What's on in Ripon for free?
9 upcoming events
We've rounded up 9 upcoming events in Ripon for free — concerts, parties, theatre, exhibitions, family outings — updated every day. Pick a theme or just scroll.
Events in Ripon for free
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Tomorrow · 7:30 PM
🌙Indie🎫Concert
Please Please You & Brudenell presents: R.M.F.C.
Harrogate
Fri 2
🎫Concert
The Tigermen
The Blues Bar, Harrogate
Sat 3 · 7 PM£11.55
🎸Rock🎉Club
SPREAD EAGLE - THE BRUTAL DEVINE UK TOUR - the den North Yorkshire
the den, Harrogate
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM£0–27.80
🎻Classical🎷Jazz
Madhouse Orchestra plays Bartók & Walton
Wesley Chapel, Harrogate
Sat 3 · 7:30 PM
✨Pop🎫Concert
The Bootleg Beatles
The Royal Hall, Harrogate
Wed 14 · 7:30 PM£8.30
🎷Jazz✨Pop
Vinylsessions Present Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Starling Independent Bar Cafe Kitchen, Harrogate
Sun 18 · 6:30 PM£15
🎶Singer-songwriter✨Cabaret
Harrogate Theatre Choir presents…..Love Stories
The Crown Hotel, Crown Place
Thu 8 · 7:15 PM£6.66
🎷Jazz✨Pop
Rudding Park Wedding Music Showcase Evening
Rudding Park, Follifoot
Thu 15 · 8 PM£13.70
🪕Folk / Acoustic🎶Singer-songwriter
Barrett, Pugh and Broad Live at Roosters
Rooster's Brewing Co. Taproom, Harrogate
Thu 1 · 1 PM
🎻Classical🎶Singer-songwriter
Lunchtime Recital: Saxofonie
Otley Courthouse
Sat 10 · 7 PMFree
💿DJ set🎶Singer-songwriter
Ladies Listening Party with Bubbles at Shed Load of Vinyl
Shed Load of Vinyl, Leeds
Fri 2 · 5 PM£0
🎪Street party
Harrogate Social at Ake & Humphris Wine Bar and Shop, Harrogate
Ake & Humphris Wine Bar & Shop, Harrogate
Sat 3 · 6 PM£0–6.32
🪗Folk dance🪕Folk / Acoustic
Harvest Supper & Ceilidh
St John's Church, Bilton
Sat 3 · 8 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
LOOSE 001
Major Tom's Social
Sun 4 · 11:30 AM
🎪Street party🌳Outdoors
Celebration of Farming (Harvest Festival)
Christ the Consoler Newby Hall, Ripon
Wed 7 · 7:30 PM£24.54
🎪Street party
Speed Dating in Harrogate | Ages 30-45
The Barologist, Harrogate
Sat 10 · 7 PMFree
🎪Street party
Horizon Life Training - Celebration 2026
Mowbray Community Church, Harrogate
Wed 14 · 6:30 PM£0–12
🎉Club
SEN Disco Night
Ivory Bar, Harrogate
Fri 2 · 7 AM
💿DJ set🎉Club
Harrogate Rant & Ramble Coffee Rave
Fodder - Great Yorkshire Food Hall, Harrogate
Fri 2 · 7:30 PM
🎲Improv🎤Stand-up
Paul Merton & Suki Webster's Improv Show
Harrogate Theatre
Tue 6 · 7:30 PM
🎤Stand-up
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club presents Bethany Black & Ashley Frieze
49a Allhallowgate, North Yorkshire, HG4 1LQ
Tue 6 · 7:30 PM£12
🎤Stand-up
Ripon, October 6th 2026
Arts Hub, Ripon
Tue 6 · 8 PM£12–13.20
🎤Stand-up
Hilarity Bites Comedy Club
The New Ripon Operatics Hall & Arts Hub
Fri 2 · 6:30 PM£16.96–22.38
✨Cabaret👑Drag show
Burlesque Bonanza - Bonkers, But Make It Sexy
Manhattan Club, Harrogate
Wed 30 · 7:30 PM
🎭Theatre
Showstopper: The Improvised Musical
Harrogate
Wed 30 · 7 PM£25
🗣️Talk
Liberté Live: An Intimate Evening of Conversation & Connection
Hotel du Vin Harrogate
Wed 30 · 7 PM£5–14
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Women's Fiction Prize with Rozie Kelly & Marcia Hutchinson - Harrogate
Waterstones, Harrogate
Thu 1 · 6 PM£27.80
🗣️Talk
Our Beautiful Brains : Exploring Neurodivergence & Unlocking Potential
Tanfield House West Tanfield, Ripon
Thu 8 · 2 PM
🗣️Talk🎯Board games
The History of Board Games in 60 Minutes
Harrogate Library
Tue 13 · 7 PM£22–120
🍽️Food
Harrogate Autumnal Cheese Night @Cold Bath Brewery
Cold Bath Brewing Co, Harrogate
Sat 17 · 7:30 PMFree
🎬Cinema🌱Ecology
Peoples Emergency Briefing
Pateley Bridge & Bewerley Memorial Hall
Thu 8 · 7 PM£60
🍽️Food🤝Volunteering
Dine in the Dark
Rudding Park Hotel, Harrogate
Sat 10 · 7 PM£32
🍽️Food🤝Volunteering
Road to Damascus 'A Taste of Syria' Pop Up Restaurant
Gracious Street Methodist Church, North Yorkshire
Tue 13 · 7:30 PM£0
📜Poetry📚Literature
Happy House Poetry Night - In Person Ticket
The Gallery, Masham
Wed 30 · 7 PM£7
📚Literature🗣️Talk
Peter's Field: An Evening of Stories & Songs with Sean Cooney
Grove Bookshop, Ilkley
Mon 5 · 7 PM£5
📚Literature
WETHERBY BOOK GROUP - MONDAY - Atmosphere - Taylor Jenkins Reid
Kemps On The Corner (Bookshop), Wetherby
Mon 5 · 7 PM£49.46
🍽️Food
Chocolate & Wine Tasting Collab with C'est Chocolat - Wetherby
4 Cross St, Wetherby
Thu 8 · 6:30 PM£10
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
An Evening of Colour with Little Greene & Simon Hutchinson
Thirsk Decorating Centre
Sat 10 · 7 PM£5
🗣️Talk📽️Documentary
Dying To Climb: Shaunna Burke
Otley Common
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Venues in Ripon for free
Cafe in the Park
2 events
St Wilfrid's Community Centre Ripon
2 events
Exhale Yoga Studio
15 events
The New Ripon Operatics Hall & Arts Hub
6 events
Arts Hub, Ripon
3 events
Ripon Cathedral
20 events
Ripon Racecourse
2 events
Ripon City Wetlands - YWT
2 events
Grantley Hall
1 event
Christ the Consoler Newby Hall
2 events
Grewelthorpe Village Hall
1 event
Yurtshire Eavestone Lake
6 events