HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION 2021 2021 Weekend Break Packages Don’t miss a minute of the drama with our exclusive Weekend Break packages For one long, sultry, summer weekend the temperature in Harrogate rises whatever the weather as the world’s hottest celebration of crime writing swings FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION 2021 2021 Weekend Break Packages Don’t miss a minute of the drama with our exclusive Weekend Break packages For one long, sultry, summer weekend the temperature in Harrogate rises whatever the weather as the world’s hottest celebration of crime writing swings FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00. FAQS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Harrogate International Festivals FAQs BOX OFFICE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FESTIVAL TEAM ADVERTISING PRESS OFFICE BROCHURES HARROGATE Please find some frequently asked questions about the cancellation of the HIF 2020

Summer Season

WELCOMING LUKE JERRAM’S IN MEMORIAM TOURING COVID MEMORIAL Harrogate’s West Park Stray is to play host to a visually stunning touring art installation, from award winning artist Luke Jerram. Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last

15 months.

SALON NORTH

Berwins Salon North returns with accessible TED style talks presenting the most stimulating ideas in arts, science and psychology.. The series consists of entertaining and fascinating talks from the experts and is the go to night ‘out’ – whilst staying in – for the post clubbing generation, having been voted number six in the ‘Top 100 Things to do in the World’ by GQ magazine. WEEKEND ROVER CLASSIC Weekend Rover Classic Thursday 23rd - Sunday 26th July 2020 The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate Tickets: £245 Due to the ongoing coronavirus situation, we have made the disappointing decision not to hold this

event in July 2020.

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event BIG SCREEN – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Big Screen Montpellier Hill, Harrogate | home of film Over the last six years, the Big Screen - Harrogate's Film Festival has become a real highlight in Harrogate’s summer diary, sadly this year we are unable to bring you this event. As a charity we must deliver our programme within budget and occasionally THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

ANNOUNCING THE 2021 #THEAKSTONAWARD LONGLIST The full longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 is: Cry Baby by Mark Billingham (Little, Brown Book Group, Sphere) The Cutting Place by Jane Casey (HarperCollins, HarperFiction) Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (The Orion Publishing Group, Orion Fiction) Between Two Evils by Eva Dolan (Bloomsbury Publishing, Raven

Books)

HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. NEWS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last 15 months, In Memoriam has been designed as a tribute to frontline NHS staff and care workers who have constantly put their lives at risk during the ongoing pandemic. TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00. VACANCIES – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Volunteering Opportunities: Gain experience go behind the scenes and support the Festivals Become a Festival Assistant. Harrogate International Festivals is recruiting for Festival Assistants to help with our Summer Festivals between June and August 2020. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals to join the team to help run our exciting Festivals programme, providing a comprehensive FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Premier Friend. The Premier Friends offers donors a unique relationship with Harrogate International Festivals with benefits including: A 15% ticket discount on any tickets purchased for any events in our Festivals portfolio. Four complimentary tickets per year (max 2 per event) for any Festival in the portfolio. ANNOUNCING THE 2021 #THEAKSTONAWARD LONGLIST The full longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 is: Cry Baby by Mark Billingham (Little, Brown Book Group, Sphere) The Cutting Place by Jane Casey (HarperCollins, HarperFiction) Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (The Orion Publishing Group, Orion Fiction) Between Two Evils by Eva Dolan (Bloomsbury Publishing, Raven

Books)

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THE LUMINARIUM COMES TO HARROGATE Visitors are expected to flock to Harrogate’s famous Stray this summer as a giant interactive art installation transforms it into a magical world. Harrogate International Festivals presents The Luminarium, a monumental walk-in sculpture designed by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air. The inflatable walk-in sculpture is half the size of a football pitch. From the Guggenheim in Q&A WITH MARION BRUNET Q&A with Marion Brunet. Marion Brunet, born in 1976 in the Vaucluse, is a well-known Young Adult author in France.Her YA novels have received over 30 prizes, including the 2017 UNICEF Prize for Youth Literature. She is also author of this month’s You’re Booked Book of the Month, and sits down with us to talk about Summer Reckoning, her writing process, and how to be a better writer HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

