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  • A cyanotype-style artwork featuring delicate, wispy white plant forms set against a deep blue background. The translucent botanical shapes appear suspended and drifting, with fine tendrils and organic curves creating an ethereal, underwater-like effect. The scientific name Conferva tibia is handwritten at the bottom centre of the print

    South Square Heritage Weekend

    Studio 1, South Square Centre, Thornton, BD13 3LD

    Head to South Square for a great mix of free events and exhibitions. See an heritage display in the Community Room and hear talks from the Thornton Antiquarian Society who […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Tour of World Heritage Saltaire

    Meet at Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road

    Your exceptional experience will start at the United Reformed Church with a slideshow painting Saltaire’s backstory. Then you’ll visit the church’s glorious worship room and Sir Titus Salt’s family mausoleum. […]

    Free
  • A person wearing a flat cap, cream shirt, and beige waistcoat stands beside a carnival-style game board, giving a thumbs-up to the camera. The wooden game, titled “Roll A Coin – Test Your Skill,” features a green-and-white chequered target area with several coins resting on the board. Decorative vintage-style graphics and the Bradford Heritage Connection logo are displayed on the game, which is set up indoors against a neutral-coloured wall. The person smiles warmly.

    Heritage Games in the Market

    Darley Street Market Food Hall

    Roll up, roll up! Take on our heritage carnival games — Roll‑a‑Coin, Ball‑in‑a‑Bucket and Table Quoits — led by our very own Victorian Carnival Host. Step up, have a go, […]

    Free
  • Illustrated poster promoting the Bradford Heritage Festival, organised by Bradford Heritage Connection. The design features stylised landmarks and symbols associated with Bradford’s history, including a tall Victorian clock tower, a domed building, a vintage bus, a textile wool skein, an industrial mill chimney, and an ink bottle with a quill pen. The artwork uses a palette of blues, oranges, and golds, with the text “Bradford Heritage Festival” prominently displayed in the centre and the festival dates, “13–19 July 2026,” shown at the bottom right. The background includes rolling hills and industrial silhouettes, reflecting Bradford’s cultural and industrial heritage.

    Shipley Summer Special – Heritage and Sport

    Shipley Town

    Shipley Summer Special returns on the 18th July with free family fun including markets, music, skateboarding, inflatables, a climbing tower and games across town. This year also highlights local heritage, […]

    Free
  • Front entrance of the Engine Shed Museum, home of the Bahamas Locomotive Society, housed in a historic stone railway building. The entrance features dark red wooden doors and matching signage reading “ENGINE SHED.” A small barrier stands in front of the doorway, with museum information boards and posters displayed on either side. To the right, a vintage luggage trolley stacked with old brown suitcases adds to the railway heritage theme. The building’s sandstone walls, cobbled street, and reflections of trees in the windows create a traditional industrial museum setting.

    Railway Museum Heritage Hunt

    Engine Shed Museum, Ingrow West Station on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, South Street, Ingrow, BD21 5AX

    Visit the Engine Shed railway museum and hunt for items which help tell our story – prize for everyone who takes part. Free entry if you buy a Rover Ticket […]

    £6
  • Promotional graphic for Photo Ilkley’s 2026 theme, “Human:Nature.” The image shows a woodland floor covered with fallen autumn leaves in shades of orange, brown, and gold, with patches of green moss visible between them. A green leaf near the centre features a faint human silhouette or shadow, reflecting the theme’s exploration of the relationship between people and the natural world. A translucent brown overlay contains the text “2026 Theme Human:Nature” alongside the Photo Ilkley logo.

    Exhibtions at Ilkley Manor House

    Ilkley Manor House, Castle Yard, Ilkley LS29 9DT

    Coming to Ilkley Manor House, photo ILKLEY is Ilkley’s first photography festival that brings together emerging talent and important contemporary voices. Discover winning images from the Young Photographers Competition and […]

    Free

  • Bradford Suffragettes

    Bradford Mechanics Institute 76 Kirkgate, Bradford

    Come to this fascinating talk by Jennie Kiff who will share Bradford’s significant role in the sufragette campaign. Bradford played a significant role in the women’s suffrage campaign, but the […]

  • Free Guided Tour of World Heritage Saltaire

    Meet at Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road

    Your exceptional experience will start at the United Reformed Church with a slideshow painting Saltaire’s backstory. Then you’ll visit the church’s glorious worship room and Sir Titus Salt’s family mausoleum. […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Tour of World Heritage Saltaire

    Meet at Saltaire United Reformed Church, Victoria Road

    Your exceptional experience will start at the United Reformed Church with a slideshow painting Saltaire’s backstory. Then you’ll visit the church’s glorious worship room and Sir Titus Salt’s family mausoleum. […]

    Free

  • Bingley Byron Walk

    The George, Station Rd, Cullingworth, Bradford BD13 5HN

    A 3 mile walk celebrating the life & poetry of John Nicholson (1790-1843), Bradford’s first famous poet, between 2 pubs he would have drunk in. Led by Bradford poet & […]

    £7