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It’s PUPPET WEEK all this week at @skiptontownhall for @skiptonpuppetfestival! 🐉🦖🦒 🌟 Teach Rex: A Dragon’s Take and Dinosaurs on the Loose! 🌟 Dragon Workshop and Performance by Life and Limb Puppets 🌟 Canal Basin Extravaganza 🌟 Dogs’ Dales Puppet…

Great opening night of Skipton Little Theatre’s ‘Mindgame’ yesterday on the first day of Skipton Now Festival, a gripping thriller and local theatre at its best! Running until this Saturday 5th August. Highly recommended. https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/skiptonlittletheatre/e-bdxxov #TheatrePerformance #LocalTheatre #RuralTheatre #SkiptonNowFestival #SkiptonNow…

Join us for FREE as we meet the Filmmakers in this Rural Film Showcase as part of Skipton Now Festival, working with @hinterlandsfestival and @yfanefa 🎥 A group of award winning local young filmmakers and artists are proud to present…

If you need to take a moment to relax amongst all the hustle and bustle of the summer holidays, why not join Liz Waddington and Skipton Now Festival for some family yoga in the park. You will connect with the…

There’s been a change of venue! @freshperspective will now be facilitating their paint by numbers workshop along the High Street on Tuesday 1st August for Yorkshire Day as part of Skipton Now Festival. Join them as they welcome everyone to…

It’s @prideinthedales this weekend! Held in the heart of Grassington, Pride in the Dales is a fun-filled day of parades, live performances, and activities that are suitable for all ages. Saturday 29th July | From 10am More info through the…

Get creative this August with Dogs’ Dales and Virpi Kettu from @kettustudios at Skipton Now Festival! She’ll be running three creative workshops over the month: ⭐️ 1st August A pop up workshop creating Dogs’ Dales Finger Puppet characters on the…

Explore the Lake District in a new and unique way this summer at @windermerejetty’s Lego Lake District Exhibition! An impressive ten square metre long replica of the Lake District, built by artist Jon Tordoff out of LEGO® bricks offers the…

All Aboard! A family holiday in Skipton. What shall we do? A visit to the castle, a pint in the pub, a pork pie, an ice cream? “A trip on a canal barge,” said Bill. Join @fallingstarstheatre canal side, exploring…

There’s plenty to keep you and your family busy this summer at Skipton Now Festival with interactive mural painting, guided walks, a meet the filmmaker event, family fun days in the parks plus loads more! View the full programme through…

Tickets are now on sale for @antiracistcumbria’s Summit on 2nd November with key speaker David Olusoga. The Anti Racist Summit is the seminal social justice event in the county. Back for its third year in a new bigger venue –…

Are you a creative practitioner or cultural organisation in the Craven or wider area? Come along to the first Creative Craven Network drop-in session in Glusburn for a cuppa and chat! It will be an informal session – open for…

Kettlewell Scarecrow Festival is back! Join them on Saturday 12th to Sunday 20th August 2023, and at just £3 for a car parking space and £1 for a trail sheet, it’s the cheapest Day Out around! We look forward to…

This August, everyone’s an artist! Join Fresh Perspective on 1st August at Skipton Bus Station for an interactive ‘Paint by Numbers’ activity where they’re welcoming everyone to roll up their sleeves and paint a small section of a mural designed…

We absolutely loved all of the celebrations this weekend at @skiptonpride 😍 plus there’s plenty more coming up across the Lakes and Dales with @kendalprideuk and @prideinthedales later this month! Check out their websites for more info: ❤️ Kendal Pride…

Every Wednesday from 26th July until 23rd August Skipton Town Council are running exciting Family Fun Days in the parks as part of the Skipton Now Festival! They will take place in several of the Recreational Areas around the town…

@screen_yorkshire is calling for people from West Yorkshire aged 19 and over, with a passion for film and TV to apply to Beyond Brontës: The Mayor’s Screen Diversity Programme. Their highly successful part-time training programme is designed to build your…

A special shout out to @sporadicillustration for designing Skipton Now’s beautiful online programme, festival logo, festival poster, map and individual event graphics, they look absolutely amazing! 😍😍 To view the full online programme, head over to https://www.welcometoskipton.com/skipton-now-festival #SkiptonNow #SkiptonNowFestival #FamilyFriendly…

@kendal.zine.fest is back again this month! This year they’ve got plenty of exciting artwork, events and creativity on show including a talk on the ‘history of zines’ and workshops by @thenickgonzo! With over 20+ artists involved and free entry, it’s…

Kicking off Skipton Now Festival on 1st August is Yorkshire Day to celebrate the magnificence of God’s Own County! There will be plenty of fun activities taking place on the High Street to mark the day, from delving into our…

Starting Saturday 15th July and continuing on Sat 5th August and Sat 26th August, join Graham Fell as he presents a series of Sun Watches in the @brewery_arts_kendal Garden. Learn about the physical nature of our nearest star with the…

Big News: There’s a brand new festival coming to Skipton! Skipton Now is centered around all the amazing culture and heritage that surrounds our beautiful town and celebrates all the wonderful people, places and events that have been there throughout…

@wordsworthgrasmere have put a callout for three micro-commissions for Cumbrian filmmakers for up to £1000 each! They would like to commission three Cumbria-based filmmakers for £1,000 each to create a film that captures a ‘re-walk’ one of three historical walks,…

Are you 20-30 years old? DO you care about the countryside, wildlife and people of the Yorkshire Dales? Are you interested in creativity and campaigning? Come along to the launch of the new Creative Campaigners Network! Saturday 29th July |…

As well as Skipton Pride, Kendal are also hosting their very first @kendalprideuk! Expect activities such as films, walking activities, stalls, food, drink and parties, all hosted at multiple venues around Kendal. Find out more information and see the full…