Family Learning

See all our upcoming family events for this year as well as previous events held at all our venues.

See all our upcoming family events for this year as well as previous events held at all our venues.

Current Family Events

Victorian christmas market poster - with all the same info as in the main text
Bradford Industrial Museum

23 November 2024 10:00 am – 24 November 2024 4:00 pm

Children decorating a tree in front of an old wooden (18th century) sideboard/cabinet
Bolling Hall Museum

1 December 2024 – 1 December 2024

Come and join in the festive fun at Bolling Hall Museum and Library. We will be crafting and decorating our beautiful tree in the housebody, decorating gingerbread to take home and enjoying festive music Drop in, no need to book

Father Christmas, sat in front of a green and gold Malachite chimney piece
Cliffe Castle Museum

7 December 2024 11:00 am – 7 December 2024 3:30 pm

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We're delighted to be welcoming back the Keighley Lions to help us make Christmas magical.

Father Christmas, sat in front of a green and gold Malachite chimney piece
Cliffe Castle Museum

7 December 2024 11:00 am – 8 December 2024 3:30 pm

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We're delighted to be welcoming back the Keighley Lions to help us make Christmas magical.

8 December 2024 – 8 December 2024 3:30 pm

Christmas creativity with the museum young ambassadors.  Celebrate the 2024 BMG Young Ambassador cohort as their year comes to an end.

Christmas tree to the side of a big green fireplace
Cliffe Castle Museum

14 December 2024 – 15 December 2024 3:30 pm

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We're delighted to be welcoming back the Keighley Lions to help us make Christmas magical, along with range of craft stalls to help you find the perfect Christmas gift...

Bolling Hall Community Library

12 October 2024 – 31 December 2024

We are pleased to announce an exciting new reading adventure at Bolling Hall Community Library! The Secret Book Quest is a fun and free reading challenge for ages 5 and over, designed to inspire a lifelong love of reading.

10 January 2025 10:30 am – 10 January 2025 12:30 pm

14 February 2025 10:30 am – 14 February 2025 12:30 pm

14 March 2025 10:30 am – 14 March 2025 12:30 pm

11 April 2025 10:30 am – 11 April 2025 12:30 pm

11 July 2025 10:30 am – 11 July 2025 12:30 pm

10 October 2025 10:30 am – 10 October 2025 12:30 pm

14 November 2025 10:30 am – 14 November 2025 12:30 pm

12 December 2025 10:30 am – 12 December 2025 12:30 pm

Past Family Events

Victorian christmas market poster - with all the same info as in the main text
Bradford Industrial Museum

23 November 2024 10:00 am – 24 November 2024 4:00 pm

Poster with event details and image of CLiffe Castle (all details repeated in text)
Cliffe Castle Museum

20 November 2024 10:30 am – 20 November 2024 2:30 am

On Wednesday, 20th November, Bradford District Museums and Galleries and Baby Week Bradford are inviting you on the musical adventure at Cliffe Castle Museum and Park to round off another Baby Week!

8 November 2024 10:30 am – 8 November 2024 12:30 pm

Exterior of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery at night, illuminated and with a crowd holding lanterns in front

1 November 2024 6:00 pm – 1 November 2024 8:00 pm

decorated paper lanterns

1 November 2024 11:00 am – 1 November 2024 4:30 pm

Join us to decorate your own lantern ahead of the Lister’s Lantern parade in the evening. Booking Essential

Collage of images - witches in front of the window and pumpkins
Bolling Hall Museum

31 October 2024 10:30 am – 31 October 2024 2:30 pm

Things are getting spooky at Bolling Hall...

a creepy hand and a pumpkin jack o lantern on top of a wooden dresser in Bolling Hall
Bolling Hall Museum

31 October 2024 5:30 pm – 31 October 2024 9:00 pm

This very Halloween Special evening event will take place at the spooky Bolling Hall Museum. Featuring a guided tour by our resident ghoul which takes you through the museum

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Bradford Industrial Museum

30 October 2024 11:00 am – 30 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join our Big Tinkering Challenge and build your own bridge which must hold a toy car or train for two minutes! 

Rag rug showing stripes of pink, green and orange
Bradford Industrial Museum

26 October 2024 11:00 am – 26 October 2024 2:00 pm

Bring the family and learn the art of rag-rugging in this drop-in session with Nicola from Kynd.

apple in an orchard
Cliffe Castle Museum

26 October 2024 12:00 pm – 26 October 2024 3:00 pm

Join us for this very special celebration of autumn. 

11 October 2024 10:30 am – 11 October 2024 12:30 pm

image of hands weaving piece of fabric
Bradford Industrial Museum

28 September 2024 11:00 am – 28 September 2024 2:30 pm

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