The Old Woollen
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The Old Woollen

A 500-capacity venue in Farsley, presenting the finest music, comedy and performance. Run by Trouble at Mill Events and Sunny Bank Mills, twinned with Farsley Constitutional.
A 500-capacity venue in Farsley, presenting the finest music, comedy and performance. Run by Trouble at Mill Events and Sunny Bank Mills, twinned with Farsley Constitutional.
Briony Spandler presents a surprising set of ‘barcode works’ works that carry a significant ecological message.
Free entryYOU:MATTER is a spectacular audio-visual experience that explores our place in the universe and the invisible links between us and the cosmos
From £2.00Scarecrows take over Leeds Industrial Museum for family-friendly Halloween fun.
From £0.00Viggo Mortensen’s western is a refreshingly grounded take on love and revenge on the American frontier.
From £5.50Film and food at HEART, this time with a spooky twist.
From £12.00The UK’s most important visual art prize is back for its 2025 edition, with four new artist nominations in Bradford’s Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
Free entryDiscover the work of pioneering filmmaker Menelik Shabazz through a programme of screenings, talks and workshops.
From £6.00Delve further into Ridley Scott’s iconic sci-fi horror with this Philosophy & Film screening.
From £10.50Sunny Bank Mills Gallery is a light and airy art gallery inside a former cloth warehouse, in the heart of Farsley village.
This independent bookstore and café in Farsley, Leeds, boasts a great selection of adult and children’s books.
A club for working persons, presenting the finest comedy, theatre, spoken-word, music, quizzes and craft ales.
A 19th century inn on the outskirts of Leeds, repurposed into a modern hotel with plenty of charm.
The Mill Gallery is an artist-run space in Leeds, supporting emerging artists to develop and showcase their work authentically.
Pudsey Market is a traditional style market in Pudsey, just outside the centre of Leeds. Featuring everything from second-hand books, fabrics and more.
Bradford’s Industrial Museum transports you back to the cities former incarnation, as a powerhouse of the north. See working machinery, the living spaces of mill owners and workers as well as contemporary responses to the archive.
Bab Tooma serves authentic Middle Eastern and Syrian food. The restaurant is a local favourite for kebabs and grilled meats.
Founded in 1152, Kirkstall Abbey on the bank of the River Aire is one of the most complete examples of a medieval Cistercian monastery in Britain.
Housed in the medieval Kirkstall Abbey’s magnificent former gate house, Abbey House near Leeds is an award-winning museum of social history and childhood.
This unique theatre crafts immersive, sensory shows for families, engaging audiences through light, sound, smell, colour, and personal interaction.
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Theatre this month bursts with contrasts - from bold new writing and Black History Month highlights to contemporary arts and reimagined classics.
A host of Halloween horrors, experimental shorts, plus pioneering black British cinema make our October Cinema Guide.
Take some eating-out tips from our October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...