Call-Out for Community Performers!
Deadline announced for Community Acts to sign up for 2026. We are looking for choirs, dance troupes, theatre groups, musicians and solo performers to join us for our Family Weekend on the 11th and 12th July.
2025
Help Us Win £1,000 this December
We are excited to be taking part in the Benefact Group’s annual “12 Days of Giving” campaign – a zero-cost opportunity for you to support us!
Your Festival – Your Reactions! Video released
Hear what audiences, performers, venues and community groups thought about RTF25.
From Bandstand to Hatstand
Our hardworking and creative hatmakers finally got to see their gorgeous work on display.
Bloom brings joy to care home residents
A wonderful experience from Spilt Milk Dance This week we welcomed Split Milk Dance into four care homes in Ripon, and everyone has been having a blast! Bloom was specially …
Our venues
Our venues One of the joys of RTF is our use of a wide range of venues, from the tiniest back room of a shop to the grandest historic setting. …
Hats Off to our busy artists!
Our community art project is coming together With the theme of hats and inspired by summer, our designers and makers have been hard at work across the city. Across 3 …
“Peelers, Poachers and Paupers” – An Immersive Theatre Experience Like No Other
Ripon Museums Trust, in collaboration with Ripon Theatre Festival, is thrilled to announce a powerful new immersive theatre experience, Peelers, Poachers and Paupers, set to captivate audiences across the city this summer.
Record Number of Community Performers Set to Shine at RTF 2025
Ripon Theatre Festival is thrilled to welcome a record-breaking number of community performers to this year’s festival weekend, taking place on 5–6 July 2025
Joining-In Opportunities Grow at RTF 2025.
RTF 2025 is shaping up to be the most interactive Ripon Theatre Festival yet, with a packed programme designed to get audiences involved and inspired. From dance and drumming to storytelling and circus skills, this year’s festival is inviting every one—of all ages and abilities—to join in the fun.