Welcome to Huddersfield Hub’s monthly What’s On guide for everything that’s happening in and around Huddersfield.
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We’ll keep updating this guide throughout April so keep coming back to stay in the know.
Monday 1st April 2024 – Scapegoat Hill Scarecrow Festival
Info: With 40 Disney character scarecrows on display throughout the weekend, once you have purchased your ticket, collect your trail map from the Pennine Manor, Scapehouse or the Chapel. Note your favourite on the trail map to be in with a chance of winning an Easter hamper.
Time: 9am – 7pm
Cost: £3 per map. Click here for more info & to buy your ticket
Monday 1st April 2024 – Cumberworth Community Association Easter Event
Info: Decorate an Easter bonnet, Easter egg hunt, Easter arts and crafts and decorate Easter biscuits
Where: St Nicholas Church, Upper Cumberworth, HD8 8PA
Time: 10am – 2pm
Cost: £4 per child – includes all crafting materials, refreshments and Easter treats!
Monday 1st April 2024 – Children’s Easter Crafts
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Tuesday 2nd April 2024 – Open Mic Night
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Wednesday 3rd April 2024 – Dinosaur Adventure Live – Trouble on Volcano Island
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 2pm & 4.30pm
Cost: from £16 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Wednesday 3rd April 2024 – Jazz Night featuring The PSJ Associates
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Cost: £5 cash per person
Wednesday 3rd April 2024 – The Undercover Hippy
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £16.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 4th April 2024 – Lindley Library Local History Event: Illustrated Talk with Local Historian David Verguson
Info: Go along and find out more about Lindley’s history and it’s people
Where: Lindley Library
Time: 7.15pm, free entry
Thursday 4th April 2024 – Psychic Sally
Where: Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £24 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 5th April 2024 – Huddersfeast Night Market
Info: Hosted by Huddersfield BID, there will be artisan market stalls, food, drink and live entertainment.
Time: 4pm – 10pm
Where: Huddersfield Open Market, Brook Street, HD1 1RX
Friday 5th April 2024 – Micron Theatre Company: Jennie Lee Opening Night
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Cost: from £16 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 5th April 2024 – The Dots – One For the Road – Farewell Show
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: doors 7pm
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 5th April 2024 – Forever Tenors Surrender Tour
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £25 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 5th April 2024 – Gary Davies: Kick Up the 80s
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £22.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 5th April 2024 – Huddersfield & District Archaeological Society talk: “Digging and surveying at archaeological sites from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Industrial Revolution” with speaker and local historian Alan Brooke
Where: Heritage Quay, University of Huddersfield
Time: 7.45pm start
Cost: £1 members, £2.50 non members
Friday 5th April 2024 – Monthly Jam Night
Info: Take your own instruments and connect with fellow music lovers!
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU
Time: starts 8pm
Friday 5th April 2024 – Swiftogeddon – The Taylor Swift Club Night
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 11pm – 3am
Cost: from £9 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 6th April 2024 – Craft and Makers Market
Info: Hosted by Little Hummingbird Events and held on the 1st Saturday of each month
Email nicola@littlehummingbirdevents.co.uk for more information and to book a table
Where: Packhorse Shopping Centre, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 10am – 3pm
Saturday 6th April 2024 – Weaving Magic plus Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Info: Weavers will demonstrate aspects of the craft and share artefacts which are usually in storage. There is also the chance to see the Colne Valley Art Society’s annual exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Saturday 6th April 2024 – ELO Again
Where: Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £23.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 6th April 2024 – Celebrating George Michael
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £28 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 6th April 2024 – UK Foo Fighters
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £20 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 6th April 2024 – Bonkers Disco
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU
Time: 8pm – 1am, free entry
Saturday 6th April 2024 – Spaced
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £16.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Huddersfield Car Boot Sale
Where: John Smith’s Stadium, Gas Works Car Park
Time: 7am for sellers (no booking required), 8am for buyers
Cost: £10 per car for sellers. Click here for more info or search for Huddersfield Car Boot Sale on Facebook
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Weaving Magic plus Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Info: Weavers will demonstrate aspects of the craft and share artefacts which are usually in storage. There is also the chance to see the Colne Valley Art Society’s annual exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Charity Open Mic Night
Info: For musicians, poets, comedians and helping to raise money for the RSPCA
Where: The County, Princess Street, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 2pm – 7pm
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Afternoon Concert celebrating female voices featuring Unity Voices and Saddleworth Singers
Where: St Bartholomew’s Church, Church Lane, Marsden, HD7 6DN
Time: 2pm
Cost: free entry – donations welcome
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Discover Huddersfield Guided Walks Programme: A Walk Through Lindley’s History
Info: Join David Verguson for a walk though Lindley’s history looking at terraced housing and mansions
Where: Meet at Lindley Methodist Church, East Street
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: from £4.50 Click here for more info & to reserve your place
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Radio Sangam brings Chand Raat to Apna Bazaar Night Market
Info: With live entertainment supplied by Radio Sangam – stages to accommodate Qawwali & Singers on the car park plus henna artists, Asian and middle Eastern foods, sweet treats, Asian clothing, haberdashery and lots more!