Q&A WITH LUCY FOLEY

Guests are called to a remote island off the Irish coast to celebrate the wedding of the year — the marriage of Jules and Will. Everything has been meticulously planned, the scene is set, old friends are back together: it should be the perfect day. Until, that is, the discovery

of

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

Q&A WITH LUCY FOLEY

Guests are called to a remote island off the Irish coast to celebrate the wedding of the year — the marriage of Jules and Will. Everything has been meticulously planned, the scene is set, old friends are back together: it should be the perfect day. Until, that is, the discovery

of

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory.

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

FESTIVAL TEAM

Festival Team. Harrogate International Festivals is the flagship arts Festival for the North of England. A charitable organisation, our passion and ambition maintains our position as an arts organisation delivering Festivals of national importance and dramatically increasing the cultural opportunities for Harrogate and the wider

region.

MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00. 1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

SALON NORTH

Berwins Salon North returns with accessible TED style talks presenting the most stimulating ideas in arts, science and psychology.. The series consists of entertaining and fascinating talks from the experts and is the go to night ‘out’ – whilst staying in – for the post clubbing generation, having been voted number six in the ‘Top 100 Things to do in the World’ by GQ magazine.

BROCHURES 2019

Harrogate International Festivals Brochures Brochures 2019 HIF in Harrogate. Our work in 2019 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2019 Event Guide HIF 2019: Your WINNER OF THE 2020 #THEAKSTONAWARD ANNOUNCED Belfast born Adrian McKinty has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious accolade in crime writing, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, for his best-selling thriller, The Chain, that sees parents forced to abduct children to save the lives of their own.. Adrian McKinty, winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 for The Chain said: “I am gobsmacked and ANNOUNCING THE 2021 #THEAKSTONAWARD LONGLIST The full longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 is: Cry Baby by Mark Billingham (Little, Brown Book Group, Sphere) The Cutting Place by Jane Casey (HarperCollins, HarperFiction) Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (The Orion Publishing Group, Orion Fiction) Between Two Evils by Eva Dolan (Bloomsbury Publishing, Raven

Books)

Q&A WITH MARION BRUNET Q&A with Marion Brunet. Marion Brunet, born in 1976 in the Vaucluse, is a well-known Young Adult author in France.Her YA novels have received over 30 prizes, including the 2017 UNICEF Prize for Youth Literature. She is also author of this month’s You’re Booked Book of the Month, and sits down with us to talk about Summer Reckoning, her writing process, and how to be a better writer HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory.

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION 2021 2021 Weekend Break Packages Don’t miss a minute of the drama with our exclusive Weekend Break packages For one long, sultry, summer weekend the temperature in Harrogate rises whatever the weather as the world’s hottest celebration of crime writing swings NEWS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last 15 months, In Memoriam has been designed as a tribute to frontline NHS staff and care workers who have constantly put their lives at risk during the ongoing pandemic. MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00.

FESTIVAL TEAM

Festival Team. Harrogate International Festivals is the flagship arts Festival for the North of England. A charitable organisation, our passion and ambition maintains our position as an arts organisation delivering Festivals of national importance and dramatically increasing the cultural opportunities for Harrogate and the wider

region.

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Premier Friend. The Premier Friends offers donors a unique relationship with Harrogate International Festivals with benefits including: A 15% ticket discount on any tickets purchased for any events in our Festivals portfolio. Four complimentary tickets per year (max 2 per event) for any Festival in the portfolio.

HISTORY FESTIVAL

The Harrogate History Festival invited readers to delve into the past to explore and grapple with leading literary minds on some of the most gripping conflicts, personalities and epic tales in human history. Past programmes have included such literary luminaries as Philippa Gregory, Bernward Cornwell, Sandi Toksvig, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Michael

SALON NORTH

Berwins Salon North returns with accessible TED style talks presenting the most stimulating ideas in arts, science and psychology.. The series consists of entertaining and fascinating talks from the experts and is the go to night ‘out’ – whilst staying in – for the post clubbing generation, having been voted number six in the ‘Top 100 Things to do in the World’ by GQ magazine.

