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Landscape as Witness: A Remembrance reflection

Take a rare look inside St James' chapel to discover the wartime stories of local people and embrace a moment of calm. Pause in the gardens at our Avenue of Remembrance to reflect on the relationship between landscape, memory and human connection.

Little Nature Detectives

They don’t have to be creepy or crawly - As we start to get cosy for Autumn come and discover which plants and insects make Wentworth Castle Gardens their home during the season.

Stranger Folk Digital Adventure at Wentworth Castle Gardens

Gather your friends and family for an exciting digital adventure for imaginative folk aged 7+ to play together. This Autumn, British folklore sneaks into the real world, set against the backdrop of Wentworth Castle Gardens.

Ghosts After Dark – Wed 4 Nov 2026

Dates: Wednesday 4 November 2026–Sunday 8 November 2026, 5:30 pm-9:00 pm Venue: York Museum Gardens

Little Bobbins

Store Tours

The Legends In Vegas - After Hours

Get ready for the ultimate night out at St. George's Hall - Vegas: After Hours brings five Strictly dance legends together for a spectacular new show that captures all the glitz, glamour, and excitement of Las Vegas.

Palingenesis And Non-Ordinary Services

A double-bill of dance at Loading Bay

Mariam sings Amadou & Mariam

Hear Mariam’s vibrant, Malian, worldbeat music on the Octagon stage.

Sharrow Young Leaders presents... Good Burger

Showroom's BHM season closes with a celebration of young Black creativity and community. Good Burger (1997) is a comedy about two goofy high-school friends who take summer jobs at a local burger joint and try save it from being taken over by a chain.

Reframing the Lens: spotlight on contemporary Japanese Women Filmmakers

A two-day event focusing on women in Japanese cinema, including screenings, filmmaker Q&A's, and an optional workshop.

Gallery Babies – Thu 5 Nov 2026

Date: Thursday 5 November 2026, 10:00 am-12:00 pm Venue: York Art Gallery

Rosalie Cunningham

Rosalie Cunningham brings her latest UK tour to Nightrain, Bradford, in support of her forthcoming 2026 album.

A City in Frames

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Planet Barnsley

Planet Barnsley is the first solo exhibition by Cara Proud, using immersive digital worlds to reimagine the town's identity, technology, and future possibilities. A survivor of the future clambered for spare parts to assemble their own independent computer. Technology in their world is designed to extract as much information, energy, and money as possible. From scrap materials, they built a computer that functio

The Brown Suite

Step into The Brown Suite at the Alhambra Theatre, a bold, funk-fuelled production that pulses with rhythm, style and soul.

The Bryan Adams Experience

Europe's No.1 Bryan Adams tribute act, The Bryan Adams Experience, brings the anthems and energy of the rock legend to Nightrain Bradford, performing classics.

Flat & the Curves: Rosé Tinted

Award-winning comedy girl band Flat & the Curves return with their well-aged cabaret, Rosé Tinted at The Loading Bay in Bradford - Part of Bradford Music Month.

JATP Jazz - Maranello Trio

Join us at JATP Jazz at the Bradford Latvian Club to see the Maranello Trio.

Festival of the Mind

A biennial festival of new ideas. Bringing together the city's creative community and its academic minds through exhibitions, talks, screenings, performances and more.

Community Choir

Tiny Tigers

Moi Tran - The Text is Restless

Best of Bublé - The Cathedral Experience

The Best of Bublé returns to Bradford Cathedral as part of its 2026 UK tour, formerly known as Bublé by Candlelight, featuring Josh Hindle and his sensational live band.

80’s Pop Royalty Bonker’s Bingo

Enjoy an unforgettable night of 80s-themed Bonkers Bingo at the Guide Post Hotel, Low Moor, featuring iconic pop anthems, and outrageous games.

Elgar Piano Quintet

Pianist Martin Roscoe joins forces with the Brodskys, a quartet who have been performing for over 50 years to prizes and plaudits around the world.

Sounds of Now: Saxophone & Electronics

Praised for his “urgently visceral” playing (Tempo), London-based Canadian saxophonist David Zucchi is joined by Robert Laidlow for a programme of innovative works for saxophone and live electronics.

Wild Traditions: Rachel Newton

Join the award winning singer, harpist and composer in concert at Wild Traditions.

Spotlight: Platoon [40th Anniversary]

Writer/director Oliver Stone's personal and searing testament to the men who fought the war in Vietnam.

Apocalypse Noir

Curated by Christina Newland, Apocalypse Noir is a season of noir, horror and sci-fi classics exploring Cold War fears and the atomic age, screening at Pictureville Cinema, Bradford.

