Grayston Unity

Kristy Stott, Theatre Editor Last Updated 17 November 2023

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Grayston Unity

1-3 Wesley Ct, Halifax, HX1 1UH

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Situated in a Grade II listed building, the Grayston Unity is a small and friendly independent bar and cafe in the centre of Halifax.

Occupying a historic building, which originally opened as a County Court in the 1860s, the Grayston Unity sits just yards from the steps of Halifax’s glorious Town Hall. Noted as being the smallest music venue in the UK (with capacity for just 18 people), the Grayston Unity hosts live music in the back room, which spills out into the backyard during the summer months.

Step inside and you’ll find a vibrant mix of decor and an assortment of vintage furnishings – including a cosy front room with comfy sofas. Voted the Halifax Bar of the Year in 2019, the Grayston Unity is a real supporter of local suppliers – stocking quality wine from Halifax Wine Co alongside an impressive gin bar and good cask ales from Northern breweries.

Hosting everything from gigs and guest speakers to theatre and cultural history talks, this popular venue offers regular events. Poetry slam nights, spoken word festivals, outdoor cinema and monthly music nights have all featured at the venue.

We’re really thrilled that the Grayston Unity are at the helm of an exciting new festival too. Featuring live music, film screenings, visual art and much more, the first edition of The Festival of Halifax will take place across the town centre in spring 2021.

What's on near Grayston Unity

2 Sep

LiteratureWest Yorkshire

Poetry at the Dusty Miller

Poetry at the Dusty Miller is a now regular night with invited readers, organised by poets Carola Luther and Ian Humphreys in the Coiners’ Room in the Mytholmroyd pub.

Free entry

Tom Branfoot. Photo Eleanor Hall, Museum of the Home

17 Aug

LiteratureHendon Bridge

Ted Hughes Birthday Weekend Poetry Reading at the Dusty Miller

To mark Ted Hughes’s birthday on 17 August, four dynamic Northern poets will gather in his native Mytholmroyd to celebrate the landscape and poetry of the former Poet Laureate.

Free entry

Until 22 Feb 2026

ExhibitionsBradford

YOU:MATTER at National Science and Media Museum

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From £2.00

Island of Foam: Version #40 at Centenary Square: Large crowd of people watching the island of foam

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Free entry

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The Railway Children at Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

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From £10.00

Until 12 Oct

ActivityBradford

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Free entry

A woman wearing a long green jacket and a speckled dress stood infront of a wall.

Until 12 Oct

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Earth & Sky at Penistone Hill Country Park

Opera North bring the uplands landscape to life with a sound walk combining new music, Bradford born canonical composers and the sound of the uplands themself.

Free entry

Until 6 Jun 2026

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From £15.00

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