5 things to do in Yorkshire this weekend
WHETHER you fancy having a few too many pints in the Steel City or crave the thrill of a spooky theatre production ahead of Halloween, there’s something for everyone across Yorkshire this weekend.
1. Steel City Beer & Cider Festival
Date: Wednesday 19th – Saturday 22nd October
Location: Kelham Island Museum, Sheffield
CAMRA’s 42nd beer and cider festival is returning to Kelham Island Industrial Museum and is set to be bigger and better with over 200 beers and ciders plus live music and various street food stalls spread across the venue’s many historic rooms.
2. Fabulous Fireworks
Date: Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd October
Location: Lightwater Valley Theme Park, York
Kick off the October half-term with a bang this weekend as Lightwater Valley Theme Park put on an unmissable firework show to the rhythm of up-beat tunes. The theme park will be open as normal providing all the entertainment you need for an exciting and magical weekend.
3. Halloween Extravaganza
Date: Saturday 22nd – Saturday 29th October
Location: Scarborough Market Hall and Vaults
Enjoy browsing around Scarborough’s markets while your children engage in a range of Halloween-themed activities.
During the entire half-term week, the market will be hosting various seasonal events for children including a pumpkin trail, prizes, pumpkin carving workshops, stories, nursery rhymes and much more.
4. No/ Gloss Film Festival
Date: Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd October
Location: Canal Mills, Leeds
Leeds’ highly-anticipated two-day film festival will once again be celebrating the best of unconventional cinema and independent films from across the world this weekend. The 5th annual festival will also be offering live art, music, outdoor food tents and even a secret afterparty.
5. The Gaul
Date: Thursday 6th – Saturday 29th October
Location: Hull Truck Theatre
This new play by Hull-born writer Janet Plater explores the journeys of the wives and relatives who were left behind, through the discovery of the wreck by a TV documentary crew in 1997 and the government inquiry in 2004 to the present day. It has been described as “a bold new play which examines the personal cost of tragedy” by the Yorkshire Post.
