Festival events

Friday June 28

Food Hats (see June 26 for details)

Moorcroft Brass
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge
8.00pm
£5 (£4); £2 for under 16s
A perfect blend of classical, jazz and popular light music from this acclaimed brass quintet whose pedigree stretches from the LSO to the Huddersfield Philharmonic via the Hebden Bridge Band and the Leeds Dance Band.

‘The Road to McCarthy’ – Pete McCarthy
Hebden Bridge Picture House,
New Road, Hebden Bridge
8.00pm
£9 (£7)
‘ . . . one of the funniest writers around’ (Yorkshire Evening Post). TV/radio presenter and accomplished live performer Pete McCarthy’s hilarious and wise McCarthy’s Bar has been in the top ten for over a year! His new book, The Road to McCarthy, takes him from Ireland to Alaska by circuitous route in pursuit of far-flung Irish connections. A funny, engaging and warm-hearted evening. ‘I would go anywhere with this man’ (Sunday Telegraph). Book-signing follows the show. www.petemccarthy.co.uk.
Sponsored by ASDA

‘Tales from the Wharf’
Stubbing Wharf Pub,
King Street, Hebden Bridge
8.00pm
£4 (£3) – on the door
A storytelling evening to remember, put together as part of the Festival by Shaggy Dog Storytellers. Come along, sit back and listen to stories, lies, legends, myths - and of course shaggy dog stories – from around the world. See you there.

  • Friday 21st June
  • Saturday 22nd June
  • Sunday 23rd June
  • Monday 24th June
  • Tuesday 25th June
  • Wednesday 26th June
  • Thursday 27th June
  • Friday 28th June
  • Saturday 29th June
  • Sunday 30th June
  • Monday, 1st July
  • Tuesday, 2nd July
  • Wednesday, 3rd July
  • Pre-festival event
  • Exhibitions
  • Open Studios
  • Open Gardens
  • And yet more


  • Thursday, 4th July
  • Friday, 5th July
  • Saturday, 6th July
  • Sunday, 7th July
  • Pre-festival event
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