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Mercer Art Gallery Events
All events are bookable in advance, unless otherwise
stated. Booking is advised due to limited
capacity.
Summer holidays
Visit the beach!
Throughout the holidays, just drop in!
FREE
Back by popular
demand...Visit our beach play area at the front of the
gallery.
There will be beach toys and creatures to play
with, activity sheets and a 'create your own postage
stamp'
competition.
A family friendly area, especially suited to the
under-5s.
Enjoy art by local people in the Harrogate Open exhibition.
The competition is open to artists in any media, aged 16 years
and over, who were born or live work or study in the Harrogate
district, or have done in the past.
The art on show will be a great variety celebrating the
artistic talent in Harrogate.
Harrogate Trail
Throughout the school holidays, just drop in.
Enjoy a trail around the Harrogate Open, that will also lead you across the road to discover the history of Harrogate at the Royal Pump Room Museum. If you complete it all, you can enter our prize draw! Suitable for ages 7 upwards, or younger with someone to help with reading.
Celebrate Yorkshire Day
| Friday 1st August | 10am - 4pm |
FREE, just drop in.
Come along to the gallery to have a tinkle on our visitng
piano!
In partnership with Harrogate
International Festival.
Join in the Harrogate Open
| Friday 1st August | 1pm - 4pm |
£1 per go. Just drop
in.
Why not show us what you might have chosen to
enter into the Harrogate Open Art competition? Use materials
on offer to create your own artwork of Harrogate, as you see
it.
Summer Felt Crafts
| Wednesday 6th August | 10am until 4pm |
£3 per child.
Come along to make greetings card with felt designs, inspired by all tihngs summery!
Pipe Cleaner Bugs and Monsters!
| Wednesday 13th August | 10am until 4pm |
50p per go. Just drop in.
Join in our unusual art activity - make a pipe cleaner creature with pom-poms, ribbons and all sorts of craft materials!