Our Biennale

28/09/2026

Calling Kirklees teachers! We need your help to shape the future of Our Biennale- the Kirklees arts festival for children and young people.
Join us on Wednesday October 7th 4-5.30pm at MakerWorld, Huddersfield (Packhorse Centre) to share your ideas, take part in a CPD workshop with Chol Theatre and get your school involved .
All free- biscuits provided!
The Childrens Art School Lawrence Batley Theatre
Use this form to sign up :)
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15/08/2026

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02/11/2022

We love this film!
So many children, young people and families getting together to celebrate and enjoy creativity! And it all happened in Huddersfield town centre :)
Thanks to
The Childrens Art School
Lawrence Batley Theatre
Creative Kirklees
Arts Council England

02/11/2022

We had such a fantastic time at the Our Biennale finale events back in July.
You can see all the projects and our film of the Magnificent Me parade and Summer Slam event at Lawrence Batley Theatre here

21/06/2022

Want your children to be involved in the Our Biennale Magnificent Me Piazza Parade celebrations on 2nd July but don't know how? It's not too late!

Here's a lovely activity, involving poetry and making an amulet (full of magic) to do at home with your children. Make the amulet and bring it to the event. Meet the guardian of the amulets and add yours to the installation 🙂

https://youtu.be/re0U37jacDQ

20/06/2022

Our Biennale's theme this year is 'Magnificent Me!'

Musicians, artists, theatre-makers, writers and choreographers are working with schools, colleges and communities to enable children and young people make their very own remarkable pieces of music, art, theatre and dance.

Supporting well-being and self-expression, the work created for this year's festival will be celebrated in the Magnificent Me Piazza Parade on Saturday 2nd July in Huddersfield

www.ourbiennale.org

07/07/2021

See all of Our Biennale Finale online now! If you missed it, or you want to experience it again, all the exhibitions are online to see, watch, and listen to... https://finale.ourbiennale.org/

3,000 children and young people across Kirklees took part in the Our Biennale festival. Their remarkable work was exhibited at the Our Biennale Finale on 19th and 20th June in Huddersfield town centre, which was opened by the Mayor of Kirklees and featured on ITV Calendar!

Enjoy the sculptures, music, sound walks, dance, artwork, films, and photographs that were displayed, bringing together the wonderful work the younger generation created over this past year juggling school, lockdowns, and isolations

29/06/2021

These 2 sculptures loved being in the vaccination tent and are now just hanging out on platform 1 of Huddersfield station!
Further than Beyond on tour thanks to Creative Kirklees ! Our Biennale Woven in Kirklees