Harrogate Borough Council is planning to host a festival across the district in the new year to raise awareness of climate change.
The project, which has a working title of Winter Festival, looks set to take place in February 2022, according to a contract advertised by the authority.
The event is expected to involve street performance and art installations.
Stockport-based Maynineteen Ltd has been given the £50,000 contract to lead the project.
The events company has been tasked with coming up with ideas that “generate footfall and interest” in Harrogate, Ripon, Masham, Knaresborough, Pateley Bridge and Boroughbridge.
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A spokesperson for the council said more details on the event would be revealed in the new year.
The spokesperson added:
“The Winter Festival is a working title for a project which is likely to change.
“The project aims to raise awareness of the global climate change and environmental issues we are all facing. It will involve art installations and street performances, for example, and we’ll have some exciting news in the new year.”
Council officials said the contract has been paid for through the government’s Welcome Back Fund, which was designed to “promote a safe environment for local trade and tourism, particularly in high streets as their economies reopen”.
In April, the government granted the borough council £144,714 as part of the fund.