Institution Profile
Ryedale Festival
Every year, the Ryedale Festival welcomes outstanding performers from all over the world to perform a wide-ranging and distinctive programme in the many spectacular venues in and around Ryedale, North Yorkshire – an area full of history and natural beauty.
The Festival enjoys a large, loyal and enthusiastic audience, the warm support of the local community and a reputation as one of the mos
Every year, the Ryedale Festival welcomes outstanding performers from all over the world to perform a wide-ranging and distinctive programme in the many spectacular venues in and around Ryedale, North Yorkshire – an area full of history and natural beauty.
The Festival enjoys a large, loyal and enthusiastic audience, the warm support of the local community and a reputation as one of the most exciting and enterprising summer festivals in Europe.
Events range far and wide across the area and performances are given in over thirty stunning venues, including Castle Howard, Hovingham Hall, Duncombe Park, Birdsall House and Sledmere House, as well as in Ampleforth Abbey, York Minster, Scarborough Spa and many other local venues. There is also a popular series of morning Coffee Concerts given in the many beautiful, sometimes remote, country churches of Ryedale.