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Tony Robinson [Photo:Paul Marc Mitchell], Nussaibah Younis and Hugh Bonneville all appear this week Ilkley Literature Festival enters its final week with highlights including Hugh Bonneville, Sir Tony Robinson, and Jay Rayner. Several upcoming acts are sold out including Lady Hale, Wild Swans author Jung Chang, Irvine Welsh, and Michael Palin. As the Downton Abbey movie runs in theatres, partly filmed in North Yorkshire, Hugh Bonneville  brings movie-star glamour to Ilkley ne

Fans of retro fashion and homeware will descend on Ilkley on Saturday 25th October for the Ilkley Vintage Fair. The event at Ilkley...

The Autumn Food & Drink Festival is on 19 October 2025 The Clarke Foley Community Hub has announced its inaugural Autumn Food & Drink...

The Gala Ball is open to member and non-members alike Ilkley Cricket Club is marking 175 years of cricketing history with a spectacular...

Songs of Cloth is part of the OUR TURN festival Ilkley Manor House will host a new exhibition this November that spotlights the intimacy...

The Ilkley Pumpkin Trail will take place on Saturday 1st November Addingham Scouts, the team that ran the Ilkley Scare Trail from 2015 to...

Ilkley Grammar School [IGS] brings its popular musical showcase back to the King’s Hall on Friday 7th November 2025, presenting an...

Alan Davies is in Ilkley on Wednesday [Photo: Tony Briggs] Ilkley Literature Festival continues as this week and highlights include Alan...

Ilkley Musical Theatre Society presents Little Shop of Horrors 12th-15th November Ilkley Musical Theatre Society [IMTS] has announced...

Ashlands Bonfire & Fireworks will take place on Saturday 8 November 2025 The Friends of Ashlands Primary School have announced that...

The 4th Totally Typewriters 2025 is on Saturday 11th October at the Clarke Foley Community Hub Returning to the Clarke Foley Community...

A public lantern making workshop will take place on Sunday 16th November Ilkley Town Council has announced the return of the popular...

Kelly Edger & Mick Tickner are both on the November Stagefright Comedy lineup Stagefright Comedy return to Ilkley Playhouse in November,...

Nick Clegg opens the 2025 Ilkley Literature Festival on Friday Ilkley Literature Festival opens this Friday 3 October with Nick Clegg and...

The Addingham Beer Festival returns for its 13th year at Addingham Memorial Hall this weekend, Friday 3rd and 4th October 2025. The...

Inspiring Ilkley at Ilkley Manor House [Photo: Sarah Thomas] The Inspiring Ilkley textile exhibition is on display at Ilkley Manor House,...

Leeds legends Gordon Strachan and Gary McAllister are coming to Ilkley Two of Leeds United’s most celebrated figures, Gordon Strachan and...

Ilkley Philharmonic & Academy of Northern Ballet at the King’s Hall (Photo: Michelle Heseltine) Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra has...

'The Folly – Making a House a Home' coffee morning is Friday at Ilkley Manor House Ilkley Manor House will host a special coffee morning...

The former Chief Whip and Conservative MP Simon Hart will be at the Ilkley Literature Festival [Photo: The Conservative Party] Ilkley...