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Ilkley Antiques, Vintage & Collectables Fair

24 Stalls selling a great variety of antiques, vintage and collectables plus a cafe with delicious refreshments.
1st Sunday of each month - 9am-3pm

Entry £1

Clarke Foley Centre

The Wild Murphys

Join us for an unforgettable night of hand-clapping, toe-tapping music with The Wild Murphys, an award-winning tribute group renowned for their lively covers of Irish songs since 2005.

Tickets £15

Ilkley Playhouse

Ilkley Healing Alternatives Festival

A weekend of holistic therapies, retail, readings & wonderful vibes.

£5.50 (£10 weekend) U16s free

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Exclusively Elton

From Rocket Man to Tiny Dancer, it's a show full of Elton's biggest hits!
Supporting two incredible charities: Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) & My Name’s Doddie Foundation.
Tickets available over the bar or text John 07428610601.

Tickets £5

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The Hollygarth

An Intimate Evening with Paul Young

Paul is meeting fans, singing songs, and telling stories about his incredible career. It’s time to revel in the classic hits and learn the stories behind them in this intimate show.

Tickets £32.75 - £87.75 (VIP)

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Foley Films: Small Things Like These

A new monthly film night at The Clarke Foley Community Hub in Ilkley on the last Wednesday of the month.
First film: Small Things Like These, starring Emily Watson and Cillian Murphy.
Bar and refreshments will be available.

Admission £5

Clarke Foley Community Hub

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Oaken Sings: Workshop & Concert

Oaken will be delivering an afternoon singing workshop (3-5pm) and evening concert (7-9pm).

Tickets £15-35

St John's, Ben Rhydding

Hammerstein to Hamilton

Mark Gregory brings his sell out show to the Clarke Foley Community Hub - an evening of musical theatre favourites.... from Hammerstein to Hamilton!!

Tickets £15

Clarke Foley Community Hub

The Ilkley Food & Drink Festival 2025

Live music and entertainment, plus 100+ expected local traders & independent businesses serving food, drink, and artisan products

Adults £6.95 early bird

East Holmes Field

Real Markets Ilkley

First Sunday of the month 10am-3pm.
Real Markets are known for their friendly atmosphere and quality stalls. Offering food for the belly and the soul, you will find food, drink, crafts, artwork, homeware and more at Real Markets in Ilkley.

Free

The Grove

Chevin Craft Fair

Monthly craft fair where you’ll find lots of handmade products that will make great gifts for everyone.
Featuring an Easter Egg Hunt in April.

Free entry

Clarke Foley Community Hub

The Story of Guitar Heroes

Featuring world-class musicianship and state-of-the-art video projection, this epic concert journeys through five decades, from 1950s Rock & Roll to the most influential guitar heroes of the modern era.

Tickets £29.75

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Ilkley Vintage Fair

20 stalls of vintage - including vintage homewares, fashion, vinyl, jewellery, small furniture and much more.
A vintage tearoom will be available for drinks and light refreshments

Entry is £1 (under 16s free)

Ilkley Playhouse

Newton Faulkner - Feels Like Home Tour 3

"Just a man with his voice and guitar doing some old fashioned diddly-diddly-diddly-bap-bap" Newton Faulkner.

Tickets £32.75 - £152.75(VIP)

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Ilkley Manor House Spring Fair

Join Ilkley Manor House for a fun-filled day with plants and gardening tools for sale, a swap-or-donate stall, entertaining crafts for children, refreshing drinks, and a jazz concert between 12-2pm.
Plus explore the manor house and its exhibitions.

Free entry

Ilkley Manor House

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

An Evening with Aggers

Join Aggers for an evening that transcends boundaries as he takes centre stage in his solo show, regaling us with stories from his illustrious career both on and off the field.

Tickets £37.75

King's Hall & Winter Garden

90s/00s Rock Night

- 4-piece 'Big School' play grunge and indie covers from bands like The Pixies, Nirvana and The Libertines.
- The Strokes tribute act 'The Vinegar Strokes' play the all the hits from the New York legends.
- The Sheds will be selecting the songs for an indie disco to end the night.

Tickets £5 in advance

The Hollygarth

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

The Trumpets Shall Sound

"The Trumpets Shall Sound" is an exciting programme of music for up to 8 Trumpets, featuring classic works by Altenburg and Biber. It is a spectacle of Trumpet professionals that has not been seen in Ilkley for perhaps 25 years, and will be a feast for the ears.

£12 adult / £8 concessions

St Margaret's Church

The Ilkley Food & Drink Festival 2025

Live music and entertainment, plus 100+ expected local traders & independent businesses serving food, drink, and artisan products

Adults £6.95 early bird

East Holmes Field

Adam Frost

Award-winning British garden designer and BBC Gardeners’ World presenter, Adam Frost, is leaving the garden and heading back out on tour!

Tickets £34.75 - £39.75

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Ilkley Healing Alternatives Festival

A weekend of holistic therapies, retail, readings & wonderful vibes.

£5.50 (£10 weekend) U16s free

King's Hall & Winter Garden

Fast Love - The tribute to George Michael

Few shows have reached the dizzy heights of Fastlove, now touring in 18 countries, selling over 250,000 tickets worldwide. Join us for one very special night as we celebrate the late great George Michael.

Tickets £31.75 - £36.75

King's Hall & Winter Garden

The Great Ilkley Duck Race

Organised by Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club on the River Wharfe in support of local charities.
£200 first prize, £100 second, £75 third, £50 each for 4th, 5th & 6th.
Tap 'Read More' for ticket info.

£2 per duck

New Brook Street Bridge

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Official opening of the new Ilkley Fountain

Hosted by: Alan Titchmarsh CBE
Discover the inspiration behind its design, which comes from sphagnum moss - so crucial to our local eco-system - and its affinity with moorland water, now flowing through The Ilkley Fountain.

Ilkley Fountain, Wells Promenade

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Mary Shelley

Helen Edmundson's compelling play explores a key period in the early life of Mary Shelley – her meeting and scandalous elopement with the romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who was married at the time, and its consequences for her sisters, her stepmother and her troubled father.

Tickets £5-14

Ilkley Playhouse

Ilkley Carnival

Ilkley’s past, present and future is the theme of the 2025 Ilkley Carnival.
The parade will set off at 11am and the showfield will have plenty to see and do for the whole family!

TBC

East Holmes Field

Lexus Ilkley Trophy

8-15 June 2025: The largest tennis international tournament in the North of England.

Tickets prices vary

Ilkley Lawn Tennis & Squash Club

Pat's Party 2025

Several bands perform during the afternoon. There’s children’s entertainment, a zipwire, raffle, beer, drink, and food tents. It is always well attended and there is always music, laughter and dancing!

£8/£3/free [see poster]

Garden in Ben Rhydding

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