What's On in Yorkshire, North

Lego Club, Greenwood

Time: 3:15 - 4:15

Venue: Greenwood Library

Address: Greenwood Avenue Library, 220 Greenwood Ave, Hull HU6 9RU

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

Join us for some LEGO building fun at a library near you! 5+ yrs.

Lego Club, Ings

Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Venue: Ings Library

Address: Ings Library, Savoy Rd, Hull HU8 0TY

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

THIRD SATURDAY OF THE MOMTH Join us for some LEGO building fun at a library near you! 5+ yrs.

Make and Take Craft Club, Central

Time: 6:00 - 7:00

Venue: Central Library

Address: Central Library, Albion St, Hull HU1 3TF

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

EVERY THURSDAY Get your craft on every week at Hull Central Library. All materials provided. 4 to 14 yrs.

Street Dance, Bransholme

Time: 3:30 - 4:15

Venue: Bransholme Library

Address: Bransholme Library, North Point Shopping Centre, Goodhart Rd, Hull HU7 4EF

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

EVERY MONDAY Learn new skills and impress your friends with some super funky dance moves! Age: 5 – 11 yrs.

Street Dance, Freedom Centre

Time: 4:00 - 4:45

Venue: Freedom Centre Library

Address: Freedom Centre Library, 97 Preston Rd, Hull HU9 3QB

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

EVERY THURSDAY Learn new skills and impress your friends with some super funky dance moves! Age: 5 – 11 yrs.

Street Dance, Ings

Time: 4:00 - 4:45

Venue: Ings Library

Address: Ings Library, Savoy Rd, Hull HU8 0TY

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

EVERY TUESDAY Learn new skills and impress your friends with some super funky dance moves! Age: 5 – 11 yrs.

Street Dance, Western

Time: 10:15 - 11:00

Venue: Western Library

Address: Western Library, 262-264 Boulevard, Hull HU3 3ED

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

EVERY SATURDAY Learn new skills and impress your friends with some super funky dance moves! Age: 5 – 11 yrs.

A New View of Whitby: Giant Wheel Arrives This Summer

Time: 11am to 7pm

Venue: Whalebone Arch

Address: West Cliff, Whitby

This summer, experience Whitby from new heights with a giant sightseeing wheel, open from Wednesday 9 July to Monday 4 August. Located on the green space behind the Whalebone Arch on West Cliff, the wheel...

Summer Reading Challenge - FREE at your library!

Time: Various times

Venue: North Yorkshire County

Website: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/src

North Yorkshire libraries invite children aged 4–11 to join the nature-themed Summer Reading Challenge. Kids are encouraged to read six books over the holidays, exploring magical creatures and wild landscapes....

North Yorkshire Outdoor Learning Service

Venue: Bewerley Park in Pateley Bridge and East Barnby near Whitby

Website: https://outdoored.co.uk/schoolholidays/

The school holiday countdown is on, and North Yorkshire Outdoor Learning Service has a fun-filled, action-packed programme planned for young people and their families. From Adventure Club and Family Activity...

SallyPort Tours

Time: Various times

Venue: Knaresborough Castle

Address: Castle Yard, Knaresborough HG5 8AS

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Explore Knaresborough Castle’s secret underground tunnel! Once used for covert escapes and surprise attacks, this hidden 13th/14th-century passage is carved deep into solid rock beneath the castle....

Georges marvellous medicine-perfuemes and potions

Time: TBC

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Paper Flowers

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Stories in the Garden'

Time: 10:00am

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Children's Still Life

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Scarborough Art Gallery

Address: The Crescent, Scarborough, Uk YO11 2PW

Website: Home - Scarborough Museums and Galleries

Take inspiration from objects from history as we draw and collage our own still lives- perfect for budding artists. Join us this school holiday for free family fun with drop-in crafts and workshops—no...

Dig & Discover: Festival of Archaeology

Time: 10am & 2pm

Venue: Knaresborough Castle

Address: Castle Yard, Knaresborough HG5 8AS

Website: https://www.facebook.com/KnaresboroughCastle/

Knaresborough Castle will be celebrating The Festival of Archaeology 2025 with a family Dig & Discover Day. The theme of this year’s festival is Archaeology and wellbeing so come along and join us for...

Fantastic Mr Fox with Crafts

Time: 10:30am

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Join us for a wild, witty adventure with Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009), Anderson’s stop-motion masterpiece based on the beloved Roald Dahl book. Crafts start from 9;45am before the film screening.

Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians

Time: Various times

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

We all want to meet people from history! The trouble is everyone is dead! So it’s time to prepare for Horrible Histories live on stage with the acclaimed production of Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians! Are...

Art Club: Skipton Town Hall

Time: 10am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Sashiko patch making and clothes customizing workshop. Learn a new craft and make some thing that you can take home. Art Club is aimed at young people aged 10-18yrs, No adult needed—just bring your...

Garden Crafts

Time: 2:30

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Gel Printing Craft session with REConnect

Time: 10:30am

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Harminis- Music and movement

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Magnetic Pond Games

Time: 2pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. Story & Craft, Face painter, book gifting.

