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Top story Harrogate Halloween 2026: Pumpkin Patches, 31 Oct Fireworks Halloween near Harrogate: pumpkin picking at Birchfield, Stockeld and Ripon, Frightwater Valley from £18, and fireworks at 5pm on Saturday 31 October. · 9 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 1 Nov Halloween at Stockeld Park Stockeld Park · From £12.75
  2. On now to 1 Nov Stockeld Park Halloween Adventure Stockeld Park
  3. On now to 31 Oct Birchfield Pumpkin Festival Birchfield Farm · Free
  4. Tue 6 Oct Seann Walsh: This Is Torture 7.30pm · Harrogate Theatre · From £21
  5. Thu 8 Oct Ed Patrick: Numb and Number 7.30pm · Harrogate Theatre · From £21
  6. 9 to 30 Oct Fountains by Floodlight Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal · From £12
  7. Fri 9 Oct Michael Starring Ben 7.30pm · Royal Hall · From £23
  8. Fri 9 Oct Rachel Mars: Your Sexts Are Sh*t 7.30pm · Harrogate Theatre · From £20
  9. 10 to 31 Oct Frightwater Valley: Movie Mayhem Lightwater Valley · From £18
  10. Sat 10 Oct Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show 1pm · Harrogate Theatre · From £19
  11. Sat 10 Oct John Simpson: The Leaders and Lunatics Tour 7.30pm · Royal Hall · From £37
  12. Sat 10 Oct Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning 7.30pm · Harrogate Theatre · From £33

More stories

Harrogate Knitting and Stitching Show Harrogate: 19-22 Nov, £19.95 Knit + Stitch is at Harrogate Convention Centre 19 to 22 November 2026. Advance adult tickets £19.95 plus a £4.25 order fee until 8 November; £28 on the door. · 5 min read Christmas Stockeld Park Christmas 2026: 21 Nov to 24 Dec, From £18.50 Stockeld Park's Christmas Adventure runs 21 November to 24 December. Santa and illuminations from £21 an adult; lights and maze from £18.50, to 3 January. · 5 min read Christmas Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair 2026: 26-29 Nov, Tickets £5 The Great Yorkshire Christmas Fair runs 26 to 29 November at the Showground, Harrogate. £5 early bird online, £9 on the door, under-16s free, free parking. · 4 min read Events What's On in Harrogate: the Comedy Festival, Then Fountains by Floodlight Fountains Abbey floodlit from 9 October, Frightwater Valley from the 10th, pumpkin patches at Birchfield and Ripon, then bonfires at Ripon and the Stray. · 11 min read Christmas Harlow Carr Glow 2026: 26 Nov to 30 Dec, Adults From £15.25 RHS Harlow Carr Glow runs on selected nights, 26 November to 30 December 2026, 4.30pm to 8.30pm. Adult tickets from £15.25, and every visitor must pre-book. · 3 min read New Year Harrogate New Year's Eve 2026: Ripon Holds the Big Party Ripon's Market Square party is set for 31 December 2026, with Aftersun booked and music until 12.30am. Harrogate and Knaresborough have no public event. · 3 min read Harrogate Harrogate Remembrance Sunday 2026: 8 Nov, Parade 10.30am Harrogate's Remembrance Sunday starts at 10.30am on 8 November at the War Memorial, with a town centre parade. Groups laying a wreath must register first. · 6 min read Harrogate Harrogate Christmas Lights Switch-On: None Again in 2026 Harrogate councillors voted in July against a switch-on, and the minutes say why. Ripon is set for Saturday 14 November, Knaresborough likely 27 November. · 6 min read Harrogate Santa's Grotto Near Harrogate: 28 Nov Start, £44 Entry Mother Shipton's Christmas Experience runs 28 November to 24 December and is bookable now. It needs two tickets, not one. Harrogate's grotto has no dates. · 6 min read Harrogate Harrogate Fireworks 2026: Stray Sat 7 Nov, Ripon Fri 6 Nov The free Stray display is Saturday 7 November, fireworks 7pm, then the UK Foo Fighters. Ripon is Friday 6 November, advance tickets only, £10 an adult. · 5 min read Harrogate Harrogate Christmas Market 2026: Cambridge St, 3 Weekends Harrogate Christmas Market 2026 is on Cambridge Street over three weekends from 4 December. Valley Gardens makers market 5-6 Dec, ice rink from 17 Dec. · 12 min read Harrogate Harrogate Pantomime 2026: Sleeping Beauty, £20 Opening Harrogate Theatre's Sleeping Beauty runs 25 November to 17 January. Opening night on 27 November is the cheapest seat in the run, and the relaxed date is 13 December. · 3 min read Ripon Harrogate Autumn Flower Show 2026 Is Over: Spring Show April The 2026 show ran 18 to 20 September at Newby Hall. No 2027 autumn dates yet; the spring show is 22 to 25 April 2027 at the Great Yorkshire Events Centre. · 4 min read