Whether it’s music, theatre or comedy or perhaps motorbikes, goths or fighter jets that tickle your fancy, Scarborough and the surrounding area has a little bit of everything going on!
The
Open Air Theatre and the Spa have a packed itinerary of world class artists and performances throughout the year, just a selection of which are listed below. The YMCA theatre and The
Stephen Joseph also have a large choice of touring performances in addition to their own major summer productions, which includes the world premiere of the newest Alan Ayckbourn play running at the SJT throughout September and October.
Our local literature festival, Books By The Beach, returns in June offering many talks, book readings and book signings around the town over the course of the weekend. This was very well attended last year and had a great selection of best selling authors and TV personalities in attendance.
Motorbike racing is thrilling us all at Oliver’s Mount road racing track on several dates throughout the year beginning in April. Tickets are on sale. The Goldwing Light Parade will take place on 12th September, raising money for wonderful charities as it does every year and showcasing some incredible motorbikes as they gather on the pier for a fun afternoon before parading around the headland in the evening, bedecked in lights and fancy dress.
County Cricket returns again with Yorkshire's men playing four games at Scarborough Cricket Club on North Marine Road throughout the summer. We're hoping for some of the women's games to be announced soon.
The Spa also hosts Sci-Fi Scarborough in April after a very successful and well attended event last year. Later in the year, both the Jazz Festival and Northern Soul weekend also return.
Smaller venues around the town have an array of regular and one-off events taking place. Many gigs take place in our pubs ranging from rock bands to jazz, comedy nights to poetry readings – Mojos Music Café has an everchanging set list throughout the week and a number of restaurants and bars seem to be following suit, most advertising on boards outside their premises. McGinty's Irish pub has a number of comedy nights taking place throughout the year, too, alongside their regular weekend music.
A short journey into Filey or Whitby will provide even more opportunities to try something new or to catch up with events that have been unable to take place in the usual way over the past few years. Filey hosts regular food festivals throughout the year from April and one of Whitby’s two famous Goth weekends falls over Hallowe’en this year. Both towns, as well as Bridlington, are easy to access by car or public transport – just ask us for information if you are thinking about attending a particular event whilst staying with us as we can point you in the right direction.
Sustrans have been working hard on the Cinder Track - a 21 mile disused railway line running from Scarborough to Whitby. It makes for a lovely walk or cycle for the more active types. More information can be found here -
https://www.savvycycling.co.uk/bike-trails/
See below for our current list of events in coming months but keep your eyes on our social media pages as more are likely to be announced in coming weeks, including the dates for our Christmas market, Scarborough Sparkle.
Feb: 19-21st
Wind In The Willows @ The SJT
22th Madama Butterfly @ The Spa
26-28th Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt For Moriarty @ The SJT
March: 6th Queen of the Night (Whitney Tribute) @ The Spa
7th Murder Trial Live Tonight @ The Spa
7th Rob Dylan Band (Tribute) @ The Spa
10-12th We Will Rock You @ The Spa (amateur production)
13th Bridget Christie @ The Spa
14th Man In The Mirror (Jackson Tribute) @ The Spa
18th-21st The Grand Babylon Hotel @ The SJT
21st Justin Fletcher Live: Time to Rock @ The Spa
28th March - 18th April Murder For Two @ The SJT
28-29th Scarbrough Punk Festival
April: 1st-4th Miscast: The Musical @ The YMCA (amateur production)
3rd – 6th National Scooter Rally
4-5th Filey Food Festival
9th K-Pop All Stars @ The Spa