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytime Session at Ripon Library Museum Gardens (plus gardening activtiy delivery by the Museum)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Whitby Library Wildlife Sanctuary running a craft event for us. Decorate craft eggs to match the photos of relevant bird nests. Plus information roadshow/display. They will also be helping us judge a

Time: 3pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Art Club: Mercer Art Gallery

Time: Various times

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Art Club is back this summer for 10–16 year olds! Join us for creative sessions including sashiko patch making, paper flower bouquets, Hockney-inspired canvas painting, and miniature felt food plushies....

Craft day (minibeasts?)

Time: 10:00

Venue: Leyburn Community Library

Address: Thornborough Hall, Leyburn DL8 5AB

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Family Craft and Fun – Fish Kite Crafting! Make the most of the summer breeze by making a special fish kite at Malton Library Library!

Time: 2

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Garden Crafts

Time: 10:30

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Martin Woods Art Make woodland themed fairy lights

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Pop-up Library and Storytime Session at Ripon Library Walled Garden

Time: Two Storytime Sessions 10am and 12noon

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ripon Cathedral family activty morning

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Ripon Cathedral

Website: riponcathedral.org.uk/family/

Join us for stories and crafts every Tuesday morning throughout the summer holidays! On 29th July we'll get creative with crosses, embellishing and embroidering onto fabric. £3 per child (to include all...

Vinyl Painting - design your own garden and paint it onto an old vinyl record

Time: 10.30 am

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Zoolabs- Live creatures

Time: 10:30am

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

‘Mabel and the Flower Spell’ Book reading and craft – Join author Dawn Treacher for a reading of her new children’s book, create paper flowers and take part in an interactive spell!

Time: 240:00

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Build-a-Bug!

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Rotunda Museum

Address: Vernon Road, Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough YO11 2HB

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Create moving, grooving butterflies, beetles and other creepy crawlies at The Rotunda! Join us this school holiday for free family fun with drop-in crafts and workshops—no booking needed, but adults...

Cinema at the Library - Enjoy a family film at our pop-up library cinema

Time: 10 am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Cinema at the Library - Enjoy a family film at our pop-up library cinema

Time: 2pm

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Museum Make & Take: Pride

Time: 10am & 1pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

To celebrate Skipton Pride 2025, we’ll having a rainbow themed Make & Take! Join us at Skipton Town Hall as we make some bright and bold bunting and rainbow fans! Free, Drop in for all ages.

Mercer Art Gallery: Make & Take Yorkshire

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

We’re celebrating Yorkshire Day at the Mercer Art Gallery with a Yorkshire inspired Make and Take! Come along to make pieces of artwork inspired by the glorious landscapes of this fair county! Free 45...

National Literacy Trust AM young ones PM older children

Time: 10:30

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Poetry and Craft Session

Time: 11.00 am

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Summer Reading Challenge Coding Club Session 1. Create a butterfly garden using computer skills

Time: 13.00

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Clay modelling make a garden bird

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Exhibition about a project exploring the natural environment of a wood with related workshop

Time: 10am

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Little Royals - Crown Making

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Scarborough Art Gallery

Address: The Crescent, Scarborough, Uk YO11 2PW

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Step into a world of sparkle and imagination as kids design and decorate their very own royal crowns. Glitter, gems, and fun await every little king or queen. Join us this school holiday for free family...

Make mushrooms from paper plates

Time: 1pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. Pokemon Go Nature Discovery where they'll make their own characters and poke balls. 

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Yorkshire Day with Craven Museum

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

We’re celebrating Yorkshire Day 2025! oin the fun by planting your own white flowers and seeds taking a look at some Yorkshire-themed items from our museum collection. Traditional Yorkshire snacks and...

Zoolab Small Animal Experience

Time: 13:30

Venue: Tadcaster Community Library

Address: 8 Station Rd, Tadcaster LS24 9JG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity Day

Time: 10 am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity Day

Time: 2pm

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 10.30

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 10

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

AGES 2-4 YEARS Starbrights Arts Story with makaton, movement and sensory play

Time: 1pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

AGES 5-7 YEARS Starbrights Arts Story with sensory exploration and crafts

Time: 9.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Author Event with local author Dale Neal. Listen to stories with Dale and make your own 'Dancing Bug.'S

Time: 11.00 am

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Camera Club Exhibition

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Gillyking Storytelling

Time: 10.30-12.30

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Giveaway: bug-making craft kit

Time: n/a

Venue: Northallerton Library

Address: 1 Thirsk Road, Northallerton DL6 1PT

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

North Yorkshire Moors Reconnect 'Rhian Craft'

Time: 3pm

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Smoothie Bike with the Yorkshire Rotters

Time: 14.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Smoothie Bike. Join the Yorkshire Rotters for their love food hate waste smoothie bike activity

Time: 10.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytime Session at Fountains Abbey (Summer of Play)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Thirsk Community Library Yarnbombers knitterlings sessions

Time: 1pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Yorkshire Day with Mercer Art Gallery

Time: 10am to 12pm

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.facebook.com/mercergallery/

We’re celebrating Yorkshire Day 2025! Join the fun by planting your own white flowers from seed and taking a look at some Yorkshire-themed items from our museum collection. Traditional Yorkshire snacks...

