EST. 1993

2018

NON-CONFORMISM

2018 Saw us embrace change-makers, rule-breakers and all things non-conformist. We had a programme featuring Martin Parr, Bridget Christie, Clare Shaw, Ed Miliband and a wealth of celebrated local artists, as well as a touring exhibition from the Southbank 'Beneath This Mask' a collection of the photographs of Claude Cahun. Why not watch our festival highlights video to give you an idea of what went on.

2017

WATER

Water as we know is a vital part of the life and history of the town, in its many forms. From the beautiful canals, to the floods, there is a wealth of inspiration. 

​Festival highlights included:
Polly Toynbee, Will Self, Steve Bell, Sara Pascoe, Gazelle Twin, Hardeep Singh Kohli, Coven
 

2016

TROUSER TOWN

A celebration of Hebden Bridge’s rich textile history and boom in clothing and trouser manufacture which led to its nickname of trouser town.
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Festival highlights included: Simon Armitage, Kate Rusby, Tracy Chevalier, Salley Vickers, St Etienne, Craig Charles, Hilary Jack’s Inside out House, ‘She Wears the Trousers’, Fashion photographs from the Daily Herald newspaper archive, Hawk and a Hacksaw, James Lavelle ‘Unklesounds’ and Melvyn Burgess.

2015

YORKSHIRE FESTIVAL

​​Festival highlights included: Louise Bourgeois and Remains of Elmet exhibition (Fay Godwin and Ted Hughes), Lemn Sissay, Richard Herring, Tracy Thorn, Dave Haslam, I am Kloot, Marnie and John Hegley. 
Mr Wilson’s Second Liners, Hype Dance ‘Savage Beauty’, Verve (Northern School of Contemporary Dance)Nine Lives, Francesa Martinez, Martin Rowson.

2014

TOUR DE YORKSHIRE

​Summer 2014 saw Yorkshire en fete as it played host to the Grand Depart of the Tour de France.  Festival highlights included: Eduardo Paolozzi and Martin Parr exhibitions, George Monbiot, Simon Amstell, Andy Kershaw, Daniel Bye, ‘I Wish I was Lonely’ (Chris Thorpe and Hannah Jane Walker), Rock and Roll Politics with Steve Richards, John Shuttleworth, Tiger Lillies and Hebden Shorts.