August Events & Activities

Review what's on in August in the North York Moors and North Yorkshire:

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Egton Bridge Gooseberry Show 7th August 2012 - Egton Bridge, eight miles from Whitby in the North York Moors National Park, is the setting for the oldest surviving gooseberry show in the country, established in 1800. The show is held on the first Tuesday in August each year by the Egton Bridge Old Gooseberry Society.

Thornton-le-Dale Show 8th August 2012 - Everything from pastries, jam, patchwork, home made fruit liquor, the tastiest home made sausages, the finest pork pie and the scariest scarecrow can be found at this great one day show!

Hinderwell Horse & Agricultural Society 10th August 2012 - The show has been held since 1868, providing family entertainment and fun with opportunities for people to show their skills and animals in "friendly" competition. Hinderwell Show includes classes for all the family. Hinderwell Show is renowned for its Cleveland Bays. 

Osmotherley Show 4th August 2012 - Agricultural show with in-hand and ridden ponies, cattle, sheep, sheep dog trials.Horticultural and agricultural produce, handicrafts,children's classes, trade and craft stands.Vintage Display.

Tockwith Show 5th August 2012 - is a Traditional Country Show with a County-wide reputation for its displays of Working Rural Crafts, Farmers' Market and wide range of attractions. We also boast one of the largest Farriers' competitions outside the County Show circuit.The show offers great value for money, with a full and varied day of entertainment and education.

152nd Danby Agricultural Show 15th August 2012 - Trailbikers UK, Whitby Falconers and a host of other interesting exhibitors will be at this annual show.There are lots of things to do, delicious refreshments available, ice cream to tempt you and a wide variety of activities and stalls with something for everyone.

Whitby Regatta  18th to 20th August 2012 - Three full days of entertainment, embracing yacht racing, rowing races and various free forms of entertainment as published in the official programme, finishing with a prize presentation and spectacular firework display.One hundred and sixty eight years of aquatic competition and entertainment.The Whitby Regatta is probably the oldest sea Regatta in England and has drawn large crowds into Whitby over the years.

Rosedale & District Annual Show August 2012 - Milburn Arms Field, Rosedale Abbey, includes: Cattle, Goats, Hunters, Heavy Horses, Ponies, Jumping, Sheep, Produce, Flowers, Fruit, Vegetables, Rabbits, Cavies, Pigeons and Poultry, Vintage Tractors & Scarecrows. Refreshments available.

North York Moors Chamber Music Festival, Along the Danube 12 - 25 August 2012 - Over the past eight years or so we have given around seventy concerts in the region and so this Festival is the culmination of a desire to expand this activity along with the extraordinary local demand for music.

Whitby Folk Week 18 - 24 August 2012 - Seven days of dancing in the streets, music and singing in the pubs, concerts and dances until late into the night, and a whole lot more. Seven days of meeting old friends and making new ones. Altogether, Whitby Folk Week is a compelling reason for ignoring the ‘Costas' and heading to the north east of England in late August each year. This long-standing celebration of the traditional music, dance and song of the British Isles has taken on the trappings of a tradition in its own right. With over 600 events covering workshops, concerts, singarounds, dance, sessions, street entertainment and the extensive ‘fringe' events that blossom spontaneously. Folk Week is a festival that no lover of real music should miss.

Egton Show 22nd August 2012 - this year we will have a wrought iron and farrier display, a farmers market, plus all the usual horse, cattle, sheep, goat, ferret, fur and feather classes. There will also be the bee keeping, produce and handicraft and the children's sections. Egton is one of the largest village shows in the country run by a band of voluntary helpers. If you would like to contribute time to the Show you would be very welcome. Please contact the General Secretary if you are interested. 

Bilsdale Show August 2012 - The show is held at Thornhill Farm, Chop Gate, Bilsdale beside the B1257 midway between Stokesley and Helmsley. Traditional Dales Show  including Flyball Dog Display, Bilsdale Silver Band, Ponies, Cattle, Sheep, Fur & Feather, Vintage Machinery, Horticulture, Bouncy Castle etc and many more attractions held amid beautiful countryside.

Farndale Show August 2012 - will be held on the Showfield behind the Village Hall, Church Houses, Farndale Nr Kirkbymoorside. Schedules for the show will be available around May 2011. The show opens at 8:00 am to Exibitors, Staff and Trade Stands and 10am to the Public.  Any enquiries on any aspect of the show please contact the Show Secretary Beryl Smith.

Burniston Agricultural Show 27th August 2011 - was first held as a Floral and Horticultural Society Show in 1888, and was funded by local farmers, who pledged up to £10 each to fund the Burniston and District Agricultural and Horticultural Show.The fist Show was held on ground behind the Three Jolly Sailors Pub, with special prizes being reserved for the residents of Burniston, Cloughton, Staintondale and Harwood Dale.Includes exhibits of rabbits and cavies, poultry and waterfowl, traditional crafts, baking, honey and wine making, classic and vintage machinery, and the horticultural and agricultural classes.Hot food, hot and cold drinks, ice cream and a fairground and children's games are all available on site, with a wide variety of Trade Stands and displays to cater for a wide range of visitors and enthusiasts.