Where: Huddersfield Open Market, Brook Street, HD1 1RX
Time: 4pm – 12midnight
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Nick Hart & Daisy Dorothy
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU
Time: 5pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 7th April 2024 – Olah Krisztian & Trypl Horns
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 8pm start
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Tuesday 9th April 2024 – Open Mic Night
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Wednesday 10th April 2024 – Cuppa Club
Info: Hosted by Age UK, The Packhorse Centre and Huddersfield BID with free tea, coffee, biscuits and entertainment
Where: The old Peter’s unit in the Packhorse Centre, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 10am – 12noon
Wednesday 10th April 2024 – 3-2-1 Wednesday feat Astles
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 8pm ’til late
Cost: free – donation entry Click here for more info & buy tickets
Wednesday 10th April 2024 – Jazz Night featuring The PSJ Associates
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Cost: £5 cash per person
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Simon Armitage + LYR
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7pm
Cost: from £20 Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Micron Theatre Company: Jennie Lee
Where: Meltham Complex, Mean Lane, Meltham, HD9 5QT
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Cost: from £16 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Kirklees Concert Season present Mahler & Strauss with the Orchestra of Opera North
Where: Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £13 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Alison Lupton Band
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 7.30pm start
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Prey
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: £5 on the door Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 11th April 2024 – Huddersfield Blues Club present Trevor Babajack Steger
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: from 8pm
Friday 12th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: The Printed Word with West Yorkshire Print Workshop
Info: Join WYPW at their new unit on the Piazza to have a go at printing epic opening lines from books and learn more about the art of letterpress printing. Handle historic wooden type and see some traditional printing equipment and presses at work.
Where: WYPW Unit, Piazza Centre, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 11am – 12.30pm and 1.30pm – 3pm
Cost: free Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 12th April 2024 – A Night to Remember: Motown Show
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £29.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 12th April 2024 – Deadbeat Brass
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £7 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 12th April 2024 – Big Country plus support from Stepford Wives
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £25 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 12th April 2024 – Brad Mack Band + The First Ones + Doogle
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU
Time: from 7.30pm
Cost: £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 12th April 2024 – Johnny2Bad (The UB40 Show)
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: from 8pm
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 12th April 2023 – Naked Soft Men in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £7 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Craft Fair
Where: Imperial Arcade, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 9am – 2pm
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice Open Day
Info: A rare chance to see Forget Me Not’s “outstanding facilities”, guided tours every half hour, chance to meet the team and find out about volunteering, careers and fundraising opportunities, plus tea and cake! Click here for more info
Where: Russell House, Fell Greave Road, Huddersfield HD2 1NH
Time: 10 am to 2pm
Cost: Free – donations always welcome!
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Waves Spring Fayre
Info: With stalls, entertainment, food, drinks, Easter bunny, kids corner and more!
Where: Waves Day Centre, 5 Upper Mill, Slaithwaite, HD7 5HA
Time: 10am – 3pm
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Stafflex Free Family Day
Info: Take the family along for free entertainment, stalls, games, activities including meet Spiderman, Annapurna Indian Dance, animal mask making, face painting and more!
Where: North Huddersfield Trust School, Woodhouse Road, HD2 1DJ
Time: 11am – 2pm, free entry Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Aspire Community Hub Family Fun Day
Info: With circus workshop, face painting, arts and crafts, activities with local youth providers and an information stall for families
Where: Golcar Liberal Club, 10 Church Street, Golcar, HD7 4AH
Time: 11am – 3pm
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Huddersfield Repair Café
Info: Take along your broken or faulty items to see volunteers who will show you that not everything that’s broken needs binning. No microwaves, anyone under 16 needs to be accompanied by an adult.
