What's On! Holmfirth & Huddersfield Events Diary 2017

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Byram Arcade is a great place to visit throughout the year, but at certain times it’s extra special, with events and live performances taking place.
Art & Craft Fair – On the 4th Saturday of EVERY month.
No two months will be alike, each month there will be a good selection of Art, Jewellery, Textiles, Cards and other items!

VINTAGE @ THE BYRAM

Clothing stalls, re-worked, vintage inspired, antiques, craft, gifts, jewellery, accessories!

Live music – most Saturdays
Vintage Fairs
Festival of Light

Check the website for further details

Full Award winning English Breakfast, Secure Onsite Parking, Free Wi-Fi and Central Huddersfield Location.

Visit here

This family friendly fun day and music event brings together a plethora of local music and performing art talents to perform, with all proceeds donated to the Welcome Centre, Huddersfield who provide a range of supportive services including a food bank, bedding, clothing and advice to individuals and families in the area suffering with poverty and in financial crisis.

Every single penny counts and is put to great use, to assist people in getting back on their feet Confirmed acts for "Marshfest 2017" includes tribute, cover and original artists including; Vagabond, Flock of 3, Leo Brazil and his Twitch, Fie Fie Fie, Fishing for Compliments, Darren Poyzer, Highline, The Boo Sutcliffe Band, Samh and Locrian's Garden. Late entries - Kelter, The Blind Dead McJones Band, Volume 11. ​
With family entertainment including go-karts, trampolines, roundabouts, bouncy castle, face painting, folk dancing demonstrations etc. A range of craft stalls, food and drink available to purchase and licensed bar open until late.

Tickets £5.

Join us for our second Engineering Open House Day on Friday 28th July - a day of family fun to learn about the important roles engineers play in our everyday lives. Come and discover the creativity and excitement that engineering has to offer.

All events are completely free and refreshments are available to purchase from our cafe throughout the day. Please check individual activities for age suitability recommendations. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Please note, it's advisable to book in advance as our capacity is limited. Please register via the link below.

Tickets - FREE

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Kingsgate Student Lockin

The Student Lock In - the biggest student shopping extravaganza of the season is here again at Kingsgate Shopping Centre Huddersfield.

With its trademark brand of frenzied student mania to bring you a one-night-only party of crazy savings, cool giveaways and awesome activities. Shopping needed a makeover; prepare for a Takeover...

Register online now!!

Watch past video here!  

Freshers Event at The Packhorse Kitchen

We have FRESHERS FEVER!

Eating challenges, live cooking demonstrations and a selfie challenge.
It's all happening on Friday 30th September!

- Burger King triple whopper eating challenge!
- Ale Tasting with the Real Cafe
- Selfie Scavenger Hunt
- Rooster Wing Roulette
- El Taco Loco Buritto Challenge
- Live Cooking Demos
- Foodie Vouchers to win
- Fantastic Discounts

COME IN FANCY DRESS!

Little Monsters Spooky Scare Trail at The Packhorse Centre, Huddersfield

Join us for a mystery trick or treat hunt!

- Face painting and balloon modelling
- Halloween themed treats in the Packhorse Kitchen
- Create Spook-tacular crepes with the Street Food Corner
- Design your own mini Halloween decorations

WIN A PRIZE for best fancy dress, so dress up the kids in all spooky costumes and you could win a mystery Halloween prize at the end of the event.

This local community event has been attracting people from Huddersfield and the surrounding areas for years and is a permanent fixture on the Bonfire Calendar

Based at Crosland Hill near the Sands House Public House and just above the World Famous Standard Fireworks factory, the event attracts many thousands of people each year. The Bonfire and Firework Display raises thousands of pounds with all proceeds going back into the local community.

Tickets: £4 adults, £1 kids,
Parking £2
Gates and Fun Fair open at 5.30pm (including food and drink outlets)
Bonfire lights up at 6.30pm
Fireworks at 7.15pm

Join us for our 4th Winter Food Fair.
We have a wide range of wonderful stalls, stocked full of local produce.

Beer, wine, cheeses, chocolates and much more.

