Fun-filled Easter pantomime with a star cast, impressive music, energetic dance routines and plenty of jokes, slapstick and audience participation.
Family audience, tickets £20 with concessions available
Beauty and the Beast, Victoria Theatre, Halifax. Thursday, April 5. 2pm and 6pm. Contact the Box Office on 01422 351158.
Free family activity days with fun activities and learning about healthier lifestyles. At least one adult must attend with the children.
Ages 4-16
9.30am-3pm on the following days:
Mixenden Activity Centre: Wednesday, April 4 & Wednesday, April 11
North Bridge Leisure Centre, Halifax: Tuesday, April 3 & Tuesday, April 10
Todmorden Sports Centre: Wednesday, April 11
To book your place phone 01422 230230. Places are limited.
Do you love playing board games? Come along to our Board Game Clun during the Easter Holidays. There will be lots of new, exciting and unusual games to try and it’s completely free!
Ages 8-14
No need to book, just turn up. Contact Gillian Rice on 01422 392638
Does your child like LEGO? Bricks 4 Kidz mini camps are running throughout the Easter holidays at various Calderdale locations.
Children aged five+ will be provided with a wealth of LEGO brick building opportunities!
Dates and Venues:
Bricks 4 Kidz Easter Mini Camps – Contact Debbie or Mark on 07774 400404
Fun Easter trail around Brighouse town centre on March 31, 10am-3pm
Collect a letter or number from the 38 participating shops and enter the FREE prize draw – donated by Brearleys Solicitors.
Trail sheets available now from The PotSpot and Just Books, Brighouse
Free treats for children with Easter bonnets or bunny ears (while stocks last). Children must be 12 and under and accompanied by an adult.
Join in the Calderdale Rocks craze by making your own design at this workshop run by Happy Days Cycles, Sowerby Bridge.
Later, go and hide it and see if you can find anyone else’s hidden masterpieces with your family.
Fabulously fun duck race with entertainment, children’s rides, charity stalls and music.
The race starts at around 3.15pm when all the ducks (up to 10,000!) are launched into the river from St George’s Bridge and race to the finish line at West End Bridge.
Tickets cost £1 and you can learn all about the prizes and competition details on The Rotary Club’s website.
Experience a madcap, zigzag journey through the amazing world of science and technology this Easter holidays!
There are scientists whose theatrical science demonstrations throughout the museum will blow your mind, and an interactive science show – The Secret World of Gases, featuring the coolest gas of them all; liquid nitrogen.
Special guests include:
It’s also the last chance to explore the interactive tech playground digiPlaySpace before it leaves at the end of Easter.
* Steampunk Science, runs until April 15. Eureka! Halifax.
Join the Shibden Bunny in its search for eggs and friends hidden in Cunnery wood and grounds. The fun continues afterwards, with a felt Easter-themed craft!
This activity includes a woodland walk which is not suitable for prams and buggies.
Ages 4-8
Price included in the admission to the hall
Phone 01422 352246 to book.
Visit Westgate Arcade during the Easter Holiday to enter a fun colouring competition!
The Easter Bunny will be there handing out treats and launching the competition on Friday, March 30 and Saturday, March, 31, from 11am-3pm.
You are welcome to come and create your winning design every day from Tuesday, April 3 to Sunday, April 14 (11am-3pm) and the Easter Bunny will later choose a winner, with a prize of a £50 Westgate arcade voucher and also £50 for their school or nursery.
A free Easter holiday activity with the family, hunting for eggs around the Green Flag-awarded People’s Park in Halifax.
Meet at the information point for your quiz sheet.
Easter Egg Hunt in the grounds of the chapel on March 31, crafts in the cottage and a picnic-style lunch in the chapel with tea/coffee for the adults.
There will also be an Easter Bonnet Competition with a prize for the best bonnet.
Woolly the Sheep has lost her chocolate eggs, can you help her find them?
Trails cost 50p and are available from The Welcome Centre and Activity Cart. Each completed trail will receive a chocolate treat.
Get outside and into nature for these fun Easter sessions at Forgotten Forest, Brighouse.
There will be games, crafts and activities, followed by hot chocolate and marshmallows around the fire. You can also climb trees, build dens, use tools, bug hunt, play in the mud kitchen, dig and play with small world dinosaurs and loose parts play.
