Discover the WOVEN 2025 Festival Programme and upcoming events

Calling call Kirkburton colour gardens! Come along and swap your natural dye plant seeds and meet others planning their dye gardens!

Kirkburton, Huddersfield

Join us for a natural dye plant and seed swap as part of our Growing Colour Together project.

Huddersfield

We’re planning a community catwalk to celebrate fashion and identity! Join this free, family friendly workshop to create your own accessories to wear on the catwalk.

Dewsbury

Join artist Charlie Hill for a textile workshop on Hapa Zome and Green Prescribing as part of the Growing Colour Together Project.

Kirkburton, Huddersfield

Communities from across Kirklees will STRUT their stuff on the catwalk celebrating identity through fashion. Plus pop-up skate park, live music & creative activities.

Dewsbury
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Meltham: Mission to Mend

Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.

Meltham
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Mirfield: Mission to Mend

Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.

Mirfield

Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.

Heckmondwike

Bring all the family to have a go at being creative with textiles inspired by Quilted: Community, Creativity and Care, an exhibition that celebrates quilts, sewing and community.

Huddersfield
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Roving Lands

We are delighted to share with you our collaborative textile installation, Roving Lands, which will be taking over Crow Nest park Wildflower Garden for one day only.

Dewsbury
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Golcar: Mission to Mend

Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.

Golcar, Huddersfield

Every child has the right to be creative and explore their textile talent. Join artist Kim Searle from Darn It Workshops in this textile based workshop exploring repair, embellishment and getting creative with textiles!

Huddersfield

A drop in day where every child and adult gets to learn new textile skills. Led by artist Kim Searle, there will be a variety of creative techniques to get you started.

Huddersfield
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Holmfirth: Mission to Mend

Mission to Mend roadshows celebrate the importance of creative hand sewing for textile repair and the difference it can make in local communities.

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Textile Futures

Families are invited to the University of Huddersfield for tours, talks and demonstrations celebrating education, training and careers in textile manufacturing, science, innovation and design.

Huddersfield
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WOVEN Family Fun Day

Bring all the family to have a go at being creative with textiles inspired by Quilted: Community, Creativity and Care, an exhibition that celebrates quilts, sewing and community.

Huddersfield

Come and feel the love at the Clothes Swap and Makers Market with WOVEN & Dewsbury Arcade

Dewsbury
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WOVEN World Stitch Day

Join us for World Stitch Day, a vibrant celebration of the universal language of stitch and textiles! Inspired by the iconic Red Dress Embroidery Project, this immersive event brings together community groups, expert stitchers, and textile enthusiasts to explore the rich tapestry of global embroidery traditions.

Birstall, Batley
June 1 @ 12:00 pm - June 30 @ 4:00 pm

The Red Dress

The Red Dress, a globally-travelled collaborative embroidery project, coming to Oakwell Hall this summer as part of WOVEN Festival.

Birstall, Batley
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WOVEN at Pride

Kirklees Pride is back for another celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and WOVEN will be there! Join us...

Huddersfield

Every Child Challenge! Join us for Stitch Saturday, fun family workshops celebrating the stitch - can you do the basic 5 stitches?

Birstall, Batley

Every Child Challenge! Join us for Stitch Saturday, fun family workshops celebrating the stitch - can you do the basic 5 stitches?

Birstall, Batley

Every Child Challenge! Join us for Stitch Saturday, fun family workshops celebrating the stitch - can you do the basic 5 stitches?

Birstall, Batley
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Dewsbury WOVEN Mash Up

Celebrate WOVEN’s closing weekend with textile fun! Enjoy a huge clothes swap, makers market, street performances, food vendors, and more. Don’t miss out!

Dewsbury

Every Child Challenge! Join us for Stitch Saturday, fun family workshops celebrating the stitch - can you do the basic 5 stitches?

Birstall, Batley
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Batley Pride in the Park

Join WOVEN team to celebrate Batley Pride 2025. A completely free pride event in Wilton Park with entertainment, activities and stalls for all ages.

Batley