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!
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Save the Dates! 5-12 July 2026
The Festival Elves are busy working to bring you an incredible FIFTH Ripon Theatre Festival in summer ‘26.
You’ll have to wait until after Santa’s visit to find out what’s in store, but we hope to deliver another bumper year of colour, culture and community spirit to our wonderful city.
As we make plans with artists and theatre companies, schedule meaningful Community and Outreach activities and line up our venues, we are also working hard to secure the necessary funds.
Here is a fantastic, zero-cost way for you to help us get our Christmas mitts on £1,000!
We’re taking part in the Benefact Group’s annual “12 Days of Giving” campaign. They are giving away a total of £120,000 in £1,000 grants this festive season.
- The more nominations we receive, the greater our chances of being one of the lucky winners of £1,000.
- Please nominate us before the 15th December.
Once the form loads with The Ripon City Festival Trust details (our legal name), just fill in your personal details and click ‘Nominate’ to submit. It’s that easy!
Thank you for your support.
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About Us
RTF is run by a small team of volunteers. We work together with our funders, venues and community partners to bring colour and culture to all the communities of the city, contributing to Ripon’s development as a vibrant place to live, work and visit.
RTF is the primary project of longstanding local charity, The Ripon City Festival Trust (charity number 514981).
Find out more about us here.
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 Community Programme
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
It costs around £50,000 each year to stage the festival and run our Community Outreach Programme. 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
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- Buy lots of tickets
- Make a donation
- Volunteer your time
- Encourage your company to sponsor us