Where: S2R Create Space, 5-7 Brook Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1EB
Time: 11am – 3pm
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Laughter at Lepton
Info: A night of comedy with Bethany Black, Eddie Brimson, Howard Walker and Tony Law
Where: Lepton Highlanders Sports & Social Club, Wakefield Road, Lepton, HD8 0LX
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Cost: £15 per ticket. Click here for info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Micron Theatre Company: Jennie Lee
Where: Hepworth Village Hall, Towngate, Hepworth, HD9 1TE
Time: 7pm – 9pm
Cost: from £14 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra
Where: Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £14 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – The Neil Diamond Story
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £27 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Gaelforce – Celtic folk rock band for a concert in aid of the RNLI
Where: The Civic, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS
Time: 7.30pm start
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Pink Tribute with Vicky Jackson
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: from 8pm
Cost: from £18 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Sonic Threads
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 8pm start
Cost: from £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Deaf Club
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 13th April 2024 – Paramore GB in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £12 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Huddersfield Car Boot Sale
Where: John Smith’s Stadium, St Andrew’s Road Car Park (behind the South Stand)
Time: 7am for sellers (no booking required), 8am for buyers
Cost: £10 per car for sellers. Click here for more info or search for Huddersfield Car Boot Sale on Facebook
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Marsden Moor Guided Walk: Ten Reservoir Challenge
Info: Join the National Trust & challenge yourself with a walk that takes in the ten reservoirs that surround Marsden. Distance 16.5 miles. Click here to find out more
Where: meet at Marsden Moor Office, HD7 6DH
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Weaver’s Cottage Open Day
Info: Visits are by pre booking only – the free (donations welcome) guided tour lasts one hour including a loom demonstration due to being a small cottage and restricted numbers. To book, email richardwbrook@gmail.com
Where: Skelmanthorpe Textile Heritage Centre, 6 Queen Street, Skelmanthorpe, HD8 9DU
Time: 10am – 1pm
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Market on the Farm
Info: Yummy Yorkshire open their barn to host local, talented, handpicked traders to showcase their beautiful, unique wares.
Where: Yummy Yorkshire, Delph House Farm, High Flatts, Denby Dale, HD8 8XY
Time: 10am – 4pm, free entry
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Spring Artisan Fayre
Info: With local artisan traders and food and drink. Free entry
Where; The Manor House, 1 Lidget Street, Lindley, HD3 3JB
Time: 11am – 3pm
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Slaithwaite Band
Where: Slaithwaite Bandroom, Ing Head, HD7 5DS
Time: 2pm start – free entry
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Joint Concert with Linthwaite Band and Huddersfield and Ripponden Band
Where: Broad Oak Bowling Club, 73 Broad Oak, Linthwaite, HD7 5TE
Time: 2pm – free entry
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Brass & Cream Tea with Hepworth Band (In aid of the organ repair fund)
Where: St David’s Church, Holmbridge, HD9 2NQ
Time: 3pm
Cost: Adult & cream tea £13, Adult (no cream tea) £10, under 16s free. Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Druce, Jones & Robin Bowles
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield, HD1 1DU
Time: 5pm – 8pm
Cost: £5 on the door
Sunday 14th April 2024 – Adam Rowe: The ‘What’s Wrong With Me’ Tour
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 8pm
Cost: from £21 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Huddersfield Literature Festival takes place from 11th to 28th April. Click here to view all their events taking place
Monday 15th April 2024 – Huddersfield Music Society present Treske Quartet
Where: St Paul’s Hall, Queensgate, University of Huddersfield
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £18 Click here for info & buy tickets
Tuesday 16th to Thursday 18th April 2024 – University of Huddersfield Common Grounds Festival
Info: Join 3rd year students from the University of Huddersfield’s Acting & Performance Course in the Cellar Theatre as they host 6 different shows throughout the festival
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Various time & prices Click here for more info & buy tickets
Tuesday 16th April 2024 – Open Mic Night
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice Open Day
Info: A rare invitation to businesses and schools to see their “outstanding facilities”, guided tours by arrangement and a chance to meet the team and find out more about the different ways businesses and schools can support the hospice. Plus tea and cake! Click here for more info Where: Russell House, Fell Greave Road, Huddersfield HD2 1NH
Time: 10 am to 4pm. Free – donations welcome
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Tipi Launch – Meet the Dragon & Dragon Queen
Info: Meet the Dragon & Dragon Queen – there will be prizes for the best costumes inspired by Game of Thrones characters, plus a performance by Soul Choir. At 7pm there will be a performance by Huddersfield rapper, musician and youth music workshop founder Joel Simmy
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 5pm – 10pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Bhangra and Giddah Dance Class with Hardeep Sahota
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £5 – call to book. Click here for info