Butterfly Feeder. Produce a little feeder to attract more beautiful butterflies to your garden this summer

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Jack's garden- Bean planting in window greeenhouse plus decorate your own plantpot

Time: 247:12

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

NowThen Festival Selby

Time: 1pm - 6pm

Venue: Market Place,

Address: Abbey Quarter YO8 4PU

Website: https://www.facebook.com/nowthencreative

Some of the UK’s best outdoor touring works are coming to Selby! Experience a mix of theatre, dance, circus and puppetry – plus tasty food, fun for all ages, chances to join in and creations from our...

Adult Learning Family Summer Craft

Time: 10am

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Art Club: Skipton Town Hall

Time: 10am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Marble effect notebook making workshop. Learn a new craft and make some thing that you can take home. Art Club is aimed at young people aged 10-18yrs. Priced at just £7.50 per person. No adult needed—just...

Create Your Own Plant Monster and Have a Go at Our Plant-Related Games and Challenges. Take your new monster friend home to scare your friends and family!

Time: 10 am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Fossil ID Drop-In

Time: 10am-12noon

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Are you a budding palaeontologist? Want to find out more about your fossil collection – why not bring it along to Craven Museum on August 4th where we’ll be holding a drop-in fossil identification...

National Literacy Trust. Story & Craft

Time: 3pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. Story cube, using wood pebbles - writing SRC story to enter our competition which will be judged by Library & Whitby Library Wildlife at end of August. Face painter, book gift

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Yorkshire Rotters. Smoothie bike etc.

Time: 3pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning craft event for families

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ALS Family learning event

Time: 2pm

Venue: The Globe, Stokesley

Address: North Road, Stokesley, Middlesbrough TS9 5DH

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ALS. Family Fun Crafts?

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Drawning River monsters and dinosaurs with Nidd Action Group

Time: 10:00

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Family Craft and Fun – Friendship Bracelets! Come to our friendship bracelet making session to make a special matching gift for you and a friend.

Time: 11.30

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ripon Cathedral family activty morning

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Ripon Cathedral

Website: riponcathedral.org.uk/family/

Join us for stories and crafts every Tuesday morning throughout the summer holidays! On 5th August hear about the stormy Sea of Galilee, and get junk modelling! £3 per child (to include all crafts and...

Starbright Arts story based craft sessionmake a mini book

Time: 1.30pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Visit from Kirkleatham Animal Centre

Time: 10.30

Venue: Great Ayton Discovery Centre

Address: 105B High Street, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough TS9 6NB

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Museum Make & Take

Time: 10am & 1pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

To celebrate Skipton Pride 2025, we’ll having a rainbow themed Make & Take! Join us at Skipton Town Hall as we make some bright and bold bunting and rainbow fans! Free Drop-in event for all ages!

Craven Museum Store Tour

Time: 10am

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Book one of our behind the scenes tours at Craven Museum and find out how we look after all our amazing collections. One hour tour for £2. Our store tours are aimed at visitors aged 8+

Harminis- Music and movement

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

In the Night Garden- nocturnal animal craft

Time: 247:12

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Join us for an Underwater Adventure with Children's Author, Peter Woolrich. Enjoy an hour of sea-themed fun with a story, quiz, bingo, fun facts and a lucky dip!

Time: 10am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Juice Cycle with the Rotters

Time: 10:00

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego animals and gardens

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego Makers - Blocky Bugs

Time: 1.30

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a nature bookmark

Time: 243:36

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Nature Wand Making

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Rotunda Museum

Address: Vernon Road, Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough YO11 2HB

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Use sticks, feathers, and a sprinkle of magic to craft your own enchanted wand. Perfect for little wizards, fairies, and woodland adventurers ready to cast some creative spells! Join us this school holiday...

Outdoor games Morning.

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Poetry Workshop

Time: 2.30 pm

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Royal Pump Room Museum Make & Take: Plants

Time: 10am - 4pm

Venue: Royal Pump Room Museum

Address: Crown Place, Harrogate HR1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Following on from our Summer Reading Challenge-themed make and take at the start of summer – we’ll be exploring the “Story Garden” by making a selection of arts and crafts plants and flowers....

YDNP running themed event from the library

Venue: Leyburn Community Library

Address: Thornborough Hall, Leyburn DL8 5AB

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Yorkshire Rotters- The Smoothie Bike

Time: 2:00

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning Event 1/2

Time: 10.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Knit and natter present 'knitted animals'

Time: All day 4 sessions

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego drop in

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust' AM young ones PM older children

Time: 10:00

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Practice poetry with Jake

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Stereoscope Animation Workshop

Time: 10am & 2pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Have you ever wanted to have a go at creating your own animation? Inspired by stereoscopic images from the museum collection, join Virpi Kettu (Wallace and Gromit”, 'Shaun the Sheep’) in this fun filled...

Wonderful Weaving

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Scarborough Art Gallery

Address: The Crescent, Scarborough, Uk YO11 2PW

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Perfect for little hands to practice motor skills, join us in The Art Gallery to weave and wind ribbons, material and paper through handmade looms. Join us this school holiday for free family fun with...

