All your favourite music, comedy and events across the Harrogate area this week
If you are planning to go out in the Harrogate district this May bank holiday weekend or in the next month or two, here are the shows, gigs and comedy not to miss:
Until June 6, 2pm: No Other Land: Hidden Treasures by Morgan van’t Hoff solo exhibition at 108 Fine Art, 15 Cold Bath Road, Harrogate.
Until Sept 6: Aesthetica Art Prize 20: Defining the Future of Contemporary Part II: Perception at Mercer Gallery, Harrogate.
Thursday, May 14, 9pm: Live music with the Less Than Average Height Band at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.
Thursday, May 14, 7.30pm: Fundraising concert for Active Against Cancer by Harrogate Harmony to celebrate Friends of Harrogate Hospital's 60th Anniversary at The Oatlands club, Harrogate.
Thursday, May 14-16, 7.30pm: Knaresborough Players present The Crown Jewels written by BAFTA-winning Simon Nye at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Thursday, May 14, 7.30pm: Nigel Kennedy – A Virtuoso Concert Performance at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Friday, May 15, 7.30pm: An Evening with Jermaine Beckford and Simon Grayson at The Bilton Club, Harrogate.
Friday, May 15, 9pm: Live music with The 88s (classic rock covers) at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.
Saturday, May 16, 8pm: Rock The Rafters starring Pop n Rock Choirs with special guest Liam Gray at The Wesley Centre, Harrogate
Saturday, May 16, 7.30pm: Ready Steady 60s Show –The Best of the Mod 60s and the British Beat Boom at Harrogate Theatre.
Saturday, May 16, 8pm: Live at Grewelthorpe presents Hot Club du Nord at Grewelthorpe Village Hall. Tickets https://wegottickets.com/grewelthorpe
Saturday, May 16, 7.30pm: CountryMania! at The Bilton Cliub, Harrogate.
Sunday, May 17, 2pm: Hamza Yassin: My Life Behind the Lens at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Sunday, May 17, 9pm: Live music with Supercharged (90s covers) at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.
Wednesday, May 20, 7.30pm: Dance company Emergence Triple Bill at Harrogate Theatre.
Thursday, May 21, 7.30pm: Simon Yates of Touching the Void: My Mountain Life at Harrogate Theatre.
Friday, May 22, 8pm: Ripley Live presents guitar legend Albert Lee at Ripley Town Hall.
Friday, May 22, 7.30pm: The Manfreds – Get Your Kicks On Tour ’26 at Harrogate Theatre
Saturday, May 23, 7.30pm: Knaresborough Choral Society’s 40th Anniversary Concert with special guests St. Asaph Choral Society and Harrogate Philharmonic Orchestra performing Haydn’s Creation at Ripon Cathedral.
Saturday, May 23, 5pm: Northern Silents presents Arnold Fanck’s The Mountain of Destiny (Der Berg Des Schicksals) at Harrogate Theatre.
Saturday, May 23, 7.30pm: Northern Silents presents Cecil B DeMille’s film Chicago at Harrogate Theatre.
Saturday, May 23, 7.15pm: Studio 3 Dance Workshop presents Dance Krazy 2026 at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Wednesday, May 27-30, 7.30pm: Teechers by John Godber at Harrogate Theatre. Also 2.30pm.
Friday, May 29: Taylormania – Swift Era The Ultimate Tribute Show at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Saturday, May 30, 7.30pm: Heartbreak: The Tom Petty Show at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Saturday, May 30, 7.30pm: Ripley Live presents The Counterfeit Stones at Ripley Town Hall.
Wednesday, June 3, 7.30pm: The Sound of Springsteen at Harrogate Theatre.
Friday, June 5, 7.30pm: Women in Rock from Janis Joplin to Kelly Clarkson at Harrogate Theatre.
Saturday, June 6, 8pm: Hyena Lounge Comedy Club with Matt Bragg, Harriet Dyer, Thomas Henry and Andre Vincent at Harrogate Theatre.
Tuesday, June 9-13, 7.30pm: Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society Present Iolanthe at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Saturday, June 13, 7.30pm: Ripon Choral Society’s season finale (JS Bach’s Magnificat and Cantata 51 plus Handel’s Dixit Dominus) at Ripon Cathedral.
Saturday, June 13, 7.30pm: Ripley Live presents Walk The Road with the Mark Harrison Band – A celebration of American Folk Music and Its Characters at Ripley Town Hall.