A temporary soundscape and light display will be in place for a week from Sunday on the cobbled street next to the Royal Pump Room Museum. See it for free between 2pm and 9pm daily.
Arts & Culture
New ‘immersive soundscape’ art celebrates Harrogate’s spa history
A new art installation will celebrate the 450th anniversary of William Slingsby's discovery of spring waters at Tewit Well in Harrogate. Sound and light artists Dan Fox and James Bawn will bring the history to life on Crown Place, which is the cobbled street between...
Exhibition brings Harrogate’s LGBTQ+ stories to the forefront
The exhibition aims to raise awareness, challenge stereotypes and start conversations. It will be staged at various locations in the weeks ahead.
Poet Laureate brings the ‘primitive magic’ of verse to Ripon festival
Ripon’s annual poetry festival – now the largest of its kind in Yorkshire – welcomed Poet Laureate Simon Armitage on Saturday night. He talks to us about his work — and his Ripon connection.
Harrogate town centre to be ‘lit up with literature’
The bikes, which have projectors and stereo systems attached, will set off at around twilight on October 15 and hand out free books as part of the build-up to this month’s festival.
Ripon Operatic Society returns with Jesus Christ Superstar
The musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice will be performed over the next two weeks in the newly-refurbished theatre at Ripon Arts Hub on Allhallowgate.
Your chance to learn barbershop singing in Harrogate
Harrogate Harmony Barbershop Chorus is inviting complete novices to learn to sing in a series of five weekly lessons.
Eyecatching sculpture at Fountains Abbey highlights flood fears
Artist Richard Woods, who is well known for his colourful architecture pieces, is behind the installation called Forever Home, which shows an upturned house in the River Skell.
Ripon Choral Society returns with Verdi’s Requiem
The 140-member choir will make its return at Ripon Cathedral on November 13 with a performance remembering those lost to covid.
Ripon singer-songwriter takes centre stage
From busking on city streets, to entertaining hundreds of people in Market Square, Ripon is witnessing a fast-rising local talent
Tewit brass band wins national award
Tewit Silver Band has won its section of the National Brass Band Championships for a second consecutive year. Band member Owen James also scooped the soloist award.
Dame Emma Kirkby to sing at Bach masterpiece in Harrogate
Dame Emma and other soloists will join local choirs for Bach’s Mass in B Minor at St Peter’s Church in Harrogate on October 8.
Harrogate student stars in second series of All Creatures Great and Small
Fourteen year old Imogen Clawson, a student at Harrogate Grammar, had her acting debut last year in the first series of the show. Tonight she’s back on the telly for series 2.