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 11.30

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 1.30

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning craft

Time: 1pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning craft event for families

Time: 10.30-12.30

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

AGE 2-4 Starbright Arts Story with movement

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Age 5-7 Starbrights Arts and Crafts

Time: 1pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craft event delivered by Adult learning services

Time: 10am

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craft event delivered by Adult learning services

Time: 10am

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego Coding with Irwiz Robotics

Time: 14:00

Venue: Tadcaster Community Library

Address: 8 Station Rd, Tadcaster LS24 9JG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust AM young ones PM older children

Time: 10

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Stereoscope Animation Workshop

Time: 10am & 2pm

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Have you ever wanted to have a go at creating your own animation? Inspired by stereoscopic images from the museum collection, join Virpi Kettu (Wallace and Gromit”, 'Shaun the Sheep’) in this fun filled...

Storytime Session at Fountains Abbey (Summer of Play)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ZooLab

Time: 12pm

Venue: Colburn Community Library

Address: The Broadway, Catterick Garrison DL9 4RF

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Re-connect- Nature Book craft and activity

Time: 247:12

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Story Garden Wind Spinners. Re-cycle and re-use to make a colourful spinner for your garden.

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Underwater Creations 1

Time: 10.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 240:00

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ancient Egypt pea planting – Book on to this gardening workshop for the chance to grow a pea plant from seeds discovered in Tutankhamun’s tomb!

Time: 10

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Fossil ID Drop-In

Time: 10am - 12noon

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Are you a budding palaeontologist? Want to find out more about your fossil collection – why not bring it along to Craven Museum on August 11th where we’ll be holding a drop-in fossil identification...

National Literacy Trust. Nature Quest spinner - a series of fun activities linked to a spinning wheel that children can use to be given a prompt and related activity. 

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. Story & Craft

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Art Club: Skipton Town Hall

Time: 10am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Polymere Clay jewelry and gift box making workshop . Learn a new craft and make some thing that you can take home. Art Club is aimed at young people aged 10-18yrs. Priced at just £7.50 per person. No...

Author visit - reading and craft activity

Time: 10.30am

Venue: South Craven

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Curator for the Day

Time: 10am - 2pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

What does it take to curate a new museum display? In this interactive workshop, cost at £2, you’ll get the chance to go behind the scenes at Craven Museum and create your own exhibition for the day!...

Curator for the Day

Time: 10am- 2pm

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

What does it take to curate a new museum display? In this interactive workshop, cost at £2. You’ll get the chance to go behind the scenes at the Royal Pump Room Museum and Mercer Art Gallery and create...

Family Craft and Fun – Bug Hotel! Bugs need a home too, and at Malton Library Library we’re hosting a bug hotel making session to provide housing for all the beasties in your garden!

Time: 2

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Harminis- Music and movement

Time: 11:00am

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a nature bookmark

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ripon Cathedral family activty morning

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Ripon Cathedral

Website: riponcathedral.org.uk/family/

Join us for stories and crafts every Tuesday morning throughout the summer holidays! On 12th August make fruity fabric prints for the Tree of Life! £3 per child (to include all crafts and refreshments)....

Smoothies & Sustainability - North Yorkshire Rotters will be at the library with their new smoothie bike - make your own tasty drink, and learn about recycling and waste reduction

Time: 2pm

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Smoothies & Sustainability - North Yorkshire Rotters will be at the library with their new smoothie bike - make your own tasty drink, and learn about recycling and waste reduction

Time: 10.00

Venue: Starbeck Community Library

Address: 68A High Street, Harrogate HG2 7LW

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Starbright Arts story based craft session make a mini book and surprise

Time: 1.30pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Summer pool parties

Time: 2pm - 3pm

Venue: Bedale, Thirsk & Sowerby

Website: https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/active-north-yorkshire

Bedale leisure centre (from 1st July known as Active North Yorkshire Bedale) 12 August 2-3pm, Thirsk & Sowerby Leisure Centre (known as Active North Yorkshire Thirsk & Sowerby from 1 July) 14 Augyst 2-3pm....

Sunflowers Art Event - Create your own Sunflowers masterpiece

Time: 10.30 am

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

A range of creative writing workshops through out the morning and afternoon with the Yorkshire Authors

Time: 10:00

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Museum Make & Take: Insects

Time: 10am & 1pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Summer is a time for getting outside and exploring nature! This week we’ll be exploring the smaller in habitants of our gardens and outdoor spaces – the minibeasts! Join us at Skipton Town Hall to...

Create your own garden

Time: 14.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego animals and gardens

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego Makers - Garden Furnishings

Time: 10

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a Miniature Shoebox Garden with a selection of natural materials. Take your garden home to wow your friends and family.

Time: 10am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Making A Garden & creating A Story with Lucy Monkman

Time: 10:30

Venue: Tadcaster Community Library

Address: 8 Station Rd, Tadcaster LS24 9JG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Mercer Art Gallery Make & Take: Colour

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Mercer Art Gallery

Address: 31 Swan Road, Harrogate HG1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Celebrate the bright colours of summer at the Mercer with our H.A.P.P.Y inspired colourful crafts. We’ll be making our own pieces of artwork inspired by our current exhibition by Liz West and make some...

