WHAT’S ON IN 2021    –  It is difficult to list upcoming events at the present time but below are an example of things we had going on in the area in 2019:

APRIL
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park from 19th April (closed on Mondays)
RIPON Races: 18 & 27 April WETHERBY Races: 11 &28 April
Harrogate Spring Flower Show 25 – 28 April
National Garden Week 29 April – 5 May

MAY
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park All May (closed on Mondays)
Tour de Yorkshire 2 – 5 May
Decorative Home & Salvage Show, RIPLEY Castle 10 – 12 May
RIPON Races 10 & 19 May WETHERBY Races 7 & 30 May YORK Races: 15,16,17 & 25 May
Newby Hall, Sports Cars in the Park, 5 May

JUNE
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park All June (closed on Mondays)
RIPON Races 5, 6, 19 & 20 June WETHERBY Races 6 & 22 June YORK Races 14,15 & 29 June
Knaresborough Bed Race 9 June
Newby Hall Tractor Fest 8 – 9 June
Markenfield Hall Open Days to follow
RIPLEY Castle, Summer Homes & Garden Fair at  13 – 16 June
RHS Garden Harlow Carr Flower Show 21 – 23 June
Grassington Festival 21-29 June

JULY
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park up to 14th July (closed on Mondays)
RIPON Races 8, 15, & 20 July YORK Races 12, 13 & 26 July
Great Yorkshire Show 9 – 11 July
Harrogate Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 18 – 21 July
Masham Steam Engine and Fair Organ Rally 20 – 21 July
Newby Hall, Fireworks Championship 20 July
Newby Hall, Historic vehicle Rally 21 July

AUGUST
RIPON Races 5, 6, 17, 26, & 27 August YORK Races EBOR FESTIVAL 21, 22, 23 & 24 August
The International Gilbert & Sullivan Festival 8 – 27 August
Harrogate MG Show – Pateley Bridge 12 August
Knaresborough’s Festival of Visual Arts and Entertainment (FEVA) 10 – 19 August
Ripley Agricultural Show 11 August
Newby Hall, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, 23 August
NiddArt Trail 17 – 27 August

SEPTEMBER
Ripon International Festival 6 September – 6 October
Decorative Home & Salvage Show, Ripley Castle 6 – 8 September
Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 13 – 15 September
Nidderdale Agricultural Show 23 September
Great Northern Needlework & Quilt Show 30 September – 1 October
RIPON Races & Theakstons BBQ n Beer Festival 28 September
YORK Races 8 September
Cycle Expo Yorkshire 21-22 September
2019 UCI Road World Championships, 21-29 September

OCTOBER
The Northern Antiques Fair 4 – 7 October
Harrogate Gift and Fashion Fair 4-5 October
I Do Wedding Exhibition, Harrogate 6 October
YORK Races 11 & 12 October WETHERBY Races 16 Oct, 1 & 2 Nov
Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park 5 October – 3 November

Market Days
Knaresborough Wednesday
Masham Wednesday, Saturday
Ripon Thursday
Skipton Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday

Farmers’ Markets
Harrogate 2nd Thursday of the month
Knaresborough 3rd Saturday of the month
Skiption 1st Sunday of the month