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Christchurch gets ready for its ninth Jigsaw Festival
Every spare corner in Christchurch on The Grove in Ilkley is stacked with completed jigsaws in readiness for the 9th annual Jigsaw...
Oct 17, 2023


Royal Northern College of Music students come to Ilkley again
The Ilkley Concert Club series of Afternoon Concerts, featuring young musicians completing their studies at the RNCM and about to embark...
Oct 17, 2023


Top class soloist to perform with Ilkley Chamber Orchestra
Cellist, Kim Mackrell will be performing the Haydn Cello Concerto in C with the Ilkley Chamber Orchestra on Saturday 28th October at...
Oct 16, 2023


Totally Typewriters is back!
Coming back to the Clarke Foley Centre in Ilkley on Saturday (21 October) is an unusual exhibition designed to appeal to all those with...
Oct 16, 2023


Feeding Coutances in Wartime: a new exhibition at Ilkley Manor House
The Ilkley-Coutances Twinning Association is delighted to announce the opening at Ilkley Manor House of the first exhibition to be staged...
Oct 11, 2023


Vintage Fair returns to Ilkley Playhouse this month
Ilkley Vintage Fair returns to Ilkley Playhouse on Saturday 28th October. The biannual event will once again showcase a host of timeless...
Oct 10, 2023


The north's oldest literary festival starts this Friday
Ilkley Literature Festival kicks off its 50th anniversary year this Friday with Ray Mears at the King's Hall. Running for 17 days and...
Oct 5, 2023


Ripper manhunt next at Ilkley Playhouse
Caroline Mutton looks at what's on during November at Ilkley Playhouse. Our next Wharfeside production opening on Thursday 2nd November...
Oct 5, 2023


Creative Quarter celebrates artistic & cultural contribution
Ilkley’s charm isn’t just found in its many shops, cafés and carved rocks, but in its abundance of art and cultural offerings. With its...
Oct 2, 2023


Real Markets stallholders for Sunday
Real Markets Yorkshire will bring its monthly market to The Grove in Ilkley this Sunday 10am until 3pm. Along the length of The Grove,...
Sep 28, 2023


What's on this autumn at Ilkley Playhouse
What’s coming up at Ilkley Playhouse, Caroline Mutton takes a look for Ilkley Chat. Opening this Thursday 28th September is our first...
Sep 27, 2023


Explore Moor at Ilkley Literature Festival
Ilkley embarks on its 17-day long literary festival on Friday 6 October, opening with TV star and naturalist, Ray Mears. Ilkley...
Sep 26, 2023


Health and Wellness Event in Ilkley on Saturday
Ilkley BID is looking forward to holding its second Health and Wellness Event at The Winter Garden on Saturday 30th September, 10am –...
Sep 26, 2023


Addingham Beer Festival returns for its 11th year
The Addingham Beer Festival returns for its 11th year on Friday 6th & Saturday 7th October 2023. The sponsor session will run on...
Sep 25, 2023


Food for Thought at Ilkley Literature Festival
Ilkley Literature Festival is calling all foodies to sink their teeth into juicy conversations at a series of food and drink author...
Sep 21, 2023


Ilkley Manor House talk will focus on two major shifts of power in the late c19th home
Mark your calendars for a captivating journey into the late 19th-century home! Professor Abigail Harrison Moore, a renowned expert in...
Sep 18, 2023


Review: Home I’m Darling
Home I’m Darling, the brilliantly compelling play by Laura Wade, is now on stage at Ilkley Playhouse until 23rd September. If you could...
Sep 14, 2023


Ilkley’s literary line-up in 50th year
Ilkley Literature Festival has a reputation for bringing icons of literature to the spa town, over the years Ilkley has welcomed some of...
Sep 11, 2023


Lights To Remember Dusk Swim in aid of Marie Curie
The Lights To Remember Dusk Swim in aid of Marie Curie will take place at Ilkley Pool and Lido on Sunday 10th September between 5pm until...
Sep 6, 2023


Ilkley Civic Society's heritage walk
For its Heritage Open Day event this year Ilkley Civic Society is offering a walk, Hebers Ghyll & West Grove Road Villas on Thursday...
Sep 6, 2023
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