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Mount History Group Talk: The History of Slaithwaite Spa (1825 – 1938) by Vincent Dorrington
Where: Mount Methodist Church, Moorlands Road, Mount, HD3 3QU
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £2 entry
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Jazz Night featuring The PSJ Associates
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Cost: £5 cash per person
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Heavy Lungs in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 18th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Meet Huddersfield Hub
Info: Your chance to meet the team behind Huddersfield Hub – Editor Martin Shaw and freelance journalist Andrew Hirst will be attending – pop in for a brew and have a chat with us!
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 12.15pm – 1.45pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Thursday 18th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Book Launch – Henry and his Horrendous Hiccups
Info: A storytelling, activity and craft session for young children with creative movement. Local author Salma Zaman will also launch her new children’s book.
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 2pm – 4pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Thursday 18th April 2024 – Don’t Gong Om’ with Cat & Stick Comedy
Info: 8 Comedians perform 5 minutes of material. 3 judges from the audience will be picked at random and they’ll gong any performance they don’t like, in secret. If all 3 judges gong a comedian, they’re OUT! The whole audience will then vote for their favourite act and the winner will receive a cash prize.
Where: Nom Brunch & Bar (formerly Om Is Where the Heart Is) 23A Carr Lane, Slaithwaite, HD7 5AG
Time: 7pm start
Cost: from £3 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 18th April 2024 – Vipertime in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: doors 8pm
Cost: from £16.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 18th April 2024 – Theatre of Hate
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £22.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Dinky Disco
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 11am
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: An introduction to Give … A Few Words
Info: Sharron Wilkinson of Give….A Few Words introduces the letter writing organisation and explores why letter writing is good for us and how it can impact others
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 12.30pm – 1.30pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 19th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Scott Binns
Info: Scott is a local independent rapper who records and directs his own music. Join him in the tipi for 2 performances – his new EP will also be available at £10 with half the proceeds going to mental health organisations
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 1.45pm – 2pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 19th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Aspire Journeys
Info: An exhibition that celebrates the work created by members of Aspire Creating Communities in partnership with local schools & collaborating with photographer Chris Chinnock
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 2pm – 4pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 19th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Helen Lederer
Where: Cellar Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Cost: from £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Conscious Hour Unplugged
Info: Hosted by Conscious Youth CIC, this is an open mic evening showcasing the voices of young people aged 13 to 25
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 7pm – 8pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 19th April 2024 – Ink Spill Poetry Night
Info: For all poets, story-tellers and enjoyers of literature. A free evening of creative workshops and a literature specific open mic with the theme being Water.
Where: The Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 7pm – 10pm
Friday 19th April 2024 – Townsend Theatre Productions presents Behold Ye Ramblers
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 7pm start
Cost: from £12 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Ultimate Coldplay
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £20 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Legends of Motown
Where: The Civic, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS
Time: 7.30pm start
Cost: from £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Gladiators Boxing Academy present An Evening of Olympic Style Boxing – raising money for the Mayor’s Charity 2024
Where: John Smith’s Stadium
Time: doors open 6.30pm, first bout 7.30pm
Cost: from £15 – ring 07852 117520 to reserve your ticket
Friday 19th April 2024 – An Evening with Alex Smithies
Info: Hosted by Linthwaite Football Club, hear Alex’s story of how he joined his childhood club and his football career
Where: Broad Oak Bowling Club, 74 Hazel Grove, Linthwaite, HD7 5TE
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Cost: £10 adults, £5 children Click here for info & to buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – The Phonics – UK’s premier Stereophonics tribute band
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: from 8pm
Cost: from £12.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Shanghai Treason
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £14.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 19th April 2024 – Pageant Mum in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: The Tiger Who Came to Tea
Info: Meet the character from the much loved picture book by Judith Kerr which includes character walkabouts 12.15 – 12.45 and 1.30 – 2pm. Children’s Art School will help you with making a tiger mask from 11.30am.