Woodlands Cricket Club Bonfire & Fireworks Night

Woodlands Cricket Club Bonfire & Fireworks Night returns with an evening of family-friendly fun, featuring a traditional bonfire, a spectacular fireworks display and live music.

Seann Walsh - This Is Torture

After his sell-out 2023 tour, the UK’s disheveled king of stand-up, award-winning Seann Walsh returns to the Studio Theatre with a brand-new hour of side-splitting comedy.

BMGC Bonfire Party Night

Bradford Moor Golf Club Bonfire Party Night returns, promising an even bigger and better evening of entertainment, fireworks and family fun.

Rhythm of the Dance Christmas Special

Rhythm of the Dance celebrates over 25 years of bringing worldwide audiences to their feet and returns to St .George's Hall in 2026 with a brand-new Christmas production.

The Wallaby Experience

World Pianist Weekender

Cemetery Sessions Present Lou Barnell, Stephen Carley & Teddy Hunter

Join three artists at the atmospheric Samuel Worth Chapel for a night of experimental sound, immersive performance and music that resists easy description.

Real Markets at Lotherton

Rory’s Saturday Club

Bubbles weekend! 🫧

Blackmore's Blood: Deep Purple and Rainbow Tribute

Blackmore's Blood bring the magic of two of the greatest hard rock bands of all time to the Nightrain stage with an authentic tribute to Deep Purple and Rainbow.

Common/Wealth: 29% Festival 2026

Join us at Bradford Arts Centre for Common/Wealth’s annual free festival of live performance, music, dance, art and workshops, celebrating Bradford’s young people & young artists.

Wibsey Sports Village Bonfire Night

Join Wibsey Sports Village for a spectacular Community Bonfire Night. Enjoy a fantastic evening of family-friendly entertainment with a traditional bonfire and dazzling fireworks display.

Amy Matthews

Amy doesn’t get angry and she’s starting to feel left out, so she’s on a quest to feel fury. From what she can discern from the world around her, it appears to be all the rage… literally.

Makers Wonderland

Live Music: Cornell Daley

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Live Music: Mila Lee

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Chabrol

A season of classic films from one of France's most iconic directors.

Kayd Somali Arts presents: Untold Stories Part 2

A powerful documentary delving into the experiences of the Somali community in Tower Hamlets. Plus two short films exploring the legacy of Somali women in Sheffield and a Q&A with the directors Asma Kabadeh and Hamda Ali.

Stories - The Tap Dance Sensation

Urban jazz, tap and percussion combine at Bradford Live in a dynamic show about a frustrated actor and a bitter director.

SEND relaxed general admission

The Makings of a Murderer 3

Join Peter Bleksley, a founding member of Scotland Yard’s undercover unit and former star of Channel 4’s Hunted at St. George's Hall , as he lifts the lid on the most dangerous and hidden aspects of murder investigations.

Mamma Mia!

Join us at the Bradford Alhambra for Mamma Mia! and enjoy the ultimate feel-good factor at the world’s sunniest and most exhilarating smash-hit musical.

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Off-Key

At a Birmingham grammar bursting with overachievers, political meltdowns, and teenage delusion, best friends Sabrin and Ruqqiyah are free-falling to their futures.

Members' Event: Experience Yorkshire - Whitby Walking Tour

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We hold various fun and educational events every school holiday ! Whether you enjoy getting hands-on with science or listening to fascinating ocean talks, there's always something new to learn with every visit and for all ages.

Willow Star Wreath Workshop

The Sharing of Diwali at East Riddlesden Hall

The Hypochondriac

Written entirely in rhyme, The Hypochondriac is Roger McGough’s hilarious take on Moliere’s 17th century comic satire of the medical profession. Presented by Sheffield University Drama Society.

NEW Event Dive Deeper 11th November 2026 6:30pm Dive into 'Conservation in Action' this November with our final instalment of Dive Deeper for 2026... Find out more

Book Signing with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage

Book Signing with Poet Laureate Simon Armitage The Book Corner are welcoming back the prolific Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage for a special book signing. Copies of his new publications, ‘Gilgamesh’ (Simon’s fresh and propulsive version brings Gilgamesh alive as poetry) and ‘The Bayeux Tapestry: A Poetic Retelling’ (The

Charity Bingo Nights

Charity Bingo nights held in the Hawes Market Hall. Each night raising funds to support a local Wensleydale cause. Hall opens at 7.00pm for eyes down at 7.30pm All welcome. […] \n

AKDC Studio - BIRD

Following the award-winning success of the dance film Catch The Bird Who Won’t Fly, Amina Khayyam Dance Company brings the stage sequel, BIRD, to Bradford Arts Centre.

