March

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

Sat 1^st March – Music of Franki Valli & The 4 Seasons – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30

Sat 1^st March – Dan Taylor – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sat 1^st March – Ska Night – Black Swan – 8pm

Sun 2^nd March – Landrover, 4×4 & Vintage Autojumble – Ripon Racecourse – 9.30am

Sun 2^nd March – Muddy Boots 10k Run – St Wilfrid’s Primary School – 11.00am

Tues 4^th March – Shrove Tuesday & Pancake Race – Ripon Cathedral and Kirkgate – 11am

Wed 5^th March – Everest & Beyond – Chris Brown & Paul Braithwaite – Fountains Abbey 7pm

Thur 6^th March – Richard III – Monster or Martyr? – Ripon Library – 1.45pm

Thur 6^th March – Future of YNY Combined Authority – Workhouse Museum – 7.30pm

Thurs 6^th March – Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30pm

Fri 7^th March – World Day of Prayer – Harrogate Road Methodists – Refreshments 10.00

Fri 7^th March – Kathryn Tickell and Amy Thatcher – Masham Town Hall – 7.30

Fri 7^th March – Silent Disco ; 80s, 90s, 00s – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.00pm

Sat 8^th March – Sights and Sounds of Ripon – Ripon Cathedral & Museums – 10.00am – 1.30pm

Sat 8^th March – Silver Talks ; Ripon’s Insignia – Town Hall – 10.30, 11.30, 12.30

Sat 8^th March – Shorrel – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sat 8^th March – Gaelforce-Celtic Folk Rock – Kirkby Malzeard Village Hall – 7.30pm

Sun 9^th March – Ripon Concerts -Kosmos Ensemble – St Johns Church Sharow – 3pm

Tue 11^th March – Ancient Trees & Woodland of Yorkshire – Ripon Library – 10.45 am

Thurs 13^th March – Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30pm

Thurs 13^th March – Lent ECO Talk – Thorpe Prebend House – 7.00pm

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

Thurs 13^th March – Jess Kidd Morning Coffee with Crime – Valentino’s Restaurant – 11.00am

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

Sat 15^th March – Kirkby Green Day – Kirkby Malzeard Mechanics Institute – 11am – 2pm

Sun 16^th March – Paddys Party Johnny Flinton – Black Swan – 3pm

Thurs 20^th March – Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30pm

Thurs 20^th March – Nana Funk: Tough Old Bird – Ripon Arts Hub – 7.00pm

Sat 22^nd March – Lisa Kelsey – Ripon Bowling Club – 8.30pm

Sat 22^nd March – Stornoway – Grewelthorpe Village Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 22^nd March – Dixon County: Barnstorm for Brian 2025 – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

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

Sun 23^rd March – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Thurs 27^th March – Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30pm

Fri 28^th March – Plumhall – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Sat 29^th March – Spring Food, Home & Garden Fair – Ripon Cathedral 10am – 4pm

Sat 29^th March – Lee Stone – Ripon Bowling Club

Sat 2th March – Fundraising ‘Afternoon Tea’ – Allhallowgate Methodist Church – 10am – 3pm

Sat 29^th March – Church Bicentenary; Ripon Young Musicians – St John’s Church Sharow – 7.30pm

April

Thurs 3^rd April – Thursday Lunchtime Concert – Ripon Cathedral – 12.30pm

Thur 3^rd April – The MiddlehamJewel – Workhouse Museum – 7.30pm

Fri 4^th April – Let The Music Speak – Holy Trinity Church – 11.15am

Sat 5^th April – Tina Turner & Whitney Huston Tribute – Ripon Bowling Club – Doors 7.30

Sat 5^th Apr – The Wild Murphys – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 5^th Apr – Ripon Choral Society & Bach : St John Passion – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Mon 7^th April – Pond Dipping – Nosterfield Nature Reserve – 10.00am

Tue 8^th April – Easter Fun Day – Ripon Walled Garden – 10am – Noon

Tue 8^th & Thur 17^th April – Egg-Citing Easter Trail – Claro Lounge – 10am – 2pm

Thur 10^th April – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Sat 12^th April – Nidderdale Artisan Market – Castles Farm Grantley – 10.00 – 15.00

