Introducing our Storyteller in Residence
We are delighted to welcome Ilaria Passeri as our first ever Storyteller in Residence. Ilaria will be staying with us for three days, performing and running workshops for both adults …
The Festival will run from 2nd - 7th July 2024
Start planning your RTF 2024!
The first week in July will see Ripon come alive again with a huge and colourful array of street entertainment, open-air theatre, family shows, storytelling, dance and comedy.
All ticketed events are now on sale with new acts, new venues and lots of surprises.
From twilight story-telling in a cosy bar and family theatre in a tent to Shakespeare and poetry in the grandest surroundings, you will be spoilt for choice.
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See you in the summer!
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Check out the 2024 Festival Guide
Pick up your copy of the Festival Guide from the Ripon Arts Hub, Ripon Library, supermarkets and other shops. Or open the guide using the button below and save to your PC or mobile device.
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Powered by Volunteers
Could you join our friendly team of volunteers this summer? We need more volunteers than ever this year as our programme grows and the number of weekday and daytime events …
A Cracking Night with George Egg
RTF 2024 got off to an egg-cellent start on Thursday 21st with comedian and anarchist cook, George Egg. His latest show Set Menu formed the central dish in an evening …
About Us
Ripon Theatre Festival is managed by Ripon City Festival Trust 1986 (Registered Charity: Number 514981) with support from Ripon Together.
The Ripon City Festival Trust has a long track record of co-ordinating community events which benefit the people of Ripon, including Ripon By the Sea and the annual Pancake Races.
Ripon Theatre Festival is being run by a small group of volunteers as a sub-committee of the Trust.
Get Involved
The festival welcomes professional performers onto our city streets and venues, but it’s the people of Ripon who will really make the festival fly!
We rely on volunteers for:
- Event Stewards
- Publicity team members
- Walkabout Marshalls
- Venue & Refreshments staff
- Performers for our Musical Fringe
- Performers for our Community Cabaret
Whether you want to check tickets, look after our visiting performers or sing your heart out on a street corner, please do get in touch.
Support Us
The festival costs over £30,000 to stage. We are very grateful to all those who have supported us in our journey so far, but of course we constantly need to find new sources of funding. As a registered charity, all the funding we raise goes directly towards making the festival happen.
Ways you might like to help us:
- Follow us on social media
- Like and share our posts
- Buy lots of tickets
- Make a donation
- Volunteer your time
- Encourage your company to sponsor us
