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Robert Plant and Saving Grace.

Rocker Robert Plant and Saving Grace bring tour to Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Shania Twain will be performing at Live at Powderham 2027

Global superstar Shania Twain to kick off UK tour in Scarborough

Kings of Leon tickets selling fast for Scarborough Open Air Theatre.

SEX ON FIRE! Kings of Leon Scarborough tickets selling out - buy here

Band Echo & the Bunnymen will play Holmfirth Picturedrome on November 19.

Echo & The Bunnymen to play intimate Holmfirth gig – tickets here

Lighthouse Family

Lighthouse Family announce three Yorkshire shows – get tickets (aff)

Phil Corbitt and Sarah Belcher in All at Sea

Claustrophobic, intense study of a marriage in trouble - All at Sea is on at Sca...

SPRiTES offers afforable theatre for four to eight-year-olds

SPRiTES transforms Scarborough Library - plus pay-what-you-can tickets

Yorkshire-born actor Stefan Race stars in the show

Close Enough to Touch - 'messy, filthy and funny' - on its way to Scarborough

Kings of Leon will perform at Lytham Festival 2027

Kings of Leon announce Scarborough Open Air Theatre show for summer 2027

Wallace & Gromit Lego set

15 Wallace & Gromit gifts to celebrate Aardman's 50th birthday

Parkdean’s Celebrity Weekenders are designed as affordable short breaks, with themed entertainment and activities bundled into the stay.

Parkdean’s 80s weekender looks like a brilliant friends’ getaway
This music-filled Parkdean weekend break brings the best of the 80s to the Yorkshire coast.
Natalie Dixon

Artists and performers are preparing to welcome audiences to Scarborough’s Winter Fringe and Winter Art festivals. Photo credit: The Scarborough Fair.

Scarborough Winter Fringe and Winter Art festivals return for 2026

Golden Boy is screening at Whitby Coliseum.

Golden Boy to screen at Coliseum in National Theatre live production

Bob Dylan is returning to Sheffield

Bob Dylan premium tickets now limited for Yorkshire gig – book here

Echo & The Bunnymen’s contribution to post-punk and neo-psychedelia is monumental.

Echo & The Bunnymen to play intimate Yorkshire gig – get tickets

Violinist Andy Long

Violinist Andy Long returns in new concert in Scarborough

Fylingdales Folk Choir.

Robin Hood's Bay choir joins forces with Manchester band in Pickering concert

Hear’Say and Liberty X are reuniting with joint tour to mark 25 years since Popstars.

Hear’Say and Liberty X Leeds and Sheffield tickets on sale - buy here

ONE MAN Macbeth will be performed at Burniston Village Hall on Friday, October 31, and Saturday, November 1.

ONE MAN Macbeth brings a unique Shakespeare experience to Burniston

Harry Waters bringing his father’s Pink Floyd legacy to Sheffield City Hall.

Roger Waters’ son brings Pink Floyd show to Sheffield – buy tickets

Winterlight blends dramatic architectural lighting with bespoke light installations.

15 nights of lights fantastic at Burton Constable Hall

Scarborough Spa is set to welcome TV star Sir David Jason.

Sir David Jason returns to Yorkshire for special evening at Scarborough Spa

Disney Princess – The Concert brings favourite film songs to Sheffield City Hall on April 8, 2027, with an extra 2pm matinee added.

Disney Princess – The Concert extra Sheffield show – get tickets

Donny Osmond is bringing his Viva! UK tour to Leeds first direct bank arena.

Donny Osmond heads to Yorkshire – get VIP packages and tickets here

Human League

The Human League Yorkshire tickets on sale now - buy here

Alfie Boe.

Alfie Boe and West End stars to play Yorkshire shows - tickets here

Liberty X will join East 17, Atomic Kitten's Natasha Hamilton and other pop favourites at Boybands vs Girlbands at a Parkdean Resorts holiday weekend, ahead of their Popstars: The Originals tour with Hear'Say next year.

