Saturday 18th July 2026 7:00 PM Yes, it’s about time Otley had its own literature festival – which we’re calling the Otley Bookfest – and to celebrate this first festival, which will be held at Otley Common on the weekend of 27–29 November, we’re hosting a launch concert featuring the mighty Commoners Choir and local heroes the Otley Ukulele Orchestra. All proceeds from the launch concert, at our new community-led venue Otley Common, will help to make the

Summer Workshop at Otley Common This is a 3-day creative workshop where children (and any participating adults!) will learn how to create a handmade notebook completely from scratch. The sessions will explore; papermaking, marbling, and simple bookbinding techniques, transforming recycled paper and raw materials into beautiful, finished notebooks to take home. The workshops are relaxed and hands-on, designed to encourage creativity, experimentation, and confidence in a calm a

Otley EMOM - Join us this Saturday from 6:30pm - 10:30pm - Entry is FREE. Otley EMOM will be bringing you a fun night of live beats and electronic jams! We are excited to be hosting our first ever Electronic Music Open Mic night in our amazing main hall. The format will be the ‘Classic’ EMOM format – two tables, a stereo line input and a microphone. One performer sets up whilst the other table is playing, then straight into the next. FREE tickets available through Eventbrite:

THE 35th OTLEY FOLK FESTIVAL 18-20 September 2026 We are pleased to announce that this years Otley Folk Festival main venues will be Otley Parish Church and Otley Common. The Otley Folk Festival has used the old Methodist Hall in past years and now, with the refurbishment in full swing we, are confident that our relationship with the folk festival will flourish. There will be shows across both Saturday and Sunday here at Otley Common. This years festival has a line-up of a

By October 2025, we managed to raise an incredible £830k, which included over £400k of investment from our community share offer. This was enough to surpass our Minimum Target of £709k, which enabled us to commit to buying the building for £490k. This post sets out what we have done since then and what’s still to do. Despite completing extensive surveys before purchase, there was still a lot we had to learn about the building. This was for two main reasons: Restricted access

Art & Crafts for pre-schoolers this May at Otley Common