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2022 Ilkley Beer Festival tickets now on sale
The beloved Ilkley Beer Festival is returning in 2022, having been cancelled last year due to Covid. The 14th annual event will now be...
Nov 25, 2021


Ilkley's Christmas lights switch on this Saturday
The long wait is nearly over! This Saturday Father Christmas will arrive in his carriage to switch on the Ilkley Christmas Lights. It is...
Nov 23, 2021


Charities delighted to be back as annual fayre returns
The Ilkley Friends of Martin House Children's Hospice will be holding its 24th annual Charity Christmas Fayre on Saturday 27 November at...
Nov 16, 2021


Ilkley Beer Festival will return next year
Ilkley & District Round Table are thrilled to announce that the Ilkley Beer Festival will return in February 2022 with a full selection...
Nov 13, 2021


Santa is back to switch on Ilkley’s lights
Ilkley Town Council is delighted to announce that Santa’s back in Town! Saturday 27 November will be the day that Christmas comes to...
Nov 9, 2021


Exhibition to celebrate the life and art of unsung local hero
An exciting new exhibition celebrating the life and art of an unsung local hero, Jack Hellewell, will be taking place in Ilkley Manor...
Nov 9, 2021


Simon Armitage and Ilkley Literature Festival revisit Stanza Stone poems
Ilkley Literature Festival and Simon Armitage have come together to revisit their Stanza Stones collaboration as part of the ‘Bradford is...
Nov 3, 2021


Oliver! from Wednesday at King's Hall
Ilkley Amateur Operatic Society’s first production since Cinderella in March 2020 will open on Wednesday at The King’s Hall. Oliver! is a...
Oct 31, 2021


Ilkley Manor House Christmas Makers’ Fair
The Manor House will be opening its doors for the annual Christmas Makers’ Fair on Friday 26, Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 November from...
Oct 31, 2021


Cantores Olicanae concert: Fauré’s Requiem & Pavane
As part of the Ilkley Arts Festival, Cantores Olicanae choir invite you to a concert of musical delights on Saturday 6 November 2021 at...
Oct 29, 2021


First post-lockdown concert for Ilkley Choral Society
Ilkley Choral Society is delighted to welcome back friends and supporters of the Society at its first concert in 18 months on 13 November...
Oct 23, 2021


Vintage Fair returning to Ilkley Playhouse
Ilkley’s very own vintage fair celebrates its eleventh event in the town with another day-long celebration of all things retro on...
Oct 20, 2021


1940s play next for Ilkley Playhouse
Rehearsals are under way for the next play at Ilkley Playhouse, All My Sons, which opens in the Wharfeside Theatre on Thursday, 4...
Oct 18, 2021


Ultimate 70’s Show in town this December
Grab your flares and get ready to sing and dance as the Ultimate 70’s Show’s Big Christmas Bash comes to The King’s Hall, Ilkley on...
Oct 14, 2021


Comedy returns to Ilkley this month
Two Ilkley comedy nights return after a forced break this month, Stagefright Comedy Club at Ilkley Playhouse on Saturday 16th and Moor...
Oct 12, 2021


William Ilkley’s one man show to premiere at Ilkley Playhouse
William Ilkley is to premiere his One Man Show, Alexa, Cry Me A Dance, at Ilkley Playhouse on 26 and 27 November. The play follows...
Oct 5, 2021


Jigsaw Festival back this month
Delayed by a year, the 7th annual Jigsaw Festival will take place at Christchurch on The Grove in Ilkley later this month. There will be...
Oct 4, 2021


Sunday's Real Food Ilkley postponed due to weather forecast
Organiser of Real Food Ilkley have postponed this Sunday's market on The Grove due to forecasted strong wind condition. It will now take...
Oct 1, 2021


Helpers wanted for Real Food Ilkley on Sunday
The monthly Real Food Ilkley is on The Grove this Sunday, 3 October, between 10am and 3pm. From fruit gins, to fruity jams, fine art to...
Sep 29, 2021


Share your Ilkley cafe memories
Ilkley's past cafes will be the subject of the online Ilkley History Hub, 3pm on Saturday 25 September. A spokesperson for the history...
Sep 24, 2021
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