Sat 12^th April – Ghost Hunt – Workhouse Museum Allhallowgate – 8.00pm

Sat 12^th April – Children’s Theatre – Newby Hall – 12.00pm – 3.00pm

Sun 13^th April – Palm Sunday Procession – Market Square 10am

Sun 13^th April – Sing with Ripon Cathedral Choir – Ripon Cathedral – 5.30pm

Mon 14^th April – Rob Cowan & Dan Richards in Conversation – Ripon Arts Hub – 7.00pm

Thur 17^th April – Season Opener Horse Racing – Ripon Race Course

Fri 18^th April – Good Friday Service with Ripon City Band – Fountains Abbey – 3pm

Fri 18^th April – Kid’s Easter Disco – Black Swan – 2pm – 4pm

Fri 18^th – Mon 21^st April – Magical Kingdom Adventure Trail – Newby Hall 11.30am – 2.30pm

Sun 20^th April – That Guy Called Si  – Black Swan – 7pm

Wed 23^rd – Sat 26^th April – The Other Side of The Net – Ripon Arts Hub – 7.30pm

Fri 25^th April – Nature Walk ; Plants & Insects – Nosterfield Nature Reserve – 10am

Fri 25^th April – The Gelatos – Grantley Village Hall – 7.30pm

Sat 26^th April – Afternoon Racing  – Ripon Race Course

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

Sun 27^th April – Children’s Theatre – Newby Hall – 12.00pm – 3.00pm

May

Sun 4^th May – Sports Cars in The Park – Newby Hall – 10.00am – 3pm

Sun 4^th May – Elvis Tribute Paul Moore – Black Swan – 7pm

Thur 8^th May – Domestic Servants in Edwardian Harrogate – Workhouse Museum – 7.30pm

Thurs 8^th May – VE Day 80^th Anniversary Celebrations – Market Square – 6.00pm – 9.30pm

Thurs 8^th May – VE Day 8oth Anniversary Proms Celebration – Ripon Cathedral – 7.00pm

Fri 9^th May – VE  Day Celebration with Ripon City Band – Wath Church

Fri 9^th May – Evening Racing – Ripon Race Course

Sat 10^th May & Sun 11^th May – VE Day 80^th Anniversary Celebrations – Market Square & Cathedral

Sat 10^th May – Floyd in The Flesh – Masham Town Hall – 8.00pm

Sat 10^th May – The Big Cathedral Wedding Show – Ripon Cathedral – 11.00am

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

Sun 11^th May – VE Day 80^th Celebrations “Bomb Happy” Film & Spoken Word – Lister House – 2.30pm

Fri 16^th May – Queen by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sat 17^th May – Spring Plant Fair – Ripon Walled Garden – 9.30am – 4.00pm

Sat 17^th May – Sons of Town Hall – Ripon Arts Hub – 8pm

Sat 17^th May – Country by Candlelight – Ripon Cathedral – 7.30pm

Sun 18^th May – The Ripon 10 Mile Run – Hell Wath Nature Reserve

Sun 18^th May – Traditional Family Day  – Ripon Race Course

Fri 23^rd May – Cathedral Tour – Ripon Cathedral – 19.00

Sun 25^th May – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

Sun 25^th May – Welcome to Summer Garden Party – Black Swan – 2pm

Thur 29^th May – Afternoon Racing – Ripon Race Course

Thur 29^th May – Ripon Ghost Walk – Market Square – 7pm

Fri 30^th May – Martyn Wyndham Read – St Wilfrid’s Community Centre – 7.30pm

Sat 31^st May – The Showtunes Must Go On – Masham Town Hall – 7.30pm

June

Sat 1^st – Sun 2^nd June – Summer Open Studios – Liz Harvey Studios – Grewelthorpe

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

July

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Fri 25^th July – Chapterhouse – Romeo & Juliet – Ripon Spa Gardens – 19.00

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

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

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

August

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

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

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

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

Sun 24^th Aug – Little Bird Sunday 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 – Annual Ripon Horticultural Show – Ripon Race Course – 12.30

September

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

November

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 21 Engineer Regiment parading through the city for a Service in the cathedral at 11.40am.

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

Sun 23^rd Nov – Little Bird Sunday Market – Ripon Market Place – 10am – 3pm

December

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

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

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

2026

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

Sat 25^th April – St Cecilia Orchestra Spring Concert – 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