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SUMMARY:Slubbing Billy's
DESCRIPTION:“We are The Slubbing Billy’s\, a mixed Morris side dancing in the North West style. We dance in clogs \, and bowler hats decorated with fresh flowers. Our large bass drum keeps us in time and our musicians play traditional folk dance tunes. In purple kit \, sticks and bells we put on a colourful energetic display.” \nThe Slubbing Billy’s will also be dancing on Saturday on the Cathedral Forecourt and in Ripon Market Place. \nFREE EVENT \n11-11.30am Ripon Market Place (Little Bird Artisan Market)\n2.45-3.15pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/slubbing-billys-sunday/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,music
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SUMMARY:Cricket on the Hearth
DESCRIPTION:Cricket on the Hearth is an Appalachian step dancing team that meets in St. John’s Church Hall\, Harrogate\, HG1 3DT\, on Sundays at 6.30pm to 8pm.  We are a mixed side and dance mostly to American old time music played on the fiddle\, banjo\, guitar and mandolin.  New members – dancers and musicians – are welcome. If interested\, please contact Stella by email\,  sfzealand@hotmail.co.uk \nFREE EVENT \n11.30-12noon Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/cricket-on-the-hearth-2025/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,music
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SUMMARY:Ripon Goes to Bollywood
DESCRIPTION:Ripon goes to Bollywood is an inclusive dance group led by Sarita McDermott. The group started dancing together after the last lockdown and meet weekly. They perform at events and festivals in Ripon throughout the year. \nThis style of dancing is Indian Kathak dancing. It expresses emotions through story telling\, and connects the body to the mind. Great for exercise and wellbeing. The group is very excited to perform in the festival. \nFREE EVENT \n11.30am-12noon Little Bird Market
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-goes-to-bollywood-2025/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,family
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SUMMARY:Ripon Dance Academy
DESCRIPTION:Ripon Dance Academy offers high quality dance training in Ballet\, Modern Jazz\, Tap\, Contemporary and Acro. Classes are offered from pre school to 18 and pupils have the opportunity to take part in IDTA examinations\, full school shows and dance festivals. \nRDA will also be performing on Sunday at the Little Bird Artisan Market from 2.30-3pm and on Saturday at Minster Gardens from 1.15-1.45pm \nFREE EVENT \n12-12.30pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-dance-academy-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,family
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SUMMARY:Medusa
DESCRIPTION:Medusa Gothic Morris are a small Knaresborough-based dance team bringing elegance and Gothic mystery to the art of Morris dancing\, with black kit and purple hankies\, and tunes in a minor key. They would welcome new dancers (no experience necessary) and musicians. To join us\, contact Sally on 01423 868753 or email spolem@hotmail.com \nFREE EVENT \n2-2.30pm Ripon Market Place (Little Bird Artisan Market)
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/medusa-2025/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance
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SUMMARY:Ripon Dance Academy
DESCRIPTION:Ripon Dance Academy offers high quality dance training in Ballet\, Modern Jazz\, Tap\, Contemporary and Acro. Classes are offered from pre school to 18 and pupils have the opportunity to take part in IDTA examinations\, full school shows and dance festivals. \nRDA will also be performing on Sunday at Ripon Spa Gardens from 10-10.30am and on Saturday at Minster Gardens from 1.15-1.45pm \nFREE EVENT \n2.30-3pm Ripon Market Place (Little Bird Artisan Market)
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-dance-academy-sunday/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,family
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SUMMARY:Slubbing Billy's
DESCRIPTION:“We are The Slubbing Billy’s\, a mixed Morris side dancing in the North West style. We dance in clogs \, and bowler hats decorated with fresh flowers. Our large bass drum keeps us in time and our musicians play traditional folk dance tunes. In purple kit \, sticks and bells we put on a colourful energetic display.” \nThe Slubbing Billy’s will also be dancing on Saturday on the Cathedral Forecourt and in Ripon Market Place. \nFREE EVENT \n11-11.30am Ripon Market Place (Little Bird Artisan Market)\n2.45-3.15pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/slubbing-billys-sunday-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,music
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SUMMARY:Big Family Weekend: Saturday
DESCRIPTION:Walkabout acts\, crazy characters\, circus and clowning bring the streets and open spaces of Ripon to life throughout the day. \nSpend the day in Ripon soaking up the atmosphere – the best in street theatre\, circus\, dance\, magic and fun. \nProfessional acts come together with community performers. \nPerformances will be staged at Ripon Market Place\, Minster Gardens (in front of the Courthouse Museum)\, on Ripon Cathedral Forecourt and on Kirkgate. \nAll events are FREE. \n  \n\n\n\nDo What Ya Mamma Told Ya! \nComedy circus and cooking from mother and daughter duo. A joyous journey of plate spinning\, food juggling and fire blazing! Will clumsy assistant\, Tiny T finally get to taste the food? A feast of food fusion across geography and generations. Presented by Just More Productions.