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

THE LUMINARIUM COMES TO HARROGATE Visitors are expected to flock to Harrogate’s famous Stray this summer as a giant interactive art installation transforms it into a magical world. Harrogate International Festivals presents The Luminarium, a monumental walk-in sculpture designed by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air. The inflatable walk-in sculpture is half the size of a football pitch. From the Guggenheim in HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory.

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

NEWS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last 15 months, In Memoriam has been designed as a tribute to frontline NHS staff and care workers who have constantly put their lives at risk during the ongoing pandemic. TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION 2021 2021 Weekend Break Packages Don’t miss a minute of the drama with our exclusive Weekend Break packages For one long, sultry, summer weekend the temperature in Harrogate rises whatever the weather as the world’s hottest celebration of crime writing swings MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00.

FESTIVAL TEAM

Festival Team. Harrogate International Festivals is the flagship arts Festival for the North of England. A charitable organisation, our passion and ambition maintains our position as an arts organisation delivering Festivals of national importance and dramatically increasing the cultural opportunities for Harrogate and the wider

region.

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Premier Friend. The Premier Friends offers donors a unique relationship with Harrogate International Festivals with benefits including: A 15% ticket discount on any tickets purchased for any events in our Festivals portfolio. Four complimentary tickets per year (max 2 per event) for any Festival in the portfolio. REVEALING A CRIMINALLY GOOD SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021 Reveals Criminally Good Special Guest Line-up Curated by Rebus Legend Ian Rankin. Harrogate International Festivals is thrilled to reveal the killer Special Guest line-up for the world’s largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, Theakston Old Peculier Crime

HISTORY FESTIVAL

The Harrogate History Festival invited readers to delve into the past to explore and grapple with leading literary minds on some of the most gripping conflicts, personalities and epic tales in human history. Past programmes have included such literary luminaries as Philippa Gregory, Bernward Cornwell, Sandi Toksvig, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Michael

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

THE LUMINARIUM COMES TO HARROGATE Visitors are expected to flock to Harrogate’s famous Stray this summer as a giant interactive art installation transforms it into a magical world. Harrogate International Festivals presents The Luminarium, a monumental walk-in sculpture designed by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air. The inflatable walk-in sculpture is half the size of a football pitch. From the Guggenheim in HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. Q&A WITH MARION BRUNET Q&A with Marion Brunet. Marion Brunet, born in 1976 in the Vaucluse, is a well-known Young Adult author in France.Her YA novels have received over 30 prizes, including the 2017 UNICEF Prize for Youth Literature. She is also author of this month’s You’re Booked Book of the Month, and sits down with us to talk about Summer Reckoning, her writing process, and how to be a better writer HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. Q&A WITH MARION BRUNET Q&A with Marion Brunet. Marion Brunet, born in 1976 in the Vaucluse, is a well-known Young Adult author in France.Her YA novels have received over 30 prizes, including the 2017 UNICEF Prize for Youth Literature. She is also author of this month’s You’re Booked Book of the Month, and sits down with us to talk about Summer Reckoning, her writing process, and how to be a better writer

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

TIMELINE – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 2000 Phil Jupitus, Willard White, Melvyn Tan, Courtney Pine, Young Musician: Jamie Walton. 2001 Two premieres from the George Piper Dances starring Michael Nunn and William Trevitt and Alan Bennett’s Hymn, Jazz Jamaica All Stars, George Piper Dances. Artist in Residence; Michael Nyman. 2002 Orchestra Baobab, The African All Stars, Craig Ogden, Denys Baptiste, Danish National Symphony

Orchestra.

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event

SALON NORTH

Berwins Salon North returns with accessible TED style talks presenting the most stimulating ideas in arts, science and psychology.. The series consists of entertaining and fascinating talks from the experts and is the go to night ‘out’ – whilst staying in – for the post clubbing generation, having been voted number six in the ‘Top 100 Things to do in the World’ by GQ magazine.