Chrysanthemum Tour

Boogie Baby Sessions Autumn/Winter 2026

Jonathan Pie

Jonathan Pie, the UK’s angriest news reporter, returns to St. George's Hall with a brand-new live show .

Kiss Tribute: Hotter Than Hell

Hotter Than Hell delivers the ultimate KISS tribute, bringing iconic hits, explosive energy and classic rock spectacle to Nightrain Bradford.

(Sold Out) Alison Moyet 2026 Tour: Songs of Yazoo, the minutes & Other

Alison Moyet performs songs at Bradford Live from the Yazoo catalogue and tracks from her solo electronica albums ‘the minutes’ and ‘Other’.

The Piece Hall Christmas Market

Christmas Markets Our Christmas Markets take place over six long weekends in the run up to the big day! Showcasing some of the region’s favourite independent producers and artisan makers they will feature a wide range of unique stalls with everything from homeware to jewellery, gifts and delicious food to eat now or ta

Meet & Make

Light Up Wakefield

Art Christmas Families Festival Outdoor

Live Music: Kathryn Longbottom

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Endless Love Creative: Winter Makers Market

Discover artisan craft, contemporary design and beautifully made work from 65 independent makers, set across two floors in the heart of Sheffield.

Bradford Festive Launch

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Teddy Bear Trail

SPO play Mahler, Farrenc and Bottesini

Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra play Mahler’s Symphony no.5, Farrenc overture no.2 and Bottesini concerto for double bass.

Bubbles and Balloons Show with Science Made Simple

Bradford Festival Choral Society - Eternal Light – an evening of luminous choral music, consolation and hope

Bradford Festival Choral Society presents an inspiring concert at Bradford Grammar School showcasing three of the most acclaimed British choral works of the twenty-first century.

Baby Week Bradford

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Professor Alice Roberts: From Cell to Civilisation

Professor Alice Roberts brings her show From Cell to Civilsation to St. George's Hall.

Chopin Nocturnes

"Poet of the piano” Pavel Kolesnikov is one of the world’s most exciting young pianists. Lauded for his amazing ability to cast new light on familiar repertoire, he makes his Music in the Round debut with a tour through Chopin's complete Nocturnes.

LANDSlide by Crescent Arts Exhibition

Victorian Carol Singers – Sat 14 Nov 2026

Date: Saturday 14 November 2026, 10:00 am-5:00 pm Venue: York Castle Museum

Saturday Club Taster Session – Sat 14 Nov 2026

Date: Saturday 14 November 2026, 10:00 am-12:00 pm Venue: York Art Gallery

Live Music: Connor Walmsley

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Morris & Co. Stained Glass Window Tours

Discover more about Morris & Co in Bradford Cathedral.

Live Music: Melosa Jazz

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Day of Dance

Come and celebrate the joy of dance as part of the Dancing Sheffield project. Including a mass join-in dance in Weston Park, performances, workshops and more.

Green Father Christmas – Sun 15 Nov 2026

Date: Sunday 15 November 2026, 10:00 am-5:00 pm Venue: York Castle Museum

Art for Wellbeing – Sun 15 Nov 2026

Date: Sunday 15 November 2026, 10:30 am-12:30 pm Venue: York Art Gallery

Music at the Museum: Stroke of Genius Big Band

The Stroke of Genius Big Band returns to Bradford Industrial Museum with an inspiring performance led by founder Enrico Marchesi.

Bradford Opera Festival: The Marriage of Figaro

Join the Bradford Opera Festival for The Marriage of Figaro at Bradford Arts Centre. Enjoy a fresh, hilarious translation by Ian McMillan.

The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain

Join The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain at St. George's Hall for a helter-skelter ride through every kind of musical genre with plenty of laughs along the way in an evening of Classical, Pop, Punk, Funk, Disco, Bluegrass and Metal.

Kelham Makes: Festive Wreath Making

Get crafty this Christmas and learn how to create a festive fresh door wreath to take home.

WTF: Pink Floyd - The Wall

A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness as he physically and socially isolates himself from everyone. Screening as part of WTF, Showroom's monthly screening strand celebrating the films that make you say "What The F...ilm"!?

Home Educator Day: Animal Olympics

The Piece Hall Christmas Market

Christmas Markets Our Christmas Markets take place over six long weekends in the run up to the big day! Showcasing some of the region’s favourite independent producers and artisan makers they will feature a wide range of unique stalls with everything from homeware to jewellery, gifts and delicious food to eat now or ta

The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market

The Christmas Experience

Tree Weekend!

