The procession featured Lily the donkey, who led the way from the city’s market square to the cathedral.
The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, led a Palm Sunday service to mark the start of Holy Week, one of the cathedral’s busiest times of year.
Services will be held throughout the week, including on Maundy Thursday and Good Friday, culminating with the Easter Sunday celebrations on March 31.
Here is a selection of photos from the procession, taken by photographer James Hardisty.
1. Palm Sunday procession
Chorister Xander Galloway-Gee, 12, walks with the Lily the donkey, aged 19, in front of Ripon Cathedral on the Palm Sunday procession. Picture by James Hardisty Photo: James Hardisty
2. Palm Sunday procession
The Very Rev John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, delivers the service Photo: James Hardisty
4. Palm Sunday procession
Phoebe Bain, 12, and Liza Potter, 13, with Lily the donkey, aged 19, leading the procession towards Ripon Cathedral Photo: James Hardisty