Sessions will run in all weathers apart from high winds, so if it’s raining, wear your coat and wellies.
Ideal for children from walking to about aged ten and their adults. The site is not suitable for prams and wheelchairs.
Superworm: Session inspired by Julia Donaldson’s ‘Superworm’. March, 30, 10-11.30am.
Easter Egg Hunt: Enjoy an Easter Egg hunt in the great outdoors at Forgotten Forest! April 1, 10-11.30am.
Unicorns: If you have a unicorn-obsessed child, this session – inspired by Julia Donaldson’s ‘Sugarplum and the Unicorn’ could be for you. April 3, 10-11.30am.
The Gruffalo: Family session inspired by Julia Donaldson’s ‘The Gruffalo’. April 6, 10-11.30.
Fairies and Elves: Session inspired by popular story ‘The Mud Fairy’. We will be making fairies and elves too! April 10, 10-11.30.
The Fox and The Gingerbread Man: Session inspired by traditional tale ‘The Gingerbread Man”. April 15, 10-11.30am.
Come along and join in this free family Easter event with activities and an Easter egg hunt.
If you would like to attend, please call 01422 243633 and ask at reception to book on.
Ages 5-14
Free
Central Library and Archives – The Media Store
Wednesday, April 4. 1.30-3.30pm.
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are free but must be booked in advance. Contact Ben Lawrence on 01422 392620.
Extra Easter Holiday Fun Swims will be available at all Calderdale Council’s pools.
Wild and wacky sessions with giant floats for children aged 14 and under.
Visit Calderdale.gov.uk/sport for more information and session times.
Like doing crafts but don’t want the mess that comes with it? Then take the crafts outside!
Join Julie Swift and Chris Sutcliffe at Ogden Water Nature Reserve on Friday, April 13 to create some nature-inspired artwork to take home with you.
Wear old clothes as it’s likely to involve paint and glue! Suitable for children aged 4+.
Cost £3.90/child (£2.90 Passport to Leisure holders). Pay on the day.
Various Easter holiday events at Hardcastle Crags – some drop-in, some ticketed.
Cadbury Easter Egg Hunts: Follow the trail through the woodland, solve the clues and claim your delicious prize at the end. £2 each. Arrive early to avoid disappointment. March 30 and 31, April 1 and 2. 11am-3pm.
Den Building: Drop-in session. Come along and get hands-on to build the best den ever! Meet at Gibson Mill. April 3 and 13. Noon-3pm. Suitable for all the family
Build a Mini Raft: All the materials will be provided for you to try building your own mini raft – will it set sail or sink to the bottom of the mill point? April 4, noon-3pm. Meet at Gibson Mill.
Map and Compass: Free session to learn how to use a compass and navigate your way around Hardcastle Crags. Thursday, April 5. Drop-in session, arrive anytime between noon and 3pm.
Make a Bug Hotel: Use recycled and natural materials to build the best bug hotel for miles around. You can come back later in the year to take a closer look at some of the guests that our wonderful new structure has attracted. Friday, April 6. Noon-3pm. Meet at Gibson Mill.
Tree Climbing Challenge: Under the guidance of two highly-skilled instructors, learn how to enter a tree’s canopy using ropes, knots and karabiners, whilst being securely attached in a harness at all times. Enjoy a bird’s eye view of the woodland. Each session is run for up to 8 people. Saturday, April 7. 10am-4pm. Tickets £20.
Wild Art: Art session involving scavenging for natural materials and weaving them into a masterpiece. Monday, April 9, noon-3pm. Drop-in session. Meet at Gibson Mill.
Pond Dipping: Discover a fascinating world under the surface of the mill pond. Which water creatures will you come eye-to-eye with? Tuesday, April 10, noon-3pm. Drop-in session. Meet at Gibson Mill.
Cook on a Campfire: Learn how to light a fire without matches then make popcorn and bake campfire bread! Thursday, April 12, noon-2pm. Tickets £3 per participating child (no ticket required for adults)
Horrid Henry is an anti-hero who attracts trouble. Join us for this funny encounter where Horrid Henry meets his match – Rabbid Rebecca.
You will capture your very own spider and play some devilish games.
Ages 5-8
£3 per child (£2 PTL)
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets must be booked in advance. For more information, contact Ben Lawrence on 01422 392620.