National Literacy Trust AM young ones PM older children

Time: am tbc

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Paddling Plesiosaur Plates

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Rotunda Museum

Address: Vernon Road, Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough YO11 2HB

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Colour and cut your own Plate Plesiosaur to look like a fossil! Join us this school holiday for free family fun with drop-in crafts and workshops—no booking needed, but adults need a £5 Annual Pass...

Summer Reading Challenge Coding Club Session 2. Create a butterfly garden using computer skills

Time: 13.00

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Walk and Nature Book craft activity in partnership with ReConnect

Time: 10.00am

Venue: Great Ayton Discovery Centre

Address: 105B High Street, Great Ayton, Middlesbrough TS9 6NB

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Children's Book Adventure Day. Ran by Books & Beverages - including storytime and crafts.

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Children’s Portrait Drawing

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Scarborough Art Gallery

Address: The Crescent, Scarborough, Uk YO11 2PW

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Take inspiration from portraits of the past as we sketch and collage our own amazing self-portraits — perfect for budding young artists with big imaginations and curious eyes! Join us this school holiday...

Knit and natter present 'knitted animals'

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a bee house

Time: All day 4 sessions

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Nature-based shadow puppet workshop with Hoglets

Time: 2pm

Venue: Northallerton Library

Address: 1 Thirsk Road, Northallerton DL6 1PT

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Paddington in Peru film with Crafts

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Paddington in Peru marks the return of the beloved marmalade-loving bear in his third cinematic adventure. Crafts start from 9:45am before the film screening.

Reconnect gel printing

Time: 14.00

Venue: The Globe, Stokesley

Address: North Road, Stokesley, Middlesbrough TS9 5DH

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Workshop related to natural woodland project, creating woodland themed fairylights

Time: 10am

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 48:00

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Eco Scrap Flowers

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Harminis- Music and movement

Time: 10:30am

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

North Yorkshire Rotters, smoothy bike and reduce reuse recycle promotion

Time: Library opening times

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Outdoor music jam

Time: 48:00

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

River & Reefs: The story of Craven's Fossils

Time: 10am - 12noon

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Explore the rocks and fossils of the Craven area. In this family workshop we’ll be unravelling stories that start from a time long before the dinosaurs to visit tropical reefs and mighty rivers. Free,...

Rock painting

Time: 247:12

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Seed Hub Launch

Time: 2pm

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytime Session at Fountains Abbey (Summer of Play)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Crazy Yarn Insects.Let your imagination go crazy as you make weird but wonderful insect with wool and re-cycled materials!

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Micro:bit Minibeasts Bug Hunt - come and hunt for our mini-computers, see if you can activate them and then work out the minibeast from the number of legs!

Time: 11.30

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

NY Rotters

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

NowThen Festival Sherburn

Time: 1pm - 6pm

Venue: Eversley Park,

Address: Low Street LS25 6BA

Website: https://www.facebook.com/NowThencreative

Some of the UK’s best outdoor touring works are coming to Sherburn in Elmet! Experience a mix of theatre, dance, circus and puppetry – plus tasty food, fun for all ages, chances to join in and creations...

Adult Learning Family Summer Craft

Time: 10am

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ALS. Family Fun Crafts?

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Art Club: Skipton Town Hall

Time: 10am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

David Hockney inspired canvas painting class. Learn a new craft and make some thing that you can take home. Art Club is aimed at young people aged 10-18yrs. Priced at just £7.50 per person. No adult...

Lego drop in

Time: 1.30pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Little Loco's Big Day - Caroline Hardy. Join the author for a reading of Little Loco's Big Day, the uplifting tale of the first locomotive which ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Time: 10:30am

Venue: Richmond Community Library

Address: 10a Queens Road, Richmond DL10 4AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Magic Lantern workshop

Time: 9am

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Magic Lantern Workshop - create your own story and illustrate it using slides then project using original Victorian magic lanterns before taking your creation home!

Time: 1.30

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a paper flower craft event

Time: 2.00 pm

Venue: Skipton Library

Address: High Street, Skipton Library, BD23 1JX

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. 'Joke Book Factory' - a fun joke book making activity

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

National Literacy Trust. Story & Craft

Time: 3pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

North Yorkshire Moors Reconnect 'Rhian Craft'

Time: 10

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Poetry Workshop

Time: 14.30

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Sproutley storytime and writing session

Time: 10.15

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning craft event for families

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Bug-hunting - Starbeck Community Library in Bloom will be leading this fun, interactive bug hunt in the library garden.

Time: 10.30

Venue: Starbeck Community Library

Address: 68A High Street, Harrogate HG2 7LW

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Family Craft and Fun – Sunflowers + Seedbombs! Help us spread a little greenery around this summer by joining us in making some seed bombs!