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 11.30am – 2pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Victoria Tower open at Castle Hill
Time: 12noon – 4.30pm
Cost: Adults £2.40, child 65p, Family £4.85 (2 adults & 2 children)
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Musica Kirklees Choirs Festival
Where: Phipps Hall, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, HD1 3DH
Time: 1.45pm – 5pm
Cost: £5, free for under 18s. Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Kieran Doyle
Info: Kieran Doyle is a Huddersfield based singer/songwriter who will be playing some of his tracks and discusses why he started writing songs and what they mean to him.
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 5pm – 6pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Rose Condo – How to Find Where You Belong (Hybrid Event)
Info: Rose Condo performs work from her latest collection followed by a Q&A and signing
Where: Online and in person at Small Seeds, Castlegate, Huddersfield, HD1 2UD
Time: 5.30pm – 6.30pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Fishing4Compliments – A Huddersfield Live event
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 7pm – 9pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Holmfirth Choral Society presents An Evening of Superlatives
Where: The Civic, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: £10 on the door or from choral members
Saturday 20th April 2024 – KMC Comedy Night
Info: With MC The Mighty Swob, Tom Little, Helen Swallow, Josh Sedman, Kevin McDonnell and Jack Carroll
Where: Longwood Mechanics Hall, Longwood Gate, HD3 4UU
Time: 7.45pm start
Cost: £12 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Wild Boys – The Ultimate Live 80s Band
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: from 8pm
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 20th April 2024 – Black Parade – 00s Emo Anthems
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 11pm – 3am
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Huddersfield Car Boot Sale
Where: John Smith’s Stadium, St Andrew’s Road Car Park (behind the South Stand)
Time: 7am for sellers (no booking required), 8am for buyers
Cost: £10 per car for sellers. Click here for more info or search for Huddersfield Car Boot Sale on Facebook
Sunday 21st April 2024 – David Brown Museum Open Day
Where: David Brown Tractor Club, Gate 4, Unit J2 Meltham Mills Industrial Estate, Knowle Lane, Meltham, HD9 4DS
Time: 10am – 3pm
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Soda Bread Bake and Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Parish Puppy Party in association with the RSPCA
Info: Doggy activities include mini agility course, dog show, pass the “paw”cel, photo booth and more! There will be a special doggy artwork session at 2pm and 4pm. The kitchen will be also be open for the hungry humans.
Time: 12noon – 6pm, free entry
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Sing into Spring with Huddersfield Community Gospel Choir, True Talent & Soul Choir
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: 2pm start
Cost: from £7 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Huddersfield Jazz present Rod Mason Quartet
Where: Huddersfield Irish Centre, 86 Fitzwilliam Street, Huddersfield, HD1 5BB
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Cost: £14 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Heslop & Stringer – A Huddersfield Live event
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 2pm – 4pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Discover Huddersfield Guided Walks Programme: Exploring Marsden – The Growth of a Village
Info: Join Roger Logue for a guided tour around the village – organised in association with Marsden History Group
Where: Meet outside by the conservatory at Marsden Mechanics
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Cost: from £4.50 Click here for more info & to reserve your place
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Yellow Goose Dance
Where: Northern Quarter, Wood Street, Huddersfield HD1 1DU
Time: 2.30pm – 5.30pm
Cost: £5 entry. Click here for more info & tickets
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Huddersfield U3A Mixed Voice Choir & Friends of Beaumont Park Ukulele Group present a Spring Concert
Where: Gledholt Methodist Church, Huddersfield, HD1 5QX
Time: 3pm
Cost: £7, Under 16s free. Tickets available from the Choir or Ukulele group members or by calling 07985 088093
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Interactive Quiz Afternoon & DJ
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: 3pm – 6pm
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 21st April 2024 – A night with Adrian Ingram’s Jazz Dawgs
Where: The County Beerhouse, Princess Street, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 4pm – 7pm, free entry
Sunday 21st April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: James Leslie, Musician – A Huddersfield Live event
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 8pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Huddersfield Literature Festival takes place from 11th to 28th April. Click here to view all their events taking place
Monday 22nd April 2024 – Antiques Valuation Day
Info: Free antique valuation roadshow with Sheffield Auction Gallery.
