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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
22

22 Jul 2023 - 22 Jul 2023
Square Chapel Arts Centre
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Dire Streets

7.30pm, Red Brick Auditorium Dire Streets bring to life the classic songs of one of the world’s greatest guitar bands with a level of musicianship and attention to detail that makes them the stand out Dire Straits tribute in the UK. The two-hour theatre show includes faithful renditions of classic studio tracks along with extended live versions from

Price: £26.50
Dire Streets

Wed
26

26 Jul 2023 - 26 Jul 2023
Square Chapel Arts Centre
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Talks, Poetry & Literature, Theatres & Entertainment

A Ramble through the Solar System – Presented by Martin Lunn

In the red Brick Auditorium Let’s take a journey to explore our local star, the Sun, together with the eight planets of the solar system; some known to astronomers living thousands of years ago and others discovered more recently. We will learn about their moons together with the smaller bodies; the dwarf planets, asteroids, comets

Price: £6.48
A Ramble through the Solar System – Presented by Martin Lunn

Sat
29

29 Jul 2023 - 29 Jul 2023
Square Chapel Arts Centre
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Adele – The Journey So Far

8pm, Red Brick Auditorium Coupled with a beautifully relaxed and honest rapport with audiences worldwide, Stacey Lee captures Adele like nobody else. Not surprising, as both were raised yards from each other in Tottenham, North London and share the same local ’twang’ that Adele is synonymous with. Stacey’s band, Someone Like Them, are awash with some of London’s finest session musicians, whose CVs

Price: £26.50
Adele – The Journey So Far

Fri
04

04 Aug 2023 - 04 Aug 2023
Square Chapel Arts Centre
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Friday Night Live at Square Chapel: Plastic Heart, Echo Beach, Ian Bareham

7pm in the Copper Auditorium Tickets £5 plus booking fee Friday Night Live @ Square Chapel –is a platform for emerging and local musicians to showcase their talents. Ian Bareham – is an indie-folk singer-songwriter based up the hill in the Queensbury. Ian delivers intimate live performances that draw audiences in with the thump of

Price: £5
Friday Night Live at Square Chapel: Plastic Heart, Echo Beach, Ian Bareham

Sat
05

05 Aug 2023 - 05 Aug 2023
Cromwell Bottom LNR
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Accessible, CultureDale, Family, Walking & Guided Tours, Wildlife & Nature

Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve Open Day

10am - 4pm FREE entry Enjoy events, displays stalls and much more, including; Shibden Valley Falconry Pond Dipping Live Butterfly release Live Moth display Halifax Hedgehogs Guided walks Facepainting  

Cromwell Bottom Nature Reserve Open Day

Sat
05

05 Aug 2023 - 05 Aug 2023
The Piece Hall
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Dance, Family, Food & Drink, Music

The Piece Hall Mela

1pm - 8pm The Piece Hall in Halifax is holding its second Mela, a South Asian music and culture festival. Featuring some of the UK’s leading DJs and musicians, the event will present an exciting programme for all the family, with Bhangra workshops to get the audience dancing and craft activities from mini silk screen

The Piece Hall Mela

Fri
18

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

Jack Whitehall: Settle Down

6:30pm International comedy superstar Jack Whitehall is back with his highly anticipated new live show. Following three complete sell-out arena tours Jack is eager to get back on the road doing what he does best - delighting audiences! Jack says: “This is my most personal show yet, with plenty of material about the big changes

Price: £37.25
Jack Whitehall: Settle Down at the Victoria Theatre Halifax

Fri
18

18 Aug 2023 - 18 Aug 2023
Square Chapel Arts Centre
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Bing-Oh No She Better Don’t! Ft. The Cheeky Girls

7pm Don't be shy! Join us for a night of Bingo, Music, Mayhem and Games Galore. Hosted by the fabulous Dame Shirley Bazzey, featuring the one and only CHEEKY GIRLS! In association with Calderdale Pride. Tickets from £14 Accessibility Information: Access: Our building access provisions include: Drop off point on Blackledge* Seating spaces for wheelchair

Price: £14
Bing-Oh No She Better Don’t! Ft. The Cheeky Girls

Sat
19

19 Aug 2023 - 19 Aug 2023
The Piece Hall
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Music, Theatres & Entertainment

Calderdale Pride 2023

Calderdale Pride will take place at The Piece Hall on Saturday 19th August  2023, bigger than ever! Hosted by Halifax’s own drag superstar Dame Shirley Bazzey, the event will see impressive acts take to the stage including M People’s Heather Small, singer and songwriter Angie Brown and actress and singer Nicki French. Joining them will be

Calderdale Pride 2023

Thu
24

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

Ocean Colour Scene

8pm Ocean Colour Scene’s rip-roaring live shows have long been one of the most extraordinary sights in modern rock - communal outpourings of hope and joy which boast the most life-affirming sing-a-longs you’ll ever hear. OCS remain one of the most successful -and most loved- bands of the modern era. Having spent six years fine-tuning

Price: £39.75
Ocean Colour Scene

Sun
27

27 Aug 2023 - 27 Aug 2023
Brighouse
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Accessible, CultureDale, Family, Food & Drink, Markets & Shopping

Brighouse Artisan Market

Brighouse Artisan Markets are a place where you can take delight in discovering hidden gems and find out more about the fantastic produce the town has to offer. For the food lovers, you’ll be spoilt for choice with stalls selling the best locally-made cheeses, bread by local bakers, meat from local farmers and a great

Brighouse Artisan Market

Tue
05

05 Sep 2023 - 09 Sep 2023
Halifax Playhouse
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Accessible, Culture & Heritage, CultureDale, Theatres & Entertainment

An Absolute Turkey

Tuesday 5 to Saturday 9 September 2023 7.30pm and 2.30pm Saturday matinee A man lusts after his friend's wife, triggering a revenge plot and a dizzying spell of complications in this celebrated French farce. Georges Feydeau, master of farce, displays all his tricks-of-the-trade in this witty, seamless and acutely funny translation by Nicki Frei and

Price: £6 – £12
An Absolute Turkey