HISTORY FESTIVAL

The Harrogate History Festival invited readers to delve into the past to explore and grapple with leading literary minds on some of the most gripping conflicts, personalities and epic tales in human history. Past programmes have included such literary luminaries as Philippa Gregory, Bernward Cornwell, Sandi Toksvig, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Michael

BROCHURES 2019

Harrogate International Festivals Brochures Brochures 2019 HIF in Harrogate. Our work in 2019 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival 2019 Event Guide HIF 2019: Your

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

WINNER OF THE 2020 #THEAKSTONAWARD ANNOUNCED Belfast born Adrian McKinty has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious accolade in crime writing, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, for his best-selling thriller, The Chain, that sees parents forced to abduct children to save the lives of their own.. Adrian McKinty, winner of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 for The Chain said: “I am gobsmacked and ANNOUNCING THE 2021 #THEAKSTONAWARD LONGLIST The full longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2021 is: Cry Baby by Mark Billingham (Little, Brown Book Group, Sphere) The Cutting Place by Jane Casey (HarperCollins, HarperFiction) Fifty Fifty by Steve Cavanagh (The Orion Publishing Group, Orion Fiction) Between Two Evils by Eva Dolan (Bloomsbury Publishing, Raven

Books)

Q&A WITH MARION BRUNET Q&A with Marion Brunet. Marion Brunet, born in 1976 in the Vaucluse, is a well-known Young Adult author in France.Her YA novels have received over 30 prizes, including the 2017 UNICEF Prize for Youth Literature. She is also author of this month’s You’re Booked Book of the Month, and sits down with us to talk about Summer Reckoning, her writing process, and how to be a better writer HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory. HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS ‘Everything art can be - interactive, inspiring, and made such an impact on all our family.' Donate Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing

Festival HIF Player

FESTIVALS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Berwins Salon North Across the year Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 22-25 July 2021 Harrogate Music Festival July

IN MEMORIAM

In Memoriam. Free – No Need To Book. Friday 28th May – Monday 7th June 2021 | Open daily. West Park Stray, Harrogate. FREE. Luke Jerram’s ceremonial art installation has been created as a memorial to those we have lost in the COVID-19 pandemic. In Memoriam is a temporary memorial for the public to visit and remember all those we

have lost

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is back this July! We are looking forward to producing a live event here in Harrogate at our home The Old Swan Hotel with a programme that packs a punch from 2021 Programming Chair Ian Rankin.. From the announcement of the most coveted Award in Crime Fiction with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year right through to our finale RAWORTHS LITERATURE FESTIVAL Bring the Festival to life on demand, by discovering our podcast, exploring You’re Booked or visiting HIF Player where there are over 125 events, including a host of events from the 2020 Raworths Harrogate Literature Festival, available for you to enjoy for free,

from the comfort of

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL 2021, FAQS Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021. The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is scheduled to be held at the Old Swan Hotel from the 22 – 25 July 2021. Given the current pandemic, the proposed roadmap, the available events guidance and, most importantly of all for us, the safety of our authors and audience,

there are a

1940S DAY – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS 1940s Day 2020-01-28T13:25:14+01:00. The 2019 1940’s Day was held on Sunday (23rd June) in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens. The annual 1940s Day saw the clock being wound back eight decades with a variety of wartime costumes, vintage vehicles and music from the decade that brought us swing and the big-band sounds. The free community event THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2020: INTERNATIONAL SHORTLIST REVEALED FOR CRIME WRITING’S PREMIER PRIZE. The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian

outback.

MEET OLIVER HEATH, FOUNDER OF THE HEATH QUARTET The Heath Quartet is one of the most dynamic and charismatic quartets in the UK and they’re coming to Harrogate on Sunday 12th March. Oliver Heath, violinist and founder of the Heath Quartet, has had some life-changing experiences of late – a departure in the form of violinist Cerys Jones, who left the group last November, and an arrival in the form of his now five-month baby boy, Rory.

