Not long now till the Hebden Bridge Arts Festival kicks off, with a packed program of music, art, dance, comedy and much more.

Blu Planet are honoured to have been asked to help with official photographic coverage of the event, in conjunction with another talented local photographer Sarah Mason. The full program for HBAF can be found at the main website at www.hbaf.co.uk/

Also to be overlooked is the Arts Festival Fringe, a collection of fun and funky events running in parallel with the main festival program. Ranging from free to £5, you can view the Fringe events listing at http://hbaf.co.uk/fringe/

The Arts Festival has an unintended special significance this year, being staged in the aftermath of major local flooding which caused disruption and great financial loss to many local residents and businesses. The previous weekends flooding also disrupted the annual local Handmade Parade and this will also run on 30th June, along with the regular Mytholmroyd Gala.

Congratulations to the various organisers of all these events on pulling together to make all these worthy events happen, and a celebration of local ingenuity and tenacity.

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Photos from some of the live street entertainment at Hebden Bridge Arts Festival 2011