Sun 1^st June – The Woodside Big Band – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2pm – 4pm

Tue 3^rd June – Summer Organ Festival – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Tue 3^rd June – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Wed 4^th June – Francesca Segal In Conversation – Little Ripon Bookshop – 7pm

Wed 4^th June – Evening Racing – Ripon Race Course

Thurs 5^th June – Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral -12.30pm

Thurs 5^th June – Ripon Cathedral’s Stained Glass Tour – Ripon Cathedral 2.15

Sat 7^th – Sun 8^th June – Summer Open Studios – Liz Harvey Studios – Grewelthorpe

Sat 7^th – Sun 8^th June – Tractorfest – Newby Hall

Sat 7^th June – York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir – Newby Hall – 7.30pm

Sun 8^th June – KM Family Festival – Highside Playing Fields Kirkby Malzeard – From 10am

Sun 8^th June – Ripon City Training Band – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2pm

Tue 10^th June – Summer Organ Festival – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Thurs 12^th June – Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral -12.30pm

Thurs 12^th June – Exploring Henri Nouwen – Thorpe Prebend House – 7.30pm

Fri 13^th June – The Bootleggers Fundraiser – Ripon Bowling Club – Doors 7pm

Fri 13^th June – Ripon Workhouse Ghost Hunt – Ripon Workhouse – 20.00

Sat 14^th June – Conservation Club for Young People – Nosterfield Nature Reserve – 10.00

Sat 14^th June – Brass Impact – Allhallowgate Methodist Church – 7pm

Sat 14^th June – St Cecilia Orchestra Summer Concert – Holy Trinity Church Ripon – 19.30

Sat 14^th June – Kerrie Leonard – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sat 14^th – Sun 15^th June – Summer Open Studios – Liz Harvey Studios – Grewelthorpe

Tue 17^th June – Terry Deary in Conversation – Ripon Arts Hub – 7.00pm

Tue 17^th June – Summer Organ Festival – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Wed 18^th June – Evening Racing – Ripon Race Course

Thurs 19^th June – Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral -12.30pm

Thur 19^th June – Ladies Day – Ripon Race Course

Sat 21^st June – Piano, Pimms and Poetry – St John’s Church Sharow – 2.00 – 4.30pm

Sat 21^st June – Great North Author Tour 2025 – The Little Ripon Bookshop 4.00ppm – 4.45pm

Sat 21^st June – Summer Serenades – Masham Town Hall – 19.30

Sat 21^st June – Dragonfly Walk -Nosterfield Quarry – 10.00am

Sat 21^st June – Wath Street Fair with Ripon City Training Band – Wath – 1pm

Sat 21^st June – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat  – 8.30pm

Sat 21^st June – Ripon Choral Society & Mendelssohn: Elijah – Ripon Cathedral – 19.30

Sat 21^st June – Pride Party – Black Swan – From 12

Sun 22^nd June – Yorkshire Voices – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2.00 -4.00pm

Sun 22^nd June – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Sun 22^nd June – Lady Maisery & Jimmy Aldridge & Sid Goldsmith – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Mon 23^rd June – Walk for All New Accessible Footpath – Hell Wath Nature Reserve – 10am – 3pm

Tue 24^th  June – Summer Organ Festival – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Thurs 26^th June – Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral -12.30pm

Fri 27^th June – Fossilheads – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 27^th June – Royal Northern Sinfonia ; Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30

Sat 28^th June – Peelers, Poachers & Paupers – Workhouse Museum –  1.30pm & 5.30pm

Sat 28^th June – Beer & Music Festival – Ripon Rugby Club – 12noon – 10pm

Sat 28^th June – Dan Knights – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sun 29^th  June – All Together Now Community Choir – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2.00 -4.00pm

Sun 29^th June – Harrogate Theatre Choir – Masham Town Hall – 4.00 pm

Sun 29^th June – This Is Me Festival – Ripon Rugby Club – 12.00 – 17.00

Mon 30^th June – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

 

July

Tue 1^st July – Ripon Community Orchestra- Summer Concert – Bishop Monkton Village Hall – 20.00

