Once Upon a Time – Bankfield Museum
Bankfield Museum Boothtown Road, Halifax, United KingdomA new exhibition of children’s books and favourite characters at Bankfield Museum for little children and grown-up children. FREE admission.
A new exhibition of children’s books and favourite characters at Bankfield Museum for little children and grown-up children. FREE admission.
Help Woolly the Sheep find his lost chocolate eggs at The Piece Hall. £1 per trail. Trails available from the Welcome Centre. Each completed trail will receive a chocolate treat!
Have a child who loves trains? Ravensprings Park is a private park owned by the Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. You can ride miniature locomotives on two different railway tracks...
Plant a pot, pouch or container of spring flowering bedding plants to take home with you at Jungle Experience, Manor Heath. Age 3+. No unaccompanied children. £10 (£9 PTL) Price...
Celebration of “The Meltdown”, the 13th instalment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. You will listen to an extract from the book and make very own Duck Tape...
Join the Chocolate Box team to learn about the history of chocolate and do some tasting. Children will get to decorate their own chocolate egg and create a box to...
Create unique Minecraft movies using stop motion animation, swapping backdrops and props for endless storytelling. What will happen next? You decide! Children will be required to work in small groups....
Farm-themed holiday activities at Siddal Children's Centre on Wednesday, April 17. Includes animal hide and seek, digging in the vegetable patch, face painting and a tombola. No need to book,...
Come along and learn the basics of 3D printing, and create your own three-dimensional object. Please note, printing in 3D takes a little time. You will be notified when your creation...
Join us in The Piece Hall Courtyard to see some spring Ryeland lambs and ewes! Find out more about how their wool is used to make cloth and have a...
Annual Duck Race in Hebden Bridge on Easter Monday with children's rides, charity stall and live music! Organised by the Rotary Club of Hebden Bridge, around 10,000 ducks are launched...
Delicious international treats will be heading to Halifax at Market Place's International Market. You'll be able to find tasty treats, unique crafts and gifts from all over the world at...
History school at Orange Box. Learn about Joan of Kent, a princess of controversy and first Princess of Wales Find out about Joan’s childhood in the aftermath of her father’s execution...
Drop by our fashion station in the courtyard where you can choose from a selection of designs to have your face painted. Then rummage through our dressing-up chest to find...
A free two-day festival to help people get active, creative and offer much-needed support services. There will be four different zones set up in the Courtyard of The Piece Hall,...
Direct from the West End, this kids' favourite includes catchy songs, interactive scenes, plenty of adventure and a few surprises Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog...
Bring your kids along and make some Napkin Lightsabers! Saturday, May 4, 9.30am. Holy Trinity Church, Mixenden.
An afternoon of miniature steam trains, food, drink, treats and family fun at Ravensprings Park, Brighouse. Tickets: Adults, £5. Concessions, £3. Saturday, May 4. 1.30-5pm. Ravensprings Park, Cawliffe Road, Brighouse,...
Have a child who loves trains? Ravensprings Park is a private park owned by the Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. You can ride miniature locomotives on two different railway tracks...
A celebration of National Children’s Day UK, which is all about the importance of a healthy childhood and how we need to protect the rights and freedoms of children. At...
Baby and toddler sale at St Winefrides Church Hall, Bradford - short drive from Halifax. £1.50 entrance fee per adults. Refreshments available. To book a stall (£12 per stall), contact...
A day dedicated to our youngest visitors, with NO schools bookings! There will also be an early years story session Reach for the Stars, where children will blast off on...
Solve a murder mystery at Bankfield Museum! Follow two Victorian characters to solve the mystery and find out who did it. Suitable for children from aged 8. Booking essential. museums.calderdale.gov.uk...
Bring a torch and enjoy a walk and talk about bats with the Friends of St Matthew's Churchyard, Lightcliffe. Meet at the bae of the tower opposite the Sun Inn...
Taster sessions, games and prizes at Rastrick Tennis Club. There will be snacks, family time and special offers. Sunday, May 19. 2-4pm.
Brilliant circus acts, music and energy, with performers from all over the world. Meet Clown Angelo and watch beautiful Aerialist’s, whirlwind jugglers, a laser duo and the sensational wheel of...
Bring your teddy bear and spend the morning playing out in the woods! Aimed at preschool children and their parents/carers. Activities include bear-related games and a picnic (bring your own...
History School at Orange Box. Learn about Thomas Fairfax- A Yorkshireman’s Civil War and explore Fairfax’s role in the Bishops’ War and the Fairfax position in the escalating dispute between...
Celebrate 50 years since humans first landed on the moon by seeing a NEW space show and takeingpart in astronaut training in a human gyroscope. Standard entry or free with...
