Festive entertainment in North Yorkshire
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Get ready to fill your festive entertainment calendar
Going to a festive show, concert or pantomime is the perfect way to bring the whole family together or to spend time with friends at this time of year.
Enjoy an evening listening to a Christmas concert featuring all your favourite festive tunes in beautifully decorated surroundings, or take the family to a panto at one of the many theatres in North Yorkshire where laughter and fun are guaranteed.
Pantos
A panto is a must during the festive season. Children young and old, and those who are young at heart, can enjoy a performance filled with laughter, songs and colourful characters.
Sleeping Beauty – Magical Family Panto at Harrogate Theatre
The panto at Harrogate Theatre is a firm favourite in many people’s calendars and will have you rolling in the aisles. This year's performance of Sleeping Beauty brings the festive magic. Watch as Princess Aurora is put into a deep slumber for 100 years at the hands of the wicked fairy Carabosse. Who will break the spell and save the princess?
The panto runs until 17 January, so this is a great post-Christmas treat for all the family, too.
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Scarborough Spa
Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood is a magical production with amazing costumes, sets full of sparkle and lots of sing along songs guaranteed to thrill the whole family before or after Christmas Day.
Puss in Boots – Stephen Joseph Theatre
The classic fairytale, Puss in Boots, is given a twist in the theatre's annual Christmas show. Expect lots of silly fun and well-known songs for a great festive experience.
The Little Mermaid at the Georgian Theatre Royal
Travel under the sea as the classsic Hans Christian Andersen tale The Little Mermaid gets a festive panto twist.
This is a show full of jolly songs, fantastic dance routines and lots of laughs, as well as the theatre’s famous panto knitting!
Concerts by Candlelight
There is something truly magical about watching a live music performance by candlelight in beautiful surroundings, and this Christmas there are some wonderful concerts coming to North Yorkshire.
Outreach Opera – Carols by Candlelight at Skipton Town Hall
Enjoy a magical evening of music by candlelight at Skipton Town Hall featuring popular arias and duets from a variety of operas alongside well-known Christmas carols you can’t help but sing along with.
Viennese Christmas Spectacular at Selby Abbey
Be transported to Austria as the Viennese Christmas Spectacular by Candlelight comes to Selby Abbey.
Listen to Tchaikovsky's festive Nutcracker Suite and a waltz from Sleeping Beauty alongside music from Brahms and Strauss II including the iconic Blue Danube Waltz.
Traditional concerts
The Spirit of Christmas at St Wilfrid's Church
St Wilfrid’s Church in Harrogate hosts a festive spectacular as the Leeds Male Voice Choir brings The Spirit of Christmas with lots of festive favourites and carols.
Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band at Skipton Town Hall
The sound of a brass band playing Christmas music is a much-loved festive tradition, and the world-famous Brighouse & Rastrick Brass Band are bringing Christmas cheer to Skipton. Enjoy an uplifting concert filled with all your favourite carols and Christmas classics to get you in the festive spirit.
Find out more about all the great festive shows, concerts and pantos taking place in North Yorkshire on our Christmas events page and start filling your yuletide entertainment calendar.
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