Time: 2

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

REConnect. A walk from library to Pannett Park and back to collect nature items to use in a craft activity back at the library. Whitby Library Leisure Centre also involved in the walk, & will share he

Time: 2pm

Venue: Whitby Library

Address: Windsor Terrace, Whitby YO21 1EY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ripon Cathedral family activty morning

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Ripon Cathedral

Website: riponcathedral.org.uk/family/

Join us for stories and crafts every Tuesday morning throughout the summer holidays! On 19th August discover hidden treasure and decoupage shiny shells! £3 per child (to include all crafts and refreshments)....

Toys at the Museum

Time: 9.30am - 11.30am

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Join us for a fun, relaxed session at Skipton Town Hall where you’ll be free to explore and play! Some historic toys from the museum collection will be out for you to learn about (and some to play with!)....

Warhammer Taster session

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ZoolAB

Time: 1.30pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

ZooLab

Time: 10.30am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Chris Geeson Creative Clubs

Time: 10:30

Venue: Tadcaster Community Library

Address: 8 Station Rd, Tadcaster LS24 9JG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Musuem Make & Take: Caves

Time: 10am & 1pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

We’re heading underground for the theme of this make and take! The Craven area is famous for its limestone caves. Come along to Skipton Town Hall to explore some of the objected and equipment associated...

Doodle Day

Time: 10:00

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Escape to Edam - Escape Room - Take part in this hour-long escape-room style event, where you will be challenged to help a garden mouse find some delicious cheese. Work as a team to find clues and s

Time: 10am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Escape to Edam - Escape Room - Take part in this hour-long escape-room style event, where you will be challenged to help a garden mouse find some delicious cheese. Work as a team to find clues and sol

Time: 2pm

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Hatching Dinosaur Cards

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Rotunda Museum

Address: Vernon Road, Cliff Bridge Terrace, Scarborough YO11 2HB

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Collage your own hatching baby dinosaur card to send to a dinosaur lover or keep for yourself to frame! Join us this school holiday for free family fun with drop-in crafts and workshops—no booking needed,...

Lego animals and gardens

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego Makers - Potted Plants

Time: 2

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Little Loco's Big Day - Caroline Hardy. Join the author for a reading of Little Loco's Big Day, the uplifting tale of the first locomotive which ran on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Catterick Community Library

Address: 1 Gough Road, Catterick Garrison DL9 3EL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Nature Collage Craft with Toria

Time: 2pm

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Royal Pump Room Museum Make & Take Toys

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Royal Pump Room Museum

Address: Crown Place, Harrogate HR1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Join us at the Royal Pump Room Museum to make some toy themed crafts - we’ll be making snakes and ladders and peg dolls. Free 45 minute sessions, please book online in advance

Serena Partridge - Chrysalis Arts

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytelling and Craft Workshop with Matthew Trevelyn

Time: TBC

Venue: Nidderdale Plus

Address: Station Square, King St, Pateley Bridge, Harrogate HG3 5AT

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Summer Reading Challenge Coding Club Session 3

Time: 13.00

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Bees and butterflies Crafts Drop in

Time: 1.30pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Bird Bottles

Time: 11am – 12:30pm and 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Venue: Scarborough Art Gallery

Address: The Crescent, Scarborough, Uk YO11 2PW

Website: https://scarboroughmuseumsandgalleries.org.uk/

Turn recycled bottles into colorful, quirky birds with feathers, collage, and plenty of imagination. A flappy, crafty adventure that’s as fun as it is eco-friendly! Join us this school holiday for free...

Gel Printing Craft event with Reconnect

Time: 247:12

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Knit and natter present 'knitted animals'

Time: 10am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ponies and Picnics

Time: 2pm

Venue: Colburn Community Library

Address: The Broadway, Catterick Garrison DL9 4RF

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Reconnect - Gel printing

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Toys at the Museum

Time: 9:30am-11:00am

Venue: Royal Pump Room Museum

Address: Crown Place, Harrogate HR1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Join us for a fun, relaxed session at the Royal Pump Room where you’ll be free to explore and play! Some historic toys from the museum collection will be out for you to learn about (and some to play...

AGE 2-4 Starbright Arts Story with movement

Time: 10am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Age 5-7 Starbrights Arts and Crafts

Time: 10am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Gillyking Storytelling

Time: 2pm

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Junk Modelling session

Time: 2.00

Venue: Starbeck Community Library

Address: 68A High Street, Harrogate HG2 7LW

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Pebble Paining

Time: 2pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytime Session at Fountains Abbey (Summer of Play)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Zoolab- Live creatures

Time: 2:00pm

Venue: Newby and Scalby Community Library

Address: 450 Scalby Road, Scarborough YO12 6EE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Junk Model Bug Hotel. Use our junk modelling materials to make the perfect home for the insects and bugs in your garden!

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Party Garden Carfts. Bunting, garden signs, tea lights

Time: 2pm

Venue: Scarborough Library

Address: Vernon Road, Scarborough YO11 2NN

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

The BIG Pirate Party

Time: 11am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

It’s time for a party and Pirate No-beard is getting things ready for the celebrations. This will be an action packed interactive adventure, full of puppets, games, and their usual high energy fun.

