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We check the usual frankly silly number of local websites, then look for events that feel rainy-day friendly: cinemas, theatres, talks, workshops, galleries, concerts, cosy venues, and anything less likely to involve standing in a muddy field making brave weather noises.
1Join us for an opening-night event for Yorkshire Fringe Festival 2026 with eight new plays in a day as Studio Productions proudly presents its latest ITCH scratch night, Seizure! It’s a fantastic celebration of new writing and creativity, performed by The ITCH Players – members of Bingley Little Theatre. Audience members are encouraged to share […]
2Prepare for an electrifying night as Xperience Live presents, The Music of Whitney - The Candlelight Concert - bringing you the unforgettable music of Whitney Houston in a tribute like no other! This breathtaking show will feature a world-class live band with one of the UKs leading Whitney Houston tribute artists, delivering Whitney’s greatest hits with
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3Free! (worth double-checking)Giggleswick and Settle Brass Band will be performing a Concert on 11th July in Lothersdale parish Church. Free admission at 7pm. Donations will be split between the band and the church funds. This concert will feature music from the Musicals. Image is from the Annual Christmas concert.
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5Eventbrite - Sunny Bank Mills presents Museum & Archive Saturday Booking - Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Sunny Bank Mills Museum and Archive, Farsley, England. Find event and ticket information.
6at Salts Works
Letterpress printmaking workshop with The Peace Museum and Bradford Literature Festival. Run by the People Powered Press CIC, from Salts Works, Saltaire.
7Letterpress printmaking workshop with The Peace Museum and Bradford Literature Festival. Run by the People Powered Press CIC, from Salts Works, Saltaire.
8Saturday 11 July to Saturday 10 October 2026 View costumes from the finalists of the 2025 Costume Society Patterns of Fashion competition made by Lana Vargas, Verity Joy and Georgia Barclay.
9For the second year, Ilkley Manor House is delighted to be part of Ilkley Live, with our historic courtyard once again becoming a welcoming venue for live music. Join...
10Explore pictures, stories and poems. Create mice pictures, poems and mice characters These events take place downstairs in Ilkley Manor House or outside if the weather is good. Can’t...
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