Tue 1^st – Sun 6^th July – Ripon Theatre Festival – Various Locations

Tue 1^st July – The Beloved Son – Ripon Cathedral 7.30pm

Wed 2^nd July – Babies, Books & Biscotti – Valentino’s Restaurant – 9.30am

Wed 2^nd July – Mangoes on The Beach – Leper Chapel – 3.00pm

Wed 2^nd July – Third Class – A Titanic Story – Ripon Arts Hub 8.00pm

Thurs 3^rd July – Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral -12.30pm

Thur 3^rd July – Walking & Writing City & Country – Market Place – 11.00am

Thur 3^rd July – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Thur 3^rd July – Mrs Churchill – My Life with Winston – Ripon Arts Hub 7.30pm

Fri 4^th July – Anansi & the Lost Sun – Holy Trinity Church Ripon – 11.30am and 1.30pm

Fri 4^th July – Pirate Princess – Holy Trinity Church – 5.30pm

Fri 4^th July – SPY MOVIE – The Play! – Ripon Arts Hub – 8.00pm

Sat 5^th July – Flamenco Dance Taster Session – Allhallowgate Methodist Hall – 10.00am

Sat 5^th July – Morris Dance Taster Session – Allhallogate Methodist Hall – 11.00am

Sat 5^th July – African Drumming Workshop – Allhallogate Methodist Hall – 12.30pm

Sat 5^th July – Scrumptious! – Ripon Library – 10.30am & 12noon

Sat 5^th July – Doctor Fairytale – The Little Ripon Bookshop – 12.00pm

Sat 5^th July – Poetry at The Pig – Portly Pig Kirkgate – 12noon

Sat 5^th July – Short & Sweet Yorkshire Showcase – Ripon Arts Hub – 5.00pm

Sat 5^th July – All The Pomp, All The Glory ; Summer Choral Finale – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 5^th July – Almost Austen – Ripon Arts Hub – 8.00pm

Sat 5^th July – Masham’s Got Soul – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 5^th July – The Wind in The Willows – Ripon Racecourse – 5.30pm

Sat 5^th July – Meatloaf Tribute – Ripon Bowling Club – 7.30pm

Sun 6^th July – Family Day – Ripon Spa Gardens & Market Place– 10am – 4pm

Sun 6^th July – Build a Giant Puppet & Perform – Ripon Arts Hub – 11.00am

Sun 6^th July – A Midsummer Night’s Dream – The Old Deanery – 7.00pm

Mon 7^th July – Evening Racing – Ripon Race Course

Sat 12^th – Sun 13^th July – Ripon Triathlon Festival – Ripon Racecourse – Timing TBA

Sat 12^th July – Ripon Repair Café – Community House – 11am – 2pm

Sun 13^th July – Harrogate Spa Town Ukes – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2pm

Fri 18^th July – Music of Coldplay by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 19^th July – Go Racing in Yorkshire Festival – Ripon Race Course

Sat 1th July – Canzona String Quartet – Newby Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 19^th July – Orchestra of Opera North – Ripon Cathedral – 8.00pm

Sat 19th July – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat  – 8.30pm

Sun 20^th July – Historic Vehicle Rally – Newby Hall – 10am – 3pm

Thur 24th July – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Fri 25^th July – Dancing Through The Decades – Ripon Bowling Club – 7pm

Fri 25^th – Mon 28^th July – Deershed Festival – Topcliffe

Sat 26^th July – A celebration of Simon & Garfunkel  – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sun 27^th July – Aldborough & Boroughbridge Show – Newby Hall – 10am – 4pm

Sun 27^th July – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Sun 27^th July – Ripon Classic Car Gathering – Ripon Racecourse

Sun 27^th July – Soul in The Park – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2pm – 4pm

Mon 28^th July – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Tue 29^th July – Evening Racing – Ripon Race Course

Thur 31^st July – The Princess Proms – Ripon Cathedral – 4.30pm & 6.45pm

 

 

 