FFStival: Sheffield’s Female-led Film Festival

FFStival returns for year three!

The Christmas Adventure

Explore North Pole Street and hop in the Enchanted Elevator to meet Santa in our immersive Grotto, take a spin on our Ice Rink, explore the Enchanted Forest, playgrounds, maze, and illuminations, and more this Christmas at Stockeld!

The Enchanted Illuminations

Our annual Illuminations transform Stockeld Park into a dazzling, Winter Wonderland! With almost a mile of illuminations, projections, and sculptures, and new installations to see every year it's an event for your annual calendar.

Santa’s Magic Workshop

Activity Christmas Craft Families Performance Workshop

Light Up Festival

Activity Christmas Craft Families Festival Heritage Outdoor Performance Workshop

John Shuttleworth: It's Nice Up North [+Q&A]

A special, 20th-anniversary screening tour of Graham Fellows’ much loved comedy documentary It’s Nice Up North. Also presented as a tribute to the late Martin Parr, who shot the film.

Mark the start of Christmas with Santa's arrival at Stockeld Park!

Join us for two days of festivities as we welcome Santa and Mrs Claus back to Stockeld for the Christmas season during our opening weekend.

Indoor Forest Flow Sunday Sessions

Metal Flower Making Workshop

Doctor Who: The Satan Pit

Celebrate Doctor Who Day with an exclusive big-screen event marking 20 years of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler.

Wreath Making & Festive Shopping

Wreath Making & Festive Shopping Join Walter and Blossom for a festive wreath-making night at Hudson Belle on the top floor of The Piece Hall. Create your own handmade wreath to take home, with fizz and nibbles. Dates · 6–8pm Tuesday 24 November Wednesday 25 November Wednesday 9 December Included Step-by-step guidance

Online Talk: Jyll Bradley In Conversation with Ben Harman

In this insightful and thought-provoking conversation, British artist Jyll Bradley will join Ben Harman, Senior Curator of Photography at the National Galleries of Scotland, to talk about her extensive body of photographic work.

Wreath Making & Festive Shopping

Wreath Making & Festive Shopping Join Walter and Blossom for a festive wreath-making night at Hudson Belle on the top floor of The Piece Hall. Create your own handmade wreath to take home, with fizz and nibbles. Dates · 6–8pm Tuesday 24 November Wednesday 25 November Wednesday 9 December Included Step-by-step guidance

Atelier for under-fives

The Words Are Coming

Showroom's monthly open mic invites writers of all styles are welcome to perform their work.

An Evening of Cosy Christmas Crime

An Evening of Cosy Christmas Crime Announcing the return of a popular seasonal event as crafty Christmas crime writers Sarah Dunnakey and JM Hall join us for an Evening of Cosy Christmas Crime at The Book Corner. They\'ll be pulling back the curtains and breaking out the mince pies as Sarah and Jonathan share the... \n

Northern Lights: Music from Iceland

A dazzling portrait of contemporary Icelandic music ranging from celebrated glacial works by Anna Thorvaldsdóttir and Oscar-winning Hildur Guðnadóttir, to new arrangements of Björk and Ólafur Arnalds’ haunting music for Broadchurch.

Northern Lights: A Journey Through Nordic Music

Join a panel of musicians and experts who will shine a light on some of the composers and music featuring across Northern Lights, Music in the Round's weekend of elemental music from the frozen north.

Bob Dylan

Widely acknowledged as one of the most important figures of the modern day and one of the greatest and most influential songwriters of all time, Bob Dylan has reshaped popular music by elevating lyric writing to a profound literary art form.

The Piece Hall Christmas Market

Christmas Markets Our Christmas Markets take place over six long weekends in the run up to the big day! Showcasing some of the region’s favourite independent producers and artisan makers they will feature a wide range of unique stalls with everything from homeware to jewellery, gifts and delicious food to eat now or ta

Northern Lights: Sibelius & Grieg

Music in the Round's resident Ensemble 360 performs masterpieces and miniatures for strings and piano by two giants of Nordic classicism.

ShAFF Retrospective Features – The Best Of 20 Years

Sheffield Adventure Film Festival first landed at the Showroom in March 2006. To mark this 20th anniversary, the team have crafted a weekend retrospective of some of the festival's very best features and shorts.

Northern Lights: Engegård Quartet

Norway’s multi-award-winning Engegård Quartet brings its customary boldness, energy and freshness to Sheffield in a concert of Mozart, Beethoven and Grieg.

Christmas at Eureka!

Open Studios and Christmas Market

Explore inside the historic Portland Works to buy art, ceramics, glass, print, jewellery, textiles and more from the people who make them. With an opportunity to visit studios and share mulled wine and a mince pie with the resident makers.

