Our latest puppet-making class at Handmade HQ in Hebden Bridge has been a blast!
12 super talented artists made two giant puppets from papier-mâché and Worbla with different head mechanisms.
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Exciting times! We’re delighted to finally share with you our new branding and website.
A spectacular light parade, whimsical window walk, market stalls and performances in Colne.
After the sell out success of Ripples Lantern Trail last year, Handmade Parade returned to RSPB Old Moor, Barnsley, bringing two magical evenings of wildlife sculptures and puppets to this fabulous nature reserve. We lead family and community workshops to create lanterns for a magical event which again completely sold out! This took place on […]
This 13th and 14th October 2022 we joined in the amazing ‘art in the dark’ light installations of Light Night Leeds. At the Royal Armouries we had a knight and chess-themed show and we had a blast during the event!
Handmade Parade’s long-waited return to Hebden Bridge (after a Covid hiatus of three years) was again postponed but only slightly this time … due to the death of the Queen. The parade took place on Sunday, September 25th 2022. Although due to funding limitations the event was scaled back, the parade was smaller than normal […]
As part of Knowsley’s year as Borough of Culture where ‘Every Town and Village Tells Their Story’ Knowsley Village enjoyed a colourful street parade on Saturday 4th June 2022 inspired by the area’s cultural heritage. The ‘Kings Queens and Mr. Lear’ parade took place on the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend, it was produced by us […]
For a colourful and collaborative project, the people of Calderdale together created artwork for an exhibition in Halifax. The Windows on the World artwork positively glowed in the Halifax sunshine once it was put up in the large windows of Halifax Central Library and King Cross Library.
The Whimsical Window Walk took place in Colne on Saturday 12th March 2022. Our artists worked with Colne BID and the local community in fully-booked sessions to create an amazing array of of amazing window displays for the trail. There were also live bands including Handmade Samba, Stilt Batteristas, OdAll, an artisan market Independent Street […]
The Todmorden Lamplighter Festival has been sorely missed over the last few years but it finally returned on February 12th 2022. It was such a joy to see you all out dancing, laughing and just being a bit playful with giant puppets again. It’s been way too long! As well as donations, profits from sales […]