Keighley have been chosen as the host of the Official Yorkshire Day Celebrations for 2022. Keighley Town Council are delighted to be organising the celebrations in conjunction with The Yorkshire Society. This is the first time the event has been held since 2019. To celebrate the occasion there will be lots of activities for all the family across Keighley. Keighley Town Council would like to thank all the groups, businesses and organisations who have come together to help put on a fantastic event line up.
On Saturday 30 July, The Yorkshire Dialect Society will be running a special ‘Celebrating the Yorkshire Dialect’ Event in Keighley Library. The event will run from 10.30am – 4:30pm and will see keynote speakers, readings and recitations of dialect poems and prose. An exhibition on Ian Dewhirst will also be open during the day. Tickets are £5 and are available via The Yorkshire Society’s website.
Sunday 31 July 2022, 10am – 4pm
Artisan Market on Church Green Car Park, showcasing local businesses. Run by RSH Markets
Community Showcase, Town Hall Square. Stalls from local groups, charities and organisations sharing their work. Including live entertainment and performances.
Play in Parks, Church Green, inflatables and activities for Children. Run by Bradford Community Play and Development Service.
Airedale Centre – Entertainment
Monday 1 August 2022, 10am – 4pm
Artisan Market on Church Green, showcasing local businesses. Run by RSH Markets
Community Showcase, Town Hall Square. Stalls from local groups, charities and organisations sharing their work. Including live entertainment and performances.
Keighley Creative Yorkshire Rose Workshop, Church Green. Make your own Yorkshire Rose to celebrate Yorkshire Day!
The Livery Rooms, Children’s activities, face painting, stalls and a BBQ.
Airedale Centre – Entertainment
As part of the Yorkshire Day celebrations, there will be a parade made up of Mayors from across Yorkshire, VIPs and members of the Yorkshire Society. Led by the Yorkshire Regiment Corps of Drums, the parade will leave Sainsburys car park at 10.30 and head up Cavendish Street then turn left onto North Street before finishing at Keighley Shared Church. We would love to see as many of you as possible lining the streets to wave your Yorkshire Flags!
Follow the Keighley Town Council Facebook Page to stay up to date on the event.
For more information contact sarah.kissack@keighley.gov.uk