Leather workshop at Dalby Forest

Northern Lights: Norwegian Folk

Formed under the midnight sun in the Lofoten Islands, Norway’s leading string quartet brings the rugged soul of the country to the stage, with arrangements of traditional joiks, haunting psalms and spirited bridal marches.

Victorian Christmas card workshops

Ukrainian Christmas Market

Celebrate a Ukrainian Christmas with folk songs, handmade gifts, authentic food and more.

Wreath making workshop at Dalby Forest

Christmas 2026

From family friendly classics to cult festive titles, Showroom's programme will have something for everyone this winter.

Festive Tours at Temple Newsam

WTF: Harold and Maude

Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets Maude at a funeral. A 55th anniversary screening.

The Snowman + Live Score

Unite the Union Brass Band present a special festive performance of the Christmas classic with a live score.

Beethoven Appassionata

Tim Horton performs an afternoon concert for Music in the Round, launching his a journey through Beethoven’s staggering achievements for piano, with works including his celebrated Appassionata sonata.

Reich: Electric Counterpoint

Scottish guitarist Sean Shibe presents a tour of four centuries of music, including Bach’s first cello suite, Steve Reich’s masterpiece Electric Counterpoint and a recent commission by the UK’s leading contemporary composer Thomas Adès.

Wild Traditions: Arbrevyn

Arbrevyn perform a Christmas special concert. Featuring Cornish carols alongside more local carols and some of their favourite repertoire.

Christmas Tree Trail

New Voices

Sheffield Chamber Orchestra present a varied introduction to the richness of orchestral music. From Mendelssohn’s enchanted Shakespearean forest to Dvořák’s Czech dances, Handel’s Baroque elegance and Farrenc’s powerful Romantic symphony.

The Elf Academy

Christmas Cruise

Activity Adventure Christmas Families Food and Drink Outdoor Tour

The Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals

A Sheffield culture guide written by in-the-know locals.

Relaxed SENDays

Festive Party Nights

Gather your friends, family or colleagues and get ready for a magical Festive Party Night filled with delicious food, festive fizz, great music and plenty of Christmas cheer.

The Kingdom Come - Ten Year Anniversary

Andro and Eve are having a right royal celebration. Marking ten years of The Kingdom Come drag king cabaret – one of the longest running platforms for drag king talent in the UK!

Christmas in York 2026

The Muppet Christmas Carol

Charles Dickens’s Christmas Carol can sometimes be a bit of a grizzly tale (especially when the Ghost of Christmas Yet-to-Come appears on the scene), but the Muppets brighten the Christmas tale right up.

Stick Man in concert

Santa at the Museum

Dune: Part Three [Preview]

Experience the epic conclusion.

Christmas Evenings

WTF: The Green Knight

A loose adaptation of the 14th-century poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, notable for its striking imagery and performances. Screening as part of the Showroom's monthly screening strand celebrating films that make you say "What The F...ilm"!?

Winter Solstice Flow & Restore Yoga Evening

The Piece Hall Christmas Market

Christmas Markets Our Christmas Markets take place over six long weekends in the run up to the big day! Showcasing some of the region’s favourite independent producers and artisan makers they will feature a wide range of unique stalls with everything from homeware to jewellery, gifts and delicious food to eat now or ta

Little Women

2019's refreshing adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's beloved novel from writer-director Greta Gerwig, that's both faithful to its beautiful source material and strikingly original. Part of the Showroom's Christmas programme.

Spotlight: Rocky [50th Anniversary - 4K Restoration]

Rocky Balboa is a Philadelphia club fighter who seems to be going nowhere. Part of Spotlight, the Showroom's monthly screenings of unforgettable films brought back to the big screen, chosen by staff.

Father Christmas at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens

Festive Fun at Brodsworth Hall and Gardens

Eyes Wide Shut

Delivered just days before his passing, Stanley Kubrick's mesmerising tale is the ultimate alternative festive film. It returns to the big screen for the Showroom's Christmas 2026 season.

Tokyo Godfathers

Three homeless people – a former bicycle racer, a trans woman who used to work as a drag queen, and a runaway young girl – live together in Tokyo. On Christmas Eve, they find a baby in a rubbish dump and care for her as they track down her family.

Goldilocks Pantomime

Goldilocks Pantomime Join us in The Caygill Rooms at The Piece Hall with SD Theatre for an interactive and comedic Christmas pantomime perfect for children and their families. SD Theatre are known for making a brilliant small 3 hander pantomime, that leaves audiences full of Christmas joy and wonder. Expect songs, joke