This year’s Festival was held between Wednesday 14th October & Friday 6th November, and it was a cracker!

Click here to download the pdf of our 2009 Brochure

Well it’s all over for 2009 - a HUGE thank you to everyone who has helped us.

Over 40 separate events spread over three weeks from October 14^th to November 6^th, the programme offered something for everyone – with music, theatre, comedy, children’s events, community walks, the spoken word, song and dance mixed in equal measure.

Highlights included:

“Pasadena Roof Orchestra”

“The Kings of Queen”

“Blazin’ Fiddles”

“The Leeds Symphony Orchestra”

“North Country Theatre”

“Doug Scott”

“The Virgin and the Whore”

“Stand-Up Comedy Night”

Rosemary Hawthorn as “The Knicker Lady”

“Subitango with Tango Siempre”

“The Last Night of the Proms” with the Elysian Singers

“Simon Mayor & Hilary James”

“Nicholas Watts”

“Simon Hoggart”

“Ian McMillan & Tony Husband”

“Indigo Moon Theatre”

“Wetherby Silver Band”

“Yorkshire’s Biggest Liar”

New for 2009:

“Let’s do Lunch” – a whole week of free lunchtime events.

“Wind-Down Week’ – a week of greatentertainment in The Crypt.