Harrogate Business Improvement District is preparing to host the town’s first three-day music weekend.
Harrogate Music Weekender will include live performances, street entertainers and special offers to drive footfall to the town’s hospitality venues.
The weekender, from Friday, October 13 to Sunday, October 15, will begin with an Ibiza-themed event at The Yorkshire Hotel, followed by singo bingo — a mixture of bingo and music — at The Crown Hotel the following night.
With more acts to be revealed, visitors can also expect live performances from local musicians and artists at The Den, Piccolino, and Revolucion de Cuba.
A walking DJ booth and immersive street performances will also be on offer over the weekend.
The BID, which is funded by a levy paid by town centre businesses, organises initiatives that boost the town centre.
BID members in the hospitality industry told the organisation trade dips between summer and Christmas – leaving them with a gap ahead of the festive season.
It hopes the event will combat this by encouraging locals and tourists to spend more time in the town centre.
The weekend will be soundtracked by a range of music from rock and acoustic to live DJs and throwback hits.
Bethany Allen, business and marketing executive at Harrogate BID, said:
“A number of our BID members fed back to us that October can sometimes be a bit of a challenging gap between the summer and Christmas.
“With the confidence of a new five-year term, the BID team set about launching a new fun and exciting campaign that will showcase Harrogate in a different light.
“We are very excited to launch the first ever Harrogate Music Weekender and, with around 30 venues showing interest in being involved, it should be a weekend to remember.”
Bobs Cormack, manager at The Den, added:
“It’s awesome to see our town rallying behind musicians, especially the venues that are taking on the challenge of hosting live music for the first time.
“I’ll, of course, be busy down in The Den – I’m very jealous of everyone who gets to explore the town centre, catching the fantastic acts along the way. It’s going to be an incredible weekend.”
The two opening events are ticketed and bookings can be made online.
The rest of the events are free to attend.
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