What's On
Keep up to date with the events that are happening throughout the year in Ripon and the surrounding area. We welcome you to add your own event to the Ripon Internet diary.
Get Medieval
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
11am-5pm
Join the costumed re-enactors around their Abbey encampment. Watch and take part in activities and demonstrations based on 15th century life.
Normal admission applies
Summer Organ Recital Series - Ripon Cathedral - (3 of 6)
Summer Organ Recital Series - Concert 3
7.30 - 8.30pm
Robert Sharpe, Director of Music at York Minster, continues the summer organ recital series.
Programme:
Prelude and Fugue in C BWV 545 - J.S. Bach
Andante Sostenuto (Symphonie Gothique) - Charles-Marie Widor
Kiwi Fireworks - Paul Spicer
Ricercare à 6 (Das Musikalische Opfer) - J.S. Bach, transcribed by Jean Guillou
Clair de Lune - Louis Vierne
Orb and Sceptre - William Walton, arranged by William McKie
Admission: £7.50 to include a glass of wine, or £40.00 for the whole series. Available on the door or from 5th May by telephoning 01765 603496 or emailing music@riponcathedral.org.uk
Bees at Fountains!
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
10.30am
If you've ever wanted to become a beekeeper - or just find out about bees - watch and meet the experts.
Meet at Swanley Grange.
Normal admission applies.
Art Exhibition - Paintings by Ian Scott Massie
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
10am-5pm
Yorkshire based artist Ian Scott Massie hosts an exhibition of his work in Fountains Hall.
Normal admission applies
Summer Organ Recital Series - Ripon Cathedral - (4 of 6)
Summer Organ Recital Series - Concert 4
7.30 - 8.30pm
Andrew Bryden, the Director of Music at Ripon Cathedral, will play a programme including Vierne's Second Symphony.
Admission: £7.50 to include a glass of wine, or £40.00 for the whole series. Available on the door or from 5th May by telephoning 01765 603496 or emailing music@riponcathedral.org.uk
Regency Dance
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
From midday
Watch and take part in performances of Regency dances in the Georgian Water Garden. Bring a picnic and enjoy the atmosphere in the elegant 18th century designed landscape.
Normal admission applies
Summer Organ Recital Series - Ripon Cathedral - (5 of 6)
Summer Organ Recital Series - Concert 5
7.30 - 8.30pm
D'Arcy Trinkwon, one of the UK's leading concert organists, gives tonight's recital in the Cathedral's summer series.
Programme:
Introduction and Passacaglia - Sir Walter Alcock
Elegiac Romance - John Ireland
Jacob and the Angel - Alan Ridout
Moto Ostinato (from Sunday Music) - Petr Eben
Symphony No. 5 in F minor, op. 42 - Charles-Marie Widor
Admission: £7.50 to include a glass of wine, or £40.00 for the whole series. Available on the door or from 5th May by telephoning 01765 603496 or emailing music@riponcathedral.org.uk
Summer Organ Recital Series - Ripon Cathedral - (6 of 6)
Summer Organ Recital Series - Concert 6
7.30 - 8.30pm
Simon Lindley, Organist of Leeds Parish Church, closes this year's series of summer organ recitals.
Admission: £7.50 to include a glass of wine, or £40.00 for the whole series. Available on the door or from 5th May by telephoning 01765 603496 or emailing music@riponcathedral.org.uk
Ripon Arts Exhibition
Exhibition of paintings by members of Ripon's art society.
Open Air Theatre - Emma
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
7pm
Bring a picnic, rugs and chairs and enjoy one of Jane Austen's best loved novels performed in the Abbey ruins.
Adult £15 Child £12
Booking essential, tel: 01670 773939, online: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/events
Israel in Egypt
Harrogate Festival Chorus and Orchestra, conducted by John Dunford, will perform Handel's Israel in Egypt in Ripon Cathedral at 19:30. Tickets are available from the Cathedral Gift Shop and Ripon Travel (5 Kirkgate, Ripon).
Vacation chamber orchestra summer concert
Tickets: Adults £10, Children £5
Start 7:30
Brief Desc: A delightful programme including music by Brahms, Wagner and others Details: The UK's outstanding student chamber orchestra plays Brahms' "A Major Serenade", one of the composer's finest yet least known works. This lovely programme also includes Wagner's beautiful "Siegfried Idyll" and the delicious and exhilarating "Andante & Rondo" for 2 Flutes by Franz Doppler.
29th-Pately Bridge, parish church 30th- Aysgarth, St.Andrews church 31st- Grassington, Town Hall
ALL AT SAME TIME AND SAME PRICES
Contact Information: Tel: 07974 698264 Website: www.vaco.net
The Great Ripon Raft Race
Organised by Scuba For All, the Great Ripon Raft Race keeps growing and getting better every year. Local pubs, clubs and anyone that wants to enter a team delve into the water and hope to stay afloat!
Raft Race heats all day with grand final at 15:30. Refresments served all day. Games, competitions and sideshows for all the family. Entry is free, there is full disabled access.
09:30 until 16:00
Canal Basin, Boroughbridge Road, Ripon North Yorkshire HG4 1QN
Joe Cornish Photography Exhibition "Water and Stone: Essence of Yorkshire" at Lockwoods
Joe Cornish the internationally renowned photographer, author and lecturer, especially known for his work for the National Trust has a passion for the outdoors, and believes photography has a vital role to play in inspiring environmental conservation. The outstanding landscapes of Northern England are Joe’s inspiration.
Matthew Lockwood, owner of Lockwoods Restaurant in North Street Ripon has a passion for food made from fresh locally produced ingredients, and the ethos of his restaurant is “a refreshing experience of traditional flavours, in a relaxed contemporary setting”
A major six month long exhibition of photographs by Joe Cornish, “Water and Stone: Essence of Yorkshire”, will be featured at Lockwoods in North Street, Ripon.
Joe Cornish said, “I am delighted to be sharing my love of landscape, of wild places, and of creative artistic photography in a venue such as Lockwoods that reflects the same values, and encourages care for the environment. “
Matthew Lockwood said, “Fresh locally produced food is good for the environment, and healthy for body and mind. I am delighted that we will be exhibiting Joe Cornish’s outstanding and inspiring photography to add to the Lockwoods experience”.
Lockwoods Restaurant
83 North Street
Ripon
HG4 1DP Tel: 01765 607555
www.lockwoodsrestaurant.co.uk
School Holiday Fun - Walk on the Wild Side
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
11am-4pm
Free trails and drop in self-led activities for children in Swanley Grange.
Normal admission applies.
It's A Monk's Life
Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal
2pm
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday only.
Join us for a family tour of the Abbey. Dress in monks' robes and learn about their daily life. £1.50 plus normal admission applies. Suitable for 7s and over.
Meet at the Visitor Centre.