. Cost icludes hot buffet and charity raffle.

A powerful underground experience based on the story of the Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days. A thrilling dance-theatre and film production at Caphouse Colliery. Thursday 26th & Friday 27th April Performances at 5pm, 6pm, 7.30pm & 8.

Horsforth Art Society- SPRING ART, PRINT & CRAFT EXHIBITION. Weekend 10am -5pm, weekdays 1-3pm

Hepworth Players present "Cheshire Cats" by Gail Young. Published in July 2011, this play follows the girls’ emotional journey as they aim to speedwalk their way to fund raising success in the London Moonwalk while also enjoying a girly weekend away in the capital.

An organic and self-sustaining plantswoman’s ½ acre garden on gently sloping site overlooking fields, woods and nature reserve opposite. Designed and maintained by owner.

acre plantswoman’s hidden oasis. A wrap around garden of differing levels made by owners using stone found on site, planted for yr-round interest. Extensive rockery, unusual fruit tree arbour, oriental style seating area and Tea House, linked by grass paths, lawns and steps.