August

Fri 1^st Aug – LSSO Summer Tour – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 2^nd Aug – Butterfly Walk – Nosterfield Quarry – 11.00am

Sat 2^nd Aug – St Wilfrid’s Procession – Streets of Ripon – Starts Studley Road 1.40pm

Sun 3^rd Aug – Ripon City Band – Ripon Spa Gardens – 2pm

Mon 4^th Aug – Afternoon Racing – Ripon Race Course

Thur 7^th Aug – The Wihan Quartet – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Fri 8^th Aug – U2 By Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 9^th Aug – Tates Family Fun Day & Tractor Run – Tates Garden Centre – Time TBA

Sat 9^th – Fri 15^th Aug – Beach Week – Ripon Walled Garden – 9.30am – 4pm

Mon 11^th – Fri 15^th Aug – Ripon Together Summer Funfest – Various Locations

Thur 14^th Aug – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Fri 15^th Aug – Twelfth Night – Newby Hall – 7.00pm

Fri 15^th Aug – Malin Lewis – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 16^th Aug – William Hill Great St Wilfrid – Ripon Race Course

Sat 16^th Aug – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Sat 23^rd Aug – Fireworks Championships – Newby Hall – 6pm

Sun 24^th Aug – Ripon Clubs & Classics Motor Show – Ripon Racecourse – 10am – 4pm

Sun 24^th Aug – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Mon 25^th Aug – Little Bird  Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Mon 25^th Aug – Bank Holiday Family Day – Ripon Race Course

Tue 26^th Aug – Afternoon Racing – Ripon Race Course

Sat 30^th Aug – Ripon International Festival – Orchestra of Opera North – Ripon Cathedral -7.30

Sun 31^st Aug – Saxophony – Ripon Spa Gardens 2.00 – 4.00pm

Sun 31^st Aug – Annual Ripon Horticultural Show – Ripon Race Course – 12.30

 

 

September

Thur 4^th & Fri 5^th Sept – Flaugissimo – Johan Lofving & Yu-Wei Hu – Markenfield Hall – 2.30 & 3.30pm

Fri 5^th Sept – Dixon County – Ripon Bowlng Club – 8.30

Sat 6^th Sept – Ian Watt – the Song of The Guitar – St Nicholas Church West Tanfield – 7.30pm

Sun 7^th Sep – Sports Cars in The Park – Newby Hall

Tue 9^th Sep – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Wed 10^th Sept – The Furrow Collective – North Stainley Village hall – 7.30pm

Thur 11^th Sept – Pride & Prejudice – Church of Christ The Consoler – Skelton-on-Ure – 7pm

Fri 12^th Sep – An Evening with Philippa Hanna – Holy Trinity Church – 7.30pm

Fri 12^th Sept – ZRI- Love, Mania & Mayhem – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Fri 12^th – Sun 21^st Sep – Heritage Open Days – Details TBA

Fri 19^th Sep – Tina Turner by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Fri 19^th Sept – ADLibitum – Andrea & Dgordje Gajic – St Andrew’s Church Kirkby Malzeard – 7.30pm

Sat 20^th Sep – The Dales Community Pop Choir – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 20^th Sept – Passacaglia Trio – St Mary’s Church Masham – 7.30pm

Sat 20^th Sep – Ultimate Whitesnake – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Fri 26^th Sept – M W Craven ‘The Final Vow’ – Valentino’s Restaurant – Time TBA

Fri 26^th Sep – The Wilderness Yet – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 26^th Sep – ABBA Forever – Ripon Bowling Club – 7.30

Sat 27^th Sep – The Flowers Band – National Champions – Holy Trinity Church Ripon 7.30pm

Sat 27^th Sep – Autumn Concert St Cecilia Orchestra – Ripon Cathedral – 19.30

Sat 27^th Sep – Theakston Beer Festival – Ripon Race Course

Sun 28th Sep – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

 

 

October

Wed 1^st Oct – Crime & Punishment – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Thur 2^nd Oct – Trio Bohemo – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Fri 3^rd Oct – Barbara – Masham Town Hall 8.00pm

