Harrogate What’s On guide to gigs events comedy and shows in April and May 2025

Thursday, April 24-26:

Elemental exhibition at 108 Fine Art gallery, 16 Cold Bath Road, Harrogate, of contemporary jewellery and landscape paintings by Tom and Sarah Lindsay.

Thursday, April 24-October 5:

HAPPY exhibition by Liz West at Mercer Art Gallery, Swan Road, Harrogate.

Thursday, April 24, 9pm:

Live music with Hot Sauce at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.

Thursday, April 24, 8pm:

Comedian Omid Djalili presents Namaste at Harrogate Theatre.

Thursday, April 24, 7pm:

Really Funny Comedy Club with Ria Lina, Al Stevenson and Mickey P Kerr at Rooster’s Taproom, Hornbeam Park, Harrogate.

Thursday, April 24-26:

Badapple Theatre present popular WW1 play The Thankful Village live music performed by its writer Kate Bramley at York Theatre Royal studio.

Friday, April 25, 10pm:

Live rock n roll/indie covers with Oliver Vawdrey at The Den, Cambridge Road, Harrogate.

Friday, April 25, 7.30pm:

An Evening of Francis Rossi’s Songs from the Status Quo Songbook and More at Harrogate Theatre.

Friday, April 25, 7.30pm:

Nigel Havers – Talking B*ll*cks at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Friday, April 25, 8pm:

Frazer Theatre Comedy Club presents Stuart Laws Has To Be Joking at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.

Saturday, April 27, noon:

The Story Craft Theatre presents favourite fairytales for children on the restaurant lawn at Newby Hall, Ripon.

Saturday, April 26, 7.30pm:

Steeleye Span In Concert – The Green Man Tour at Harrogate Theatre.

Saturday, April 26, 7.30pm:

Rob Lamberti presents Perfectly George (George Michael) at Harrogate Convention Centre.

Sunday, April 27, 7.30pm:

Guenther Steiner Meet and Greet with interviewer James Hogg at Harrogate Convention Centre.

Sunday, April 27, 7.30pm:

The Bon Jovi Experience at Harrogate Theatre.

Tuesday, April 29, 7.30pm:

An Evening With Jimmy Tarbuck at Harrogate Theatre.

Wednesday, April 30- May 1, 10.30am:

Pirates Love Underpants at Harrogate Theatre. Also 1.30pm.

Wednesday, April 30-May 3, 2pm:

Concord Theatricals Ltd presents One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at Harrogate Studio Theatre. Plus 7.45pm.

Thursday, May 1, 7.30pm:

Gary Stewart Presents Paul Simon’s Graceland at Harrogate Theatre.

Friday, May 2, 7.30pm:

Harry Does Egypt Take 2 with Harry Satloka of Harrogate Free Walking Tours at West Park Centre at West Park URC, Harrogate. Tickets from www.trybooking.com/uk/ENQQ.

Friday, May 2, 7.30pm:

Julian Clary – A Fistful of Clary at Harrogate Theatre.

Friday, May 2, 8pm:

Frazer Theatre Comedy Club presents Eddie Brimson, Don Biswas, Dee Allum and Sully O'Sullivan at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.

Friday, May 2, 7pm:

Ripley Live presents Dave Kelly at Ripley Town Hall.

Saturday, May 3-October 11, 11am:

Theatre Tour and Cream Tea at Harrogate Theatre.

Saturday, May 3, 9pm:

Live music with Leeds’ death metal band Pteroglyph plus Surya (8085 Revolt) at The Den, Cambridge Road, Harrogate.

Saturday, May 3, 7.30pm:

The Roy Orbison Story – Barry Steele at Harrogate Theatre.

Tuesday, May 6, 7pm:

VE Day Reflections with Jane Furze and Guy Wilson of the Ripon Military Heritage Trust at West Park Centre at West Park URC, Harrogate. Tickets from www.trybooking.com/uk/ERDC

Tuesday, May 6-June 14:

Beth Holmes: Between Worlds exhibition at 108 Fine Art, Cold Bath Road, Harrogate.

Wednesday, May 7, 7.30pm:

Vinyl Sessions’ 7th Anniversary event with Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album at Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen, Harrogate.

Wednesday, May 7, 7.30pm:

Richard Herring – Can I Have My Ball Back? at Harrogate Theatre.

Thursday, May 8, 7.30pm:

Chris O’Connell presents And Finally… Phil Collins at Harrogate Theatre.

Thursday, May 8, 7.15pm:

Launch of Cuore Chamber Orchestra with compere actor Freddie Fox at the Royal Hall, Harrogate. Programme includes Holst, Berkeley, Elgar and more at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Thursday, May 8, 7.45pm:

Ben Fensome presents Buff at Harrogate Studio Theatre.

Friday, May 9, 7.30pm:

The ‘greatest poetry show in history’ with Brian Bilston and Henry Normal at Harrogate Theatre.

Saturday, May 10, 8pm:

Hyena Lounge Comedy Club with Fiona Allen, Finlay Christie, Bethany Black and Phil Walker at Harrogate Theatre.

Sunday, May 11, 6pm:

Taylormania, the Ultimate Taylor Swift Eras tribute concert, at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Sunday, May 11, 7.45pm:

Shakespeare’s Mistress – Louise Jameson at Harrogate Studio Theatre.

Tuesday, May 13, 7.30pm:

An Evening With Sir Ian Botham at Harrogate Theatre.

Tuesday, May 13, 7.45pm:

Yolanda Mercy’s Failure Project at Harrogate Studio Theatre.

Wednesday, May 14, 7.30pm:

Joss Arnott Dance and the University of Salford presents Emergence Triple Bill 2025 at Harrogate Theatre.

Thursday, May 15, 7.30pm:

Rhod Gilbert & The Giant Grapefruit at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Friday, May 16, 7pm:

Harrogate & District Soroptimists presents An Evening with Caroline Hawley BBC TV Personality and Expert Auctioneer at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate.

Thursday, May 22, 10pm:

A Ride Owt with ex-British Championship winner and professional motorcyclist James Whitham for Yorkshire Children’s Charity at Grantley Hall, Ripon.

Saturday, May 24, 7pm:

Live music with Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham of Nine Below Zero at Grewelthorpe Village Hall, Ripon. Tickets from the village hall café.