What's on
in  West Yorkshire
This Month.

A free community-history session with West Yorkshire Archive Service, offering practical guidance on preserving a group's or organisation's history, archive examples, submission advice and a Q&A. Runs 10am–1pm.

Saturday 26 September, 10am–5pm on the Fresh Food Floor at Darley Street Market. Browse organic apples, apple juice, chutneys and jams from Bowling Park Community Orchard and get free fruit-growing advice. Free entry.

Saturday 26 September with shows at 6.15pm and 8.30pm. Three West End stars who have played Jean Valjean unite with a live band for songs from Les Misérables and other major musicals. Tickets £10–£40.

A free family and heritage open day marking Southwood's 85th anniversary, with guided building tours, children's activities, refreshments and the chance to meet local Freemasons and learn about the charities they support. Runs 10am–2pm.

Patrick Productions presents the uplifting community-cast musical comedy based on the true story of the Ford sewing machinists. Carriageworks Theatre, 1-3 October. Tickets £27.50.

Drum & bass event. Basslayerz, Skepsis, Window Kid + more. Mint XL, Leeds.

Family screening on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 October. Pay what you can: £2.50–£10.

A National Trust autumn-and-winter dog-walking challenge collecting stamps and rewards at participating properties.

A live performance at Carriageworks Theatre on Saturday 3 October at 7.30pm. Tickets £11–£14.

Pick a pumpkin, decorate it at the painting station and enjoy Blacker Hall Farm's family Little Farmers Trail.

A free community electronic-music open mic featuring eleven original live acts. Donations are welcomed to support the independent venue.

Live tribute to gothic and alternative eighties classics. Venue: Nightrain, Bradford.

Comedy folk night at Otley Courthouse. Tickets: £23.50.

Musical-comedy folk band’s 20th anniversary tour, parodying familiar songs with satirical Yorkshire lyrics. Doors 6:45pm; show 7:30pm. Advance £23.50.

Weekly Saturday rock club night with a guilty-pleasures second room at The Key Club in Leeds. Tickets: £6 on door.

A free artisan fayre with independent traders at Temple Newsam Estate on Sunday 4 October, 10am–3pm.

Intimate live-room show in Saltaire.

October guest night for First Monday Folk. Venue: Bingley Arts Centre, Bingley.

Longwood Theatre Productions present the stage musical at Lawrence Batley Theatre.

Midweek comedy at The Wardrobe in Leeds. Listed as sold out.

Grassroots midweek live music in Leeds. Venue: Brudenell Social Club.

Contemporary drama at Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield.

Grassroots rock night at Nightrain Bradford.

A small-venue alternative night at Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds.

An evening scare attraction with live actors, themed zones and haunted experiences, recommended for ages 12 and over.

Jungle / drum & bass event. 4am Kru + support. O2 Academy Leeds, Leeds.

Ticketed Friday-night jazz-festival set in Marsden. Venue: North of England Centre for Music and Arts.

Soul and R&B live at The Wardrobe, Leeds.

Friday-night alternative rock at the Brudenell in Leeds.

The Clockworks play Brudenell Social Club in Leeds. Friday 9 October, doors 7.30pm. Advance tickets £16 plus booking fee.

Friday-night festival set at independent brewery venue Zapato. Venue: Zapato Brewing, Marsden.

Fingerstyle jazz guitarist Martin Taylor MBE performs his Standards solo show. Doors 7:15pm; show 8pm. Advance £23.50.

A family creative session at Ilkley Manor House with autumn-themed owl activities. Saturday 10 October, 2pm to 3.30pm.

Green Day tribute night in Bradford. Venue: Nightrain.

A one-kilometre guided walk around Keighley Market as part of Keighley Walking Festival, including food samples from market traders. The tour runs from 10.30am to 11.30am and places must be booked with Bradford Markets.

Saturday 26 September at East Riddlesden Hall, with talks and demonstrations at 11am and 1pm. Sample different apple varieties, get fruit-growing tips, try apple juicing and taste fresh juice. The event is free; normal venue admission applies.

Sunday 27 September, 11am–1pm at Wakefield Exchange. Meet artist Helen Thomas and find out more about her series of giclée prints inspired by wild plants and organisms in Wakefield city centre. Free; no booking required.

Alt-rock band Sorry Darling play Wharf Chambers, Leeds with Yaz Dale, Smiling Politely and Flowers From Her. Wednesday 30 September, 7.30pm–11pm.

An autumn tour exploring the darker history and ghost stories of Temple Newsam.

Yur Mum celebrate ten years since Hot Fuzz with Bridget and The Dirt at Wharf Chambers. Friday 2 October, 7.30pm-11pm.

Leeds' own steampunk and alternative market returns with stalls spanning handmade, historical, Victorian, gothic, fantasy, sci-fi, vintage and alternative goods, plus art, entertainment, tea and cakes. Saturday 10am–5pm and Sunday 11am–5pm; included in museum admission.

Live local music at Keighley Market.

Celebration of 70 years of Topic Folk Club with a day of live music. Venue: Darley Street Kitchen, Bradford.

Saturday comedy at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

A guided evening walk using bat detectors to discover the nocturnal wildlife of Adel Dam Nature Reserve.

Eighties tribute party night at Holmfirth Picturedrome. Venue: The Picturedrome.

Exclusive Northern show at one of Leeds' best-loved independent music venues. Venue: Brudenell Social Club.

Live comedy club night headlined by Reginald D. Hunter, with Dan Antopolski, Alex Mitchell and MC Aaron Wood. 7:30pm; 150 minutes; ages 15+.