Underwater Creations 2

Time: 10.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Activity to be arranged and run by the National Lteracy Trust

Time: 10:30am

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Art Club: Skipton Town Hall

Time: 10am & 1.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Miniature felt food plushies/ keyrings. Learn a new craft and make some thing that you can take home. Art Club is aimed at young people aged 10-18yrs. Priced at just £7.50 per person. No adult needed—just...

Family Craft and Fun – Pompoms! If you’re looking for something to do inside on a hot (or rainy) summers day, come and make pompoms at Malton Library Library!

Time: 2

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Ripon Cathedral family activty morning

Time: 10:30am-12pm

Venue: Ripon Cathedral

Website: riponcathedral.org.uk/family/

Join us for stories and crafts every Tuesday morning throughout the summer holidays! On 26th August make beatuiful birds to nest in tremendous trees! £3 per child (to include all crafts and refreshments)....

Cinema at the Library - Enjoy a family film at our pop-up library cinema

Time: 10 am

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Cinema at the Library - Enjoy a family film at our pop-up library cinema

Time: 2pm

Venue: Harrogate Library

Address: Victoria Avenue, Harrogate HG1 1EG

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Grow Scarborough Library- Cress Seed Planting

Time: 10

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego and Duplo Day

Time: 10:00

Venue: Knaresborough Library

Address: Town Centre, 40 Market Place, Knaresborough HG5 8AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego animals and gardens

Time: 10am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Lego Makers - Birds and Bricks

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Minute Garden Craft Workshop ran by Ripon Library Museums

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Royal Pump Room Museum Make & Take Railways

Time: 10am to 4pm

Venue: Royal Pump Room Museum

Address: Crown Place, Harrogate HR1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway – so let’s get crafting! Join us at the Royal Pump Room Museum to make your own railway destination posters and toy trains! Free 45 minute...

The Amazing Bubble Science Show

Time: 11am & 2pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

The Amazing Bubble Science Show is an engaging and interactive performance that explores the fascinating world of bubbles through fun experiments, scientific explanations, and creative demonstrations.

Adult Learning craft event for families

Time: 10.30-12.30

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult Learning Event 2/2

Time: 10.00

Venue: Selby Library

Address: 52 Micklegate, Selby YO8 4EQ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Collections in Focus: Costume

Time: 10am & 2pm

Venue: Royal Pump Room Museum

Address: Crown Place, Harrogate HR1 2SA

Website: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/harrogate-knaresborough-museums

Do you love a costume drama? Are you curious about what we have hiding in our collection store? Join us for a special session exploring Harrogate Museum’s costume collection! The session will offer...

Lego drop in

Time: 2pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Make a nature bookmark

Time: 10am

Venue: Norton Hive Library and Community Hub

Address: 86 Commercial Street, Norton, Malton YO17 9ES

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Mindful Photography - Children must be accompanied with an adult who has a smart phone

Time: 10:30am

Venue: More Than Books - Eastfield Community Library

Address: High Street, Eastfield, Scarborough YO11 3LL

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Starbright Arts story based craft session make a mini book and surprise

Time: 10am

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Adult learning craft drop in

Time: 2pm

Venue: Thirsk Community Library

Address: Meadowfields, Chapel Street, Thirsk YO7 1TH 

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craft event delivered by Adult Learning

Time: PM (tbc)

Venue: Pickering Library

Address: The Ropery, Pickering YO18 8DY

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craft event delivered by Adult learning services

Time: 10am

Venue: Malton Library

Address: St Michael Street, Malton YO17 7LJ

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Museum Make & Take: Railways

Time: 10am & 1pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

This year marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway – so let’s get crafting! Join us at Skipton Town Hall to make your own railway destination posters and toy trains! Free Drop in session...

Lego Day

Time: All Day

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Rotters with Love Food Hate Waste smoothie bike

Time: 2.30

Venue: Northallerton Library

Address: 1 Thirsk Road, Northallerton DL6 1PT

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Storytime Session at Fountains Abbey (Summer of Play)

Time: TBC

Venue: Ripon Library

Address: The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Wild Robot story session and collaborative craft display

Time: 2.00

Venue: Starbeck Community Library

Address: 68A High Street, Harrogate HG2 7LW

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Gillyking Storytelling

Time: 2pm

Venue: Filey Library

Address: Station Avenue, Filey YO14 9AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Skipton Town Hall Summer Makers Market

Time: 11am - 4pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Discover handmade treasures lovingly crafted by talented local artists, designers, and crafters. Whether you’re looking for a thoughtful gift, a treat for yourself, or simply enjoy browsing beautiful,...

Snazzy, psychedelic snails. We will use a salad spinner to help us construct colourful little creatures

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Craven Museum Relaxed Session

Time: 9.30am & 3.30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Relaxed sessions are aimed at people with additional sensory needs and anyone else who may benefit. Sessions are available to individuals, groups and families to make visiting the museum more accessible.

End of the Challenge Celebration! A last chance to collect your SRC medal! Come along to the Children’s Area and have a game of Bug Bingo and join in with a Beetle Drive … you might win a prize!

