5 January 2024 to 10 March 2024
Ruby Tingle – Afterlife Exhibition
The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Haslington Road, Rossendale
Ruby Tingle presents her new work Afterlife, resurrecting The Whitaker’s off show taxidermy collection as new dioramas in a temporary ‘swamp heaven’. The show draws together installation, works on paper, music, scent and performance to create a multi sensory fantasy wetlands. 5 January 2024 to 10 March 2024. thewhitaker.org

5 January 2024 to 31 March 2024
FLOTILLA: 100 years of getting our ships together.
Lancaster Maritime Museum, St George’s Quay, Laqncaster
  FLOTILLA: 100 years of getting our ships together. This lovely exhibition showcases our Centenary Flotilla: vessels of all shapes and sizes that feature in our collection. The exhibition has been extended and will run until 32st March 2024. Closed Tues, Wed & Thurs. £3, concs £2, children free.   5 January 2024 to 31 March 2024. visitlancaster.org.uk

6 January 2024 to 2 March 2024
Bottomless Brunch at The Lawrence
The Lawrence Hotel,, 28 Church Street, Padiham, Burnley
Join a bottomless brunch Saturday and enjoy 90 minutes of unlimited drinks. 6th Jan, 3rd Feb & 2nd Mar. 1pm - 2.30pm.             £29.95. 6 January 2024 to 2 March 2024. tickettailor.com

6 January 2024 to 31 March 2024
RA/ID ESCAPE ROOM EXPERIENCE
Royal Armouries Museum, Armouries Drive,, Leeds
Explore the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds as never before and take part in an immersive game and escape room experience. This innovative escape room experience is suitable for both adults and families with older children. Sat and Sun. 10.20am - 4.20pm. Adult £13, child £11 family £38. 6 January 2024 to 31 March 2024. royalarmouries.org

11 January 2024 to 21 March 2024
1917: POETRY AND SHORT FICTION IN ENGLAND AND AMERICA
Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley
A 10-week poetry and short fiction course. Course Tutor: Robert Hemmings. £75. 11 January 2024 to 21 March 2024. ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk

13 January 2024 to 30 April 2024
L.S LOWRY EXHIBITION
The Lowry, Pier 8, The Quays, Salford
The Lowry is named after Laurence Stephen Lowry (1887 – 1976) – an artist who spent much of his life in Salford and whose work is strongly associated with the city. The largest L.S Lowry collection in the world on permanent display. Daily 10-minute L.S.Lowry talks on weekdays at 2pm. Free. 13 January 2024 to 30 April 2024. thelowry.com

27 January 2024 to 13 April 2024
Art Open 2024 Exhibition
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery, Museum Street, Blackburn
We are pleased to announce we will be kicking off our 2024 exhibition programme with our second ever Art Open. This is an open call to all artists, amateur and professional, to get ready to submit their work for what promises to be an exciting and diverse show.           27 January 2024 to 13 April 2024. http://blackburnmuseum.org.uk/

2 February 2024 to 23 February 2024
Opera North’s Così fan tutte
Leeds Grand Theatre, New Briggate, Leeds
It’s difficult to think of an opera that contains more music of sheer beauty than Così fan tutte – or has a libretto that is more unsettling. Tim Albery’s beautiful, thoughtful, 18th Century styled production is set firmly in a pitiless Age of Reason. 7pm, various prices. 2 February 2024 to 23 February 2024. leedsheritagetheatres.com

7 February 2024 to 10 February 2024
A Bunch Of Amateurs – Broughton Players
Preston Playhouse, Market Street West, Preston
Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. £12. 7 February 2024 to 10 February 2024. prestonplayhouse.co.uk

8 February 2024 to 28 March 2024
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum
The British Commercial Vehicle Museum, King Street, Leyland
The Museum generates a unique atmosphere with its wonderfully preserved and presented vehicles, and its showcases full of memorabilia and artifacts related to transport history. Open Thurs - Sun. 10am - 4.30pm. Adult £10, child £5, under 4s free, family ticket £18/£23. 8 February 2024 to 28 March 2024. britishcommercialvehiclemuseum.com

8 February 2024
Crooners UnCaged
Lowther Pavilion, Lowther Terrace, Lytham St, Annes
Superbly original, utterly hilarious & thoroughly entertaining, Crooners is the original comedy music show combining hilarious one liners, laugh out loud silliness and a splendiferous injection of Big Band swing. £29.50. 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. lowtherpavilion.co.uk

