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Sun. 2 Aug 2026
Festival Landscape Artist
set up 9:30am The Ings, Wetherby
Come and paint in the beautiful setting of the Ings by the Wharfe in Wetherby. Local artists and community invited to take part.
£10.00
Fri. 2 Oct 2026
Call my Wine Bluff 7:30pm in the St James Church Centre
A firm Wetherby Festival favourite which sells out every year! Taste 6 wines, listen to the 3 ‘experts’ describing them and let your taste buds decide which one is telling the truth. Teams of up to 8 or just come along and join a team. Wine, French bread and cheese supper plus prizes included. Lots of fun and laughter guaranteed.
£17.50
Sat. 3 Oct 2026
Art & Craft Exhibition 10:00am to 4:00pm in the Town Hall
Several artists and makers are holding an “Art/Craft Fair” in the Town Hall. Also see the winning entries for “The Festival Landscape Artist of 2026” and the prizewinning artist
No charge - free entry
Arts and Crafts Workshop
from 10:00am in the Town Hall
Six artists will take you on a learning journey into their favourite art form. These will be small group workshops.
£30.00
Wetherby Light Music Singers
2:30pm in St James Church Centre
WLMS are a four-part, mixed voice choir based in Wetherby, celebrating 50 years of singing together this year.
£7.50 (16 and under free)
Wetherby & District Camera Club 10:00am in the Town Hall
Our annual exhibition of members’ photographic prints.
Refreshments available for a small fee.
£Free
An Evening of Music and Song 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Church
Wetherby Silver Band are joined by the Brass Brigade and the talented choirs of St John Fisher Catholic High School, creating a vibrant blend of brass and choral harmony.
£10.00
Sun. 4 Oct 2026
Art & Craft Exhibition 10:00am to 4:00pm in the Town Hall
Several artists and makers are holding an “Art/Craft Fair” in the Town Hall. Also see the winning entries for “The Festival Landscape Artist of 2026” and the prizewinning artist
No charge - free entry
Arts and Crafts Workshop from 10:00am in the Town Hall
Six artists will take you on a learning journey into their favourite art form. These will be small group workshops.
£30
Wetherby Civic Society Walk meet 2:00pm at the Bandstand
A walk guided by one of the Wetherby Civic Society members to learn interesting and lesser known facts and stories about our town.
No charge
An Evening with Mark Radcliffe and David Boardman 8:00pm in the Town Hall. Doors open 7:00pm
The BBC DJ brings folk song and his unique chat about his career and new book.
£20
Mon. 5 Oct 2026
Voices of Rock Choir 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Church
Expect an evening filled with songs that lift the heart. Whether you’re a seasoned choir-goer or simply love live music
£5.00
Tues. 6 Oct 2026
Duck Soup 2:00pm in Wetherby Cinema
This 1933 film is pure Marx Brothers (no musical fillers!) and 90 minutes of great and long lasting humour.
£13.20 from Wetherby Cinema
A Touch of the 1940’s 2:00pm in Wetherby Town Hall
Come along and enjoy afternoon tea and a taste of the 1940’s with the Hummingbirds bringing us good old favourites from the era. The Hummingbirds UK are a Yorkshire-based, vintage-inspired vocal harmony trio, delivering beautiful harmonies and exciting musical arrangements from the 1920s through to the 1950s.
£17.50 including a delicious cream tea and sandwiches
Wetherby & District Camera Club 7:30pm
‘Document Photography; reframing the art of the Family portrait’. For Nic Shuttleworth, award winning photographer, photography as ‘storytelling’ lies at the heart of her approach.
£5/free to Members of W&DCC
Wetherby Folk Club 7:30pm The Engine Shed
The Houghton Weavers and Cobalt Tales
£20:00 online, £25:00 at the door Bar available
Wed. 7 Oct 2026
Calamity Jane 2:00pm Wetherby Cinema
Doris Day and Howard Keel in the 1953 Oscar winning musical with loads of songs you'll know and want to sing along to on a dull Wednesday afternoon!
£13.20 from Wetherby Cinema
Swing Commanders 7:30pm The Engine Shed
The Swing Commanders are back! The hot quintet with the big band sound are on a mission to bring a warm glow to your Autumn evening.
£20:00
Adventure Film Night 8:00pm Wetherby Cinema
Wetherby Cinema once again hosts a spectacular celebration of extreme sports and incredible exploits
£13.20 from Wetherby Cinema
Thu. 8 Oct 2026
Blazing Saddles 3:00pm Wetherby Cinema
From 1974 the comedy film that constantly ends up in Top Tens and is, arguably, one of the funniest comedies ever made. Good old Mel Brooks
£13.20 from Wetherby Cinema
Diamond Travelling Tribute Show 7:30pm The Engine Shed
Come and enjoy the experience of well-known hits and singalong songs like Sweet Caroline, Song Sung Blue, Forever in Blue Jeans and many more...
£15:00
Comedy Poetry Competition 7:00pm St James Church Centre (Coffee Lounge)
Come early, limited space
£’Pay as you feel’ donations on the door only
Fri. 9 Oct 2026
Literary Lunch 12noon for 12:30pm The Bridge Hotel and Spa Walshford
We have two excellent and very different authors speaking during what is always a delicious lunch at The Bridge. Graham Watson is a Bronte specialist who has written a radical and moving biography of Charlotte Bronte’s final years of fame, grief and fulfilment.
Rebecca Coxon’s debut novel, Inconceivable, is a memoir about family secrets, identity and infertility. She was previously a TV documentary-maker but many of you will know her as a part-time bookseller at Kemps in Wetherby.
£37:00
Blues Evening 7:30 pm St James Church Rooms (Scout Hut)
This evening's Blues is a "double header" with the fine solo acoustic Blues of David Broad followed by the return of Reno Sparks - gonna be a great foot tapping night!!
£10.00
Bad Apple Theatre brings you ‘Back to the Land Girls’ 7:30pm in St Joseph’s Church Centre
One of Badapples’s best-loved classic shows is back after 15 years! With beautiful songs from SONY Award winning songwriter and BBC Radio 4 host, Jez Lowe.
£15:00
Sat. 10 Oct 2026
Leeds Symphony Orchestra 7:30pm in St James Church
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£15 (free for young people)