Entry is just £1 with free entry for under 16s.
There are children's activities, hot and cold drinks as well as delicious food from the cafe.

In support of St. Stephen's Church, Lindley.

The Art Market is a unique, friendly event where selected artists & designer-makers sell beautiful textiles, sculpture, homewares, jewellery, paintings, art, photography and more, direct to the public...

100 wonderful selected artists and designer-makers selling their own work direct to the public over two weekends with different artists each weekend
Entrance £2.00. Children under 14 free.

Festive Fun & Music, Santa's Grotto,
Festive Food & Drink!
Parade with Celebrities
Switch On!
Fireworks
And closing events

hcmf// is an annual, international festival of contemporary and new music, over 10 days consisting of approximately 50 events, including concerts, music-theatre, dance, multi-media, talks and film, with a related Learning and Participation programme devised and implemented to reflect the artistic programme and respond to regional need.

Show your Support and Shop Local in Huddersfield!

Click & Collect from you Local Huddersfield Shops this Christmas at:

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Christmas Festive Feast at The Packhorse Kitchen

Packhorse is launching its popular Christmas event for the second year running with plenty of festive attractions on offer for all.

Santa is returning to Packhorse Kitchen to meet and greet with the little elves of Huddersfield.

 Enjoy a meet and greet with Santa Claus, a Christmas Craft Workshop station and Christmas market stalls where families will be invited to sample festive treats from each of the Centre’s eateries. The Street Food Corner will be inviting all to sample brand new menu additions whilst hosting a Christmas crepe workshop for children.

The event is free to attend, although parents will be encouraged to make a small donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital, a charity that the Centre has raised money for in the past, this will be collected by Santa’s elf throughout the day.

An extravaganza celebrating the end of Winter and start of Spring. Includes pyrotechnics, fire sculptures, theatre performances and torchlight parades.

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The Packhorse Valentine's Event

Huddersfield families are invited to enjoy a free Valentine’s activity workshop at the heart of Huddersfield.

Packhorse Shopping Centre will play host to a Valentine’s flower workshop, where visitors can hand-craft their own designs just in time to give to someone special on February 14th.
The event will take place on Monday 13th February, 12-2pm and feature new samples, mini cakes, discount vouchers and all things sweet from the Centre’s brand new retailer, Patisserie Valerie.
Packhorse Shopping Centre’s Centre Manager, David Heathcote-Smith, said: “We are delighted to host a Valentine’s event this year. “Valentine’s Day means something personal to everyone and we would like to offer Packhorse visitors of all ages something truly memorable and completely free to enjoy.

Over the weekend more than sixty bands will be competing in the magnificent setting of Huddersfield Town Hall. Across all sections players will be taking to the stage, all seeking the honour of representing Yorkshire at the finals of the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain. With some of the finest Bands in Britain such as Black Dyke, Brighouse and Rastrick, Grimethorpe Colliery, Rothwell and many others all competing in the Championship Section, few contests are so fiercely competitive.

Second, Fourth and First Section
Tickets £8 unallocated seating

Third Section
Tickets £6 unallocated seating

Championship Section
Tickets £10 allocated Stalls or Balcony Seating

Since its inception in 2006, the Huddersfield Literature Festival has provided innovative and high-profile events to support and showcase both established and new, emerging writers and performers, as well as offering the opportunity to attend workshops and masterclasses.

This year’s performers include: Ian Rankin, Jenni Murray & Alan Johnson at Huddersfield Town Hall

Plus: Susie Dent, Sophie Hannah, Joanne Harris, Henry Normal, Michèle Roberts, Lemn Sissay, writing workshops and more

• Free Family Events
• Creative Writing Workshops
• Literary Afternoon Tea with Susie Dent (C4 Countdown)
• Majikkon (Anime/Manga & Comic Con)
• A Celebration of Pride and Prejudice
• Poetry Slam with Attila the Stockbroker
• Crime Fiction Day Comedy evening

Many FREE or LOW-COST events at accessible venues Several events with Stagetext subtitling.

Support your local Festival – at venues across Huddersfield town centre

Following the recent competition a selection of poems from the Courage Is Poetry Project will appear in key prominent spaces and shops within the Town Centre and here within the Virtual Huddersfield 'virtual' streets.

