Harrogate Borough Council

 
 

Family & School Holiday Museums and Arts Events

 
Little Gems Adventure logo, Harrogate Museums children's actvities
 
Meet Little Gems, Henry and Betty, at Harrogate 
Museums and Arts this summer!
 
 
 
 
A Midsummer Night's Dream
 Wednesday 22 July 7.30 pm


Knaresborough Castle grounds - £10 adults, £8 concessions
 
   A Midsummer Night's Dream image
Lysander loves Hermia, and Hermia loves Lysander. Helena loves Demetrius; Demetrius used to love Helena but now loves Hermia.
 
Couples fall in and out of love at the drop of a petal, an ass of an actor is turned into one, even the Fairy King and Queen are losing their cool - it's all happening in the wood tonight.
 
Or is it?  Maybe it's just a midsummer night's dream...
 
Join us for this hilarious yet confusing tale of love, fairies and magic, in the beautiful setting of the Castle grounds.
 
The play goes ahead whatever the weather!  So bring a chair, a picnic and wrap up to suit.
 

During the summer...

Here's the summer at a glance.  Click on the event title to find out more.

July:
DATE
EVENT
VENUE
COST
Sat 18
Mercer Art Gallery/Pump Rooms
FREE
Sun 19
Knaresborough Castle
FREE
Wed 22
Knaresborough Castle grounds
£10 adult, £8 concession
Wed 29
Mercer Art Gallery
£1 per go
Wed 29
Knaresborough Castle
£4 adult, £2.50 conc, £1.50 child
Thurs 30
Pump Rooms/Mercer Art Gallery
FREE
 
 
August:
DATE
EVENT
VENUE
COST
Sat 1
Knaresborough Castle
FREE
Wed 5
Valley Gardens
FREE
Thurs 6
Mercer Art Gallery
£3 per child
Fri 7
Royal Hall
FREE
Tues 11
Pump Rooms/Mercer Art Gallery
£3 per person
Wed 12
Harrogate library/Pump Rooms
FREE
Thurs 13
Mercer Art Gallery
FREE
Tues 18
Knaresborough library and Castle
FREE
Wed 19
Mercer Art Gallery
£4 per child
Wed 19
Knaresborough Castle
£4 adult, £2.50 conc, £1.50 child
Sun 23
Knaresborough Castle
FREE
Wed 26
Pump Rooms/Mercer Art Gallery
£4 per child
Wed 26
Royal Hall
FREE
Thurs 27
Pump Rooms/Mercer Art Gallery
£4 per child
FREE events often require booking due to limited places. Age restrictions may also apply.  All children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
 
Make Time!  National Play Day

Wednesday 5th August 10am - 4pm

FREE, drop-in

As part of Harrogate Borough Council's Play Day we will be in the Valley Gardens with fun arts and craft activities for children and adults to do!
 
Come along to help us create a large-scale piece of visual art featuring your portrait!

 

Visit the Royal Hall
Friday 7th August 11am and 1pm
Wednesday 26th August 11am and 1pm


FREE but please book in advance.

Join a tour to discover the restoration of Frank Matcham's People at the Open Day at Royal Hallmasterpiece has to its original 1903 former glory.
 
The Hall was the major entertainment venue for the rich and famous who came to visit Harrogate to take the waters.
 
With more than 112,000 sheets of 23.5-carat gold leaf and many of the original features restored, the Royal Hall's auditorium is once again a 'palace of glittering gold'.
 
Have a go at mask making or creating a mini-theatre while you're there!

 

Harrogate Borough Council, Council Offices, Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, HG1 2SG, Tel: (01423) 500600