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Summer concerts

On a Sunday afternoon from the end of May to the beginning of September from 2pm until 4pm, you can enjoy listening to bands, choirs and musical groups at various locations within the Harrogate area, and Peasholm Park in Scarborough.

It is free to listen to the bands, but they may take a collection on the day to help with their expenses, so why not come along and have a lovely afternoon in beautiful surroundings.

The concerts take place at these locations:

  • Valley Gardens, Harrogate
  • Castle Grounds, Knaresborough
  • Spa Gardens, Ripon
  • Recreation Ground, Pateley Bridge
  • Peasholm Park, Scarborough

Venue: Valley Gardens, Harrogate

24 May: Ripon and Harrogate Rock Choir
31 May: Harrogate Spa Town Ukes
7 June: Yorkshire Voices
14 June: Time Warp
21 June: Route 65
28 June: York Concert Band
5 July: Harrogate Music Centre
12 July: NoteAbility Concert Band
19 July: Knot Another Choir
26 July: White Rose Concert Band
2 August: The Woodside Big Band
9 August: Boroughbridge Academy of Music
16 August: Harrogate and District Allotment Show
23 August: The Stray Notes Choir
30 August: The Cherry Tones

Venue: Castle Grounds, Knaresborough

24 May: Amelie Williams
31 May: Emma Jane
7 June: White Rose Concert Band
14 June: Harrogate Spa Town Ukes
21 June: Saxophony
28 June: The Wednesday Flowers
5 July: Emma Jane
12 July: The Stray Notes Choir
19 July: The Cherry Tones
26 July: Boroughbridge Academy of Music
16 August: Knaresborough FEVA Festival
23 August: Knaresborough FEVA Festival
30 August: The Merlins

Venue: Spa Gardens, Ripon

24 May: The Woodside Big Band
31 May: White Rose Concert Band
7 June: Scruton Jazz and Blues Band
14 June: The Wednesday Flowers
21 June: Ripon City Training Band
28 June: Ripon and Harrogate Rock Choir
5 July: Ripon Theatre Festival
12 July: Ripon Theatre Festival
19 July: Harrogate Spa Town Ukes
26 July: Ripon City Soul Club
2 August: Ripon City Band
9 August: The Cherry Tones
16 August: Amelia Williams
23 August: Lily Worth

Venue: Recreation Ground Pateley Bridge

24 May: The Wednesday Flowers
7 June: Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Band
14 June: Amelie Williams
21 June: The Merlins
28 June: The Cherry Tones
5 July: The Merlins
12 July: White Rose Concert Band
19 July: Summerbridge and Dacre Silver Band
26 July: Nidderdale Community Choir
2 August: Time Warp
9 August: Yorkshire Voices
16 August: Harrogate Spa Town Ukes

Venue: Peasholm Park, Scarborough

7 June: Scarborough Concert Band
14 June: West Yorkshire Brass
21 June: Malton White Star Band
28 June: Stape Silver Band
5 July: Esk Valley Concert and Big Band
12 July: Malton White Star Band
19 July: Hunmanby Silver Band
26 July: Five Star Brass
2 August: Hunmanby Silver Band
9 August: Simply Brass
16 August: Coppull and Standish Concert Band
23 August: Simply Brass
30 August: Swinton and District Excelsior Band
6 September: Scarborough Concert Band

For more information about playing or singing at any of the above venues, please contact us.

Other activities

Each venue, be it in scenic Victorian gardens or the setting of a historic castle, is well worth the trip in its own right.

All locations have a range of other activities for you to enjoy too, including outdoor games, family trails and play areas.


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