A free, volunteer-led drop-in workshop with Bradford Museums' Young Ambassadors and artist Donna Templeman. Visitors can help create DNA tapestry squares for a youth-led heritage exhibition. 11am–3pm; all ages are welcome, especially 16–25-year-olds.

A free guided town walk from Wetherby Riverside Bandstand on Sunday 4 October, 2pm–3.30pm. Registration is required.

Local stories and songs, ranging from funny to dark at Otley Courthouse in Otley. Tickets: £15.

A stage musical about high-school friendships, cliques and trying to fit in. The hit story comes to Bradford with songs and comedy. Venue: Alhambra Theatre.

A stage musical inspired by the television baking competition, with contestants, judges, songs and comic moments. See the familiar baking-tent format reimagined for theatre. Venue: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield.

Alan Davies returns to touring stand-up after a decade at St George's Hall in Bradford.

Sons Of Sevilla headline a public live-music night at Brudenell Social Club.

Virtuoso violinist Nigel Kennedy live in Bradford. Venue: St George's Hall.

Reggae and ska live in Leeds. Venue: The Wardrobe.

Intimate live show promoted through the Brudenell programme. Venue: The Attic, Leeds.

Pick pumpkins at Horncastle Farm throughout October, with Halloween photo opportunities, a carving barn, bale pyramid, selected games and live entertainment. Tractor rides, face painting and refreshments cost extra. Pre-booking is required.

A live nostalgia music night at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

Late-night techno set as part of Marsden Jazz Festival weekend. Venue: The Legion.

Live alternative rock at Nightrain Bradford.

Friday-night ceilidh at Bingley Arts Centre.

A two-night programme of atmospheric ghost stories at Carriageworks Theatre.

Headline Friday-night gypsy-jazz set at Marsden Mechanics.

Headline centenary celebration of Stan Tracey at Marsden Mechanics.

Drum & bass / jungle event. Aries, Kelvin 373, Selecta J-Man + more. Beaver Works, Leeds.

A volunteer-run festival for children, young people and families, with authors, illustrators and creative activities.

Saturday 26 September, 6.30pm–10pm at Wakefield Exchange. MC Colin Manford is joined by Simon Emanuel, Martin Westgate and David Eagle for an evening of stand-up comedy. General admission £12; adults only.

Sunday 27 September, 11am–4pm at Wakefield Exchange. A curated market of independent makers, collectors, designers and creatives, with ceramics, illustration, candles, jewellery, vintage and more. General admission £3.

Four days of free walks around Holmfirth and the Holme Valley, with different routes and meeting points.

A major local literary festival with author talks, poetry, workshops and performances.

Wakefield Railway Modellers Society presents its detailed model of the Tom Puddings and Stanley Ferry on the Aire & Calder Navigation, with supporting displays about the waterway and local industrial heritage. Free; Saturday 10am–5pm and Sunday 10.30am–4pm.

A free family dog day with a 12-class fun dog show, local traders, games and activities in Shibden Park, 12pm–4pm.

A family art adventure across Nostell featuring 30 Pikachu card illustrations, fun facts and a creative trading-card activity.

Dub / jungle / drum & bass / bass event. Four-room SUBDUB birthday programme. Beaver Works, Leeds.

Free local live music in the city centre. Venue: Darley Street Kitchen, Bradford.

Saturday-night live music at The Wardrobe, Leeds.

Saturday-night indie show at the Brudenell in Leeds.

A rare home-city performance from Leeds Ethio-jazz band The Sorcerers, with DJ Andy Votel. Doors 7.30pm; advance tickets £14 or £12 for students, plus booking fee.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet gets this company's famously unpredictable comic treatment. A chaotic performance mixing familiar tragedy with improvisation. Venue: Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield. Listed as sold out.

A free community celebration with apple picking and pressing, crafts, live music and a shared vegetarian lunch, followed by storytelling, folklore activities and an evening cider tasting at venues around Todmorden.

Heavy Sunday night at the Brudenell in Leeds.

Two free beginner taster sessions: 1pm on Monday 5 October and 7pm on Tuesday 6 October. No registration is required.

A social bingo evening at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

Studio theatre night at Theatre Royal Wakefield.

Bill Callahan live at the Brudenell in Leeds.

Rich Hall brings Chin Music to Bradford's Studio Theatre.

The classical ballet Swan Lake tells the story of Princess Odette and a love tested by a powerful spell. Tchaikovsky's celebrated score brings one of ballet's best-known stories to the stage. Venue: Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield.

High-energy rock show at the Brudenell in Leeds.

Alasdair Beckett-King performs stand-up comedy at Otley Courthouse in Otley. Tickets: £21.

Yorkshire Scare Grounds returns with live actors, themed scare attractions, atmospheric sets and an outdoor Halloween route.

Small-venue sixties tribute night at Tapestry Arts, Bradford.

Friday evening jazz-festival gig in Marsden village. Venue: Marsden Social Club.

Eddi Reader live at Holmfirth Picturedrome. Venue: The Picturedrome.

Friday-night indie rock at the Brudenell in Leeds.

A live band performs more than 40 hits from the 1950s and 60s, spanning rock ’n’ roll and the British Invasion. 7:30pm; 150 minutes.

Fingerstyle jazz guitar from Martin Taylor. Venue: Otley Courthouse, Otley.

A small Halloween craft workshop making a felted pumpkin or ghost, with materials and tuition included.

Elvis tribute show at Theatre Royal Wakefield.