What’s on, events in and around Ripon

Updated – 26th September 2024

Introduction

This is an index of events in and around Ripon in chronological order.  It is updated monthly.  The intended audience is Ripon residents and organisations.

The list simply gives a date, title, location and start time. To find out more details for any event, click on the underlined link, or go to www.visitripon.co.uk which has more details.

This list has been obtained from public information.  Whilst we make every effort to be accurate, we cannot be held responsible for any errors.  Please make sure that you follow the link and contact the venue before making any arrangements.

To avoid repetition, regular daily, weekly or monthly events are listed separately at the beginning.

 Regular Events

Ripon Market Days are Thursday and Saturday.

Every night at 9 o’clock, all year round, the Ripon Hornblower Sets The Night Watch  at the four corners of the obelisk in the Market Square.

Every week Waste Not Wednesday at Ripon Community House. 12.00pm – 1.30pm. A selection of low cost and healthy and delicious meals freshly made each week.

Every Week on Wednesday – Ripon Food Tour – Market Square (pre-book essential)

Every 2 weeks – Open Mic Night at So! Bar & Eats

1^st Tuesday of each month –  Hilarity Bites at Ripon Arts Hub.

1^st Thursday of each month – Dementia Forward Fundraising Cake & Coffee Stall – Unicorn Hotel 10am – 2.30pm

2nd Friday of the month apart from August – Singaround – Ripon Wilfrid’s Folk Club

2^nd Friday of the month – Dementia Forward Coffee Morning – George Armitage House, Burton Leonard

Last Friday of the month Guest Night at – Ripon Wilfrid’s Folk Club 7.30pm

Fridays and Saturdays from 11^th Oct – 2^nd Nov – Fountains by Floodlight – from 5.30pm

September

Thurs 26^th Sept – Lunchtime Concert ; Tim Harper, Organ – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Thurs 26^th Sept – Quator Agate – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Fri 27^th Sep – The Firebeats – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Fri 27^th Sep – Anna Bass & Ray Taylor – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 27^th Sept – Shu Jiang – In Tune with Nature – Fountains Hall Fountains Abbey – 3pm.

Fri 27^th Sept – Silent Disco – Black Swan – From 7pm

Sat 28^th Sep – Tractor Fest & Family Fun Day – Tates Garden Centre – Studley Road

Sat 28th Sep – The Golden Age of Hollywood – Ripon Cathedral – 19.30

Sat 28^th Sep – Beer Festival & Harvest Festival – Ripon Racecourse – First Race 1.45pm

Sat 28^th Sept – Brighouse & Rastrick Band – Holy Trinity Church Ripon – 7.30pm

Sat 28^th & Sun 29^th Sept – Masham Sheep Fair – Masham Town & Surrounding – From 10am

Sun 29^th Sept – Apple Day – Newby Hall – 11.00am – 5.30pm

Sun 29^th Sept – Harrogate Spa Town Ukes – Newby Hall – 1.00pm – 3.00pm

 

October

Wed 2^nd Oct – Fungi Foray – LUTC Nosterfield Quarry – 10.30am

Thurs 3^rd Oct-  ‘Rattle His Bones’ John Buglass – Workhouse Museum 7pm

Thurs 3^rd Oct – The Busch Trio – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Fri 4^th Oct – John Lewis-Stempel – A Natural History of England– Holy Trinity Church – 2.30pm

Fri 4^th Oct – Six Inches of Soil – Ripon Cathedral – 7.00pm

Sat 5^th Oct – Ripon Together Green Fair – Allhallowgate Methodist Hall – 10am – 3pm

Sat 5^th Oct – Apple Day – Ripon Walled Garden – 9.30 – 16.30

Sat 5^th Oct – GirlsOn45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Sat 5^th Oct – Round Ripon Ultra and Relay Trail Run – Studley Roger Village Hall – 9.00am

Sat 5^th Oct – Oktberfest Party – Ripon Rugby Club – 5pm onwards

Sat 5^th Oct – Janusz Piotrowicz – piano – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Sat 5^th Oct – OKTOBERFEST AT HECK! – Heck Ltd – DL8 2NY – 2pm – 8pm

