Arts Festivals 2025 in Yorkshire

Discover the arts in Yorkshire at Arts Festivals, Trails, Markets and Open Studio events. Yorkshire has a vibrant and widely varied calenda of annual events to inspire visitors.

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Music Festivals in Yorkshire

Yorkshire hosts an array of music festivals covering every genre, from the world famous Leeds Fest to Tribfest one of the Worlds biggest tribute band festivals, to world music, jazz, blues and more.

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13th to 16th March 2025
The weekend invites families and young people to enjoy interactive exhibits, creative challenges, and live performances, while evening events feature content for older audiences.Building on a legacy of iconic sci-art events, Colliderfest promises to inspire, educate, and entertain.

York Open Studios

18th, 19th, 25th and 26th April 2026
Artists and Makers will be able to throw open their doors and windows to welcome visitors, and mpossibly run more outdoor events. Discover art in the artists studios.

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Saltaire Arts Trail

2nd to 4th May 2026
Explore the Open Village to see contemporary artworks in unique spaces across Saltaire. Plus the ever popular Makers Fair in the Victoria Hall.

Open Up Sheffield

2nd to 4th, 9th and 10th May 2026
A fantastic opportunity to visit artists and makers at their studios in and around Sheffield Open Up festival takes place over the following five days, but please check individual artist profile pages as not all artists open for the full two weekends

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Big Ideas By The Sea

2026 Dates TBC
Big Ideas by the Sea is a new cultural festival that will bring to Scarborough some of the best speakers locally and from across the UK to talk about the big issues related to the environment, climate change and history.

Swaledale Festival

23rd May to 6th June 2026
Swaledale Festival is an annual festival of music and arts based in the three most northerly Yorkshire Dales - Swaledale, Wensleydale and Arkengarthdale - a large rural area of outstanding beauty.

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North Yorkshire Open Studios

6th, 7th, 13th and 14th June 2026
North Yorkshire Open Studios is an annual event enabling artists and makers to open their studios, meet, promote and sell their work direct to the public over the first two weekends in June.

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Hebden Bridge Open Studios Summer

3rd to 5th July 2026
Hebden Bridge stands out as a vibrant, happening little town in the Upper Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. We are famous for our art scene!

Ripon Theatre Festival

5th to 12th July 2026
A joyful celebration of live performance, bursting with theatre, music, dance, storytelling, puppetry, and plenty of laughs.

Holmfirth Art Week

5th to 11th July 2026
One of the UK’s Largest Open Art Exhibitions, Featuring over 400 exhibitors and over 2,000 artworks, plus dozens of fringe venues across the local area with thousands more works of art and craft.

Scarborough Art

2026 Dates To Be Confirmed
Scarborough art in 2026 will be dominated by the "Scarborough 400" celebrations for its 400th spa anniversary, featuring a major permanent art installation at the Spa complex and various cultural events

FEVA

14th to 23rd August 2026
FEVA - Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts is a 10 day annual event in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire. The event compromises a mixture of paid and free events, with lots of free family orientated events.

Chapel Allerton Arts Festival

2026 Dates TBC
The 3 day street festival runs on Regent Street and Well Lane features music, workshops, arts trail, family and children's activities.

Freedom Festival

4th to 6th September TBC
Freedom Festival is an international arts festival where the city is our stage, our aim is to continue to delight, entertain and surprise audiences, discovering the incredible appetite for culture that Hull has.

Staithes Festival

11th to 13th September 2026
Celebrating the rich history of creativity and heritage of the village of Staithes on the coast of North Yorkshire in the North York Moors National Park, Staithes Festival is a cultural highlight of the whole region.

Saltaire Festival

2026 Dates TBC
An annual celebration of music and art in the historic village of Saltaire, Bradford.

Art in the Gardens

2026 Dates TBC
This event is a truly wonderful opportunity to buy the perfect piece of art or craft direct from the artists, whilst enjoying the stunning surroundings that the gardens have to offer.

Light Night Leeds

2026 Dates TBC
Light Night invites people to see the city in a new light and discover free arts events across the city centre. From large-scale light projections and interactive installations, to music, dance and street performances, there is always something for everyone!

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