24–27 Sep 2026
NYMR Autumn Steam Gala
Intensive weekend of steam with visiting locomotives, freight trains and late-running services.
Fri 27 Nov 2026
Photo: Michael Garlick , CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Helmsley Christmas lights switch-on
The market town lights up for Christmas
Helmsley's market place switches on its Christmas lights, usually with late-night shopping and festive stalls.
Other events coming up
25–26 Sep 2026
Trackrod Rally Yorkshire
Stage rally through Cropton and Dalby forests; forest trails are closed on the day
26 Sep 2026 – 29 Mar 2027
The 2026 Turner Prize at MIMA
The Turner Prize exhibition comes to the Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art