Halifax is happening! Whatever you do this season, don’t make the mistake of thinking there’s nothing going on. We’ve been working hard behind the scenes and collaborating with some of your favourite events and venues, which means you’ll be well entertained right through the year.

There’s plenty for kids as well as grown-ups in Halifax, so it’s brilliant for a family day out. A visit to the National Children’s Museum at Eureka! makes the perfect start. Here you’ll find six themed zones full of play and learning, plus outdoor space, a special creativity zone, and even a café and shop. Best of all, you only pay once for a full year’s entry, so it’s a bargain too! Halifax YMCA is another must-do, with indoor skating, a pantomime society and parent and toddler groups, all inside the beautiful Marlborough Hall, a grade II listed building (yes, yet another one!). Head to the Electric Bowl if galactic golf and ten pin bowls is more your thing, or to our fantastic Vue Cinema for the latest big screen blockbusters. For outdoor action why not try the walking trails and wonderful miniature railway at Shibden Hall.

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01junAll Day30sepLive at Piece Hall(All Day) The Piece HallEvent Type :Culture,Entertainment,Food & Drink,Heritage,Music,Shopping

07julAll Day20augClimate Action Roadshow(All Day) Event Type :Community

16julAll Day27aug200 years of Holdsworths at Calderdale Industrial Museum(All Day) Event Type :Family

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200 years of Holdsworths – Moquette manufacturers to the world

Name: Live at Piece Hall
Start: 2022-6-1T00-00-00-00
End: 2022-9-30T23-23-59-00
Location: The Piece Hall

The exhibition celebrates the 200th anniversary of the family textile firm John Holdsworth & Co., of Shaw Lodge Mills in Halifax. The Holdsworth story is one of six generations, during which time the firm has seen success, stagnation, near collapse and renaissance, as its fortunes have followed the rise and decline of the British textile industry.

John Holdsworth and Company was established in 1822 by John Holdsworth, aged 25, when he set up his own worsted spinning mill at Bottoms or Waterside in Siddal. He had been brought up in the family textile trading business, his grandfather John Holdsworth being one of the original tenants when Halifax Piece Hall opened for business in 1779, and John himself was in business with his father George at Shibden Mill, before setting up on his own. He made his home at Shaw Lodge in Skircoat, which sustained around £225 damage in the aftermath of the 1835 window breaking election. John quickly recognised the need to expand and in 1825 he began purchasing and developing land in the Shaw Hill area of Skircoat. His final purchase was in 1844. This was to become the Shaw Lodge Mills complex.

The business prospered to such an extent that John was joined in partnership by his four sons. He had retired two years before his death in 1857, leaving his sons in charge, and it was during their management of the firm in the 1850’s that most of the buildings, which still exist, were erected. The main weaving shed, which is 240 yards long, bears the date 1852. His eldest son, William, regarded as the business brain of the family, served as Lord Mayor of Halifax in the 1860s.

Entry to the exhibition is included in the entrance fee to the museum, which is £5 adults, £4 concessions and free entry for children. Entry to the café and shop is free. Open Saturdays 10am – 4pm and also Thursdays in the school holidays.

For more information about Calderdale Industrial Museum, please visit their website at https://calderdaleindustrial.co.uk/

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July 16 (Saturday) - August 27 (Saturday)

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23julAll Day05sepHalifax Dino Trail(All Day) Event Type :Family

23julAll Day04sepSummer at Eureka(All Day) Eureka!Event Type :Family

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This summer at Eureka! you can expect something new every single day over the school holidays…

The play experts at #TeamEureka! have planned 44 days of performers, activities and, well, FUN!

Each day they’ll be joined by a different performer or show-host: Learn the basics of domestic plumbing and make skyscrapers out of spaghetti… Work on constructions together as a team, as well as experiment and build your own Kapla designs!

Be entertained by showman extraordinaire Gacko, be enthralled by tales from Ian Douglas the Storyteller, and have your mind blown by Professor Pumpernickel, everyone’s favourite blue-haired scientist.

