Founded in September 2010 in Halifax, West Yorkshire, the West Riding Stonecarving Association aims to keep alive the art of carving stone by hand using traditional tools. Providing educational courses in an ideal and well equipped workshop space.
The Association is situated in the basement of Shaw Lodge Mills in Halifax.
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
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
YOU:MATTER is a spectacular audio-visual experience that explores our place in the universe and the invisible links between us and the cosmos
From £2.00
Get ready for a tidal wave of technicolour when Island of Foam lands in Bradford. An interactive installation by German artist Stephanie Lüning.
Free entry
Steam-powered storytelling at its very best and perfectly staged for Bradford 2025, this much-loved classic is pulling into the station in spectacular style this summer.
From £10.00
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
Take in the expansive views of the moorland as you explore four large-scale artworks, accompanied by a bespoke soundtrack created by Opera North.
Free entry
The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.
From £15.00
As the UK’s only national children’s museum, Eureka! offers visitors more of an immersive and hands-on experience than a traditional museum.
Owned by the folks who run the award-winning Grayston Unity, the Meandering Bear is a great little independent bar and eatery in Halifax.
Think Somerset House meets one of the great historic squares of Europe for the North. The Piece Hall is the beating heart of Halifax.
With a mix of shows, family theatre, films, events and workshops, this arts centre is a vital part of Halifax’s new and thriving cultural quarter.
This engrossing Museum houses a four-floor collection of industrial machinery and artefacts, some of which are the only authentic models in the country.
Trading for over 30 years, the iconic shop prides itself on stocking an eclectic selection of vinyl records – the latest new releases alongside second-hand vinyl.
Bookshop that is located on the rustic level of The Piece Hall in the northwest corner.
Built in 1901 as a concert hall, the Victoria Theatre is steeped in history and still retains many of its original features.
The Victorian Craft Beer Cafe is a beautifully independent pub that stocks beer from some of the most progressive breweries in the UK.
This grand and historic market was opened by the Duke and Duchess of York in 1896 and has been at the heart of Halifax life ever since.
A beautiful and varied collection of contemporary art from across the UK. Their regular exhibitions are both seasonal and thematic and always worth visiting…
One of West Yorkshire’s leading venues for live theatre.
From outdoor shows to drama in the dark, our theatre guide celebrates genre-pushing work, new writing and contemporary performance.
Our latest round-up features plenty of one-off live literature events to wrap your ears about, so get those diaries ticking over...
August and beyond brings all sorts of family joy - with a huge amount of science, creativity and more.
August brings a huge LGBTQ+ film festival, plus a reggae classic and a spotlight on Japanese animation.
Get stuck into some talking, baking and walking in this months top picks of Tours and Activities in the North.
From Lyra Pramuk’s sacred synths to the sugar rush of YAANG, our latest music picks bring ritual, rebellion and ridiculous levels of fun.
Here’s our summertime guide to great food and drinks across the North.
