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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.

Sat
18

18 Nov 2023 - 18 Nov 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Theatres & Entertainment

The Importance of Being…Earnest?

Say It Again, Sorry? presents: The Importance of Being… Earnest? Written by Joshua King, Simon Paris and Say It Again, Sorry? ‘A masterclass in comedic theatre’ ***** - North West End UK When a traditional production of Oscar Wilde’s classic play gets underway, everything seems to be going perfectly to plan… that is, until the

Price: £28.25
The Importance of Being...Earnest? is coming to the Victoria Theatre November 18

Sun
19

19 Nov 2023 - 19 Nov 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Theatres & Entertainment

Queenz: The Show with Balls!

Direct from their smash-hit run in London’s West End and countless 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, QUEENZ has been blowing the minds of audiences up and down the country with their trailblazing, LIVE VOCAL, drag extravaganza! With the moves of Britney and voices like Whitney, these dragtastic divas are the real deal and

Price: £25.50
Queenz! The Show with Balls at Victoria Theatre on 19 November

Tue
21

21 Nov 2023 - 21 Nov 2023
Calderdale Industrial Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Halifax Antiquarian Society Lecture – Journeys of the Soul: Corpseways in the Upper Calder Valley

7.30pm The requirement for parishioners’ bodies to be laid to rest in the consecrated ground of their mother church meant long and sometimes arduous earthly journeys before the deceased could be properly released into their afterlife destination, especially in parishes with large rural hinterlands, like Halifax and its first chapel of ease, Heptonstall. Certain routes

Price: Free – £3
Halifax Antiquarian Society Lecture – Journeys of the Soul: Corpseways in the Upper Calder Valley

Wed
22

22 Nov 2023 - 25 Nov 2023
Halifax Playhouse
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Theatres & Entertainment

Singing In The Rain (Halifax Light Opera)

7.30pm & 2pm Saturday matinee In silent movies, Don Lockwood and Lina Lamont are a hot item, but behind the scenes things aren't always as they appear on the big screen! Meanwhile, Lina's squeaky voice might be the end of her career in "talking pictures" without the help of a talented young acress to do

Price: £20
Singing In The Rain (Halifax Light Opera)

Thu
23

23 Nov 2023 - 23 Nov 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

The Drifters

The Drifters are back on tour, returning to the Victoria Theatre Halifax. They will be performing all their classic hits including ‘Saturday Night at the Movies', ‘You’re More Than A Number,’ ‘Come on Over to My Place’, ‘Under the Boardwalk’, ‘Kissin’ In The Back Row’ and many more! The legendary group have been inducted into

Price: £33.25
The Drifters at the Victoria Theatre Halifax November 23

Fri
24

24 Nov 2023 - 24 Nov 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

The Magic of Motown

7.30pm Seen by over a million people, now in its 17th year touring the UK. It’s no surprise that this show is one of the biggest success stories in British theatre history. Come celebrate as we Reach Out and show you there Ain’t no mountain high enough with the biggest Motown party of the year.

Price: £30.75
Magic of Motown

Sat
25

25 Nov 2023 - 26 Nov 2023
Brighouse
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Accessible, Christmas in Calderdale, Family, Food & Drink, Markets & Shopping

Brighouse Christmas Market & Lights Switch On

Christmas Market Saturday & Sunday from 10am (Christmas Lights Switch On Saturday from 4pm onwards) Over 90 stalls to browse and lots of shops, cafes and eateries open throughout the weekend serving Festive fayre! Visit Santa in the Overgate Grotto at the Overgate Hospice Furniture Shop all weekend. Follow Brighouse BIDs social media channels for

Brighouse Christmas Market & Lights Switch On

Sat
25

25 Nov 2023 - 25 Nov 2023
Mytholmroyd Community & Leisure Centre
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Free ‘Iron People’ Family Creativity Day

Northern Broadsides are running a fun-filled family creativity day at  Mytholmroyd Community Centre on Saturday 25 November! Inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman. These events are made in collaboration with local community and environmental groups. Doors open at 10am 10.30am – 11am The Iron Man Storytelling Session 11am – 1pm

Free ‘Iron People’ Family Creativity Day

Sat
25

25 Nov 2023 - 25 Nov 2023
Todmorden Town Hall
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

20th Century Fest

Saturday 25 November, 7:30pm, Todmorden Town Hall. Tickets: £12 / £10 concessions / £3 under-16s Don't miss rising saxophone star Oliver Martynsson-Parkes performing with Todmorden Orchestra. The young soloist will showcase his playing in Debussy's Rhapsody for Alto Saxophone and D'Indy's Varie. The orchestra will also present selections from Arnold, Britten, and Sibelius Symphony No

Price: £3 – £12
20th Century Fest

Wed
29

29 Nov 2023 - 29 Nov 2023
Calderdale Industrial Museum
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Galleries & Museums, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Through the Eye of the Shuttle – Keith Ramsden

Doors open at 7pm, with the talk starting at 7.30pm. Our weaving and loom expert Keith Ramsden will be talking about some of the pre production processes required prior to the weaving of moquette fabric, the differences between wire loom and plush weaving. He will also be recalling stories and his experiences of working at

Price: Free – £4
Through the Eye of the Shuttle – Keith Ramsden

Thu
30

30 Nov 2023 - 30 Nov 2023
Victoria Theatre Halifax
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, Talks, Poetry & Literature, Theatres & Entertainment

Grayson Perry – A Show All About You

What makes you, you? Is there a part deep inside of you that no one understands? Have you found your tribe or are you a unique human being? Or is it more complicated than that? In the last few decades a combination of individualism, the internet and the culture war has, for many of us,

Price: £27.25
Grayson Perry: A show All About You at the Victoria Theatre on September 30

Sat
02

02 Dec 2023 - 02 Dec 2023
Todmorden
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Accessible, Arts & Crafts, Talks, Poetry & Literature

Free ‘Iron People’ Family Creativity Day

Northern Broadsides are running a fun-filled family creativity day in Todmorden on Saturday 2 December! Inspired by Ted Hughes’ The Iron Man and The Iron Woman. These events are made in collaboration with local community and environmental groups. Doors open at 10am 10.30am – 11am The Iron Man Storytelling Session 11am – 1pm Art and

Free ‘Iron People’ Family Creativity Day