We can't wait to welcome these performers back to the festival. Here's what they told us about their group: "At Ripon Walled garden, members attend the day service and take part in different activities such as dance, drama and singing with Makaton signs. Through singing, they learn Makaton sign language which improves communication. Dance and …
Tally Ho! and Chocks Away! Three courageous airmen, Roger, Reggie and Rupert are returning from battle when their trusty aeroplane is caught in a freak storm. The daring heroes bravely leap from the craft and find themselves hurled far and wide. Armed only with their wits and extremely good looks, who knows where they’ll end …
FREE EVENT 12.30-1pm Ripon Spa Gardens
Our three Mary Antoinettes take to the street to feed the public their tasty treats! These comedy pompous poodle-haired queens will cause a right royal ruckus wherever they go! Choose a cake from the tray to reveal a joke, funny foodie fact, truth or dare…if you resist temptation or refuse to entertain the queens they …
FREE EVENT 12.30-1pm Little Bird Market
The story of Daniel in around 20 minutes. All the best bits including dreams and of course the lions! Performed by Open the Book. Open the Book say: "We are a group of Christians from a number of churches in Ripon who go into schools to act out Bible Stories. If you ask a Primary …
Ripon goes to Bollywood is an inclusive dance group led by Sarita McDermott. The group started dancing together after the last lockdown and meet weekly. They perform at events and festivals in Ripon throughout the year. This style of dancing is Indian Kathak dancing. It expresses emotions through story telling, and connects the body to …
Have a go with juggling, plate-spinning, diabolo, hula hooping and more. Practice your skills before the next show begins! FREE EVENT Drop in from 1-2.30pm Ripon Spa Gardens
Beautiful, hand-carved wooden puppets come to life in a fast-moving and funny show that has lots of good old-fashioned knock-about fun, with loads of audience participation. Each show lasts 20 minutes FREE EVENT Ripon Spa Gardens 11:00 - 11:20 12:00 - 12:20 13:15 - 13:35 14:15 - 14:35
Struzzo (Pete Baynes) and Maxim (Mike Bettison) have been performing feats of derring-do on the streets for many decades. In 2019 a video clip of a performance on the streets of Goole went mega-viral, much to everyone’s surprise! There will be music and magic. Look out for the Ostrich! FREE EVENT 10 – 10.30am Ripon …
FREE EVENT 1.30-2pm Little Bird Market
A Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre Performing Arts Workshop production. Join us for a whimsical journey with The Golden Tree brought to life by the talented performers of Knaresborough’s Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre. Catch the performance at 2pm and dive into the original fairy tale of Bernard the Fool, filled with kings, queens, heroes, and villains, …