\n\n\nOut of the Blue \nAll the way from Turin! Wash away your troubles with the wonderfully subversive and interactive circus show by leading Italian female clown Fra Martó all about doing the laundry. Immerse yourself in laughter and bubbles. Never has trying to keep the house clean been so much fun. Presented by Fra Marto.\n\n\nThe Lost Bus to Ripon \nAn interactive audio show for kids\, their grown ups and grown ups who still think they’re kids. Hop on board\, pop on some headphones and enjoy the adventure! Gary the driver is always getting lost – where on Earth will we end up next? Don’t worry – Mike the Conductor is there to help. \nPerformed inside a stationary vintage bus generously supplied by The Last Stop\, Bedale. Presented by Ragged Edge Productions.\n\n\nYe Birdz \n\nA magical walkabout act featuring stunning stilt costumes\, live percussion and a soundtrack by BORG. Two beautiful birds have travelled far from a time long\, long ago. In search of song and dance and drums and a meadow where yellow flowers grow. On their way a drummer they found who vowed to tag along and entertain the people they meet with drums and dance and song! Presented by Chicks on Sticks. \n\n\n\n\n\nCopyright of Mike Jarman Photography\nAround the World with Phileas Fogg: Day 79 \nJoin Phileas Fogg and his valet Passepartout as they attempt to circumnavigate the world in just 80 days. The year is 1872 and it’s day 79 of the journey. Our intrepid adventurers are just hours away from crossing the finish line\, if they can just coerce their hot air balloons to go in the right direction they stand to win a grand prize. \nPresented by Dizzy O’Dare.\n\n\n The Museum of Memorable Trees \nLet the curator guide you around this miniature exhibition on wheels. Discover amazing stories of great trees that have woven themselves into people’s lives and memories. Listen to evocative tales and calming soundscapes as you explore behind every door. There’s plenty of space left\, have you got a fantastic tree you can add to the museum? \nPresented by Harry Pizzey.\n\n\n \nTony and Ray Find Their Feet \nFriendship\, rivalry\, work tools\, tomfoolery and dance as a pair of workers become distracted from their tasks. Mixing slapstick\, eccentric dance\, silent clowning and squeak wrangling\, the show reimagines vaudeville and silent film traditions for audiences today. \nUnexpected\, uplifting and undeniably funny. \nPresented by Rudkin and Hicks\n\n\nCount Ocular \nA captivating\, gothic vaudeville piece for the whole family like no other\, featuring table-top puppetry\, close-up magic and enchanting original music to transport audiences back to the bizarre delights of vaudeville and variety. Join the loveable enigma that is Count Ocular as he defies the laws of physics through laughter\, skill and mystery. \nPresented by Tatwood Puppets.\n\n\nFrankie Magilligan \nWith his incredible smile and impeccable fashion sense\, Frankie will leave you in stitches with his hilarious antics and incredible juggling skills. And if that wasn’t enough\, he’ll be performing on the tallest unicycle in Ireland. The perfect combination of skill\, humour\, and style – Frankie will have you on the edge of your seat. \nPresented by Tall Paul.\n\n\nHodman and Sally \nEnchanting and heart-warming puppetry walkabout. Hodman and Sally have lived happily by themselves for hundreds of years\, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them. Now they have ventured out in search of fame\, fortune and friendship\, enjoying a second youth touring the world with their possessions strapped to their backs. \nPresented by The Flying Buttresses.\n\n\nKirkgate Street Party \nThe festival fun goes on with local musicians performing 4-8pm. Enjoy a meal nearby or an al fresco drink before taking in another show. Presented in partnership with Ripon Open Mic Night. \nSponsored by The Portly Pig.\n\n\n\nPlus a line-up of community performers from across the region\, including: \n\n400 Roses\nAll for One Choir\nCalle Oche\nGrace Hughes\nHampsthwaite Primary School\nHG33 band\nJanice Hopkinson\nLily Worth\nRipon Dance Academy\nRipon Youth Theatre\nSkellsiders\nSlubbing Billy’s Morris\nSomewhere Road\nSt Aelred’s Irish Dance\nThe Music Bank\, Knaresborough\nThe Workhouse Walkabouts\nYorkshire CREATE\nYorkshire Voices
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/big-family-weekend-saturday/
LOCATION:Ripon City Centre (Various locations)\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,dance,family,music
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SUMMARY:Irish Dance for First Timers
DESCRIPTION:Come and join St Aelred’s Irish Dancers for a fun\, relaxed céilí! This isn’t a structured class; it is all about getting involved and having a go. \nOur dancers will be right there in the mix to guide you through the moves\, making it easy to pick up the rhythm as you go. \nWhether you are a complete beginner or just want to join in the fun\, it is a great way for anyone aged 8 and up to experience the energy of Irish dance. No experience is needed. Just bring your trainers and plenty of enthusiasm! \nLed by popular teacher Una O’Connor (pictured)\, St Aelred’s Irish Dancers train in Harrogate and regularly perform to thousands each year on St Patrick’s day in Leeds and York. \nNo previous experience necessary.\nParticipants must be aged 8+ & under 16s accompanied by an adult. \nAll Participation Zone events are Pay What You Can Events (PWYC). You can just turn up\, but places are limited so advance booking is recommended. You are encouraged to choose a small amount to pay on booking your place then consider donating to the Festival at the end of the session. Thank you!
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/irish-dance-for-first-timers/
LOCATION:Allhallowgate Methodist Church & Halls\, Victoria Grove\, Ripon\, HG4 1LG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,workshop
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