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Pyramus and Thisbe Productions - TWICE NIGHTLY
Fri 26 June - Sat 27 June, 7.30pm
A celebration of the glory days of Variety with Dominic Goodwin Freddie Francis has been a second spot comic for thirty years touring the country on every variety bill going. We find him in 1956 reca...Event type: Comedy, Theatre, Music
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The SOUNDS OF SIMON perform The Music of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel - Old Friends
Sun 28 June, 7.30pm
A group of three tickets have been returned and are available via HAC Box office 01439 771700 As seen on BBC The One Show! The Sounds of Simon is a tribute to the wonderful music of Paul Sim...Event type: Music
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Dale Storr - The Sound of New Orleans
Fri 3 July, 7.30pm
"A very, very fine piano player indeed" ~ Paul Jones, BBC Radio 2 "Dale is the best New Orleans player I've ever heard" ~ Richard Hawley Described by Jazz Journal magazine as the &ldquo...Event type: Music
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The Ballad of Blea Wyke by Hannah Davies and Jack Woods
Fri 17 July, 7.30pm
Join us in HAC's Studio Bar for... The Ballad of Blea Wyke By Hannah Davies and Jack Woods Directed by Em Whitfield Brooks Produced by Hannah Davies in association with Next Door But One and Say...Event type: Spoken Word, Music, Theatre
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Yorkshire Gypsy Swing Collective
Sat 18 July, 7.30pm
A gypsy jazz supergroup with musicians from all around Yorkshire playing music inspired from legendary musicians Django Reinhardt and Stephane Grappelli of the‘Quintette du Hot Club de France&rs...Event type: Music
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Ryedale Festival - Brass Masterclass with Imogen Whitehead
Mon 20 July, 3pm
Imogen Whitehead, flugelhorn/trumpet Imogen Whitehead works with young brass players from across the region in an open masterclass, focussing especially on her passion for the flugelhorn. Open to obs...Event type: Music, Other
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Holly Taymar sings Eva Cassidy
Fri 24 July, 7.30pm
Holly Taymar brings the timeless songs of Eva Cassidy to life in her stunning show, 'Holly Taymar sings Eva Cassidy. Holly delivers a warm, authentic performance that blends Eva's unique mix ...Event type: Music
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Jul
Sat 25 July, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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Snake Davis with Gareth Moulton
Fri 31 July, 7.30pm
The Snake Davis Gareth Moulton Duo is back on the road again. Snake Davis - One of the most in-demand rock jazz and soul sax players in the world with Gareth Moulton - Manchester born singer-songwrite...Event type: Music
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Andre Rieu's 2026 Summer Concert: Viva Maastricht!
Wed 2 September, 7pm
This year, André Rieu celebrates a spectacular milestone — the 20th anniversary of his iconic summer concerts on the magnificent Vrijthof square. Captured live in his beloved homet...Event type: Music, Screening, Film
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Sep
Sat 19 September, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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Mark Harrison Band
Sat 3 October, 7.30pm
FOLK MEETS BLUES: THE SONGS & STORIES OF MARK HARRISON MARK HARRISON BAND original songs for today in the spirit of the great troubadours music and stories to make you smile, move and think ...Event type: Music
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The Paul Simon Songbook
Sat 10 October, 7.30pm
"One of the most highly revered songwriters of the 20th and 21st Century." With carefully crafted arrangements inspired by some of Paul Simon’s most iconic live and studio performances, and...Event type: Music
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Brodsky Quartet
Sun 11 October, 2.30pm
Programme: Tanaka: At the grave of Beethoven; Beethoven: op.18/3; Dvorak: op. 96 Since its formation in 1972 the Brodsky Quartet has performed over 3000 concerts on the major stages of the world and ...Event type: Music
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Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell 2026 - Cancelled
Fri 30 October, 7.30pm
Our apologies, unfortunetely this event has been cancelled. However, Hejira are returning to HAC on 9th October 2027, you can get tickets for that gig here. If you have tickets for this gig, ou...Event type: Music
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The John Hackett Band with special guest Heather Findlay
Fri 6 November, 7.30pm
The John Hackett Band The John Hackett Band embodies the spirit of progressive rock. From John’s pastoral flute textures, through the funky interplay between drummer Duncan Parsons an...Event type: Music
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Lady Nade: Identity - Live
Sat 14 November, 7.30pm
“Love her voice – check her out.” — Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2 “A pure voice that gets stuck in your mind.” — Cerys Matthews, BBC Radio 6 Music Experience ...Event type: Music
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York Guildhall Orchestra (soloist - Rebecca Taylor)
Sun 15 November, 3pm
Programme:Strauss - Serenade for Wind in Eb op.7Beethoven - Piano Concerto no.2 in Bb (soloist - Rebecca Taylor)Intermezzo and Nocturne from Midsummer Night's Dream - MendelssohnMozart - Symphony no.2...Event type: Music, Other
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Saltburn Smugglers
Fri 20 November, 7.30pm
In the heart of Saltburn-by-the-Sea, where rugged cliffs meet the North Sea’s whispers, Saltburn Smugglers are rekindling a legacy. This modern shanty group, rooted in the local community, tra...Event type: Music
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Nov
Sat 28 November, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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1812 Pantomime - Helmsley's Treasure Island Adventure
Sat 5 December - Sun 13 December, 7.30pm & 2.30pm
A Cocktail-themed Pantomime by Martin Vander Weyer All aboard! This year’s 1812 Pantomime sets sail for a fun-filled faraway tropical island! Notoriously naughty Dame Daphne, landlady of the Bl...Event type: Theatre, Music
This event is family friendly
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Rob Heron & Conrad Bird
Thu 17 December, 7.30pm
Rob Heron has been touring the world with his band The Tea Pad Orchestra for the past 15 years, throwing flavours of classic country, gypsy-swing, rhythm & blues, and rockabilly into his orig...Event type: Music
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Jan
Sat 16 January, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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DC Blues
Sat 23 January, 7.30pm
It would be easy to dismiss DC Blues as just another working band on the blues scene, but they are so much more than that. Their self-deprecating front in some ways hides the fact that they are also t...Event type: Music
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What Wood Victoria Do?
Fri 5 March, 7.30pm
How on earth have we all survived the past decade of modern living without Victoria Wood’s observational wit and wisdom?What would she make of an Air Fryer? The Repair Shop? K-Pop Demon Hunters?...Event type: Music, Comedy, Theatre
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HAC Studio Bar Open Mic - Mar
Sat 13 March, 7.30pm
A social evening in HAC’s studio bar with the opportunity to hear local musicians and artists perform. The bar will be open serving beer from Helmsley Brewery, an assortment of Gins, Wines from ...Event type: Music, Spoken Word, Other
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Down in Laurel Canyon
Fri 21 May, 7.30pm
Throughout the late 60s and early 70s, Laurel Canyon, hidden deep within California’s Hollywood hills, was a hub of musicianship and counterculture, and home to some of America’s most infl...Event type: Music
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Hejira - Celebrating Joni Mitchell 2027
Sat 9 October, 7.30pm
‘Hejira’ is an outstanding 7-piece band set up to celebrate and honour the masterpiece works of Joni Mitchell, mostly from the late ‘70s. Having released the albums ‘The Hissin...Event type: Music
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