Handel's Messiah at Ampleforth Abbey

A performance of Messiah in the abbey church

Handel's oratorio performed in the vast abbey church at Ampleforth.

Other events coming up

12 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027

A Dickens of a Christmas at Castle Howard

The great house dressed for Christmas on a different theme each year, with a giant tree in the Great Hall.

📍 Castle Howard

13–15 Nov 2026

Cropton Beer Festival

A village beer festival with dozens of Yorkshire ales, live music and the brewery on the doorstep.

📍 New Inn and Cropton Brewery, Cropton

13–15 Nov 2026

Whitby Christmas Festival

Craft and food stalls, live music and children's entertainment on the Marina Front and around the town centre over a mid-November weekend.

📍 Marina Front Car Park, Langborne Road, and Whitby town centre