Filling the Gaps Others Can’t Reach…
Festivals... you’ll have often see me talk about how they fill the gaps in the town, they create community, produce events that are unique and are built around the area in which we live.
Harrogate International Festivals welcomes key ministerial visit
Harrogate International Festivals was delighted to welcome Arts Minister Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay to Harrogate to discuss the current state of the arts following the pandemic.
Raworths Programme Announcement
Royals, Politicians, Scientists, Academics, Journalists and Animal Behaviourists ‘Book’ into Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival
Nazir Afzal OBE joins Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival line up
‘Three Girls’ Rochdale grooming gang prosecutor Nazir Afzal OBE joins
New Term & Raworths Literary Festival
Where has the summer gone? It feels like it went in a flash.
Festival Recovery Team
It’s safe to say HIF are in the late stages of recovery
Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year 2021
“This story saved my life” – Chris Whitaker wins Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year 2021 with ‘we begin at the end’
#TheakstonsCrime 2021 Programme Announced!
The full programme for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021 is announced.
Delays and Rules
What’s that an extension? 4 weeks you say? A terminus date…
New Blood 2021: Val McDermid Picks Crime Fiction’s Ones To Watch
The inimitable New Blood with Val McDermid panel returns for 2021 with the hottest debut talent around.
Crème De La Crime
Shortlist Revealed for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2021
Revealing A Criminally Good Special Guest Line-up…
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival reveals a criminally good Special Guest line-up curated by Rebus legend Ian Rankin.
Shakespeare back on the HIF calendar with welcome return of Oddsocks Productions
Pack your picnic and join the crazy theatre troupe for a festival of music, magic and mayhem.
Welcoming Luke Jerram’s In Memoriam touring Covid memorial
Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last 15 months, In Memoriam has been designed as a tribute to frontline NHS staff and care workers who have constantly put their lives at risk during the ongoing pandemic.
Announcing the 2021 #TheakstonAward longlist
We are thrilled to announce the longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel Of The Year 2021 - the most wanted prize in crime fiction.
Peter Blackburn CBE announced as Harrogate International Festivals’ new President
Harrogate International Festivals has named former business leader Peter Blackburn CBE – the former Chairman and Chief Executive of Nestle UK – as its new Honorary President.
A Year Without The Arts?
We reflect on the last year, the devastating impact of Coronavirus on the arts, and our hope of the returning to events this summer.
Natural Goodness At Berwins Salon North with Alan Levinovitz
Berwins Salon North, will expand your horizons and make you think again about topics you thought you had already made up your mind about.
The Astonishing Story Of How Culture Enabled Us To Become The Most Successful Species On Earth
Recognised as the ‘go to cultural series’ in the North, this March Berwins Salon North returns for its next digital foray with award winning scientist: Gaia Vince, as she explores the epic sweep of human progress in an entirely fresh view of human history.
Historian Hallie Rubenhold sets out to reclaim the lives of the women killed by ‘Jack The Ripper’.
Praised for its fresh approach to arts, science and psychology, this March Berwins Salon North returns for its next digital foray with the historian Hallie Rubenhold, as she sets the record straight on the victims killed by ‘Jack The Ripper’.