Handmade Parade brings artists into communities to create parades, festivals and stunning celebrations. We have a fantastic talented and generous team of professional carnival artists, puppeteers, makers, musicians, stilt walkers and performers based in around Todmorden, Hebden Bridge and Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire, England.

Our two signature events are the Hebden Bridge Handmade Parade in the summer and the Todmorden Lamplighter Festival in the winter. We also create bespoke community events such as puppet parades for the Skipton International Puppet Festival and the Fantastical Cycle Parade, a pedal-powered parade in the celebrations leading up to the Tour de France in Yorkshire.

We also have a festival flag hire business and hire our parade art to regional events.