This week in Saltaire

Your next fortnight in Saltaire, Shipley & Baildon: half term, Halloween, 68 makers and a kora party.

Morning! Half term is nearly here, the clocks go back on Sunday and the village is leaning into the season: 68 makers filling Victoria Hall, a kora party at the Live Room, a wizard tram up the Glen and a ghost walk with lunch in a graveyard [as one does]. Kettle on, here's your fortnight.

BRACKEN HALL: The countryside centre on Shipley Glen has family nature activities and creative workshops running through October, with a Wild Wednesday arts and crafts session on Wed 28 Oct, 2-4pm. Bracken Hall Countryside Centre, Baildon · until Sun 1 Nov · Details

GUIDED WALK: Baildon Walkers Are Welcome head out on a circular walk to Esholt through the woods and along the riverbank. The Potted Meat Stick, Hall Cliffe, Baildon · 10:30am · Details

COMEDY NIGHT: At least three comedians, headliner included, in the brewhouse with the beer on tap. 18+, free parking. Saltaire Brewery, Dockfield Road, Shipley · 8pm · £15 · Tickets

BAILDON FARMERS MARKET: Around 25 traders in the village car park: sourdough, Dales cheese, smoked fish, cakes, preserves and game, with live music and a free kids' bingo trail [the cheese stall is where we lose all self-control]. Lower Ian Clough Car Park, Browgate, Baildon · 9am-1pm · Details

ROSIE DOONAN: The Doonan family's folk royalty plays Kirkgate for the first time, with Lewis Pugh on the bill too. Kirkgate Community Centre, Shipley · doors 7pm · from £13.50 · Tickets

WINTER SALTAIRE MAKERS FAIR: 68 designer-makers chosen from a record number of entries fill three rooms of Victoria Hall: ceramics, jewellery, textiles, woodwork and prints, plus a pop-up café [our wallets are already nervous]. Under-16s go free, and there's level access by the lift on Lockwood Street. Victoria Hall, Saltaire · Sat 11am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm · £3 · Details

FUNGI WALK: The Mid Yorkshire Fungi Group lead a slow wander round the Glen in search of autumn fungi. Bring a magnifier if you have one, and see the listing for the meeting point. Shipley Glen, Baildon · 12-2pm · Details

LIVE MUSIC: Gambian kora virtuoso and griot Suntou Susso brings his full band, The Gambian Superstars, to the Live Room for their first UK show together: Afro-Manding roots with folk, funk, jazz and soul. It's part-standing and they are asking for dance space, so wear comfy shoes. The Live Room, Caroline Street Social Club, Saltaire · doors 6pm, show 7pm · Tickets

HALLOWEEN GHOST WALK: Baildon Walkers Are Welcome lead a free six-mile stroll along the canal to Saltaire and back, with ghostly tales on the way and lunch in a hidden graveyard [bring a picnic, and possibly a friend to hold hands with]. No stiles, back around 2:30pm. Meet at The Potted Meat Stick, Hall Cliffe, Baildon · 10am · Free · Details

CUD: Leeds indie legends CUD celebrate 40 years of vintage indie rock with their first ever Shipley show. Expect the big ones. Kirkgate Community Centre, Shipley · doors 7:30pm · £25 · Tickets

WIZARDS WEEKEND ON THE TRAMWAY: The Victorian cable tramway runs Wizard Specials all weekend, and on Saturday night keeps going after dark for a properly spooky ride up the Glen [the tram is 131 years old, so it has earned the right to creak]. Bracken Hall at the top does Halloween crafts both afternoons. Shipley Glen Tramway, Baildon · Sat 12-8pm, Sun 12-4pm · £3 return, kids £1.50, just turn up · Details

CASA LATINA: An all-day, all-ages Latin American fiesta: live salsa from Los Camaradas, samba from the Kirkgate Bateria, a beginners' salsa class, a percussion workshop, DJ Lubi on the decks and Peruvian food from Cecilia Tupac. Nine hours of it. Kirkgate Community Centre, Shipley · 12-9pm · £11 plus fees · Tickets

Always on: Saltaire Farmers' Market, Roberts Park (2nd Sunday, back on 8 Nov) · Salts Mill, Hockney galleries (free, all year, and open Mon 26 and Tue 27 Oct for half term).

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See you out there [probably on the tram, after dark, regretting it],