Five Loose Chippings. The Courthouse, 4 Westgate, Thirsk YO7 1QS. Longstanding Rural Arts supporters, this Thirsk-based group of musicians generously returns for another winter fundraiser. The band has made a name for themselves playing a variety of music from Blues, Country and Bluegrass through to Pop classics and classic western Swing. 7:30 pm. ...

Thirsk Christmas Fayre. Thirsk & Sowerby Town Hall, Westgate, Thirsk, YO7 1QR. Stallholders, cafe and Santa. A limited number of stalls are still available on Friday 24th (4.00-7.30pm ish) & Sunday 26th (10-3pm). £30 per stall please Facebook message to book. 10am- 3pm. For more info click ...

Cello Recital by James Halsey. St Oswald's Church, Front St, Sowerby, Thirsk YO7 1JG. A solo cello recital by James Halsey of Bingham Quartet. Event starts at 7.30pm. £10 on the door. For more info click here

Loose Chippings Concert, Thirsk & Sowerby Institute, Flatts Lane, Thirsk. A selection of Americana, Country & Pop classics performed by a Thirsk-based band. Event starts at 7pm. Pay what you feel, fundraising for the Thirsk & Malton Labour Party. For more info click ...

Music at Junction 50 , St James Church, Wide Howe Lane, Baldersby St James, Thirsk YO7 4PE. Mary Reid and brilliant Scottish folk singer, Ainsley Hamill. The pair met through their work with Live Music Now which supports young musicians to play in hospitals, care homes and schools for special needs pupils. They will provide a short programme of about ...

Evening of Jazz, Chestnut Suite , Thirsk Racecourse. The band will be entertaining with classics from Frank Sinatra to Nina Simone. The racecourse provides a lovely setting, with the roof terrace and bar available throughout the evening. This promises to be a spectacular evening of well-known jazz charts with top-quality performers including vocals ...

Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci Opera at St Mary's Church. Enter the twisted, love entangled lives of Turrido and Pagliacci in these two one-act operas. Heritage Opera, directed by Sarah Helsby-Hughes, are accompanied by the Festival Orchestra and Chorus. 7pm. £15, Child (under 16) £10. For more info click ...

The William Hill Summer Cup, one of our busiest race meetings of the year with live music from The Black Marcs. For more information click here

Chaos and pandemonium reign in this silent film comedy show suitable for all the family at this matinee show (2.30pm) at the Ritz Cinema. Laurel & Hardy get stuck in a traffic jam and somehow end up destroying most of the cars, and Buster Keaton is chased by an entire police force. Charlie Chaplin gatecrashes a movie studio and causes havoc, ...

WIth over 40 + stalls from our amazing local businesses including food & drink, fairground rides, attractions, an entertainment stage, live music, fun, games including sack races, welly toss and tug of war - what better way to spend your Sunday afternoon. This is a FREE event 10-6pm on Sunday 7 August. For more info visit - visitthirsktown.com/events ...

Are you looking to spice up your weekend with a gala of food, music, poetry, art and conversation ? Then why not pop over to this years Thirsk Hall Festival on the 19th -21st August. For more info call into the Zillah Bell Gallery or alternatively visit - www.thirskhall.com

An evening enjoying the journey through the worlds of folk music, from across the Tudor period up to traditional folk with Peter, Kate & friends from De Mowbray’s Musicke. Tickets: Adults - £15 U16s - £7.50. For more info call into the Zillah Bell Gallery or alternatively visit - www.thirskhall.com

Thirsk Hall Festival kicks off with Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro. Semi-staged performance of the Mozart comedy classic. Directed by Sarah Helsby-Hughes of Heritage Opera and conducted by Benjamin Ellin. Features festival chorus of singers from across the region.St Mary’s Church, Thirsk, 19:00 Tickets: Adults: £15 U16s: £7.50. For more info call ...

Have you considered heading over to Lightwater Valley for our Best of British May half-term week, filled with celebrations and jubilations to honour our Queen’s Jubilee.

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Live on the Lawns! Live music (31st of May)

Dance-along-a-Disco – get your dance moves at ...

Rural Arts is excited to welcome folk musician Katie Spencer to The Courthouse in Thirsk on Thursday 3rd March, 7.30pm!

Katie Spencer is an "intensely captivating" (Folk Radio) Yorkshire singer-songwriter and guitarist who writes songs imbued with the Northern landscapes of her home. Originally from Hull, the grainy imagery of the ...