Music Festivals 2024 in Yorkshire

Yorkshire hosts an array of music festivals covering every genre, from the world famous Leeds Fest to Tribfest one of the Worlds biggest tribute band festivals, to world music, jazz, blues and more.

Scarborough Punk Festival

30th and 31st March 2024
Band line up includes Sham 69 and the Buxxcocks. Held at The Scarborough Spa.

York Blues Festival

6th April 2024
The Crescent Community Venue in York is the home for the York Blues Festival. A one day music festival to celebrate the Blues.

Harrogate International Youth Festival

29th March to 3rd April 2024
The Harrogate International Youth Festival is a unique music and performing arts Festival that offers a richly rewarding opportunity to meet and perform with other ensembles from around the World.

Todmorden Folk Festival

3rd to 5th May 2024
Todmorden Folk Festival is an annual festival of music, singing, dancing and folky family fun in the heart of the Calderdale valley.

Filey Folk Festival

3rd to 5th May 2024
A broad range in styles of acoustic folk, blues, traditional, modern, country, a bit of acoustic rock and pop and a very warm welcome and famously friendly atmosphere.

Holmfirth Festival of Folk

10th to 12th May 2024
Holmfirth Festival of Folk will return for a full weekend in 2024, more details coming soon

Sheffield Chamber Music Festival

17th to 25th May 2024
Join Music in the Round & Ensemble 360 as they welcome some of the world's finest musicians and stellar guest artists.

Get Together 2024

18th May 2024
Get Together is a mult-venue festival of music, arts, food and drink. The festival celebrates the very best in new and independent artists, DJs, creators, breweries and food traders.

Sheffield Chamber Music Festival

17th to 25th May 2024
Music in the Round hosts Sheffield Chamber Music Festival, an annual festival of classical music each May, as well as star-studded seasons each spring and autumn.

Leeds Jazz Festival

23rd to 28th May 2024
The event aims to unite and celebrate the musicians, venues, promoters, audiences and organisations who are part of the Leeds Jazz tapestry - whilst showcasing the best of local, national and international music.

Live At Leeds

25th May 2024
Live at Leeds in the Park is a brand new, one day festival held at Temple Newsam, Leeds.

Robin Hood's Bay Folk Weekend

7th to 9th June 2024
A weekend full of Concerts, Music Sessions, Dance and Singarounds in and around the 'famed city of Robin Hood's Bay' on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast.

Whitby 60's Festival

7th to 9th June 2024
From Friday night to Sunday night, enjoy a full weekend of sixties music, featuring some of the biggest names of the 1960s. Welcome to 'Whitby Live' held at Whitby Pavillion.

Barnsley Live 24

8th June 2024
Taking place in over 20 venues and featuring over 200 artists every year. A family friendly day of live music for all.

Harrogate Music Festival

8th June to 13th July 2024
Opening on 8th June with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Harrogate Music Festival brings a rich and varied classical, choral and chamber programme to the heart of Yorkshire.

Let's Rock Leeds

22nd June 2024
Let’s Rock Leeds returns to Temple Newsam with a fabulous line-up of artists to bring you the very best of the 80s, and an action packed day of general 80s madness!

Band In'T Barn

21st and 22nd June 2024
Back for a fourth year, Bands In'T Barn is a local music festival with local musicians, held near Holmfirth. Bands, food, drink, kids activities and more.

Bradfield Festival of Music

22nd to 29th June 2024
Bradfield Festival of Music, held at St Nicholas Church, High Bradfield just outside Sheffield. A week of glorious music in a magical setting featuring the finest international and local artists.

Speigeltent - Harrogate

28th June to 7th July 2024
Nine days of jazz, soul, dance, burlesque, cabaret and more set against the backdrop of the glamorous and magical Spiegeltent, a bespoke venue in Crescent Gardens, Harrogate. Includes returning favourites The Gypsy Queens, House of Burlesque and jazz singer Jo Harrop.

Cleckheaton Folk Festival

5th to 7th July 2024
Cleckheaton Folk Festival celebrates folk music and traditional folk dance, with events for all ages over the weekend.

Staxtonbury Music Festival

5th to 7th July 2024
A weekend of camping and glamping, cocktails and mocktails, rides and slides, hay bales and real ales, live bands and wristbands all delivered to you in the family friendly home we now proudly call Staxtonbury.

