What's on in Ilkley on a budget?
32 upcoming events
We've rounded up 32 upcoming events in Ilkley on a budget — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Ilkley on a budget
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Sunday 1 November
Later
Fri 6 · 7 PM£12
LiteratureTalk
Tim Downie and Jeremy Dyson
All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley
Sat 7 · 7:30 PM£0–15
ClassicalConcert
Glorious Puccini!
St John's Ben Rhydding
Mon 9 · 10 AMFree
Talk
Funeral Wishes Workshop - Full Circle Funerals
Full Circle Funerals Ilkley
Wed 11 · 5 PMFree
Students
Ilkley Grammar School Post 16 Open Evening
Ilkley Grammar School
Wed 11 · 7 PM£7
Literature
Retirement on the Road
Grove Bookshop
Fri 13 · 6 PM£3.41
ExhibitionConcert
The New Muse Gallery with ManCave
The ILKLEY arts studio
Sun 15 · 10:30 AMA$0–128.37
WorkshopCrafts
Weaving is Healing Sunshine Coast November 2026
Weavery HQ
Mon 16 · 6:45 PMFree
Copy of Climate Café Listening Circle- Ilkley, November the 16th at 7pm
Ilkley Quakers (Religious Society of Friends)
Mon 16 · 7:30 PMFree
The Grove Book Club (Monday)
Grove Bookshop
Tue 17 · 7:30 PMFree
The Grove Book Club (Tuesday)
Grove Bookshop
Fri 20 · 7 PM£12
MagicStand-up
Claudia Rickard - Comedy Stage Hypnotist
Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club
Fri 20 · 7 PM£6.13–11.55
Ilkley Haunted History Walk
Station Plaza Station Road
Tue 24 · 6:30 PM£9
Writing for wellbeing in Ilkley: 24 November 2026
4A Queen's Rd
Fri 27 Nov · 6 PM£12
Singer-songwriterFolk / Acoustic
Olivia Graham: Celtic Carols By Candlelight
All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley
Fri 27 Nov · 7:30 PMFree
TalkLiterature
An Ordinary Story - How an Ordinary Story Became an Extraordinary Journey
Clarke Foley Community Centre
Sat 12 Dec · 10:30 AMA$0–128.37
WorkshopCrafts
Weaving is Healing Sunshine Coast December 2026
Weavery HQ
Fri 18 Dec · 7 PM£6.13–11.55
Guided tourHeritage
Ilkley Haunted History Walk
Station Plaza Station Road
Sat 9 Jan · 4 PM£9.38
Gala Matinee Ilkley Philharmonic/ Academy of Northern Ballet
Kings Hall
Sat 9 Jan · 7:30 PM£16.96–31.05
New Year's Gala Concert Ilkley Philharmonic/ Academy of Northern Ballet
Kings Hall
Fri 15 Jan · 7:30 PM£17.50
Divas Disco & Icons
Ilkley Playhouse
Sun 17 Jan · 10:30 AMA$0–128.37
Weaving is Healing Sunshine January 2027
Weavery HQ
Sat 17 Apr · 7:30 PM£11.55–27.80
A Night at the Opera and Ballet Concert - Ilkley Philharmonic
Kings Hall
Sun 13 Jun · 3:30 PM£9.38–18.04
CONCERTS 2026-27 - Ilkley Philharmonic Orchestra
All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley
Mon 5 Jul · 9:45 AM£20
Employed Children and Youth Workers' Retreat (2027)
The Briery Retreat & Conference Centre
See also in Ilkley on a budget
Wed 18£28
Folk / AcousticConcert
The Irish House Party
Kings Hall, Ilkley
Thu 29 · 1 PM
ClassicalConcert
Lunchtime Recital: Ciara Thompson
Otley Courthouse
Sat 31 · 8:30 PMFree
RockIndie
The Flaming Pies @ The Highfield
The Highfield, Idle
Sun 1
Folk / AcousticConcert
Jon Doran @ Black Horse Function Room
Black Horse Function Room, Otley
Mon 2 · 7 PM
Folk / AcousticConcert
BINGLEY FIRST MONDAY FOLK – JOHNNY CAMPBELL
Bingley Arts Centre
Thu 26 Nov
Folk / AcousticSinger-songwriter
Sarah McQuaid
Manor House Art Gallery & Museum, Ilkley
Fri 6 · 8:30 PM£8.83
Parties
An evening with Taylor Swift
The Copper Beech, Shipley
Wed 18 · 6:30 PM
ClubLGBTQ+
Where are all the lesbians?
Fanny's Ale House, Shipley
Sat 31 · 5 PM£11.55
Street party
Halloween Takeovers
Leeds
Sat 31 · 7 PM£13.70
Street party
Adults Halloween Party Supporting Bradford Hospitals Charity
Mercure Bradford Bankfield Hotel, Bingley
Sun 1 · 12 PM£8.80
Parties
Casa Latina - Latin American party
Kirkgate Community Centre, Bradford
Fri 30 · 7 PM£20.21
BingoKaraoke
Legless Bingo - Spooktacular
The Highfield, Idle
Thu 29 · 10 AM
Exhibition
Jane Fielder: Other Sides Art Exhibition at The Bingley Gallery
The Bingley Gallery and David Starley Artist
Tue 3 · 1:30 PM£20
Literature
Creative writing drop-in with author Alyson Faye
The Craft House, Bradford
Thu 5 · 7 PM
Literature
The Grove Bookshop Writing Group
Grove Bookshop, Ilkley
Sat 7 · 7 PMFree
Literature
I Learned to Live Again - Book Party
Mulligans Of Bingley
Thu 19 · 6:30 PM£9.38
Literature
Monthly Bingley Writers Event
Little House, Bingley
Mon 2 · 7:30 PM
TalkScience
Bradford Astronomical Society meeting
Idle & Thackley Conservative Club
Thu 29 · 10:30 AM
Heritage
Local History Group
Rawdon Community Library, Leeds
Thu 29 · 1:30 PM£16.96
Literature
Writing Workshop - Copper Man Copper Stories
The Gingerlicious Studio, Bradford
Thu 29 · 7:30 PMFree
PoetryLiterature
Poets Inc — Tongues of the World
Salts Works, Saltaire
Wed 4 · 7 PMFree
TalkEcology
RCF Farm Resilience Programme - Welcome Meeting
Keighley Rugby Club
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Venues in Ilkley on a budget
Full Circle Funerals Ilkley
1 event
Station Plaza Station Road
2 events
Kings Hall
24 events
Mrs Duttons Wondrous Workshops
10 events
Grove Bookshop
5 events
All Saints' Parish Church, Ilkley
5 events
Clarke Foley Community Centre
4 events
4A Queen's Rd
1 event
Ilkley Grammar School
1 event
Curly Hill Scout Camp
1 event