Celebrate 50 years since humans first landed on the moon! There will be a NEW space show and you can take part in astronaut training in a human gyroscope. Moon...
Fun family day out, helping local groups to raise funds for charity. The Carnival Theme is 'Horrible History' and the parade starts at 12.30pm at Sanworth Street. There will be...
Fun classic bike and scooter show including a free all day cinema, rock n roll dancers and a display of American Cars. £5 adults, free for under 12s. Sunday, May...
Enjoy a stream dip and picnic (bring your own food) at Jerusalem Farm. Meet in the car park at Luddenden to walk to Jerusalem Farm (around 1.5 miles each way)....
It's time for Brighouse's annual 1940's weekend! The whole town centre will be taken over with displays and re-enactments, streets filled singing and dancing. Free, great family fun!
Pull on your pyjamas and head to the library for fun, story time and a pyjama party! From June 3-8 2019, Calderdale Libraries will be celebrating BookTrust's Pyjamarama campaign, to...
Pull on your pyjamas and head to the library for fun, story time and a pyjama party! From June 3-8 2019, Calderdale Libraries will be celebrating BookTrust's Pyjamarama campaign, to...
Are your afternoons boring? Why not "mix it up" and do something different? Sessions include arts, crafts, board games and more! Ages 8+ Mixenden Library: Thursdays. May 2, June 6...
Pull on your pyjamas and head to the library for fun, story time and a pyjama party! From June 3-8 2019, Calderdale Libraries will be celebrating BookTrust's Pyjamarama campaign, to...
The annual Halifax Charity Gala returns on Saturday, June 8 with lots of fun for all the family. At Manor Heath there will be The Dick Danger Show, Amazing Stephen,...
Enjoy a family friendly 4.5 mile walk around Norland Moor, focussing on moorland birds and elusive reptiles. Meet at Moor Bottom Lane car park. Ages 8+ ( no unaccompanied children)....
Have a child who loves trains? Ravensprings Park is a private park owned by the Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. You can ride miniature locomotives on two different railway tracks...
Fun, family music festival in Hipperholme. Over ten hours of live music from local talent, bars, street food, stalls, dedicated areas for kids. Gates open at 11.30am. Tickets £10 with...
Come and join in some family friendly fun on June 15 and 16 and find all the scarecrows hidden in Lower Wyke! If you're local, why not make a scarecrow...
Make bird feeders with dad, working together to create a fat ball bird feeder, then spot birds together from the bird hide.
June 21-30. Street entertainment, visual arts, music and theatre in various locations. Highlights include: Catherine Bohart : Work in Progress Wolfgang Flür- Musik Soldat The Feeling of Going Maps :...
Meet Dapple the Unicorn and have your picture taken with him (charges apply).
A free day of activities including arts and crafts, circus skills, Indian dancing with Annapurna and storytelling.
Free fun day for kids at Huddersfield amateur football club. Lots of fun events for the kids including hook a duck, tombola and the chance to win a holiday for...
Family-friendly music festival providing a platform for young musicians aged 12-24. This year there will be live music across two stages throughout the day, with styles from pop, indie, metal...
Have a child who loves trains? Ravensprings Park is a private park owned by the Brighouse and Halifax Model Engineers. You can ride miniature locomotives on two different railway tracks...
Lullabies For Parents is a new theatre show with songs. It is made by parents, for parents and is based on the album of the same name by musician and...
Fun-packed family day out with a parade, donkey rides, dog shows, a fair ground, tombola and traditional gala stalls. The Gala procession will leave Garden Road at around noon, and...
A whole day of family fun with entertainment, animal events, children's attraction, trade stalls and food and drink in Centre Vale Park, Todmorden.
Join in the first Fire and Water Festival in Sowerby Bridge, and help make it an annual celebration. There's a £1 suggested donation per event. Noon: Table Top Sale 3pm:...
Theatrical show demonstrating what happens if you tell two chaps who like to make people laugh to dramatise all ninety chapters from the first two books of the Bible! It has...
Experience celebration and spectacle at the 11th annual Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade! The magic happens during three weeks of workshops, which are open to anyone who wants to make costumes,...
No need to rush to the coast - the seaside is coming to Halifax from July 5-7. There will be a giant fun fair, a Frozen sing along and meet...
Family fun, celebrating the 60th anniversary of Shelf Gala. Gates open at 11:30am and the parade will leave Bethal at 12.15pm, coming back through the village and arriving at Shelf...
Count how many butterflies there are at Cromwell Bottom with Andrew Cockroft from Halifax Scientific Society. Meet by the Cromwell Bottom Cabin (HD6 2RG). The walk covers around three miles....