WHAT’S ON

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

NEWS – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS Measuring 36m in diameter, it features more than 100 flags made from hospital bed sheets arranged in the form of a medical symbol and is designed as a temporary memorial to those we have lost over the last 15 months, In Memoriam has been designed as a tribute to frontline NHS staff and care workers who have constantly put their lives at risk during the ongoing pandemic. TICKETS & ACCOMMODATION 2021 2021 Weekend Break Packages Don’t miss a minute of the drama with our exclusive Weekend Break packages For one long, sultry, summer weekend the temperature in Harrogate rises whatever the weather as the world’s hottest celebration of crime writing swings MY ACCOUNT – HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS My Account – Harrogate International Festivals. My Account 2020-11-02T12:57:56+01:00.

FESTIVAL TEAM

Festival Team. Harrogate International Festivals is the flagship arts Festival for the North of England. A charitable organisation, our passion and ambition maintains our position as an arts organisation delivering Festivals of national importance and dramatically increasing the cultural opportunities for Harrogate and the wider

region.

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Premier Friend. The Premier Friends offers donors a unique relationship with Harrogate International Festivals with benefits including: A 15% ticket discount on any tickets purchased for any events in our Festivals portfolio. Four complimentary tickets per year (max 2 per event) for any Festival in the portfolio. REVEALING A CRIMINALLY GOOD SPECIAL GUEST LINE-UP Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2021 Reveals Criminally Good Special Guest Line-up Curated by Rebus Legend Ian Rankin. Harrogate International Festivals is thrilled to reveal the killer Special Guest line-up for the world’s largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction, Theakston Old Peculier Crime

HISTORY FESTIVAL

The Harrogate History Festival invited readers to delve into the past to explore and grapple with leading literary minds on some of the most gripping conflicts, personalities and epic tales in human history. Past programmes have included such literary luminaries as Philippa Gregory, Bernward Cornwell, Sandi Toksvig, Lord Melvyn Bragg, Michael

MERCHANDISE

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.

THE LUMINARIUM COMES TO HARROGATE Visitors are expected to flock to Harrogate’s famous Stray this summer as a giant interactive art installation transforms it into a magical world. Harrogate International Festivals presents The Luminarium, a monumental walk-in sculpture designed by Alan Parkinson of Architects of Air. The inflatable walk-in sculpture is half the size of a football pitch. From the Guggenheim in

SEARCH BY FESTIVAL

* RAWORTHS HARROGATE LITERATURE FESTIVAL

* HIF AT HOME

Toggle SlidingBar Area

* HIF AT HOME

* FESTIVALS

* WHAT’S ON

* ABOUT US

* JOIN & SUPPORT

* NEWS

* MY ACCOUNT

* MY BASKET

*

Go to...

* HIF AT HOME

* FESTIVALS

* WHAT’S ON

* ABOUT US

* JOIN & SUPPORT

* NEWS

* MY ACCOUNT

* MY BASKET

Home 2021-05-12T16:43:34+01:00 ‘EVERYTHING ART CAN BE – INTERACTIVE, INSPIRING, AND MADE SUCH AN IMPACT ON ALL OUR FAMILY.’

DONATE

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL

HIF PLAYER

YOU’RE BOOKED

BOOK OF THE MONTH

BERWINS SALON NORTH

HIF AT HOME

RAWORTHS HARROGATE LITERATURE FESTIVAL HARROGATE MUSIC FESTIVAL HARROGATE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SERIES

HIF+

SPIEGELTENT AND CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL OUTDOOR INSTALLATIONS

PRESS OFFICE

ABOUT US

FUTURE 50 APPEAL

BOX OFFICE:

01423 562303

SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER:

FIRST NAME:

LAST NAME:

EMAIL ADDRESS:

FIND US ONLINE:

Copyright 2020 Harrogate International Festivals. All Rights Reserved. Registered Charity No. 244861. Registered in England No. 858029

Facebook

Twitter

Youtube

Instagram

Pinterest

Email

Close Share Toggle Fullscreen Zoom

Previous Next

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are

happy with it.Ok

Go to Top