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Agricultural shows, gooseberries, steam galas, folk music and sword dancing. Dates are checked when listed but do change, so confirm with the organiser before travelling.

November 2026

13Nov Whitby Christmas Festival 13–15 November 2026 · Marina Front car park, Langborne Road, Whitby YO21 1YN A festive market with stalls, food, music and entertainment beside the harbour over a weekend in mid-November. 28Nov Santa Express on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 28 Nov – 24 Dec 2026 · North Yorkshire Moors Railway, from Pickering Steam-hauled trips from Pickering to meet Father Christmas on weekends from late November and the days before Christmas. Book well ahead.

December 2026

5Dec Whitby Krampus Run Saturday 5 December 2026, 2.00pm – 5.00pm · Whitby town centre Horned, fur-clad Krampus figures parade through the streets of Whitby in a boisterous Alpine-inspired winter festival. 12Dec Christmas at The Moors Centre 12–13 December 2026 · Danby Lodge National Park Centre (The Moors Centre), Danby Festive craft stalls, seasonal food, family activities and woodland trails at the national park centre.

January 2027

16Jan Goathland Plough Stots Saturday 16 January 2027 · Goathland village Traditional long-sword dancing through the village on the Saturday after Plough Monday, a custom revived in 1923.

February 2027

5Feb North York Moors Dark Skies Festival 5–21 February 2027 · Venues across the national park, including The Moors Centre, Danby Stargazing evenings, night walks, astrophotography and talks celebrating the national park's International Dark Sky Reserve status. 12Feb Whitby Steampunk Weekend (winter) 12–14 February 2027 · Whitby Pavilion and venues around the town Victorian science fiction comes to the seaside: costumes, markets, music and tea duelling.

April 2027

23Apr Whitby Goth Weekend (spring) 23–25 April 2027 · Whitby The spring edition of Whitby's famous alternative music and culture weekend.

May 2027

5May Whitby Penny Hedge Wednesday 5 May 2027, 9.00am – 10.00am · Upper harbour, Church Street, Whitby A medieval penance performed every year since 1159: a hedge of stakes built on the mud of the harbour at 9am on the eve of Ascension Day. 15May Whitby Fish and Ships Festival 15–16 May 2027 · Whitby harbourside A weekend celebrating Whitby's maritime and fishing heritage with cookery demonstrations, boat trips, music and street food.

June 2027

11Jun Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend 11–13 June 2027 · Pubs and halls in Robin Hood's Bay A friendly folk weekend of concerts, sessions and dancing in the pubs and halls of the bay.

July 2027

4Jul Postgate Rally Sunday 4 July 2027, 3.00pm – 5.00pm · St Hedda's Church, Egton Bridge The annual pilgrimage in honour of Blessed Nicholas Postgate, the martyr priest of the moors, at Egton Bridge. 24Jul Whitby Steampunk Weekend (summer) 24–25 July 2027 · Whitby Pavilion and venues around the town The summer edition of Whitby's steampunk gathering: costumes, markets, music and tea duelling.

August 2027

3Aug Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Show Tuesday 3 August 2027, 2.00pm – 5.00pm · St Hedda's School, Egton Bridge Held on the first Tuesday of August since 1800: the world's heaviest gooseberries, weighed to the grain. 14Aug Whitby Regatta 14–16 August 2027 · Whitby harbour and West Cliff Three days of rowing races, yacht racing, fairground, air displays and fireworks: the oldest sea regatta on the north-east coast. 18Aug Danby Show Wednesday 18 August 2027 · Danby showfield A traditional moorland agricultural show with sheep, cattle, horses, produce, crafts and a full ring programme. 21Aug Whitby Folk Week 21–27 August 2027 · Venues across Whitby A week of concerts, ceilidhs, sessions, dance displays and workshops in venues all over the town. 25Aug Egton Show Wednesday 25 August 2027 · Egton showfield One of the largest one-day agricultural shows in the north, with livestock, horses, produce, crafts and a packed main ring.

September 2027

11Sep Castleton Show Saturday 11 September 2027 · Castleton showfield The last of the valley's agricultural shows, at the head of the dale in early September. 11Sep Staithes Festival of Arts and Heritage 11–12 September 2027 · Staithes village The fishing village opens its cottages as pop-up galleries for a weekend of art, music and heritage. 23Sep NYMR Annual Steam Gala 23–26 September 2027 · North Yorkshire Moors Railway, Grosmont to Pickering The railway's big autumn celebration of steam, with visiting locomotives and an intensive timetable over four days in late September.

October 2027

29Oct Whitby Goth Weekend (autumn) 29–31 October 2027 · Whitby The Halloween edition of Whitby's famous alternative weekend, in the town that inspired Dracula.