27th June to 13th July

This summer, Hebden Bridge Arts Festival is marking the 2008 UN Year of Languages by celebrating the languages of art, music, drama and literature.

In addition to this, the Many Voices series of events marked with this image has been specially programmed to illustrate how language can be used in unusual and sometimes unexpected ways.

Festival programmes are available from shops, cafes, libraries and TICs in Hebden Bridge, Mytholmroyd and beyond.

Highlights of the 2008 Festival include Phill Jupitus, Ed Byrne, Blake Morrison, drama such as The Elephant Man and music evenings with Baghdad Lullabies, Martin Roscoe, Maria McKee and the Eduardo Niebla Experience.

See our 16 news bulletins (updated Monday, 30th June 2008)

Stop Press - The London Bulgarian Choir will be opening the Words on the Street event with a short performance (Sunday 6 July, 12.30 approx).

The London Bulgarian Choir event (5th), Maria McKee (4th July), The Lady of Burma (29th) Music at Walshaw (12th), Dessi's Vocal Workshop (5th), The V.O. Quartet (30th) and In Praise of Pennine Landscapes (7th) have now sold out

The Ian Marchant event (29th) has had to be cancelled

Postal bookings opened on May 5.
The box office in Albert Street opened on June 14

cottages4you in conjunction with Croft Mill is proud to be associated with Hebden Bridge Arts Festival