Otley Live

5th to 7th July 2024
4th annual Otley Live Music and Arts Festival 5th-7th July 2024 at venues around the town.

Whitby Soul Weekender

5th to 7th July 2024
The Whitby Soul Weekender will feature world-renowned DJs and live performances, offering a non-stop party atmosphere that will have you dancing all weekend long

York Early Music Festival

6th to 13th July 2024
Celebrating reinvention, recreation and song Something old, Something new, Something borrowed …

Askhern Music Festival

13th July 2024
Askern Music Festival is returning with a bang in 2024! Brace yourself for another incredible lineup packed with stars and immense talent.

Bassfest Summer Festival

20th and 21st July 2024
Bassfest is an electronic music festival in Sheffield, which brings together some of the biggest names in bass, for one weekend of high-octane partying.

York Proms

28th July 2024
A great night of live entertainment featuring live orchestra, opera soloists, a stunning fireworks finale and local talent on our warm up stage.

Tramlines

26th to 28th July 2024
Tramlines three day music festival in Sheffield. Music Comedy and so much more. A great value local festival with some big names.

Meadowfest, Malton

27th July 2024
MeadowFest is Malton’s brilliant boutique music festival, set within the lovely riverside meadows & gardens of The Talbot Hotel. Expect a relaxed festival of uplifting sunshine bands.

Deer Shed

26th to 29th July 2024
Deer Shed is a family-friendly festival with music, comedy, cinema, food. art, workshops, theatre, literature, sports and so much more for all the family members to enjoy.

Humber Street Sesh

3rd August 2024
Humber Street Sesh returns in 2023 and it's our 10th anniversary, so come party! A festival for the people, by the people. Providing a platform for emerging musicians, artists and creatives from across the region and beyond.

Underneath The Stars Festival

2nd to 4th August 2024
This year sees another eclectic, high quality line-up in the beautiful setting of Cinderhill Farm, Barnsley. Returning for its tenth year, the arts and music festival boasts spectacular live performances in a host of musical styles ranging from pop to folk.

Leeds Ska and Mod Festival

4th August 2024
The popular Leeds Ska & Mod Festival is set to return to Millennium Square on Sunday 4 August 2024 as part of the venue’s annual Summer Series.

Saltburn Folk Festival

9th to 11th August 2024
Saltburn Folk Festival is a friendly, multivenue festival, set in a historic seaside town on the stunning North Yorkshire coast. We are here to champion creativity, tradition and opportunity across the folk arts.

Tribfest

16th to 18th August 2024
Tribfest, the world's biggest, and best, tribute band music festival! The festival offers a full lineup and varied mix across all 6 stages. There’s something for everyone with bands from the 60s, to current chart acts.

Whitby Folk Week

17th to 23rd August 2024
A week of folk in Whitby, with a wide range of local and National performers, childrens events and a craft fair at venues across Whitby.

Hull Folk and Maritime Festival

23rd to 25th August 2024
HFMF is organised by Folk in Hull, a registered charity that also hosts related events such as the popular maritime concerts, singarounds and sessions and pop-up buskers’ gigs.

Rock N Roll Circus

29th to 31st August 2024
Set to take place over the weekend of 29 - 31 August, the Rock N Roll Circus is where the best in musical talent meets the weird and wonderful world of the circus.

This Feeling By The Sea

6th and 7th September 2024
Two day Music festival held at The Bridlington Spa, headliners The K's and The Royston Club

Scarborough Jazz Festival

27th to 29th September 2024
Scarborough Jazz Festival is returning in 2024! This will be the 21st year of the festival and the first year with Mark Gordon as festival director.

Float Along Festival

28th September 2024
Over thirty live artists will be performing accross six stages across Sheffield from 1pm until 11pm with DJ's playing until 2am

Musicport

25th to 27th October 2024
Musicport is an indoor festival dedicated to world music. Hosted across five stages at the Whitby Pavilion.

Town Festival

10th to 20th October 2024
All new for 2024 a combination of Town grassroots music festival with the old Halifax Festival Of Words to bring our biggest festival yet with more events & new venues too including Halifax Minster & Calderdale Industrial Museum.