Sat 5^th Oct – Harvest Supper Fundraiser – Ripon Cathedral – 7.00pm

Wed 9^th Oct – The Princes in The Tower – Ripon Library – 7.00pm

Wed 9^th – Sat 12^th Oct – Avenue Q The Musical – Ripon Arts Hub – 7.30pm

Thur 10^th Oct – Lunchtime Concert ; Jonathan Richards, Guitar – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Sat 12^th Oct – Ripon Rotary Sponsored Charity Walk – Ripon Cathedral – 10.00am

Sat 12^th Oct – The Wilderness Yet – Grewelthorpe Village Hall – 8pm

Sat 12^th Oct – October Conservation Club – LUTC Nosterfield Quarry – 10am

Sun 13^th Oct – Ripon Sunrise Trail – Sawley Village Hall – 6.30am

Sun 13^th Oct – Land rover, 4×4 & Vintage Spares Day – Ripon Racecourse 9.30am – 2.00pm

Sun 13^th Oct – Ripon Concerts – The Treske Quartet – St Johns Church Sharow – 3pm

Sun 13^th Oct – Nicola Mills ‘Opera For The People’ – Masham Town Hall 2.00pm

Mon 14^th Oct – Annie Garthwaite ; The King’s Mother – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.00pm

Thurs 17^th Oct – Lunchtime Concert ; Lucinda Taylor, Harp – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Fri 18^th Oct – Back To The 80s – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.00pm

Fri 18^th & Sat 19^th Oct – Ripon Youth Theatre Live – Ripon Arts Hub – 7pm

Sat 19^th Oct – Fakemaker Oasis Tribute – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 19^th Oct – Frankie Heart; Northern Soul and Motown Night – Ripon Bowling Club – 7.30pm

Sat 19^th Oct – Ghost Hunt – Ripon Workhouse Museum – 8.30pm

Sat 19^th Oct – Happy & Glorious ; Paulinus Singers – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Thur 24^th Oct – St Wilfrid’s Star Awards – Ripon Cathedral – By Invitation

Fri 25^th Oct – Night of Amateur Boxing – Ripon Bowing Club – 7.30pm

Fri 25^th Oct – Wine & Paint Evening – Ripon Workhouse Museum – 6.30pm

Fri 25^th Oct – Bella Gaffney – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 25^th Oct – Harrogate Theatre Choir Fountains by Floodlight – Fountains Abbey – 19:00

Sat 26^th Oct  – Medieval Hog Roast – Air Ambulance Fundraiser – Staveley Arms – 7.00pm

Sat 26^th Oct – Collavoce Collective & Eurythmia Ensemble – Fountains Abbey 19.00

Sat 26^th Oct – Jervaulx Singers ; Les chansons des roses – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Sun 27^th Oct – Little Bird Artisan Market – Ripon Market Square – 10am – 3pm

Tue 29^th Oct – Gigspanner Big Band – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Thur 31^st Oct –  Ghost Tour – Ripon Museum – 5.15pm & 7.15pm

November

Fri 1^st Nov – Citizen Smith – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sat 2^nd Nov – GirlsOn45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Sat 2^nd Nov – Chris Banister – Grewelthorpe Village Hall – 8pm

Thurs 7^th Nov – Lunchtime Concert ; Students from Leeds Unversity – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Thur 7^th Nov – A Concert of Remembrance – Ripon Cathedral – 7.15

Fri 8^th Nov – Bowie & Freddie – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Fri 8^th Nov – Eagles by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Fri 8^th Nov – Special Kinda Madness – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Fri 8^th Nov – Ripon City Bonfire & Fireworks – Ripon Racecourse – Bonfire 7.30pm

Sun 10^th Nov – Remembrance Sunday Service – War Memorial Spa Gardens 10.45am & Ripon Cathedral  11.45am

Sun 10^th Nov – Ripon Concerts – Songs & Poems of Remembrance – Holy Trinity Church 3pm

Thurs 14^th Nov – Lunchtime Concert ; The Dales Ensemble – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Fri 15^th Nov – Silent Disco ; Ripon Men’s Shed Fundraiser – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.000pm

Sat 16^th Nov – Orff:Carmina Burana & Last Night of The Proms – Details TBA

Sat 16^th Nov – Christmas Lights Switch On – Market Square – From 1pm, lights on at 5pm

Sun 17^th Nov – Community Christmas Craft Fair – Ripon Community House – 10am – 3pm

