Special Events
This years special events include Lester Simpson's "Standing in Line" (Sunday); Steve Turner's Napoleonic themed concert (Tuesday); Reg Meuross "Stolen from God" (Tuesday); Cliff Barstow Jig Competition (Tuesday); Scold's Bridle "Songs & Stories of Alan Bell" (Thursday); The Roy Palmer Lecture 2026 (Thursday); "Sailor Swift" aka Pete Morton (Thursday); Graham Pirt "The Jarrow Crusade" (Thursday)
Concerts
Sawol (Sat); Jez Lowe (Sat/Sun); Downes & Beer (Sat); Phil Beer (Sun); Rosie Hood Band (Sun/Mon); Banter (Sun-Wed); Luke Daniels Trio (Mon/Tue); Pressgang Mutiny (Mon-Fri); The Hunch (Tue/Wed); Bob Fox & Stu Luckley (Wed); Melrose Quartet; Alistair Anderson; Arthur Knevett; Brian Peters; Damien Barber; Drop the Floor (Sat/Mon); Hebble (Sat-Tue); Pete Morton (Wed-Fri); Rattle on the Stovepipe; Sara Grey; Mat Green & Andy Turner; Mossy Christian & Megan Wisdom; The Wilsons ...
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Social & Ceilidh Dance
Workshops for beginners to advanced, plus evening ceilidhs, contra, Playford & social dance with Albireo; Bearded Dragons; Contrary Faeries; FiddlersWreck; Louise Siddons; Melrose Quintet; Powerhouse; Relentless; Stomping Ground; Vicki Swan & Jonny Dyer; Annie Bolt; Emma Wooders; Erin Mansfield; Geoff Cubit; Ian Nichols; Jerry O'Reilly & Rosie Davis; Martyn Harvey; Mike Courthold; Rachel Shapiro Wallace; Rhodri Davies
Dance Teams
Watch out for daily dance displays around town, and especially our Sunday afternoon Dance Extravaganza at the Spa Pavillion with Black Gate Morris; Cheeky Feet; City Clickers Clog & Step Dance Group (Sat-Mon); Domesday Morris (Sat-Wed); Goathland Plough Stots; Hammersmith Morris; Leominster Morris (Sat-Tues); Liberty Hill North West (Sat-Wed); Rivington Morris; Shropshire Sharpshins Rapper; Stroud Morris Dancers; Thrales Rapper
Storytellers
From daily lunchtime stories, to evening tunes and tales, Whitby has plenty of Storytelling with Patrick Ryan & Jacquelyn Hynes; Taffy Thomas; Dave Arthur; Iris Skipworth; Kay Cook; Moe Keast; Mike Rust; Tom Goodale
Workshops
Whether you want to learn something new, or continue to improve, we're sure you'll find a workshop for you. There's always a whole variety of one-off and week-long progressive workshops in music, song and dance, ranging from beginners through to advanced.
Children, Junior, Youth & Family events
We have a full programme of events for all the family including Playtime and Playworks for Children, music, song and dance workshops for Juniors and Yoof Club for teenagers, plus daily Family Ceilidhs
And so much more...
There's a full programme of talks, presentations and interviews, daily music, song, shanty and ballad sessions, week long Craft & Music Fair, plus all the other attractions Whitby has to offer!