Go to Feva festival

Feva in Knaresborough starts on Friday.

The annual arts festival which hosts a range of free and paid-for events such as live music, spoken word and art exhibitions, is taking place from August 9-18.

First held in 1996, it's one of the town’s main events of the year, with many shops decorated in promotional pink as part of a window competition organised by Knaresborough and District Chamber.

Picnic in the Park, a free afternoon event featuring bands and DJs, is taking place next Saturday on August 17, and this year’s line-up includes DJ Trev, Crafted in Rock, The Orb House Band, The Lowells, The Robbie Miller Band, Rory Hoy and Hot Sauce.

Want to learn more about Feva? The Stray Ferret interviewed the festival’s spoken word director, to read the article, click here.

Various times and dates, August 9-18, Knaresborough.

Enjoy a pint or two at Harrogate Brewing Co’s beer festival

Harrogate Brewing Co is hosting its Hookstone Hooley this weekend.

Welcoming three new guest breweries to the festival – Brew York, Meanwood Brewery and Pig Love Brewing Co, these Yorkshire-based breweries each have their own unique twist on craft beer.

There will also be live music, food vendors – Jimmy Macks Tacos and Tiro Sicilian – and cocktails to enjoy. Sunday will be ‘Family Day’ where there will be outdoor games and a face painter.

Various prices, see website for details, 5-11pm on August 9, 12.30-5.30pm and 6-11pm on August 10, 2-8pm on August 11. Children are permitted to attend the Saturday and Sunday day sessions.

Enjoy Norton Conyers’s Garden

Norton Conyers in Ripon is a late medieval manor house that has been lived in by the Graham family for 11 generations since 1624, except for a 20-year period between 1862 and 1882.

It has a fascinating history; Charlotte Brontë stayed there, and it is believed that the character Bertha Mason from her novel Jane Eyre who was kept secretly locked in an attic apartment is inspired by an upper room of the house.

And this weekend the owners, Sir James and Lady Graham, who still live at the house, are opening their garden, all in aid of Saint Michael’s Hospice.

There will be homemade teas in the orangery and walled garden, lawn games and plant sales.

Free for children under 16, adults £6, 2-4.30pm, August 11, Norton Conyers, Wath near Ripon, HG4 5EQ. 

Go to VW Festival

The VW show returns to Harewood House again this summer.

With a full weekend of live entertainment, music and VWs galore lined up for visitors, all with a laid back atmosphere, the show offers something for all of the family.

Whether you've got a day ticket or weekend entry, it also includes access to the House, Gardens and Adventure Playground.

Various prices see website for details, from 10am, August 10-11, with campsites opening to pre-booked campers from midday on August 9.

Attend Ripley Show

Ripley Show is one of the key events of the year featuring its usual events of cattle, sheep, fleeces, horses and ponies, heavy horses and driving classes, and this year it has introduced a class for Any Other Continental Breed of sheep, and donkey driving classes.

There will also be a fun dog show, terrier racing, giant tortoises, hound parade, vintage cars and tractors on display. Outside of the showings, there will be farm produce and handicrafts for sale, and workshops for the grown-ups including baking, sewing and gardening, and fancy dress for the kids.

Looking for more rural shows to attend this summer? Click here.

Free for under 5s, children from £8, adults from £17, 8.30am-5pm, August 11, Ripley Castle Park, HG3 3EA.

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