9 February 2024 to 25 February 2024
Dark Skies Festival
Yorkshire Dales National Park, Duncombe Place, York
Local businesses in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park are hosting various events to help visitors get under the starry skies and experience the best of the Yorkshire Dales by night. Events and activities that took place as part of the 2023 Festival were stargazing talks with expert astronomers at some of the best locations in the Park, night-time fell running, astro-photography and canoeing in the dark. There are also plenty of family friendly fun such as rocket making, nocturnal wildlife talks, planet trails and dark skies crafts. 9 February 2024 to 25 February 2024. yorkshiredales.org.uk

9 February 2024 to 10 February 2024
Love Folk Festival 2024
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport
Come along to The Atkinson for Love Folk Festival; a celebration of traditional, upcoming and alternative folk music. £50. 9 February 2024 to 10 February 2024. theatkinson.co.uk

9 February 2024
Craven Museum Store Tour February 2024
Skipton Town Hall, High Street, Skipton
Book one of our behind the scenes tours at Craven Museum and find out how we look after all our amazing collections. £2. 10:00 am to 11:00 am. skiptontownhall.co.uk

9 February 2024 to 10 February 2024
Ilkley Beer Festival
King’s Hall, Station Road, Ilkley
The festival offers over 20,000 pints of cask ales, craft beers and ciders, as well as wine, Prosecco and a popular gin bar. A full line-up of breweries and beers on show will be released in the days before Ilkley Beer Festival. £17.50 - £20. 9 February 2024 to 10 February 2024. ilkleybeerfestival.org.uk

9 February 2024
The King Returns: An Exclusive Audience with Alan Shearer
King George’s Hall, Northgate, Blackburn
Join us for an electrifying event as we bring the legendary Alan Shearer to the stage, in conversation with Sky Sports host Pete Graves. From £38. 8:00 pm. bwdvenues.com

9 February 2024
The Peter Kay Experience
Settle Victoira Hall, Kirkgate, Settle
Carlton Entertainment presents an evening of comedy with 2 of the UK’s most in demand comedians… Simon Marks as Peter Kay and the outstanding comedy vocalist Marc Bolton. £30.50. 8:00 pm to 10:30 pm. settlevictoriahall.org.uk

10 February 2024
Aladdin
Glusburn Community & Arts Centre, Colne Road, Glusburn
Hop on board the flying carpet with Glusburn Youth Theatre as they present the magical tale of Aladdin! 3pm & 7pm. All day. gicac.org.uk

11 February 2024
MUSIC AT THE MUSEUM – Skipton Community Orchestra
Cliffe Castle Museum, Spring Gardens Lane, Keighley
Join us inside the Bracewell Smith Hall and enjoy music from local bands. A season of monthly Sunday afternoon concerts. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. bradfordmuseums.org

12 February 2024
Yorkshire Dales by day and by night
Yorkshire Dales National Park, Duncombe Place, York
Join Mountain Goat for a tour of the Yorkshire Dales most famous areas around Wensleydale and Swaledale. Hawes, a picturesque and peaceful village in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Aysgarth Falls, picture perfect waterfalls, Stargazing event, travel through many of the "Dales" on this scenic tour and historic landmarks such as Castle Bolton. This tour will start opposite Dean Court Hotel in Duncombe Place next to York Minster.             £75. 12:45 pm to 9:00 pm. mountain-goat.com

13 February 2024 to 17 February 2024
THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley
This is a funny, touching, and beautifully moving portrait of the mechanics of a family through the eyes of four siblings struggling to define themselves beyond the love and expectations of their parents. 7.30pm. Sat mat 2.30pm. £5 - £10. 13 February 2024 to 17 February 2024. ilkleyplayhouse.co.uk

14 February 2024 to 17 February 2024
Babes in the Woods
Bradford Playhouse, 4 – 12 Chapel St,Little Germany,, Bradford.
Come along to this fantastic family pantomime and help Maid Marion, Robin Hood and his Merry Men, Nursie and Bugsy thwart Prince John’s evil plans. 7.15pm, Sat mat 2.15pm. £10. 14 February 2024 to 17 February 2024. bradfordplayhouse.org.uk

14 February 2024
Board Game Session
The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery, Haslington Road, Rossendale
Drop into our board game session during the half-term holidays. There will be lots of games for you to try -  or even bring your own and play with friends! Ages  6 plus. £4. 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. thewhitaker.org

