What's On in Hebden Bridge
and the surrounding area - 2024-2025
Pennine Spring Music
The Pennine Spring Music festival takes place in Heptonstall during the May bank holiday week each year. You will find a friendly group of passionate musicians who strive to perform at their best in three concerts over the course of the week
It's not just about the music though – there are social events and local attractions to enjoy, and the sheer beauty of your surroundings.
Cakes on a Train
Children's Author Krishna Francis
Hebden Bridge Library, 2pm
Krishna Francis is a local children's author with a brand new book to share at Hebden Bridge Library.
Suitable for children aged 9 years +
Children must be accompanied by an adult
Approximately 1 hour
Exhibition of Ice and Fire
by Steve Morgan
Industry and Climate Change.
A photography exhibition.
Fri 30th May - Opening Night 7pm - 9pm
Sat 31st and Sun 1st June 11am - 5pm
Northlight Art Studios, Hangingroyd Lane, Hebden Bridge, HX7 7BZ
An abstract view of the conflicts of industrial production and climate change.
Steelmaking, the fiery process that underpins and is vital to modern life, comes with a huge cost to the climate. Greenhouse gases gush from the burning fossil fuels that drive 1600°C blast furnaces and melt raw iron ore. Purifying the molten ore by mixing it with refined coal, or coke, releases a second, bigger surge of carbon dioxide. A third stream comes when the resulting pig iron is turned into steel by cooking it a bit further—baking off most of the remaining carbon— and alloying it with additives such as chromium or titanium.
In the end, the emitted greenhouse gases weigh roughly twice as much as the steel itself. Nearly 2 billion tons of steel is produced worldwide each year, accounting for about 7% of human greenhouse gas emissions, more than the entire European Union.
Steel is the planet's largest carbon-emitting manufacturing sector, making it an immediate global priority for decarbonization. The steel industry is currently grappling with and finding solutions to the challenges set by legally binding targets to achieve net zero emissions .
This exhibition takes an abstract look at some of the coldest places on the Earth and one of the most energy intensive and hottest production processes in industry.
The images are from the Arctic and Antarctic regions taken during campaigns Steve Morgan has undertaken with Greenpeace. The steel industry images form part of my commercial work taken over the years in the UK and Europe
Friends of Colden Clough - pulling Himalayan balsam
Join Friends of Colden Clough at 10 am, 1st June, as we help protect our woods by undertaking woodland management to increase biodiversity.
We will be pulling Himalayan balsam which is an invasive species which outcompetes our native flowers.
As we are lucky enough to have rare ancient woodland in Colden Clough, working to eradicate balsam is important to enable special plants like bluebells, wood anemones and water avens to thrive. Not only this, but the shallow root system of balsam has a negative effect on the integrity of the soil whilst intact native plants can help to slow the flow of water - in a valley where every centimetre of water can buy time for local homes and businesses in flood events, tackling balsam can be a very rewarding task.
In the following months we will be undertaking other important woodland management jobs like removing invasive tree and shrub species, tree planting and hedge laying.
We will meet at Eaves Playground on Eaves Avenue in Hebden Bridge (HX7 6DJ) and then head up to a suitable spot. Parking is very limited so please walk, cycle or bus it (unfortunately there is no bus to Eaves on a Sunday but you could get one to the bottom of Church Lane and walk up or get one to Heptonstall and walk down through the woods)
Wear long sleeved clothing and trousers to protect yourself and bring a sun hat and water if the weather is warm.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Well behaved, friendly dogs are also welcome.
Annual Todmorden Cream Tea and Plant Sale
1.30 -5 pm
Come and enjoy a traditional Cream Tea and Plant Sale
5, The Hollins, Todmorden OL14 8BJ
Cream Tea (£6 or donation), Raffle Hand, thrown ceramics
Donations of plants needed! If you have plants of any sort please contact John to arrange for collection or drop them off at 5, The Hollins Mob 07789 264770 (It would be very helpful if plants are labelled!)
All proceeds will go to St. Augustine's Centre Halifax (Supporting refugees and asylum seekers in Calderdale) and Torture ID (Medical support for survivors of torture)
Poetry at The Dusty Miller
7.30 pm in The Coiners Room, Dusty Miller Inn, Burnley Road, Mytholmroyd HX7 5LH
Last event before the summer break
Featuring three wonderful poets:
- Sarah-Clare Conlon
- Sarah Corbett
- Winston Plowes
Hat passed round for poets. Books to buy
Car park at rear - bus stop outside - station 5 minutes walk
Free. All Welcome
Dark Matter presents
Seas of Mirth
Non-conformist music with wonky grooves,
tickley lyrics and riveting riffs
With Brigantes
Golden Lion Todmorden, 8pm
Tickets on Skiddle/ on the door
Charlestown Open Gardens 2025
11am - 4pm
A group of beautiful gardens on the edge of Hebden Bridge will be open for charity. Come along to enjoy inspiring garden features, opportunities to chat, and home baked cake.