Time: 9.30

Venue: Sherburn & Villages Community Library

Address: Finkle Hill, Sherburn in Elmet, Leeds LS25 6EA

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

A Winter Adventure at JORVIK Viking Centre

Time: 10am-5pm

Venue: JORVIK Viking Centre

Address: Coppergate, York

This winter, experience AD 975 like never before! For the first time in 40 years, JORVIK Viking Centre is embracing the chill with an immersive winter makeover. Step into the icy world of the Vikings and...

Beetle Bank Farm

Venue: Beetle Bank Open Farm

Address: Moor Lane, Murton, York YO19 5XD 

Website: https://www.beetlebankopenfarm.co.uk/

Animals, adventure and fun! Meet our rare breeds From Alpaca’s to pigs, turkeys to goats, we have lots of wonderful animals for you to get to know. Our friendly staff are on hand to answer your questions...

Chess Club  -Every Saturday

Time: 11am – 1pm

Address: Hull Central Library, Albion St, Hull HU1 3TF

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS 

Craven Museum Relaxed Session

Time: 9:30-10:30am & 3:30-4:30pm

Venue: Skipton Town Hall

Address: High Street, Skipton, BD23 1AH

Website: https://skiptontownhall.co.uk/

Relaxed sessions are aimed at people with additional sensory needs and anyone else who may benefit. Sessions are available to individuals, groups and families to make visiting the museum more accessible....

In partnership with YDNP

Venue: Richmond Community Library

Address: 10a Queens Road, Richmond DL10 4AE

Website: https://northyorks.gov.uk/src

Kid’s Book Club - Last Saturday of Every Month

Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm

Address: East Park Library, Holderness Rd, Hull HU8 8JU

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS 

Lego Club, Bransholme

Time: 10:30 - 11:30

Venue: Bransholme Library

Address: Bransholme Library, North Point Shopping Centre, Goodhart Rd, Hull HU7 4EF

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

Join us for some LEGO building fun at a library near you! 5+ yrs.

Lego Club, Central

Time: 6:00 - 7:00

Venue: Central Library

Address: Central Library, Albion St, Hull HU1 3TF

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

Join us for some LEGO building fun at a library near you! 5+ yrs.

Lego Club, Central

Time: 2:00 - 3:00

Venue: Central Library

Address: Central Library, Albion St, Hull HU1 3TF

Website: https://hulllibraries.eventbrite.com/

Join us for some LEGO building fun at a library near you! 5+ yrs.

Lego Club - Third Saturday of the month

Time: 10:30 – 11:30am

Address: Ings Library, Savoy Rd, Hull HU8 0TY

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS 

Make & Take Club

Venue: Central Library

Address: CENTRAL LIBRARY, Albion St, Hull , HU1 3TF

Website: https://www.hcandl.co.uk/libraries/your-local-library/central-library

Get your craft on at Hull Central Library, every Thursday 6pm.

Make & Take Craft Club - Every Thursday

Time: 6pm– 7pm

Address: Hull Central Library, Albion St, Hull HU1 3TF

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS 

Maritime City Guided Tours

Venue: HULL AND EAST RIDING MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY

Address: 36 High Street, Hull, HU1 1NQ

A group of dedicated volunteers who are accredited White Badge tours guides are offering guided tours for you to learn more about Hull and how the city has been shaped by its past, present and future.

Mini Masterpieces

Time: 10-4:30om

Venue: FERENS ART GALLERY

Address: Queen Victoria Square, Hull, HU1 3RA

Website: http://www.hcandl.co.uk/ferens

Join us for fun and colourful art activities for children aged 7 years and under, inspired by the amazing artworks of Jason Wilsher-Mills. Free, drop-in 

Mini Monsterz

Address: Esk Leisure, The Carrs, Ruswarp, Whitby YO21 1RL 

Website: https://minimonsterz.co.uk/

As one of the biggest indoor play centres in Yorkshire, we take pride in offering an impressive array of play equipment and slides suitable for all ages.

Star Carr

Time: 10am-5pm

Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Address: Museum Gardens, Museum Street, York, YO1 7FR

Website: https://www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/

Included with general admission, the Star Carr: Life After the Ice exhibition offers an exciting and interactive journey into human life 11,000 years ago, just a few hundred years after the last Ice Age....

Storytime

Venue: HULL CENTRAL LIBRARY,

Address: HULL CENTRAL LIBRARY, Albion Street, Hull, HU1 3TF

Website: https://www.hcandl.co.uk/libraries/your-local-library/central-library

Sessions are every Thursday morning (term time only), at 9:45 am – 10.30am.

Street Dance - Every Monday (term time)

Time: 3:30 – 4:15pm

Address: Bransholme Library, North Point Shopping Centre, Goodhart Rd, Hull HU7 4EF

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS 

Street Dance - Every Saturday (term time)

Time: 10:15- 11am

Address: Western Library, 262-264 Boulevard, Hull HU3 3ED

Website: www.hulllibraries.eventbrite.co.uk or call (01482) 210000 to reserve your tickets. Follow us on our social media channels - https://linktr.ee/hull.libraries or sign up to our newsletter for all the latest info https://bit.ly/HL-ENEWS