• Trunk Tales

    The Ripon Inn Park Street, Ripon

    A well-travelled lady arrives with her trunk of tales that tell of boastful toads, magical fish and fearsome beasts. Using only the contents of her magical luggage, she creates Arabic seas, epic mountains, fields of turnips and the tallest trees. Interactive stories from around the world. Imagination is the only passport you’ll need.The perfect tea-time …

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    £6
  • Looking For Me Friend – the Music of Victoria Wood

    Ripon Arts Hub 49 Allhallowgate, Ripon, United Kingdom

    *SOLD OUT* “The most feel-good show in town”⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ (The Daily Mail) has spread nostalgia and laughter throughout the UK and has the seal of approval from Victoria’s very own schoolchums and colleagues. Featuring the star of BBC1’s ‘All Together Now’, Paulus The Cabaret Geek “King of Cabaret” (The Stage) with Michael Roulston …

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    £14 – £16
  • Saturday Street Entertainment

    Ripon City Centre

    Walkabout acts, crazy characters, circus and clowning bring the streets and open spaces of Ripon to life throughout the day. Professional acts come together with community performers including Ripon City Morris Dancers, the Rock Choir and Ripon Youth Theatre. Performances will be staged at Ripon Market Place, Minster Gardens (in front of the Courthouse Museum), …

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  • Ayla’s Dream

    Ripon Library The Arcade, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Another magical miniature suitcase show from expert puppeteers, Eye of Newt. A captivating tale of night skies, light and counting sheep. Puppet workshop making beautiful moths accompanies the library performance. Age guide ​3-10 A Pay What ​You Can event. Recommended price £4 per ​child. Performance is also repeated every ten minutes in Ripon Cathedral from …

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    PWYC
  • Monoliths – Saturday morning

    Ripon Cathedral Minster Road,, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Three women. Three voices. Three stories. An immersive, digital theatre experience, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. …

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    £5
  • Monoliths – Saturday afternoon

    Ripon Cathedral Minster Road,, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Three women. Three voices. Three stories. An immersive, digital theatre experience, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. …

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    £5
  • The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle

    Newby Hall and Gardens Skelton-on-Ure, Ripon, United Kingdom

    Doctor Dolittle leads a simple life as the village doctor in sleepy Puddleby-On-The-Marsh. He often undercharges his patients, or even treats them for free, so he is terribly poor. But one day, with the help of his wise old parrot Polynesia, he makes an extraordinary discovery: that he can talk to animals. As news of …

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    £11 – £17
  • We’re Not Going Back

    Ripon Arts Hub 49 Allhallowgate, Ripon, United Kingdom

    75 Mines. 3 Sisters. 1 Cause. (And a six-pack of Babycham) 2024 is the fortieth anniversary of the 1984/85 miners’ strike, a dispute that still resonates today. But the strike wasn’t just about pickets vs police – in this thought-provoking musical comedy, there are no miners and no cops. Instead, we follow the fortunes of …

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    £12 – £14
  • Sunday Family Day

    A whole day of family entertainment in the attractive surroundings of the Spa Gardens. Plus walkabout acts, music and street entertainment at the Little Bird Artisan Market and at The Ripon Inn. With open-air theatre, dancing, puppet shows, face-painting and a chance to practice your circus skills, you’ll easily fill the day. The professional programme …

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  • The Not So Big Bad Wolf

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    “Welcome back Listeners – Little Red Riding Hood here! Stay tuned as I go undercover to reveal the truth behind fairytales’ most infamous villain – The Big Bad Wolf” Meet Little Red; adventurer, heroine and world-renowned “True Grimm” podcaster. She’s on a mission to debunk the myths around her so called nemesis, with the help …

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  • Opera Brunch

    Valentino's Restaurant 14 Westgate, Ripon, United Kingdom

    *SOLD OUT* With the Down-to-Earth Diva, Nicola Mills.An uplifting start to your Festival Sunday with a truly unique performer. Choose from a wide-ranging Song Menu from Italian arias to crossover classics. “I laughed and was amazed in a matter of minutes” Tickets £16 - includes brunch Brunch includes sweet or savoury pastries with Bucks Fizz …

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    £16
  • The Not So Big Bad Wolf

    Ripon Spa Gardens Park Street, Ripon, United Kingdom

    “Welcome back Listeners – Little Red Riding Hood here! Stay tuned as I go undercover to reveal the truth behind fairytales’ most infamous villain – The Big Bad Wolf” Meet Little Red; adventurer, heroine and world-renowned “True Grimm” podcaster. She’s on a mission to debunk the myths around her so called nemesis, with the help …

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