What's On In The Yorkshire Dales


Please note that these events may be subject to change or cancellation, please check all the details with the event organiser before attending.


Mid May Craft Fair in Hawes

The Market House, Hawes Wensleydale, Market Place, Hawes

Visit our high quality craft fair in the Market House, right in the centre of Hawes in beautiful Wensleydale. The show will feature a wide range of unique hand made …

Ceramic Sheep Pottery Workshop

Keld Resource Centre Richmond

Sculpt your own little Swaledale sheep with character and personality. Using stoneware clay, you will be shown step by step how to complete your piece by local potter Suzie Wright. …

Swaledale Festival

Swaledale

We warmly invite you, whether from near or afar, to come and enjoy the music, art, creativity, and walking that makes up the 2025 Swaledale festival.

Pirate Ship and Pop-up Beach

Bolton Castle Nr Leyburn, North Yorkshire

Our magnificent pirate ship returns from the rough seas this summer and will be moored on the ‘pop-up’ beach on the bank of the River Wharfe, outside the Cavendish Pavilion.

Sculptures in the Landscape Exhibition 2025

Himalayan Garden & Sculpture Park The Hutts, Hutts Lane, Grewelthorpe, Ripon

The garden is a treasure trove of art and nature. Set alongside our permanent collection of 90 sculptures, over 60 new pieces have been selected from artists from across the …

Family Activity – Kelpie: Textile collage

Dales Countryside Museum Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes

Kelpies of the River Ure and The Strid were known to lure travellers into these dangerous waters, but what did they look like?

Hands on History – Bones

Dales Countryside Museum Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes

Explore archaeology this summer with our Hands on History sessions:

All things Sheep!

Dales Countryside Museum Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes

We are delighted to have members of the Wensleydale Longwool Sheep Breeder’s Association with us today.

Themed Walk – The Pennine Way & River Ure

Dales Countryside Museum Burtersett Road Station Yard, Hawes

This is a moderate walk from the museum along the Pennine way to Hardraw and then across fields to the village of Appersett.

Richmond Walking and Book Festival

Richmond

Enjoy 9 days of walks in and around the Yorkshire Dales led by friendly and knowledgeable guides, plus the chance to hear a variety of authors at evening and daytime talks.

Nidderdale Show

Bewerley Park Pateley Bridge, Harrogate

Nidderdale Show aims to celebrate the best of agricultural traditions with top class livestock & horse sections and boasts one of the finest exhibitions of animals anywhere in the UK.


Please note that these events may be subject to change or cancellation, please check all the details with the event organiser before attending.