To accompany the competition winners, the work of five poets appearing at the Huddersfield Literature Festival in March are also featured: Lemn Sissay, Rose Condo, Owen Lowery, Lisa M Luxx and Michael Stewart.

Look out for the footprints in Town to see where the poems are being displayed. Everyone visiting shops, bars and restaurants in Huddersfield will be able to read the poems and you can invite your friends and family to see them on display too.

If you can't make it into Town but want to read a selection of the wonderful poems, simply click on the link below.

The Parade will consist of floats, pipe band, Ceili group, Celtic Rock band, samba bands, Brass Band, Majorette Troupe, Morris Dancers, themed characters and various organisations representing the spectrum of the Irish Community within Huddersfield and other associated groups.

Pulsating drums and sweet ceilidh, Molly Malone and the auld shillelagh; it can only mean one thing - The Huddersfield Saint Patrick's Day Parade!

The parade, supported by the Government of Ireland and Kirklees Council, will be led by the Tulla Pipe and Drum band, of County Clare, and Sligo Ceili group who will perform a brief riverdance set in the first ever parade day show at St George's Square.

Local acts will include Giants Causeway Rock band, Frumptarn Guggenband, Marsden Brass band and debutants Slubbing Billys Morris Dance Team, The Rogues and The Huddersfield Giants Cheerleaders

Live from the centre of Huddersfield

Honley Show is one of the most prestigious, best attended and well respected rural shows in the country. Now in its 79th year, the Show's Farnley Tyas showground remains one of the region's best venues to showcase a stunning range of activities, agricultural events, stands and displays.

It provides a fun day out for all the family whether you live in Kirklees, West Yorkshire or the North of England.

As in the past there will be games, rides, food stalls and much more. There is also musical treats. We have usually been very lucky with the weather and lots of ice cream has been consumed on the day!

Our biggest event of the year is back!
The Midnight Memory Walk continues to capture the imagination, with over 1,000 people lacing up each year. We'd love you to take part and help us to celebrate 30 years of Kirkwood Hospice.

The Midnight Memory Walk involves participants taking on a circular six or ten mile sponsored walk, starting at the University of Huddersfield. The evening starts from 10pm, with registration, a group warm up and fantastic entertainment. On the stroke of midnight, confetti cannons will pierce the night air to signal the start of the walk. It doesn’t matter why you decide to take part in the Midnight Memory Walk; it could be in memory of a loved one; to get fit or simply to enjoy a great night out with friends and colleagues. Whatever your reason, age or fitness, it promises to be a fun, inspiring and rewarding event, with fellow Hospice supporters coming together for the biggest and best fundraising night of the year.

The usual brilliant party atmosphere awaits you, with entertainment, live music and face painting, along with a group warm-up before you lace up and set off on the walk.

Price: The entry fee is £15 per person (£8 for walkers aged 16 and under). This includes a walker pack (containing sponsor form, walker’s guide & t-shirt) and a breakfast sandwich at the finish line.

The Hepworth Brass Band will join forces with Holmfirth Choral Society on Hepworth Feast weekend to present ‘A Feast of Brass & Voices’ at Holmfirth Civic Hall

 The programme is sure to prove a hit with music lovers as the Band and Choral Society perform the popular classics Zadok the Priest, the Hallelujah Chorus, Verdi’s Speed your Journey and O Fortuna from Carmina Burana. The concert gets underway at 7pm and it all makes for a great evenings’ entertainment with tickets £8 (including refreshments) available from Wm Sykes & Sons Estate Agents, Holmfirth, the Band (07885 251454) and the Choral Society (01484 687643).

RAISING FUNDS FOR HUDDERSFIELD YMCA R.U.F.C AND OTHER LOCAL CHARITIES

Annual 1940's Weekend
We make the village of Meltham go back in time, with themed entertainment and attractions in and around the village centre.

artWEEK is a local event with a national reputation – most of the exhibitors are from this area but visitors come from all over the country to view and to buy. It is astounding how much artistic talent there is locally – it is this that makes the event such a success . . . and brings so many visitors to Holmfirth every year.