MayFest - nearly here!

Richmond's annual festival of traditional music, dance and tales kicks off on Friday 3 May and runs into the Bank Holiday Monday! Everywhere around the town and castle, on street corners and in pubs, you'll bump into jugglers, morris dancers, minstrels, cloggies, folk-singers and storytellers. Highlights include:

Retro Night! Dance the night away (until 10pm, anyway) to the sounds and rhythms of the 50s and 60s. Live band, and prizes for the best-dressed dancers! Cash bar available.

Knights in armour at the Castle, plus medieval music, dance, story-telling and traditional games.

Musical walk to Easby Abbey in the company of the Ran Tanners.

MayFest Ceilidh! Recretae the music and dance of the rural Yorkshire Dales, to live accompaniment from a caller and guitar, concertina,  flute and fiddle.

And there'll be much more: folk music everywhere: tarantella, clog-dancing, maypole-dancing, morris-dancing and samba; storytelling; food, drink, garden plants and crafts... Many of the events are totally free. Tickets and more information are at richmondmayfest.org/whatson2024, or you can pick up information at Richmond Information Centre in the Market Hall. We can even help you order online if you don't have web access.

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