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7.30pm - 10pm Friday night after a week at work is Chill Night with a relaxed evening out with friends and neighbours, enjoying the ambience of this extraordinary heritage building, with good food, real ale, and the sound of jazz and big band music. Meat and vegetarian curry available with food ticket. Enjoy a range of hand-pulled and bottled

7.30pm Status Faux live and breathe the spirit of a band whose roots go as far back as 1962 when Francis Rossi and Alan Lancaster started playing music together while still schoolboys. Fast, loud and in your face, Status Faux deliver a high octane tribute to the music of Status Quo. Covering the early albums

8pm Fleetwood Bac, the Mac sound, the look, the mystical atmosphere and on-stage chemistry are all portrayed with a passion and energy that has recieved the seal of approval from ‘Big Daddy’ Mick himself. FLEETWOOD BAC are the world’s first and without doubt leading Fleetwood Mac tribute Band, the only Mac tribute to authentically replicate

10.30am - 12pm Elland Silver Youth Band and Calderdale Youth Theatre School present ‘Summer Words and Music’. Delight the senses with joyful music, melody, poetry and prose from this talented bunch of young, local musicians and actors. Tickets Tickets: Adults £5. Children under 16 Free Accessibility Information: Halifax Minster has a toilet with disabled access.

‘Green noise’ is a specific frequency of noise thought to emulate the sounds of nature. Green abounds. It is overhead and underfoot. The poet, Pablo Neruda, only wrote in green ink because he considered it the colour of hope. In this four-week workshop with Gaia Holmes, we’ll be using the broad and verdant theme of

2pm - 3pm Open to all - no need to book! The Paradox Orchestra is a new and dynamic community of young musicians proud to be raising funds for regional and national charities through its Inspire Days initiative. Tickets A FREE concert performed by the Paradox Saxophone Quartet. Accessibility Information: Halifax Minster has a toilet

7pm - 10pm Presented in association with the Minster's Summer Festival, Paradox Orchestra performs a groundbreaking adaptation of the timeless hits of rock legends, Fleetwood Mac. Reimagined for a live orchestra, Paradox Orchestra invites you to join them as part of their Yorkshire Tour ("We wanna be with you everywhere…!")   Accessibility Information: Halifax Minster

2pm - 4pm FREE event - but please book, see below This event is aimed at older people, especially those who may be isolated and lonely, those with dementia, and those who love to dance too. The event includes afternoon tea with music and dance.  Dancing arranged by Helen O'Hara, Dance in Elegance, Boothtown HX3 6ED

11am - 2pm Come & join Halifax Opportunities Trust’s ESOL & Integration learners for this year’s ‘Culture Fair’. An opportunity to learn about and celebrate the vibrancy of diverse cultures, world food, music, fashion heritage and traditions. An array of splendid delicacies to enjoy with people from all walks of life. FREE event with a

1pn - 2pm Our concerts have free admission with a retiring collection towards the maintenance of our two historic organs. Buffet lunches are available before each recital from 12.15pm for £6. Programme Bach arr D Battiwalla: Chaconne Marianne Martinez: Allegro brillante Cesar Franck: Prelude, Fugue and Variation Fela Sowande: Go Down, Moses Philip Glass; Mad

6.30pm - 8.30pm A beautiful evening of orchestral and choral music from some of our Halifax primary schools and the fantastic young choristers of Halifax Minster. This concert will feature the award-winning choir of Bradshaw School and their wonderful new wind band. It will also be a chance to hear the ground-breaking work of Music

6.30pm - 9.30pm This annual celebration brings together some of the most beautiful poetry and song from Islamic culture which flourish in our local communities. It will feature performances from renowned Nasheed artist Hussnain Hanif, the exquisite harmonies of Anaya and Laiba Khan, young Nasheed groups from Beech Hill School,  Halifax, Todmorden Mosque, Feversham School,