Where: Marsden Mechanics, Peel Street, Marsden, HD7 6BW
Time: 10am – 2pm. Click here to find out more
Monday 22nd April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Launch of The Lazy Book Club – A Huddersfield Live event
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 5.30pm – 7pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Monday 22nd April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Monday 22nd April 2024 – Michael Aldag – Sorry For Everything Tour
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Talking Zebras Open Mic
Info: Open mic slots led by local group Talking Zebras. No booking required – just sign up on the night for an open mic slot or drop in to enjoy the poetry
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 6.30pm – 8pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Tuesday 23rd April 2024 – Open Mic Night
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8pm – 10pm
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: When There is Always Love – A Dark Horse Theatre production
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the Court at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 12noon start Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Pitch to Publishers
Info: A fast paced pitching session where each writer gets around a minute to pitch their book idea to publishers
Where: Heritage Quay, Schwann Building, University of Huddersfield
Time: 7.15pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £5 Click here for more info & to book your ticket
Wednesday 17th April 2024 – Bhangra and Giddah Dance Class with Hardeep Sahota
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £5 – call to book. Click here for info
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – Attic Stories – a night of words and open mic
Where: Attic Theatre, Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £3 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Wednesday 24th April 2024 – Jazz Night featuring The PSJ Associates
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8.30pm – 10.30pm
Cost: £5 cash per person
Thursday 25th April 2024 – Huddersfield Civic Society talk: Transforming Huddersfield’s Railway – The Transpennine Route Upgrade
Info: An opportunity to hear about the biggest engineering project to influence the future of Huddersfield since the building of the M62
Where: New North Road Baptist Church, New North Parade, Huddersfield, HD1 5JU
Time: 7pm – 8.30pm
Cost: Free to HCS members. A recommended £5 donation from non-members. Click here for more info & book your place.
Thursday 25th April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Thursday 25th April 2024 – A Certain Ratio
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £20 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Charity Coffee Morning in aid of Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice
Where: The Civic, Huddersfield Road, Holmfirth, HD9 3AS
Time: 9.30am – 12.30pm
Friday 26th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve
Info: Join Simon Robinson and Steve Goldman, co-authors of the book The Art of the Bizarre Vinyl Sleeve, on an illustrated journey into some of the worst album covers ever released
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 12.30pm – 2pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 26th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Mason Whittle – A Huddersfield Live event
Where: Huddersfield Live Tipi in the courtyard at the Lawrence Batley Theatre
Time: 6pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Friday 26th April 2024 – Cuckoo Day Walk
Info: Join the National Trust Marsden Moor for a family friendly moorland walk to hear the legend of the Marsden Cuckoo. Distance 2 miles. Click here for more info
Where: Meet at Marsden Mechanics
Time: 6.15pm – 8.15pm
Friday 26th April 2024 – Abba Fever
Where: Denroyd Farm, Denby Lane, Upper Denby, HD8 8TZ
Time: doors 6.45pm
Cost: £16 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Springtime Charity Concert with Gledholt Male Voice Choir and soloists
Where: Scapegoat Hill Baptist Church
Time: 7pm start
Cost: £10 entry with proceeds going to Headway Charity (supporting brain injury victims) and local dementia charities
Friday 26th April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Lisa Luxx
Where: Attic at the Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost: £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – China Crisis
Where: Holmfirth Picturedrome, Market Walk, Holmfirth, HD9 7DA
Time: doors 7.30pm
Cost: from £27.50 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Ghost Dance
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Flash Cassette in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Friday 26th April 2024 – Danse Nocturne: Alt 80s/90s Club Night
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 11pm till late
Cost: from £5 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Brockholes Village Trust Spring Craft, Produce and Bric-a-Brac Fair
Where: Brockholes Village Hall
Time: 9.30am – 1pm, free entry
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Lindley Clock Tower Open Day
Time: 10am – 12noon, free to attend with any donations going to Lindley Community Group
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Spring Artisan Market
Info: With handmade crafts, artwork, cakes and much more!