14 February 2024
The Classic Rock Show 2024
Royal Hall, Harrogate, Ripon Road, Harrogate
The Classic Rock Show is back in the UK for the first leg of its 2024 tour.  Bigger and even better, and celebrating, once again, the very best of Classic Rock. £33 - £82. 7:30 pm. harrogatetheatre.co.uk

14 February 2024
The Makings of a Murderer
Lawrence Batley Theatre, Queen's Square, Queen St, Huddersfield
With more than 34 years as a senior detective, David Swindle shares his unique insight into the minds of the murderers, the famous cases that were never solved, and how the murderer got away with it. . . from someone on the inside. £28. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. thelbt.org

15 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
Frankenstein
Leeds Playhouse, Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds
Mary Shelley’s classic novel is a psychological thriller which dares to ask the question – what is it to be human? 7.45pm, Thurs mat 2pm, Sat mat 2.30pm. £15 - £35. 15 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. leedsplayhouse.org.uk

15 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
Opera North’s Cavalleria rusticana / Aleko
Leeds Grand Theatre, New Briggate, Leeds
Enjoy twice the thrill with this double bill of the ever-popular Cavalleria rusticana and Rachmaninov’s rarely heard Aleko. In both gritty blood-soaked dramas, jealous love triangles plummet to violent ends. From £16. 15 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. leedsheritagetheatres.com

15 February 2024
Dave Spikey: Life in a Northern Town
City Varieties Music Hall, 46 New Briggate, Leeds
This show is all about Dave’s life in… well… a northern town. He had a job at Bolton General Hospital for 32 years before throwing caution to the wind and leaving to pursue a career in comedy, as you do! £25. 7:30 pm. leedsheritagetheatres.com

15 February 2024
Adam Rowe – What’s Wrong With Me?
King’s Hall, Station Road, Ilkley
Host of the global smash-hit podcast Have A Word and star of Live At The Apollo; Adam Rowe is hitting the road with his brand new stand-up tour. £22. 8:00 pm. bradford-theatres.co.uk

16 February 2024 to 18 February 2024
Rhubarb Festival
Wakefield City Centre , Wakefield
Rhubarb lovers rejoice – Wakefield’s celebration of its most famous vegetable, the Rhubarb Festival, returns to paint the city pink for three days. Expect a whole new programme of chef demos and expand your culinary skills! 16 February 2024 to 18 February 2024. expwake.co/rhubarbfest

16 February 2024
ESSENTIALLY CHER
Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley
If you are looking for a tribute act with a WOW factor then look no further than Trisha McCluney as Essentially Cher! Trisha is quite simply the closest to the Goddess of Pop that you will find! £27. 8:00 pm. blcgroup.co.uk

16 February 2024
The Alex Voysey Blues Band presents ‘Old Dogs, New Tricks’
Skipton Town Hall, High Street, Skipton
‘Old Dogs, New Tricks’ - If you love the blues then this is the show for you! £12.50. 8:00 pm. skiptontownhall.co.uk

17 February 2024
Pink Floydian
Darwen Library Theatre, Knott Street, Darwen
Pink Floydian are an eight-piece tribute to the greatest prog rock band of all time. The two-and-a-half hour show sees them covering the Barrett, Waters and Gilmour eras. £22. 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm. bwdvenues.com

18 February 2024
Jurassic Earth Live
The Grand Theatre Blackpool
With audience participation and fun at the forefront of every performance, families will be captivated by astonishing, HUGE, life-size walking Dinosaurs, and their individual, jaw-dropping features. 1pm & 4pm. £24.50. All day. blackpoolgrand.co.uk

18 February 2024
Friends Spring Tea Dance
Lowther Pavilion, Lowther Terrace, Lytham St, Annes
Dance the afternoon away at the Pavilion. The Tea Dances are run by the Friends of Lowther Pavilion as part of their fundraising work for the theatre. Our talented organist will be playing all your favourites. £7.50. 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. lowtherpavilion.co.uk

18 February 2024
Barbara Dickson: Farewell Tour
The Victoria Theatre, Fountain Street, Halifax
Legendary Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and actress Barbara Dickson has announced her Farewell Tour with her full band. £It will be an evening packed with songs from one of the finest voices you will ever hear. 32.25 - £37.25. 7:30 pm. victoriatheatre.co.uk

18 February 2024
Opera Boys: A Night at the Musicals
City Varieties Music Hall, 46 New Briggate, Leeds
The Opera Boys are back with their sell-out show A Night at the Musicals. Completely updated with brand-new musical medleys, stunning solo performances and a few surprises! £25.50. 7:30 pm. leedsheritagetheatres.com

