Harrogate International Festivals has announced the launch of the Swift Half Stage at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world’s largest celebration of criVme fiction, taking place in Harrogate, 23-26 July.

The Trentham Estate are delighted with the return and complete line-up to their 4-day event TRENTHAM LIVE 2026 taking place in the stunning surroundings at Trentham Gardens in Staffordshire from Thursday 20th August through to Sunday 23rd August. Over four days at the historic gardens and lakeside setting, the event will showcase a strong live music line-up.

Harrogate International Festivals today announced the 18 titles longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award 2026, the UK and Ireland’s most prestigious crime fiction award, now in its twenty second year.

Almost ten years since her last appearance in Aldborough, the famed clarinettist Emma Johnson MBE is making a much-anticipated return with her star-studded trio. Described by The Times as ‘Britain's favourite clarinettist’, Emma Johnson is one of the few clarinet players to have made a career as a soloist.

Harrogate International Festivals has revealed the full programme for the 2026 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world’s largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, at a special reception at Hachette, Carmelite House in London. This year marks Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s twenty-third year.

Five years in, Ripon Theatre Festival has grown from promising newcomer to cultural cornerstone — and this year it's bigger, bolder, and more inclusive than ever. There are festivals that happen to a city, and there are festivals that happen with one.

Ripon Theatre Festival (RTF) launches its 2026 programme on 27 March, promising a summer to look forward to. Firmly established as a key date in the region’s cultural calendar, this year’s festival runs 5-12 July with 8 days and nights of performances and activities.

Out of Many People has announced its first festival of Black literature for children and young adult readers in Yorkshire.

Anyone who associates Butlins with the 'Hi-De-Hi' phrase and the traditional Redcoats might change their opinion after experiencing the music weekends that the holiday company has recognised as a major attraction for music fans.

Raworths Solicitors are delighted to announce the full programme for this year’s Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, featuring bestselling authors and some of the biggest names in politics, sport, comedy and broadcasting. The Festival, which runs from October 9-19, is sponsored by Raworths Solicitors and one of the biggest dates in the literary calendar.

The Children’s Festival (October 18-19) is back by popular demand as part of this year’s Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival with a two-day programme of exciting events that promise fun for all the family.

Harrogate International Festivals, a registered arts charity with a mission to bring accessible arts, literature, community and education projects to Yorkshire and beyond is taking The Big Read on tour for a series of free events in libraries across Yorkshire and the North of England on 22-24 September.

It's been a few years since British country music really exploded onto the charts with the dominance of Ward Thomas and The Shires on the airwaves and in the album charts. In the time since, country festivals have really exploded across the UK, and Blackpool's response, The British Country Music Festival, has grown each year, and it is now in its sixth year.

Durham Book Festival has launched its 2025 line-up for the county's annual book festival which takes place from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 October, celebrating the power of the written word. Produced by New Writing North, the Durham County Council event features a very special appearance from one of the UK’s most revered living authors, Dame Pat Barker.

The renowned Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival is back with a bang this autumn with a stellar line-up of acclaimed writers and journalists, TV presenters, politicians and sport stars.

A celebrated playwright, a national treasure, and a host of bestselling authors and household names take part in the first ever Whitby Lit Fest. More than 50 authors will take part in venues across the coastal town from Thursday 6 to Sunday 9 November.

Berwins Salon North – the evening that gets everybody talking – returns this autumn as three special guest speakers explore the complexities of relationships, how they shape us and how they can help us deal with life’s challenges.

Last year we had to be towed out of a quagmire of a camping field after a rain sodden festival… …This year the Burton Agnes milestone 18th Jazz & Blues Festival opened in scorching evening sunshine with the promise of a wealth of talent to wow loyal festival goers.

Bestselling novelist Elly Griffiths will be honoured with the Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution Award in recognition of her remarkable crime fiction writing career and ‘unwavering commitment to the genre.’ The award will be presented at the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, the world’s most prestigious celebration of crime fiction and thriller writing, on Thursday 17t…