December 2007

The Roman Invasion of Ramsbottom is heading to the Priestley in Bradford on Saturday 15 December.

People are invited to turn up for a Carols in the Park event at Wilton Park in Batley on Sunday 9 December.

Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall is set to host a series of events in the run up to Christmas, beginning on Sunday 2 December.

A concert of Christmas carols and music is set to take place at Bradford Cathedral on Saturday 15 December.

People are being invited to celebrate the winter solstice by taking part in a walk on Saturday December 22 in Almondbury.

Wakefield Metropolitan Brass Band are gearing up to perform their Christmas Brass Concert on Sunday 9 and Sunday 16 December at the Theatre Royal in Wakefield.

A Christmas fair is set to be held on Saturday 8 December at the United Reform Church in Moldgreen.

Bingley Little Theatre is set to perform its version of Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew from Monday 3 December at Bingley Arts Centre.

Families have the opportunity to climb aboard the Santa Express at the Kirklees Light Railway in Huddersfield until Monday 24 December.

Famous ballet The Nutcracker is heading to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tuesday 27 November.

Leeds Town Hall is preparing to host world-famous Jamaican singer Sir Williard White on Sunday 16 December.

Oakwell Ranger Emma Crowley is arranging a Christmas Stroll on Thursday 27 December around Oakwell Hall Country Park in Birstall.

Local band Mapel Fire are set to perform an exclusive showcase of their new album Ties That Bind at Guiseley Theatre in Guiseley on Saturday 22 December.

Leeds Town Hall is set to resonate with the tuneful sounds of Vivaldi's Four Seasons on Saturday 1 December.

Classic fable Rumpelstiltskin is set to entertain audiences in the Courthouse in Otley on Thursday 20 December.

Kinsley and Fitzwilliam are set to experience some festive cheer when the area hosts its first Christmas lights switch on and fair on Wednesday 5 December at the Kinsley Greyhound Stadium car park.

People are invited to celebrate the holiday season at Dewsbury Library with activities beginning on Saturday 1 December.

People are being invited to sign along at the annual carol concert in Cottingley Town Hall on Sunday 2 December.

The spirit of imperial Vienna is heading to Huddersfield Town Hall on Friday 28 December for a musical extravaganza.

A major selling exhibition of contemporary designer crafts will be available in the Yorkshire Craft Centre in Bradford until Friday 21 December.

Meltham Library is set to host an evening with journalist and poet James Nash on Thursday 13 December.

Promotional bike ride Huddersfield to Bradford or vice versa on National Cycle Network Route 66, Saturday 8 December.

Cleckheaton Library is set to open its doors for an evening filled with festive fun on Thursday 6 December.

The Victoria Theatre in Halifax is set to experience some festive cheer on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 December with a carols and brass concert.

Castleford Civic Centre is due to host a carol concert on Wednesday 12 December.

Rock and blues musician Chantel McGregor is set to entertain the crowds at the Kings Arms in Heaton on Saturday 8 December.

A historical re-enactment of the Battle of Wakefield is scheduled to take place at Sandal Castle in Wakefield on Saturday 29 December.

Wakefield Hospice is set to host a Hollywood Casino Evening at the Cedar Court Hotel in Wakefield on Friday 7 December.

An Inter-Federation Print Exhibition is running at the Smith Art Gallery in Brighouse until Saturday 22 December.

Leeds has welcomed the return of the annual Christkindelmarkt, which is running in the city's Millennium Square until Thursday 20 December.

Comedian Lenny Henry is heading to Leeds Grand Theatre on Sunday 9 December.

Local theatre group Paper Zoo are set to perform their adaptation of A Christmas Carol on Saturday 15 and Saturday 22 December at the West Lane Methodist Church in Haworth.

As the festive season approaches, families will get the opportunity to meet up with Santa at the National Coal Mining Museum in Wakefield from Saturday 24 November.

The Orchestra of Opera North is set to entertain the crowds in Dewsbury Town Hall on Thursday 13 December.

People are being given the opportunity to experience what Christmas was like 200 years ago at the Red House in Gomersal in the days leading up to Sunday 23 December.

For a special one-off gig, Leeds 80s gothic punk band The March Violets are heading to Leeds Metropolitan University on Saturday 8 December.

The Chestnut Centre in Deighton is set host an open day on Thursday 13 December.

A photographic exhibition celebrating eight centuries of history in Leeds is set to get underway in the city on Sunday 21 October, it has been revealed.

From Thursday 20 December, families will have the opportunity to sample the fantastical delights of a musical production of Pinocchio in Leeds Grand Theatre.

Leeds will be getting into the party mood on Monday 31 December as it prepares to see in the new year.

Psychic Nigel Mortimer is heading to the Victoria Hotel in Keighley on Friday 14 December.

For one night only Thus Far and no Further, an idiosyncratic theatre piece, is coming to Bradford on Friday 7 December.

People are being invited to see Santa on Sunday 9 December when he visits Dewsbury Museum.

The Guiseley Brothers are set to wow the crowds with their music in the Memorial Hall, Addingham on Saturday 22 December.

Bradford Cathedral's autumn series of concerts comes to an end on Saturday 1 December with a performance from the Bradford University Symphony Orchestra and University Choir.

Kinisha, a tribute act to pop legend Tina Turner, is heading to Bradford's Candy Nightclub on Saturday 1 December.

Two Winter Wonderland walks have been arranged for Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 December at Anglers Country Park near Wakefield.