Arts & Culture in West Yorkshire

Gallery openings, art trails, and workshops where you'll surprise yourself. Creative stuff that doesn't require a beret.

Arts & Culture

Community Craft & Leisure Café

Time: Monday, 3 August 2026 at 11:00Details: Location: Church BuildingPostcode: LS26 0PG

Mon 3 Aug12:00Rothwell Baptist Church

via Rothwell Baptist Church

Arts & Culture

Crochet Corner

Join us for crochet for beginners. Learn some simple techniques and develop your skills. No need to book; all welcome! Every Monday 1pm to 3pm.

Mon 3 Aug14:00Denby Dale Community Library

via Denby Dale Community Library

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Arts & Culture

Around £5

Summer Craft Sessions: Clay Flowers

Tuesday 4 August, 10am to 11am or 11.30am to 12.30pm Get hands-on with air dry clay to create beautiful, everlasting flowers. Children will shape, press and add texture to their designs, experimenting with different techniques to bring their creations to life.

Tue 4 Aug11:00Smith Art Gallery

via Smith Art GalleryLocal gem

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Crochet Club

Found this on Rawdon Library's radar. Crochet Club — sounds promising. Click through for the director's cut.

Tue 4 Aug11:00Rawdon Library

via Rawdon Library

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Community Craft Zone

Jewellery Club. We are a supportive, self-help group working on a wide range of creative projects. Free, all welcome although the group is currently full. If you'd like to join the group's 'waiting list' please .

Tue 4 Aug11:30Denby Dale Community Library

via Denby Dale Community Library

Arts & Culture

Around £40

Poetry at Shibden Hall: Anne & Mariana

Tuesday 4 August, 11am to 3pm Join poet Christine Sanders for a fantastic day doing what Anne Lister did best – write! In a relaxed, positive and encouraging atmosphere, you will be guided to write poetry/prose in the form of a dramatic monologue.

Tue 4 Aug12:00Smith Art Gallery

via Smith Art GalleryLocal gem

Arts & Culture

Crochet Club

Crochet Club. Rawdon Library. Date's on the card. That's the trailer — their site's got the main feature.

Tue 4 Aug14:00Rawdon Library

via Rawdon Library

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Denby Dale Craft Group

Weekly, free group event. We're an informal group who meet to share our experience and skills in a range of crafts including knitting, crochet, felting, tapestry, quilting, card making & many others. We welcome new people at whatever skill level & wanting opportunities to explore new crafts and ideas.

Wed 5 Aug14:30Denby Dale Community Library

via Denby Dale Community Library

Arts & Culture

Around £5.00

// Live Poetry feat Rosy Carrick and Louise Machen

Friday 7th August 7pm £5 An evening of poetry from Rosy Carrick and Louise Machen. Doors will be open from 7pm and refreshments will be available. Tickets £5 in advance. Rosy Carrick is the author of two poetry collections: Chokey (2018) and I LOVE (2025). Rosy's theatre debut Passionate Machine won the Best New Play award at Brighton Fringe and the Infallibles Award for Theatrical Excellence at Edinburgh Fringe in 2018, before touring internationally. Her critically acclaimed second play Musclebound toured from 2024 to 2025. Rosy has a PhD on the poetry of Vladimir Mayakovsky and has released two collections of his work in translation . Between 2022 and 2024, she co-wrote ZA/UM Studio's cursed – and subsequently cancelled – spin-off to the explosively successful videogame Disco Elysium . This year, Rosy's debut short film Annie & Bill won 1st Prize (Jury Award) in the Calderdale Shorts Category at Hebden Bridge Film Festival 2026, and was also part of the official 2026 selection for Sheffield DocFest, Buxton Short Film Festival and Guernsey Film Festival. "Absolutely Brilliant!" – Dawn French Louise Machen is a Manchester-based poet and educator who holds an MA in Creative Writing from The University of Manchester. Louise’s collaborative pamphlet, The Words of Others , is published with Hedgehog Press and her Forward-Prize nominated debut collection, I Am Not Light , is published with Black Bough Poetry.

Fri 7 AugIn a Land

via In a LandLocal gem

Arts & CultureTalks & LecturesWorkshops & Classes

Around £18.00

Stony Gaze: Talk and Pottery Workshop

With John Billingsley and Emily Thomas

Sat 8 AugThe Folklore Centre

via The Folklore CentreLocal gem

Arts & Culture

2026-08-08 10:00 - Rothwell Artists

Time: Saturday, 8 August 2026 at 10:00Details: Arts Group meeting in Medium HallLocation: Church Building

Sat 8 Aug11:00Rothwell Baptist Church

via Rothwell Baptist Church

Arts & CultureHistory & HeritageWorkshops & Classes

Heritage Craft Workshop: Leaded Stained Glass

Discover stained glass artistry in our heritage craft workshop.

Sat 8 Aug11:30Bracken Hall Countryside Centre

via Bracken Hall Countryside CentreLocal gem

Arts & CultureTalks & LecturesWorkshops & Classes

Around £18.00

Stony Gaze: Talk and Pottery Workshop

With John Billingsley and Emily Thomas

Sat 8 Aug17:00The Folklore Centre

via The Folklore CentreLocal gem

Arts & CultureMarkets & Fairs

Craft Markets

Craft Market weekends with stalls from local makers and producers.

Sun 9 Aug10:00Mrs Pawson's Shop

via Mrs Pawson's ShopLocal gem

Arts & CultureCommunity

2026-08-10 10:00 - Craftynuts Craft Group

Time: Monday, 10 August 2026 at 10:00Details: This informal group meets on the second and fourth Mondays in the month. Further detail for Craftynuts, including which crafts the group will be focusing on, is available from Lynne Barber: . All welcome.Location: Otley Parish Church (Parish Room), Kirkgate, OtleyPostcode: LS21 3HW

Mon 10 Aug11:00Otley Parish Church

via Otley Parish Church

Arts & Culture

Craftynuts Craft Group

Time: Monday, 10 August 2026 at 10:00Details: This informal group meets on the second and fourth Mondays in the month. Further detail for Craftynuts, including which crafts the group will be focusing on, is available from Lynne Barber: . Anyone is welcome any gender or age but parents must stay with children.Location: Otley Parish Church (Parish Room), Kirkgate, OtleyPostcode: LS21 3HW

Mon 10 Aug11:00Otley Parish Church

via Otley Parish Church

Arts & CultureCommunity

2026-08-10 11:00 - Community Craft & Leisure Café

Time: Monday, 10 August 2026 at 11:00Details: Location: Church BuildingPostcode: LS26 0PG

Mon 10 Aug12:00Rothwell Baptist Church

via Rothwell Baptist Church

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