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Sunday Series brings internationally renowned classical music stars to Harrogate
The much-loved Harrogate International Sunday Series is back with a bang in the new year, bringing some of the world’s most talented classical musicians to North Yorkshire.


Literary icon Sir Ben Okri talks about his new novel and the importance of storytelling in challenging times
It’s 35 years since Sir Ben Okri made a big splash in the literary world when he won the Booker Prize for Fiction with his acclaimed novel, The Famished Road.


Children turn sleuths with help of crime writing author
Schoolchildren in Harrogate and Knaresborough are getting the chance to channel their inner Sherlock Holmes with the help of detective turned crime writing author Graham Bartlett.


Big names headlining Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2026
Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival is back with a bang this autumn featuring a host of national treasures and literary stars.


Young Chamber Music stars win Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award
Talented quintet Lumas Winds have been awarded the prestigious Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award for Young British Musicians following their mesmerising performance at the HACS Harrogate Music Festival.


New partnership and sponsor boost cultural connections
Connect Yorkshire, a not-for-profit business organisation helping Yorkshire businesses grow, is the latest big-name sponsor to partner with Harrogate International Festivals.


Mother Shipton’s Cave creates 'world’s creepiest’ Labubu-style dolls in aid of Yorkshire hospice
New, limited edition Labubu-style figures – dubbed the ‘world’s creepiest’ - are set to go o


Harrogate throws its hat into the ring to be UK Town of Culture
Harrogate is calling on local businesses, residents and community groups to help shape its bid to become the UK’s first Town of Culture in 2028.
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