Our Festivals

Discover a world of culture and creativity at Harrogate International Festivals. Explore our diverse Festivals, celebrating music, literature, and the arts, offering unforgettable experiences for all ages and interests.

Two men stood underneath umbrellas.

HACS Harrogate Music Festival

A performer singing into a mic stand and carrying a keytar arms spread wide.

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

23 – 26 July 2026

A lady in a pink dress sitting on the stage of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Raworths Salon North

Across the year

An audience sits in rows under blue lighting, watching a presentation; faces are visible and expressions appear attentive.

Outdoor & Spectacle

Across the year

A street performer in a fantasty outfit with a horned helmet and colourful wings.

Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival

22-25 October 2026

A shot of the crowd at HIF featuring a woman clasping her hands together looking onwards in amazement.

Harrogate International Sunday Series

January to April

A person of colour playing the cello wearing formal wear.

Across the year

Two children outside in raincoats.

A marquee outside lit up with fairy lights. It is full of people inside and people stood outside looking in.

25 June – 4 July

A performer singing on stage with a serious expression.

A giant table outside in a whimsical garden full of people enjoying a meal.

A man holding a baby stood next to another man who is smiling at the child.