West Yorkshire
History
Saltaire Living Advent Calendar 2026: Dates, Times and the Village Behind It
Saltaire Living Advent Calendar 2026 turns a UNESCO World Heritage village's windows into a December trail, with a new design revealed at 4pm on each light-up date.
The popular version of Christmas in Yorkshire is...
Events
Leeds Christmas Market 2026: Thor’s Tipi, a New Operator and Three Squares
Leeds Christmas Market opens on Thursday 19 November 2026 and runs to 23 December, free to enter, with a new operator, two new bars and about 200 Christmas trees in City Square.
Most people know...
Events
Haworth Torchlight Parade 2026: Lanterns Up Main Street
Haworth Torchlight Parade on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December 2026 sends lanterns, flaming torches and a brass band up the cobbled length of Main Street from 4.45pm.
Pic credit - itsoninbradford
Most people come...
Events
National Coal Mining Museum Christmas 2026: Lanterns and Santa
National Coal Mining Museum Christmas starts on Saturday 21 November 2026 with a free lantern festival at the old Caphouse Colliery near Wakefield, and runs to Christmas Eve.
Most people think of the National Coal...
Events
Wakefield Lantern Parade 2026: Nature’s Return Guide
Wakefield Lantern Parade 2026 is a free procession on Saturday 14 November, led by a towering Mother Nature figure, and a second, quieter parade follows a week later at the National Coal Mining Museum.
Most...
Events
York Ice Trail 2027: Dates, Theme and What to Expect
York Ice Trail 2027 fills the city with free ice sculptures on 6 and 7 February, and the map arrives on 1 February.
Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 February 2027 are the weekend when York...
History
Mischief Night Yorkshire: The Bonfire-Eve Tradition When Children Ran the Streets
Mischief Night Yorkshire children grew up with fell on 4 November, the night before Bonfire Night, when gates went missing, door knockers were tied shut, and adults mostly shrugged.
Ask anyone who grew up in...
History
Nostell Priory’s Secret Servants’ Furniture: Chippendale Nobody Sees
The house near Wakefield holds the finest Chippendale collection in Britain, and some of the best pieces were never meant to be seen by guests at all.
Most visitors who walk through Nostell Priory head...
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