11-12th Spring Cup @ Oliver’s Mount
16th
An Evening With Toyah @ The Spa
16th Aliaz & Jeanette: Let’s Face The Music @ The Spa
17th Garth Marenghi’s This Busted Earth @ The Spa
18-19th Scarborough Sci-Fi Convention
23-26th Whitby Goth Weekend
23rd Rumours of Fleetwood Mac (Tribute) @ The Spa
May: 1st-3rd Filey Folk Festival
2nd Daytime Disco for Grownups @ The Spa
2nd-3rd Hill Climb @ Oliver’s Mount
8-10th The Gruffalo @ The SJT
14th Phantoms of the Popera (G4) @ The Spa
15th Illegal Eagles @ The Spa
16th Nigel Kennedy @ The Spa
17th Wet Wet Wet @ The Spa
21st – 23rd Spitfire Girls @ The SJT
24th The Drifters @ The Spa
29th Beatles Complete (Tribute) @ The YMCA
29th – 31st Scarborough Streets
June: 5th The Carpenters Story @ The Spa
5th Rick Astley @ The OAT
5th-7th Books By The Beach Literary Festival
6th Fastlove (George Michael Tribute) @ The Spa
6th Madness @ The OAT
6-7th Filey Food Festival
12-21st Scarborough Fringe
12-15th YCCC v Warks @ North Marine Road
12th Paul Weller @ The OAT
18th The Kooks @ The OAT
20th – 21st Barry Sheen Classic @ Oliver’s Mount
20th Skunk Anansie & Garbage @ The OAT
21st Anastacia @ The OAT
26th Gary Delaney @ The Spa
26th Pete Tong @ The OAT
27th June – 25th July Calendar Girls: The Musical @ The SJT
27th Armed Forces Day celebrations
27th Richard Ashcroft @ The OAT
28th Billy Ocean & Marty Pellow @ The OAT
July: 2nd Bowling for Soup & Frank Turner @ The OAT
3rd Northern Live: Do I Love You @ The Spa
3rd James Arthur @ The OAT
4th David Gray & The Divine Comedy @ The OAT
4th MeatLoud @ The YMCA
4th July – 2nd August Scarborough Arts
6th Michael Buble @ The OAT
10th Deacon Blue & Lightening Seeds @ The OAT
11th Bastille @ The OAT
11th Thank ABBA for the Music @ The Spa
17th Alex James @ The OAT
18th The Queen Story @ The YMCA
18th CMAT @ The OAT
18th & 19th Cock O’ The North @ Oliver’s Mount Racetrack
19th Scarborough Spa Orchestra season begins, various times and events
21st YCCC men v Hampshire @ North Marine Road
22nd & 23rd Teddy Swims @ The OAT
24th Steve Steinman’s Anything for Love @ The Spa
25th James Taylor @ The OAT
26th Tom Jones @ The OAT
28th July – 26th August Frozen: The Musical @ The YMCA (amateur production)
31st July - 29th August Handbagged @ The SJT
August: 1st 80’s Live @ The Spa
1st The Streets @ The OAT
2nd Sex Pistols @ The OAT
7th YCCC men v Derbyshire @ North Marine Road
8th Scissor Sisters @ The OAT
8th -9th Filey Food Festival
14th Holly Johnson/ABC/Heaven 17 @ The OAT
15th & 16th Hill Climb @ Oliver’s Mount
15th Peter Hook & The Light @ The Spa
15th Hollywood Vampires @ The OAT
22nd & 23rd GB Supermoto @ Oliver’s Mount
22nd Nile Rogers & The Brand New Heavies @ The OAT
27th – 30th YCCC v Leicestershire @ North Marine Road
28th Glam Rock Show @ The Spa
29th New Model Army and others @ The Spa
30th Tony Skingle as Elvis @ The Spa
September: 4th-6th 80th Anniversary Gold Cup @ Oliver’s Mount
4th September–3rd October The Trial of Romeo Oscar (Ayckbourn) @ The SJT
5th Women In Rock @ The Spa
6th ELO Again @ The Spa
12th Goldwing Light Parade
18th The Mersey Beatles @ The Spa
20th Lipstick On Your Collar @ The Spa
25-27th Scarborough Jazz Festival
October: 1st Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf @ The Spa
2nd Sh!t-faced Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet @ The Spa
10th Filey Food Festival
16th - 18th Northern Soul Weekend @ The Spa
17th Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay Tribute) @ The Spa
24th Russell Watson @ The Spa
30th October – 2nd November Whitby Goth Gathering
November: 6th Vernon Kaye 90’s Dance Sounds @ The Spa
7th Bowie Experience @ The Spa
13th November – 20th December Scarborough Lights
20th The Manfreds @ The Spa
28th Killer Queen @ The Spa
Feb: 19-21st
Wind In The Willows @ The SJT
22th Madama Butterfly @ The Spa
26-28th
Sherlock Holmes: The Hunt For Moriarty @ The SJT
March: 6th Queen of the Night (Whitney Tribute) @ The Spa
7th Murder Trial Live Tonight @ The Spa
7th Rob Dylan Band (Tribute) @ The Spa
10-12th
We Will Rock You @ The Spa (amateur production)