Dinosaur Experiences will be roaming the grounds on selected dates this August, so if you’ve ever wanted to meet a baby dinosaur you don’t want to miss this!

The Great Mandavi will entertain the crowds with his circus skills and fine moustache, plus the Eureka! Enablers will be running a different activity each week, from stop-motion animation, learning about space, construction, craft and more.

The popular family attraction is celebrating 30 years since it opened, remaining the UK’s only hands-on museum designed just for children.

Don’t forget to book online, in advance, to avoid disappointment https://www.eureka.org.uk/book-visit/

Time

July 23 (Saturday) - September 4 (Sunday)

Location

Eureka!

Discovery Rd, Halifax HX1 2NE

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26julAll Day01augSandy Summer Daze at The Piece Hall(All Day) The Piece HallEvent Type :Family

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Join us for a free family Halifax staycation event. Come to The Piece Hall and enjoy the sand between your toes, the sounds of the beach and an ice-cream or two as our giant courtyard is transformed into a beachfront with traditional attractions to bring a seaside holiday atmosphere to West Yorkshire.

Sandy Summer Daze features a beach area with deckchairs for parents and children together with buckets & spades, a colourful beach hut, games, two carousel rides*, a peep-through display and giant deckchair for photo memories of a family day out beside the seaside.

This is a free event but booking is essential.

The beach area will be open from 10am – 5.15pm each day with free entry for ticket holders. Families can book a 1 hour session throughout the day to relax and have fun in the sand.

A SEND session is available on Thursday 28 July at 9.15am – 10.30am – this session is for children with special educational needs or disabilities. This session will take place earlier in the day when The Piece Hall is usually less busy to create a quieter environment. Background music will be turned off. The capacity for this session is less than our other sessions to allow more space for your children to play. Click here to book the SEND session.

To book a general session please click here.

*Charges apply for carousel rides

Time

July 26 (Tuesday) - August 1 (Monday)

Location

The Piece Hall

Blackledge, Halifax HX1 1RE

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30julAll Day11sepArt Lab: Experiments in Collaboration(All Day) Dean CloughEvent Type :Creative

30julAll Day11sepThe Beanpole Chronicles at Dean Clough(All Day) Dean CloughEvent Type :Creative

04aug11:00 am3:00 pmHalifax Histories at Woolshops11:00 am - 3:00 pm Woolshops Shopping CentreEvent Type :Family

04aug11:30 am2:30 pmDino Petting Zoo11:30 am - 2:30 pm Event Type :Family

05augAll Day07EDUCATING YORKSHIRE at Square Chapel(All Day) Square Chapel Arts CentreEvent Type :Theatre

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BYMT is bringing to life a theatrical version of the famous documentary series EDUCATING YORKSHIRE this summer at the Square Chapel in Halifax.

Join us and follow the ups and downs of students at a community Academy on their voyage through school life in West Yorkshire. The humour, the angst, the warmth of teenage life in a northern community school comes to life in this unmissable moving musical portrayal filled with astonishing vocals and evocative dancing. With the music and lyrics by composer Adam Howell, the book by Paul Hurt and the production is directed by Ellie Jones, Educating Yorkshire is a heart-warming and entertaining look into a transformative period in young people’s lives.

Join us for all the laughs, the songs and the joy.Educating Yorkshire is produced in association with Two four Broadcast Ltd who created the original TV series and is supported by Arts Council England and the teacher’s union the NASUWT.

Book via this link: https://squarechapel.co.uk/shows/educating-yorkshire/

Doors open 30 mins before show time.

Unreserved Seating – Seats are unreserved and you will need to choose your seat as you enter the venue. If you wish to sit together with people you have arrived with, we recommend arriving at doors open time to choose consecutive seats although we do not guarantee this is possible. Ushers may also ask you to move or condense your group to free up seating for other audience members to be seated.

05 – 07 Aug Doors open 7:00PM