• Ye Birdz

    Kirkgate Kirkgate, Ripon, United Kingdom

    A 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 …

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  • Hodman and Sally

    Ripon City Centre (Various locations) Market Place, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Enchanting 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. Presented by The Flying Buttresses About …

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  • St Aelred’s Irish Dance

    Cathedral Forecourt Minster Road, Ripon, United Kingdom

    St Aelred's Principal Dance Teacher, Una says: "We are a traditional Irish dance group made up of 25 dancers. We go from young talent, all the way to incredibly skilled older dancers. We love performing for our local community. We regularly perform to thousands each year on St Patrick’s day in Leeds and York. Our …

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  • The Three Musketeers

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    All for One - and One for All!  Alexandre Dumas wrote five Musketeers novels, the first appearing in 1844. They have enjoyed enormous popularity worldwide and are not just textbook examples of the Historical Romance but also hilarious pastiches of that genre. This one, the first, remains the greatest. Young D’Artagnan is desperate to join …

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    £11 – £18
  • Ripon Dance Academy

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    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. RDA will also be performing on Saturday on the Cathedral Forecourt from 3.00-3.30pm. FREE …

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    FREE
  • Frankie Magilligan

    Ripon Marketplace Market Place, Ripon, United Kingdom

    The man, the myth...the leg end! Hailing from the North Coast of Ireland, Frankie has packed his lunch box, filled his flask and given his teeth and extra special polish! A show filled with comedy, juggling, music and the tallest unicycle in Ireland! Farmers weekly - "Frankie has recently acquired the national trust endorsement as …

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    FREE
  • Big Family Weekend: Sunday

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Fun for all the family across Ripon Spa Gardens and at the Little Bird Artisan Market on the Market Place. Open-air theatre, walkabout acts, Punch and Judy and joining-in fun, plus music, stories and dance from community groups. Bring a picnic to the park and stay all day or browse the market whilst being entertained. …

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    FREE
  • Kismat Walla

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Thingumajig Theatre, who have performed A la Puppet Carte and Kit and Caboodle (pictured below) at previous Ripon Theatre Festivals, return with their brand new street theatre puppet show. Kismat Walla captures the bustling atmosphere of South Asian market streets in this two-person play set on and around a magical rairi (cart) telling a puppet …

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    FREE
  • Punch and Judy

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Beautiful, hand-carved wooden puppets come to life in a fast-moving and funny show that has lots of good old-fashioned knock-about fun, with loads of audience participation. Each show lasts 20 minutes For over 30 years, Professor Ron Wood has been a beloved figure in the world of entertainment, bringing the enchanting Punch and Judy Show …

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  • St Aelred’s Irish Dance

    Ripon Marketplace Market Place, Ripon, United Kingdom

    St Aelred's Principal Dance Teacher, Una says: "We are a traditional Irish dance group made up of 25 dancers. We go from young talent, all the way to incredibly skilled older dancers. We love performing for our local community. We regularly perform to thousands each year on St Patrick’s day in Leeds and York. Our …

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  • The Rubbish Shakespeare Company: Romeo & Juliet

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Romeo and Juliet Rubbish Shakespeare Company Enemies. Balconies. Kissing... SAUSAGE ROLLS!!?? Three hapless idiots perform Shakespeare’s famous tragedy using nothing but tatty wigs and a burst airbed they found by the bins. This frenetic 60 mins of fourth-wall-breaking, ludicrous action features clowning, slapstick, and mischievous storytelling, ensuring everyone from 5 to 105 knows what’s going …

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    FREE
  • Frankie Magilligan

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    The man, the myth...the leg end! Hailing from the North Coast of Ireland, Frankie has packed his lunch box, filled his flask and given his teeth and extra special polish! A show filled with comedy, juggling, music and the tallest unicycle in Ireland! Farmers weekly - "Frankie has recently acquired the national trust endorsement as …

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    FREE