Fri 22^nd Nov – Eliza Carthy & THe Restitution – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Fri 22^nd & Sat 23^rd Nov – Christmas Food & Gift Fair – Ripon Cathedral – 9.30 – 16.30

Sun 24^th Nov – Little Bird Artisan Market – Ripon Market Square – 10am – 3pm

Sun 24^th Nov – School Christmas Fair – Bishop Monkton Village Hall – 10am – 2pm

Wed 27^th Nov & Thur 28^th Nov – Queen by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Thurs 28^th Nov – Lunchtime Concert; Students from Leeds University – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30

Thurs 28^th Nov – Late Night Shopping – Ripon City Centre

Fri 29^th Nov – All Revved Up, Meatloaf Tribute – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

Fri 29^th Nov – M.F.O.R – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Fri 29^th Nov – Martyn Wyndam Read – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 29^th Nov – Carolling & Crumpets Christmas Show – Ripon Workhouse Museum – 8.00pm

Sat 30^th Nov – Littlethorpe Christmas Fair – Littlethorpe Village Hall – 11am – 3pm

 

December

Thurs 5^th Dec –  Spital – St Mary Magdalen Hospital – Workhouse Museum 7pm

Sat 7^th Dec – G4 at Christmas – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 7^th Dec – GirlsOn45 Vinyl Night – Water Rat – 8.30pm

Sat 7^th Dec – Ripon Tinsel Tractor Road Run – F.Tate & Sons Larkhill Nurseries

Sun 8^th Dec – Ripon Concerts – Prince Bishops Brass Ensemble – Details TBA

Fri 13^th Dec – Sun 15^th Dec – Snow Globe in Ripon City Centre  – Market Square – 1.00pm – 7pm

Sat 14^th Dec – Ripon Choral Society & Handel : Messiah – Details TBA

Sun 15^th Dec – Christmas Carol Concert – Cathedral Choir & St Cecilia Orchestra – Ripon Cathedral – 5.30pm

Sun 15^th Dec – Carols by Candlelight – Christ the Consoler Newby Hall – 6.00pm

Sat 21^st Dec –  CRAZY NIGHTS Christmas Special – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 21^st Dec – Jervaulx Singers – Carols by Candlelight – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Sun 22^nd Dec – Little Bird Artisan Market – Ripon Market Square – 10am – 3pm

Mon 23^rd & Tues 24^th Dec – Festival of Lessons and Carols – Ripon Cathedral – 5.30pm

Thurs 26^th Dec – Pilgrimage to Fountains Abbey – Ripon Cathedral – 10.15 am

Fri 27^th Dec – Folk Club Christmas Party  – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Fri 27^th Dec – Ghost Tour – Ripon Museum – 7.15pm

Sat 28^th Dec – Christmas Family Concert by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 5.30pm

Sat 28^th Dec – Vivaldi Four Seasons at Christmas – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sun 29^th Dec – Jolly Holly Jog – Hell Wath Nature Reserve – 11.00am

Wed 31^st Dec – Watchnight Service & Procession – Ripon Cathedral and Town Square – 11pm

 

2025

Thurs 9^th Jan Science and Sand – David Winnpenny – Workhouse Museum 7pm

Sun 12^th Jan – Ripon Concerts – Ilyad Sughayer – piano – Details TBA

Sat 25^th Jan – St Cecilia Orchestra Winter Concert – Holy Trinity Church 7.30pm

Sun 9^th Feb – Ripon Concerts – Tim Lowe, Jack Liebeck & Katya Apekisheva – Details TBA

Sat 1^st March – Dinner is Served – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

Sat 8^th March – Sights and Sounds of Ripon – Ripon Cathedral

Sun 9^th March – Ripon Concerts -Kosmos Ensemble – Details TBA

Thurs 13^th March – The Glam Rock Show – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Fri 14^th March – The Music of Take That – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 22^nd March – St Cecilia Orchestra Spring Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 5^th Apr – Ripon Choral Society & Bach : St John Passion – Detail TBA

Sat 10^th May – Ripon Rotary Bike Ride – Bishop Mokton Village – From 9am

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

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

Sat 28^th June – Beer & Music Festival – Ripon Rugby Club – Time TBA

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

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

Sat 24^th Aug – Ripon Clubs & Classics Motor Show – Ripon Racecourse

 

More details at https://visitripon.co.uk/