Liberty X fans can see the group at weekend event before reunion tour

Royal Northern Sinfonia present a Christmas concert at St Peter’s Church, Norton, on December 2

Record-breaking Ryedale Festival announces new Christmas by Candlelight concerts
Following a record-breaking summer, Ryedale Festival has announced two Christmas concerts by candlelight, bringing Royal Northern Sinfonia and vocal ensemble APOLLO5 to North Yorkshire.
Sue Wilkinson

Chris Curtis, Gemma Helliwell, David Irwin and Sue Wilding

Playwright Sue Wilding teams up with Scarborough Theatre Company for new show

Made in Tennessee will be playing country classics at the New Year's Eve celebrations at Scarborough Spa

Saddle up for a New Year's Eve hoedown at Scarborough Spa

The Wonder Stuff and Inspiral Carpets play Scarborough Spa on Thursday, October 22.

Back to the 80’s with The Wonder Stuff’s 40th Anniversary Tour

The award-winning theatre company will bring its lively production of The Firework-Maker's Daughter to six libraries across the county this October half term. Picture: Next Door But One Theatre

Free theatre show for families at Scarborough library

Ronan Keating shares his love for Scarborough.

Ronan Keating on Boyzone, new music and his love for Scarborough

Bananarama

Bananarama to play Scarborough and Halifax - buy tickets here

Emilio Encinoso-Gil, Dylan Allcock and Matheea Ellerby in The Highwayman

The Highwayman is entertaining, relevant historical comedy-drama

Simply Red.

Simply Red tickets are selling fast for Yorkshire shows – buy now

Paul Middleton will be at the Kirk Theatre on October 8.

All aboard at Pickering’s Kirk Theatre for two special railway events

Meet all manner of balloons in Rise and Fall, a show for those aged two and upwards, coming to the Stephen Joseph Theatre

Fab four new shows revealed for Stephen Joseph Theatre

Whitby Area Concert Band.

Whitby Music Centre to stage autumn concert in Sleights

The iconic group Bannanarama will headline Scarborough Open Air Theatre on Saturday, July 17, and they’ll be joined by special guests Jason Donovan and Altered Images

Bananarama to headline Scarborough Open Air Theatre in 2027

Phil Corbitt and Sarah Belcher in All at Sea coming to the Stephen Joseph Theatre from Friday October 16 until Saturday October 31

Play inspired by canoe couple comes to Scarborough's Stephen Joseph Theatre

Last year's event was a huge success

Scarborough Streets festival hits town centre this weekend

Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators

Rock icon Slash announces headline show at Scarborough Open Air Theatre

Little Angels vocalist Toby Jepson performs on stage at The National Bowl in Milton Keynes, September 19, 1993. Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images

Scarborough rock band Little Angels release new song after 32 years

Simon Callow in The Man With The Plan on at the Stephen Joseph Theatre cinema

Our pick of the best things to do and see in Scarborough this week
1 The Man With the Plan
Sue Wilkinson

New adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s most popular comedies, As You Like It, opens at the Stephen Joseph Theat next year

Stephen Joseph Theatre reveals the latest Shakespeare play to get a make over

The Jake Leg Jug Band: Warren James, Duncan Wilcox, Andy Henderson and Matt Palmer.

REVIEW: Jake Leg Jug Band brings infectious Jazz Age music to life in Pickering

Expect music, dance, vocals, attitude and creativity in Going Gaga at the YMCA Theatre (credit: Richard Ponter)

Hatton Performing Arts students' new show at Scarborough's YMCA Theatre

White Lies will join the Kaiser Chiefs in June.

White Lies to join Kaiser Chiefs as special guests at Scarborough show

Status Quo's Francis Rossi is bringing a new tour to Scarborough Spa on October 15.

Francis Rossi interview: Why Scarborough has a 'profound effect' on rock royalty

Christmas in Ireland will storm into Scarborough.

New festive theatre experience brings magic of an Irish Christmas to Scarborough

Alan Barnes will conduct affairs at the 23rd Scarborough Jazz Festival

Our pick of things to do in Scarborough and beyond this week

Kaiser Chiefs will return to Scarborough's Open Air Theatre in 2027.

Kaiser Chiefs announce return to Scarborough's Open Air Theatre in 2027

Yorkshire indie outfit Embrace play Scarborough Spa next year

Yorkshire's multi-million-selling band Embrace bring new tour Scarborough Spa

Simply Red will bring their Summer Funk 27 tour to Scarborough on August 17, 2027.

Simply Red bring Summer Funk 27 UK and European tour to Scarborough

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