Learn how to bake Easter breads on one of our popular Junior Bread Clubs.
Due to an early sell-out of our original dates, we have just added two new workshops: April 11 and 13.
Suitable for children aged five and over. Please note, children under eight must be supervised by an adult.
Come along and join us for a free morning of family Easter activities, such as decorating biscuits, crafts, an Easter Egg hunt, and meeting the Easter Bunny.
Does your little performer love to sing, dance and act?
Limelight Theatre School is running Easter Club workshops on Tuesday, April 10 and Wednesday, April 11. Both days run 9am-4pm and are suitable for children from aged four.
We will be producing “A Show In A Day” and having lots of fun along the way!
What would you do if you were a 13-year-old girl and a secret agency asked you to become their ace code-cracker?
Break out of boredom with Ruby Redfort, the super-awesome teen detective series from multi-million copy bestseller and Poet Laureate, Lauren Child.
You will be customising your own tea light jar and sleuth notebook and trying to crack our Ruby Redfort-inspired code.
Ages 9-13
£4 per child (£3 PTL)
Central Library and Archives – The Imaginarium
Friday, April 6. 10.30-11.30am
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Contact Gillian Rice on 01422 392638
Join us this Good Friday at the Activity Cart in The Piece Hall Courtyard to make your own pom pom chick.
No need to book – just drop by the Activity Cart!
School holiday football club at the MBI Shay Stadium.
Ages 5-11
£12 per day
9am-4pm
April 3-6 & April 9-13
To book, contact Lee Ashforth on 07834 421064
It’s the first day of sixth grade and Rafe isn’t exactly a fan of his new school. Luckily, he’s got a plan to make it the best year ever, if only he can pull it off. Rafe tries to break every rule in his school’s oppressive Code of Conduct.
Come along and join in the fun as we celebrate this hilarious series by blockbuster author James Patterson. You will make a duct tape pencil case, a comic book fridge magnest and play a Middle School inspired nerf target game.
Ages 8-10
£3 per child (£2 PTL)
Tickets must be purchased in advance. Contact Gillian Rice on 01422 392638.
Are your afternoons boring? Why not “mix it up” and do something different?
Sessions include arts, crafts, board games and more!
Ages 8+
Mixenden Library: Thursday, April 5. 3.45-4.45pm
No need to book, just turn up. Contact Gillian Rice on 01422 392638
Forget the Easter Bunny – it’s Peter Rabbit who will be hopping into Halifax!
Peter Rabbit will be at The Woolshops Shopping on Tuesday, April 3, for story time sessions, led by a narrator, at intervals between 11am-4pm. There will also be an Easter egg hunt and Easter arts and crafts.
* Peter Rabbit comes to Woolshops Shopping Centre, Halifax. Tuesday, April 3, 11am-4p
FA Qualified and Academy-standard coaches.
Ages 4-7 and 8+
Special two day price £30 (£20 PTL). One day price £16.75 (11.75 PTL)
9.30am-3.30pm
Todmorden Leisure Centre
Easter Holidays Week 1
Easter Holidays Week 2
Ages 4-12
£3.50 per child (£2.50 PTL)
Join us for an egg hunt around Bankfield Museum on each day below. 11am-noon, 1-2pm and 2-3pm on each of the days listed:
To book, phone 01422 352334
Join us in The Piece Hall Courtyard as we welcome some spring Ryeland lambs! Meet the lambs and ewes and find out more about how their wool is used to make cloth.
Ryeland lambs are some of the cutest lambs, being very inquisitive and full of character!
Join us for this fantastic session based on the wonderful characters of Beatrix Potter.
Activities include stories and crafts.
Ages 2-4
£3 per child (£2 PTL)
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Phone Ben Lawrence on 01422 392620.
A fun-filled Easter event at Field Lane Children’s Centre. Arts and crafts, Magic Man, Easter Egg hunt and a raffle.
A wide range of exciting activities to help children stay healthy, try new leisure activities and play.
Ages 8-15
£21 per day (£16.95 PTL), £85 per 5 day week (£65 PTL), £76 per Bank Holiday 4 day week (£58 PTL)
North Bridge Leisure Centre
To book, ring North Bridge Leisure Centre on 01422 341527