Visiting the gardens offers an excellent destination for a gentle walk from the centre of Hebden Bridge, which will take in a stroll along the canal, a wander through woodland, and stunning views of the Calder Valley.
Visiting the gardens is free, and there will be optional collections and refreshments sales for charity. Please note that parking is not available and all gardens are accessed via steps.
Buses along the valley also stop close to the gardens.
More info on this HebWeb news page
For full information and a map please visit this website
Dark Matter presents
Holy Scum
+ Just Rattled
Noise rock from Todmorden/Manchester bands
Golden Lion Todmorden, 7.30pm
Tickets on Skiddle/ on the door
Midgley Fete
1pm - 10pm, Midgley Recreation Ground, Green Lane, Midgley
A centenary celebration of the recreation ground - stalls, dog races, welly wanging, beer tent, food outlet and tea tent, maypole dancing, face - painting, traditional games, junior football tournament.
Live Music from 3.30 - 10pm - 4 great bands to entertain you - Ruth Gardziel Trio, Les Gillon & the agents of Karma, the Mighty Revelator, and ORBIT
Please see our website www.midgley-village.co.uk for more information
Annual Hebden Bridge March Contest
12 midday, George's Square
The annual march and hymn tune contest is back for its 13th year, with a prize fund of £1500! As always everyone is welcome to join in for a day of music making, no ticket costs involved.
Open Studios Town Hall exhibition
For 3 weeks this year the Town Hall is filled with art!
Visit Hebden Bridge Town Hall to see a wonderful exhibition of work by Hebden Bridge Open Studios artists. Open Studios event runs the final weekend, from 4 - 6 July, and the Town Hall's Waterfront Hall is hosting 20 of our 108 artists. Find out more at https://hebdenbridgeopenstudios.org
The Handmade Parade is Back in Hebden Bridge on 22 June. Now known as "The Summer Parade". Funding is from the Arts Council and Calderdale Council. New big puppets, artist training, volunteer sessions, music, stiltwalking classes and loads more are coming in 2025. See this HebWeb Feature on the Parade with photos and info since 2008.
Dark Matter presents
Casino Rockets
+ GROW
Rock from 2 Halifax bands that are making waves
Golden Lion Todmorden, 8pm
Tickets on Skiddle
Hebden Bridge Open Studios Window Trail
Hebden Bridge and the whole Upper Calder Valley is an incredibly vibrant, creative place. Every year the artists and makers open their studios and workshops and invite the public in.
Our annual Open Studios Event this year is 4 - 6 July and ahead of that the creativity is spreading. From art galleries and quirky independent shops to food stores and barbers; nearly 60 venues will be displaying artwork in their windows from Friday 27 June giving you a taster of some of the artists' work that will be on show at the event.
Pick up a leaflet from a local shop from the start of June, which as well as providing a map for Open Studios gives you the Window Trail details. More info at https://hebdenbridgeopenstudios.org
Hebden Bridge Open Studios 2025
10.30am - 5.00pm
Open Studios weekend is a wonderful opportunity to visit over 108 artists and makers, working in many different media. From enthusiastic amateurs to internationally exhibited, professional artists at the top of your game, visit them all in their studios or at one of our three art and craft fairs.
Pick up a leaflet or brochure from a local shop from the start of June, or browse the artists taking part online and find out more: https://hebdenbridgeopenstudios.org
Hebden Bridge Open Studios is a not for profit organisation run by artists for artists to make sure art and creativity remain a cornerstone of our community.
By opening the doors to let people in to our creative spaces we open up the possibility of art, culture and beauty enriching everybody's lives. The spirit of community is incredibly strong here; events like Open Studios weave the fabric of those bonds together.
Last Dance on the Riviera
Emerging local playwright Chris Berry will be staging his debut play, Last Dance on the Riviera at Hebden Bridge Little Theatre this July.
See this HebWeb news item for more info.
Tickets for Last Dance on the Riviera, on at Hebden Bridge Little Theatre between July 9 and July 12, can be purchased for £15 (£12 concessions) from www.hblt.co.uk
Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
Bring out your repairs!
Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd will be up and running on Sunday 20 July from 1pm to 4pm
St Michael's Church Hall Mytholmroyd, HX7 5DS
Hot drinks and refreshments.
We can look to repair, clothes, bags, furniture, toys, bikes electrical appliances (not microwaves) knife/tool sharpening
Come and see what its all about.
Contact us:
Email: repairmytholm@gmail.com
Facebook: Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
Instagram: Repair Cafe Mytholmroyd
The Korgis coming to the Trades This classic British pop band best known for their worldwide hit single Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime play Hebden Bridge Trades Club on Friday 25th July. See this HebWeb news item for more info
Heroica Theatre Company presents, as a response to popular local demand, another chance to see:
Pat Douthwaite: Alive and Kicking
by Anna Carlisle with Alexandra Mathie
7pm, The Space, Hebden Bridge Town Hall
Duration: approx 70 minutes. Performance followed by a Q&A with writer and performer. For further information and enquiries, please email heroicatc@gmail.com
See this HebWeb news report from July last year (re: the September 2024 performance) for more info about the play