Your what’s on guide to events in the Harrogate area for June 2026
If you are planning to go out in the Harrogate district this weekend or in the next month or two, here are the shows, gigs and comedy not to miss:
Until Sept 6: Aesthetica Art Prize 20: Defining the Future of Contemporary Part II: Perception at Mercer Gallery, Harrogate.
Thursday, June 11, 9pm: Live music with The Less Than Average Weight Band at The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Thursday, June 11-13, 7.30pm: Harrogate Gilbert and Sullivan Society Present Iolanthe at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Thursday, June 11-13, 2pm: HOPS Musical Theatre Company presents Calamity Jane The Musical at Harrogate Theatre. Plus 7pm.
Thursday, June 11-13. 2.30pm: Woodlands Drama Group presents The Franchise Affair at Harrogate Studio Theatre. Also 7.30pm.
Friday, June 12, 9pm: Live music with Standing Room Only at The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Saturday, June 13-14: Harrogate Artists Open Doors for North Yorkshire Open Studios 2026. Locations at: https://nyos.org.uk/summer-open-studios/
Saturday, June 13, 12pm: Bedfest presents live music, street food and a licensed bar on Bed Race Day at Henshaws’ Art and Crafts Centre, Knaresborough.
Saturday, June 13, 7.30pm: Jive Talkin’ perform The Bee Gees Live in Concert at Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Saturday, June 13, 7.30pm: St Cecilia Orchestra final concert of the 2025/26 season with beautiful music for chamber orchestra at Holy Trinity Church, Ripon.
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.
Sunday, June 14, 2pm: Band stand concert with Amelie Williams at the Band Stand at the Recreation Ground, Pateley Bridge.
Sunday, June 14, 3pm: Live music with The Lowells at The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Sunday, June 14, 5pm: The Hot Club De Hull at Cold Bath Brewing Co, Kings Road, Harrogate.
Sunday, June 14, 9pm: Live music with Black Ice at The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Tuesday, June 16: The Simon & Garfunkel Story at Harrogate Theatre.
Tuesday, June 16, 7.30pm: Ripon Live Music presents Sons of Town Hall at Ripon Arts Hub. Tickets from https://wegottickets.com/event/689687
Friday, June 19-20, 7.30pm, 11am: The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Harrogate Theatre. Plus 1pm & 2.30pm.
Friday, June 19, 7.30pm: The Rod Stewart Songbook at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Saturday, June 20, 7pm: Ripley Live presents Jazz, Blues & GIN with Eugene Farrar Band at Ripley Town Hall.
Saturday, June 20, 7pm: Harrogate Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert from Vaughan-Williams to Stravinsky with Harrogate Music Centre at Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Sunday, June 21, 2pm: Band stand concert with The Merlins at the Band Stand at the Recreation Ground, Pateley Bridge.
Wednesday, June 24-27, 7.45pm: Harrogate Dramatic Society presents The Dresser by Ronald Harwood in Harrogate Studio Theatre. Also 2pm.
Thursday, June 25, 7.30pm: Billy the Bard: An evening of Music, Muse, Myth & Mirth at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.
Thursday, June 25-27, 7,30pm: The Performance Ensemble present Sinfonia: Stories From Harrogate at Harrogate Theatre. Also 2.30pm.
Saturday, June 27, 7.30pm: Cuore Chamber Orchestra's Grand Season Finale concert at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.
Saturday, June 27, 3pm: Harrogate Choral Society present Voyage Spirituel at St Wilfrid's Church.
Saturday, June 27, 7pm: Ripley Live presents The Diamonds & The Doghouse Doctors in the garden at Ripley Town Hall. Plus England Wold Cup match.
Sunday, June 28, 2pm: Band stand concert with The Cherry Tones at the Band Stand at the Recreation Ground, Pateley Bridge.
Sunday, July 12, 4pm: Vocalis summer concert Deep River at St Wilfrid’s Church, Duchy Road, Harrogate.