The Marketplace Spectacular will showcase the incredible scientific and creative innovation taking place in the textile industry today. Scientists, businesses and artists are continually exploring how to make the industry more sustainable and environmentally friendly and this is your opportunity to find out how. The Marketplace Spectacular will focus on how this innovation has created a thriving industry in Kirklees and highlight the diverse careers that the industry now offers. Bring the family along on Saturday 15th to see the…

We know that changemakers aren’t super heroes; they’re just people who connect their values to their actions. Every single one of us has gifts and talents we can use to be the change we wish to see in the world. Complete these stitchable dot-to-dots as a group or on your own and, as you reveal the face of your chosen changemaker, reflect on the values threaded through them and their lives, and challenge yourself to think about how you can…

Woven Into Song is a performance of a new piece of music that will explore the stories of diverse communities, some of whom settled in Kirklees because of the textile industry. It will create a conversation between different languages, musical styles and experiences.

The Textile Banner Parade created by Edgelands Arts with people from across the Holme Valley, and embracing the theme of Generations of Innovators, will fill the streets of Holmfirth with a riotous carnival of colour and music. The parade is inspired by the PLACES which make up the Holme Valley, the PEOPLE who live in it, the TEXTILES which are manufactured here and the CRAFTS made in people’s homes. Communities from across the Holme Valley have come together to learn…

The WORD WEAVERS cabaret brings together poets from across Kirklees in celebration of words spoken and written. Hosted by spoken word artist Rose Condo, the event will feature some of the best poets in the district. The night will also be interwoven (see what we did there!) with a few fun phrase-making games! If you live or work in Kirklees and would like to apply to perform at the WORD WEAVERS cabaret, please complete this short online form. The deadline to…

Our Biennale is back for 2020/21 and the first event will be part of The Big Draw – the world’s largest drawing festival. Come and be part of a huge collaborative map which imagines a new future for Huddersfield.Join illustrators Ruth Dyer and Harriet Lawson to draw a new Huddersfield town. In this free drop in session for all the family, we’ll design new buildings, grow new plants, decide what the shops are selling, come up with inventions and imagine…

Come along to the second day of Our Biennale's first event this year, which is part of The Big Draw – the world’s largest drawing festival. Be part of a huge collaborative map which imagines a new future for Huddersfield. Join illustrators Ruth Dyer and Harriet Lawson to draw a new Huddersfield town. In this free drop in session for all the family, we’ll design new buildings, grow new plants, decide what the shops are selling, come up with inventions…