Fri 3^rd Oct – John Bramwell (I Am Kloot) – Ripon Arts Hub – 8.00 pm

Sat 4^th Oct – Walking & Writing City & Country – Market Place – 11.00am

Sat 4^th – Sun 5^th Oct – Helios Sculpture Event – Fountains Abbey – 10.00 – 21.00

Sat 4^th Oct –  The Ripon Ultra Run – Studley Roger Village Hall

 Sat 4^th Oct – Apple Day – Ripon Walled Garden – 9.30am – 4pm

Sat 4^th Oct – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat  – 8.30pm

Sun 5^th Oct – Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp – Bishop Monkton Village Hall – 11.30am

Wed 8^th Oct – York Railways – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Thur 9^th Oct – Come Rain, Come Shine – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Sat 11^th – Sun12^th Oct – Helios Sculpture Event – Fountains Abbey – 10.00 – 21.00

Sat 11^th Oct – Ripon Together Green Fair – Allhallowgate Halls – 10am

Sat 11^th Oct – A Night at The Opera – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30

Wed 15^th Oct – Golden Sands to Cotton Castles – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 17^th Oct – Fairport Convention – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 18^th Oct – The Rock of Ages Experience – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Wed 22^nd Oct – Shetland – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Sun 26^th Oct – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Mon 27^th Oct – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Wed 29^th Oct – Mad Woman Walking – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Thur 30^th Oct – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Fri 31^st Oct – Roisin Ban –  St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 31^st Oct – Made in Motor City – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

 

November

Wed 5^th Nov – 25 years of Stories – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Sat 8^th Nov – Alligator Gumbo – Grewelthorpe Village Hall – 8.00pm

Sun 9^th Nov – Remembrance Sunday – The Mayor Civic Party leave Town Hall at 10.40am; Spa Gardens Act of Remembrance starts at 10.50am; Followed by a Service in the cathedral at 11.40am.

Wed 12^th Nov – Stories from a Ghost Writer  – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 14th Nov – The NE Street Band – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 15^th Nov – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Sat 15^th Nov – Ripon Choral Society; R Vaughan Williams – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Wed 19^th Nov – Lampiao the Bandit King of Brazil – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 21^st Nov – M.F.O.R – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Fri 21^st Nov – Mon 24^th Nov – Little Bird Christmas Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Mon 24^th Nov – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Wed 26^th Nov – Stumbling Over Eden – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 28^th Nov – Painted Sky – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

 

December

Wed 3^rd Dec – Travel in India & Thailand – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 5^th Dec – Jackie Oates & John Spiers – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Tue 9^th Dec – Ripon Youth Council – Ripon Town Hall – 4.30pm

Wed 10^th Dec – Notorious Prisoners – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Sat 13^th Dec – Ripon Choral Society – Handel Messiah – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 13^th Dec – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Wed 17^th Dec – Christmas Music – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 19th – Sun 21^st Dec – Winter Wonderland – Ripon Spa Gardens – Details TBA

Sat 20^th Dec – Jervaulx Singers Carols by Candlelight – St John’s Church Sharow – 19.30

Sun 21^st Dec – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Sat 27^th Dec – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Wed 31^st Dec – Girlson45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat  – 8.30pm

 

2026

Wed 7^th Jan – Garden Blooms Nature Flourishes – Allhallowgate Methodist Church Hall – 9.45am

Fri 9^th Jan – All Revved Up Meatloaf Tribute – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 31^st Jan – St Cecilia Orchestra Winter Concert – Holy Trinity Church – 7.30pm

Fri 27^th Feb – Dr Feelgood Doctor’s Orders – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 28^th March – Ripon Choral Society Finzi & Poulence – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Wed 22^nd April- Martin Simpson – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 25^th April – St Cecilia Orchestra Spring Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Thurs 14^th May – Old Time Sailors – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

 Sat 13^th June – Ripon Choral Society – Bach – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 13^th June – St Cecilia Orchestra Summer Concert – Holy Trinity Church – 7.30pm

Sat 17^th Oct  St Cecilia Orchestra Autumn Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm