Mr Wilson’s are delighted to return to the UK’s best Mardi Gras event. Click HERE for information

Spraoi (pron. "spree") is a festival of international street theatre and world music which takes place for three days each August in the Irish city of Waterford. The festival takes its name from the Irish word spraoi, or play. The Waterford Spraoi has taken place each summer since 1992 and is now the largest festival event in Waterford.

TICKETS AND INFO HERE

Opal’s Comet will be travelling along the Rochdale Canal and the Calder and Hebble Navigation from Walsden, to the Brighouse Basin as part of CultureDale, Calderdale’s Year of Culture 2024. The journey will start on Wednesday 22nd May and end on Monday 27th May 2024. Please visit the Opal’s Comet project page for information on how to get involved.

Please note Opal’s Comet moves continuously throughout the event. You can track us down using our daily route maps or GPS live tracking.

Pilgrimage itinerary :

Wednesday 22nd May - 12noon - 4pm - Warland/Walsden-

(1 mile) Rochdale Canal Towpath, from Warland Swing Bridge no. 41 to Copperas Bridge no. 32.

Thursday 23rd May - 12noon - 4pm - Walsden/Todmorden

(2 miles) Rochdale Canal Towpath, Copperas Bridge no. 32 to Bridge no. 36 (end of Haugh Rd)

Friday 24th May - 12noon - 4pm - Todmorden/Eastwood/Hebden

(3miles) Rochdale Canal Towpath, Bridge no. 36 (end of Haugh Rd) to Bridge no. 18 (Hebble End, near Co-op)

Saturday 25th May - 12noon - 4pm - Hebden Bridge/Mytholmroyd/Luddenden Foot/Sowerby Bridge

(4 miles) Bridge no. 18 (Hebble End, near Co-op) to Sowerby Long Bridge no. 2 (Hollins Mill Lane)

Sunday 26th May - 12noon - 4pm - Sowerby Bridge/Copley

(3 miles) Sowerby Long Bridge no. 2 (Hollins Mill Lane) to Salter Hebble Bottom Basin Visitor Moorings

Monday 27th May - 12 noon- 4pm - Elland/Cromwell Bottom/ Brighouse

(3miles) Salter Hebble Bottom Basin Visitor Moorings to Bethal Street Carpark