Days Out in Halifax

Home Educators Workshop: Decoding Anne Lister

A free workshop for homeeducating families, supported and funded by Museum Development North. Step into the world of Anne Lister and explore her home, her trave…

Shibden Hall and Folk Museum, Halifax

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Marine David Gabriel Moffatt Commemorative Stone

Presentation and Unveiling of a Commemorative Stone Plaque at Dean Clough Mills, D Mill, Halifax6th June, 2026, at 13:00Crossley Gallery, D Mill, Dean Clough, H…

Dean Clough, Halifax

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Saturday Family Art Club

Discover your inner artist by joining our learning team for some creative family fun and produce your own masterpiece to take home each time.

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

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Vintage Sewing Machines Attachments Binders and Rufflers!

Have you ever wondered what those intriguing looking metal attachments that came with your vintage sewing machine can do?This year we are offering 3 sessions wi…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Nhgs Art & Design Summer Exhibition Evening 2026

Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the creativity and achievements of our talentedYear 11 and Year 13 Art & Design students.

The North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax

Heritage Open Day

Celebrate Heritage Weekend with us, with free entry to Shibden Hall on Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th September 2026

Shibden Hall and Folk Museum, Halifax

Costume Study Session: Made in Halifax

Explore a selection of fashion made and bought in Halifax and the surrounding local area.This session will allow you to get up close to view collections will in…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Needle Felting: Foxes

Create your own felted fox in our relaxed session, which is a wonderful, tactile craft that allows you to shape and sculpt wool into three-dimensional objects.

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Vintage Sewing Machines Attachments Tuckmarkers and Embroidery/Darning!

Have you ever wondered what those intriguing looking metal attachments that came with your vintage sewing machine can do?This year we are offering 3 sessions wi…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Getting Dressed in Victorian Fashions

How did the Victorians achieve those extreme silhouettes? Join curator Gemma Esvelt for this talk about the layers of dressing and discover the structural addit…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Supernatural Shibden

What dark and macabre secrets does Shibden Hall hold? What phantoms and beasts hide in the dark woods?

Shibden Hall and Folk Museum, Halifax

Children's Spooky Shibden Tales

Book onto this extra special event to explore Shibden Hall by candlelight. Meet some of our resident friendly ghosts and hear their tales of Shibden in days gon…

Shibden Hall and Folk Museum, Halifax

Exploring Fibre, Colour and Texture

Join textile artist Jane Riley for an interactive workshop on the creative uses of yarn as she explores how weavers use colour, texture and fibres.

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Costume Study Session: Fans

The ultimate fashion accessory! Explore our collection of fans from feathered to sequined, European to the Far East.This session will allow you to get up close…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Needle Felting: Christmas Baubles

Create your own felted Christmas Baubles in our relaxed session, using the needle felting technique, which is a wonderful, tactile craft that allows you to shap…

Bankfield Museum, Halifax

Christmas at Shibden

Admission to Shibden Hall

Shibden Hall and Folk Museum, Halifax