13th Bridget Christie @ The Spa
14th
Man In The Mirror (Jackson Tribute) @ The Spa
18th-21st The Grand Babylon Hotel @ The SJT
21st Justin Fletcher Live: Time to Rock @ The Spa
28th March - 18th April Murder For Two @ The SJT
28-29th
Scarbrough Punk Festival
April: 1st-4th Miscast: The Musical @ The YMCA (amateur)
3rd
– 6th
National Scooter Rally
4-5th
Filey Food Festival
9th
K-Pop All Stars @ The Spa
11-12th
Spring Cup @ Oliver’s Mount
16th
An Evening With Toyah @ The Spa
16th
Aliaz & Jeanette: Let’s Face The Music @ The Spa
17th
Garth Marenghi’s This Busted Earth @ The Spa
18-19th
Scarborough Sci-Fi Convention
23-26th
Whitby Goth Weekend
23rd
Rumours of Fleetwood Mac (Tribute) @ The Spa
May: 1st-3rd
Filey Folk Festival
2nd
Daytime Disco for Grownups @ The Spa
2nd-3rd Hill Climb @ Oliver’s Mount
8-10th The Gruffalo @ The SJT
14th Phantoms of the Popera (G4) @ The Spa
15th
Illegal Eagles @ The Spa
16th
Nigel Kennedy @ The Spa
17th Wet Wet Wet @ The Spa
21st
– 23rd
Spitfire Girls @ The SJT
24th
The Drifters @ The Spa
29th
Beatles Complete (Tribute) @ The YMCA
29th
– 31st
Scarborough Streets
June: 5th The Carpenters Story @ The Spa
5th
Rick Astley @ The OAT
5th-7th Books By The Beach Literary Festival
6th Fastlove (George Michael Tribute) @ The Spa
6th
Madness @ The OAT
6-7th Filey Food Festival
12-21st
Scarborough Fringe
12-15th YCCC v Warks @ North Marine Road
12th Paul Weller @ The OAT
18th The Kooks @ The OAT
20th –
21st
Barry Sheen Classic @ Oliver’s Mount
20th
Skunk Anansie & Garbage @ The OAT
21st Anastacia @ The OAT
26th Gary Delaney @ The Spa
26th Pete Tong @ The OAT
27th
June – 25th
July Calendar Girls: The Musical @ The SJT
27th Armed Forces Day celebrations
27th
Richard Ashcroft @ The OAT
28th
Billy Ocean & Marty Pellow @ The OAT
July: 2nd Bowling for Soup & Frank Turner @ The OAT
3rd
Northern Live: Do I Love You @ The Spa
3rd
James Arthur @ The OAT
4th David Gray & The Divine Comedy @ The OAT
4th
MeatLoud @ The YMCA
4th
July – 2nd
August Scarborough Arts
6th Michael Buble @ The OAT
10th Deacon Blue & Lightening Seeds @ The OAT
11th Bastille @ The OAT
11th
Thank ABBA for the Music @ The Spa
17th Alex James @ The OAT
18th The Queen Story @ The YMCA
18th
CMAT @ The OAT
18th & 19th Cock O’ The North @ Oliver’s Mount Racetrack
19th Scarborough Spa Orchestra season begins
21st
YCCC men v Hampshire @ North Marine Road
22nd
& 23rd
Teddy Swims @ The OAT
24th
Steve Steinman’s Anything for Love @ The Spa
25th
James Taylor @ The OAT
26th Tom Jones @ The OAT
28th
July – 26th
August Frozen: The Musical @ The YMCA
31st
July - 29th
August Handbagged @ The SJT
August: 1st
80’s Live @ The Spa
1st
The Streets @ The OAT
2nd
Sex Pistols @ The OAT
7th
YCCC men v Derbyshire @ North Marine Road
8th Scissor Sisters @ The OAT
8th
-9th Filey Food Festival
14th Holly Johnson/ABC/Heaven 17 @ The OAT
15th & 16th
Hill Climb @ Oliver’s Mount
15th
Peter Hook & The Light @ The Spa
15th
Hollywood Vampires @ The OAT
22nd
& 23rd
GB Supermoto @ Oliver’s Mount
22nd
Nile Rogers & The Brand New Heavies @ The OAT
27th
– 30th
YCCC v Leicestershire @ North Marine Road
28th
Glam Rock Show @ The Spa
29th
New Model Army and others @ The Spa
30th
Tony Skingle as Elvis @ The Spa
September: 4th-6th
80th
Anniversary Gold Cup @ Oliver’s Mount
4th
September–3rd
October
The Trial of Romeo Oscar (Ayckbourn) @ The SJT
5th Women In Rock @ The Spa
6th ELO Again @ The Spa
12th Golding Light Parade
18th The Mersey Beatles @ The Spa
20th
Lipstick On Your Collar @ The Spa
25-27th Scarborough Jazz Festival
October: 1st
Stewart Lee vs The Man-Wulf @ The Spa
2nd
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare Romeo & Juliet @ The Spa
10th
Filey Food Festival
16th
- 18th Northern Soul Weekend @ The Spa
17th
Sky Full of Stars (Coldplay Tribute) @ The Spa
24th
Russell Watson @ The Spa
30th
October – 2nd
November Whitby Goth Gathering
November: 6th Vernon Kaye 90’s Dance Sounds @ The Spa
7th
Bowie Experience @ The Spa
13th
November – 20th
December Scarborough Lights
20th
The Manfreds @ The Spa
28th
Killer Queen @ The Spa
