What's On the Harrogate district this autumn with the best shows and the best venues

If you are planning to go out this weekend in the Harrogate district – or in the next month or so – here are the shows, gigs and comedy not to miss:

October-November: Harrogate Comedy Festival. Various acts, various venues.

Thursday, October 8, 9pm: Live music with The Less Than Average Height Band at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.

Thursday, October 8, 7.30pm: Ed Patrick: Numb and Number at Harrogate Theatre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival.

Friday, October 9, 7.30pm: Michael Starring Ben – Tribute to Michael Jackson at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Friday, October 9, 7.30pm: Badapple Theatre presents Back to the Land Girls at St. Joseph's RC Church Parish Hall, Wetherby. Part of Wetherby Festival.

Friday, October 9, 9pm: Live music with The Bonnie Mac Band at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.

Friday, October 9: Rachel Mars: Your Sexts are Sh*t at Harrogate Theatre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival.

Saturday, October 10, 7.30pm: John Simpson: The Leaders and Lunatics Tour at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.

Saturday, October 10, 7.30pm: Live music with Bang Bang Bang at The Bilton Club, Harrogate.

Saturday, October 10, 1pm: Olaf Falafel’s Stupidest Super Stupid Show at Harrogate Theatre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival.

Sunday, October 11, 3pm: Ripon Concerts presents Connaught Brass at Holy Trinity Church, Ripon.

Sunday, October 11-25: Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate. Various authors and events.

Sunday, October 11, 1.30pm: Waking the Warriors with Ben Okri at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate. Part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.

Sunday, October 11, 4.30pm: The Isle of Good Karma with Alexander McCall Smith at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate. Part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.

Sunday, October 11, 6.30pm: Being Old and Learning to Love it with Dame Prue Leith at the Crown Hotel, Harrogate. Part of Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival.

Sunday, October 11, 9pm: Live music with The Ashley Sherlock Band at the Blues Bar, Harrogate.

Sunday, October 11, 7.30pm: Maisie Adam: Whatsherface at Harrogate Theatre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival. Also 3pm.

Sunday, October 11, 2pm: Miriam Margolyes: Full English Live at at Harrogate Convention Centre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival.

Wednesday, October 14, 7.30pm: Vinyl Sessions presents Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black album at Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen, Harrogate.

Wednesday, October 14, 7.30pm: Harrogate Film Society presents Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio (2025 | 12A | UK) at the Harrogate Odeon.

Wednesday, October 14-17, 7.30pm: The Knaresborough Players Present 2:22 A Ghost Story at Frazer Theatre, Knaresborough.

Thursday, October 15-17, 7.30pm: Harrogate Dramatic Society presents Jerusalem, by Jez Butterworth at Harrogate Theatre. Also 2.30pm.

Thursday, October 15, 8pm: Yorkshire folk and Americana songwriters evening with Serious Sam Barrett, Lewis Pugh and David Broad at Roosters Taproom Hornbeam Park, Harrogate.

Thursday, October 15, 8pm: Tez Ilyas: Tez Things I Hate About You at Harrogate Studio Theatre. Part of Harrogate Comedy Festival.

Friday, October 16, 7.30pm: Bottom of the Bottle 25th Reunion Party with DJ Trev at The Bilton Club, Harrogate.

Saturday, October 17, 7pm: Vocalis presents Missa Sancti Nicolai (Haydn St. Nicholas Mass) at Wesley Centre, Harrogate.

Saturday, October 17, 7pm: Ripley Live presents Man of the World – A Celebration of the Music of Peter Green + Georgette & Iain at Ripley Town Hall.

Saturday, October 17, 7.30pm: Ripon’s St Cecilia Orchestra presents Bernstein, Gershwin and Rachmaninov with soloist Martin Roscoe (piano) at Ripon Cathedral.

Saturday, October 17, 7.30pm: Live music with Definitely Maybeez Oasis Tribute at The Bilton Club, Harrogate.

Monday, October 19, 7.30pm: Harrogate Film Society presents Sentimental Value (15 | Norway) at the Harrogate Odeon.

Saturday, October 24, 8pm: Acoustic roots duo Mambo Jambo at Grewelthorpe Village Hall. Tickets £12 from the Village Hall during café opening or online at: https://www.wegottickets.com/grewelthorpe

Saturday, October 31, 3pm: Haunted House DJs House Music event at the Piano Harrogate.

Friday, November 6, 7.30pm: Opening concert of 2026-27 season with the Cuore Chamber Orchestra at the Royal Hall, Harrogate.