19 February 2024
Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show
The Met, Market Street, Bury
Let renowned astronomer and presenter Mark Thompson take you on a thrilling journey into the realms of scientific discovery. An extraordinary fusion of entertainment and education for February half-term. £17 - £19. 2:30 pm. themet.org.uk

19 February 2024
Pete Whittaker – Fine Lines
Carriageworks Theatre, The Electric Press, 3 Millennium Square, Leeds
Big wall free solo climbing remains an area of the sport that climbers and public are yet to wrap their heads around. Pete explores the art of free solo climbing, taking you on a journey of where soloing started out for him, right up to his 800m big wall free solo of Kjerag in Norway. £19, concs £16.50.   7:30 pm. carriageworkstheatre.co.uk

20 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
The Woman in Black
The Alhambra Theatre, Morley Street, Bradford
The legendary production of Susan Hill’s chilling ghost story The Woman in Black returns to the Alhambra Theatre direct from London's West End, after an incredible 33 year run at the Fortune Theatre. 7.30pm, Wed mat 2pm & Sat mat 2.30pm. £20 - £40. 20 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. bradford-theatres.co.uk

20 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
Guys and Dolls – Presented by MAODS
Lancaster Grand Theatre, St Leonardgate, Lancaster
This musical comedy takes us from the centre of Times Square to the cafes of Havana, Cuba and even into the sewers of New York City, but eventually everyone ends up right where they belong! £16. 20 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. lancastergrand.co.uk

21 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
The Yeomen of the Guard
Blackburn Empire Theatre, Aqueduct Rd, Blackburn
Blackburn G&S proudly present a fully staged version of this operatic classic with an orchestra under the baton of a renowned and respected interpreter of the music of G&S.  7.30pm. Sat mat 3pm. £14. 21 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. blackburnempire.com

21 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
Enchanted April
Preston Playhouse, Market Street West, Preston
Preston Drama Club presents Enchanted April by Matthew Barber from the novel by Elizabeth von Arnim. £12. 21 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. prestonplayhouse.co.uk

22 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
Oh What a Lovely War
Harrogate Theatre, Oxford Street, Harrogate
A cornerstone of modern musical theatre and one of the very greatest stage satires, Oh What A Lovely War is an extraordinary theatrical journey bringing to life the folly, farce and tragedy of the First World War. 7.30pm. Sat mat 2pm. £17 - £96. 22 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. harrogatetheatre.co.uk

22 February 2024
JOHNNY CASH ROADSHOW – ‘Sin & Redemption’ Tour
Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley
With standing ovations every night, Johnny Cash Roadshow is the longest running, most recognised and still the biggest and best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world today guaranteed to leave you wanting more. £27. 7:30 pm. blcgroup.co.uk

22 February 2024
The Conquistadors: The Songs of Procol Harum
Settle Victoira Hall, Kirkgate, Settle
Members and Former members of Big Country, Wishbone Ash, Animals & Friends, Steve Cropper and Liam Gallaghers Band unite to perform an anthology set of Classic Procol Harum songs. £30.50. 8:00 pm. settlevictoriahall.org.uk

23 February 2024 to 24 February 2024
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Burnley Mechanics, Manchester Road, Burnley
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this spring as they bring the haunting marshes of Kent and the bustling streets of Victorian London to theatres and cathedrals around the country in a powerful and theatrical telling of Dickens’ enduring masterpiece. Adullt £21.50, child £14, family £64/£56. 23 February 2024 to 24 February 2024. blcgroup.co.uk

23 February 2024
Geoff Norcott – Basic Bloke
The Dukes, Moor Lane, Lancaster
New national tour for star of Have I Got News For You, A League Of Their Own, The Last Leg, Would I Lie to You?, Live At The Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Backstage With Katherine Ryan and many more! £18. 8:00 pm. dukeslancaster.org

24 February 2024
AMERICAN FOUR TOPS MOTOWN SHOW
Lowther Pavilion, Lowther Terrace, Lytham St, Annes
Direct from the USA, Soul Satisfaction appear live in concert performing the AMERICAN FOUR TOPS Motown Show bringing all the sweet soul music and the Motown magic to their audiences. £29.50. 7:30 pm. lowtherpavilion.co.uk

24 February 2024
Totally Tina!
The Atkinson, Lord Street, Southport
The Award-winning Tina Turner Spectacular. Come shake a tail feather with the UK’s supreme Tina –  Justine Riddoch – and her talented cast. £25. 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm. theatkinson.co.uk