Where: Eco Hub, Emley Business Park, HD8 9QY
Time: 10am – 2pm
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Cuckoo Day Festival
Info: With stalls, refreshments, tombola, raffle and hot food in the Parochial Hall plus pony rides, face painting and inflatables outside and music in the church.
Where: St Bartholomew’s Church and Parochial Hall, Marsden
Time: 10am – 4pm
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Victoria Tower open at Castle Hill
Time: 12noon – 4.30pm
Cost: Adults £2.40, child 65p, Family £4.85 (2 adults & 2 children)
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Huddersfield Light Opera Company present Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 2.15pm & 7.15pm
Cost: from £6 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Stephanie Hirst’s Belters Live
Where: Smile Bar and Venue, Wakefield Road, Aspley, Huddersfield
Time: 7pm till late
Cost: from £10 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Everything Changes: Take That Tribute Show
Where: Huddersfield Town Hall, Ramsden Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2TA
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: from £24 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – &Piano Music Festival: Classical Night with Mollie Wrafter (violin), Armand Rabot (Baritone) and Chris Pulleyn (Piano)
Where: Dark Woods Coffee, Holme Mills, Slaithwaite, HD7 6LS
Time: 7.30pm
Cost: £15 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Out & Loud Open Mic
Info: Hosted by poetic comedian Zee, an open mic for queer performers of all kinds. From music to poetry, comedy to cabaret, sign up on the night or email outnloud.events@gmail.com to reserve your slot
Where: Small Seeds, Castlegate, Huddersfield, HD1 2UD
Time: 9pm – 10.30pm Click here for all Huddersfield Literature Festival events
Saturday 27th April 2024 – The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £18 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Saturday 27th April 2024 – Sugar Crease in the Dive Bar
Where: The Parish, The Old Courthouse, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Cost: from £7 Click here for more info & buy tickets
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Huddersfield Car Boot Sale
Where: John Smith’s Stadium, St Andrew’s Road Car Park (behind the South Stand)
Time: 7am for sellers (no booking required), 8am for buyers
Cost: £10 per car for sellers. Click here for more info or search for Huddersfield Car Boot Sale on Facebook
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Huddersfield Auto Retro Jumble
Info: Regular market of car and motorbike related items
Where: Huddersfield Open Market, Brook Street, HD1 1RX
Time: Stalls from 7am, public from 9am
Cost: Stalls £20, admission £3
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Market on the Farm
Info: Yummy Yorkshire open their barn to host local, talented, handpicked traders to showcase their beautiful, unique wares.
Where: Yummy Yorkshire, Delph House Farm, High Flatts, Denby Dale, HD8 8XY
Time: 10am – 4pm, free entry
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Colne Valley Art Society Annual Exhibition
Where: Colne Valley Museum, Cliffe Ash, Golcar, HD7 4PY
Time: 12noon – 4pm
Cost: £5 admission fee, children under 16 & museum members free
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Victoria Tower open at Castle Hill
Time: 12noon – 4.30pm
Cost: Adults £2.40, child 65p, Family £4.85 (2 adults & 2 children)
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Open Mic – Young Poet Laureates
Info; Hosted by poet Sharena Lee Satti, meet the next generation of West Yorkshire Poets at the West Yorkshire Young Poet Laureate Programme 22-23 Shortlist and Young Laureates Open Mic
Where: Cellar Theatre at Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 12.30pm – 2pm
Cost: free but booking is advisable – Click here to book
Sunday 28th April 2024 – Huddersfield Literature Festival: Ink Spill Poetry Workshop
Info: A workshop challenging northern stereotypes through poetry followed by an open mic
Where: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen Street, Huddersfield, HD1 2SP
Time: 2pm – 4pm
Cost: free but booking advisable. Click here to book
Monday 29th April 2024 – Huddersfield Local History Society talk – Luddite Lecture: Drawing on History
Info: A presentation by Paul Fitzgerald and Robert Poole.
Where: University of Huddersfield Oastler Building, Room OA4/01 (ground floor)
Time: 7.30pm – 9pm
Cost: free for members, £2 for non-members
Tuesday 30th April 2024 – Open Mic Night
Where: Head of Steam, St George’s Square, Huddersfield town centre
Time: 8pm – 10pm
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