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What’s on in Harrogate this week?

• Christmas Crafting at Harrogate Neighbours Community Hub - 10am. Add a touch of homemade charm to your festive season with our Christmas craft workshops. Learn how to create colourful decorations and memorable gifts, and enjoy the festive surroundings with your neighbours.

• Monday Night Bingo at The Woodlands - 8pm.

• Nature’s Pharmacy at Crowne Plaza Hotel - 7:30pm. Prepare to explore the remarkable intersection of traditional wisdom and modern science! In this captivating lecture, President-Elect Cherry Wainwright and Professor David Nutt unite their world-leading expertise in natural products and psychedelic medicine to illuminate nature’s most powerful therapeutic secrets. Book here.

• Music Quiz at AAA, Cold Bath Road - 7pm (7:30 start) Runs every Monday.

• Qigong Classes at St George’s Dance Club, Harrogate - 11am every Monday.

• Chess Club at St Robert’s Club, Harrogate - 7:30pm every Monday. Learn more here.

• Bingo at The Harrogate Trades Hall - Every Monday at 7pm. £20 for the evening which includes all 10 games of bingo, £1 into the 'Jackpot Accumulator' and a £1 participation fee. More info here.

• Charity Quiz Night at The Stone Beck Pub, Jennyfield - 7pm. See if you can win the £30.00 bar tab for you and your friends. £1 entry which goes in the charity box for Saint Michael’s Hospice.

• Quiz Night at The Coach and Horses, Harrogate - 8pm. The entry fee is just £5 per team, and all proceeds will benefit our chosen charity of the year, Martin House Children’s Hospice.

• Quiz Night at The Four Leaf, Harrogate - Join the Monday pub quiz at the Four Leaf in Harrogate to win prizes, hear live music, and enjoy special drinks offers. Free entry. Book a table here. 

• Andy’s Man Club at Harrogate College - A judgement-free, confidential space where men can be open about the storms in their lives. Every Monday at 7pm.

• Pizza & Pint Night at The Empress, Harrogate - Every Monday 5pm-9pm. Pizza and a pint for £12.

• Jam Night at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm-11:30pm. Live music.

• The Great Giggle Get-Together - Festive Games at Starling - 7pm. This year, Gerry’s Giggling Games is bringing festive cheer and belly laughs to Starlings Bar! Join us for an evening of side-splitting games, spontaneous fun, and a cosy dose of Christmas spirit. More info and tickets here.

• Acoustic Sessions at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm-11:30pm. Live music.

• Pub Quiz at Rooster’s Brewing Company, Hornbeam Park - every Tuesday at 7:30pm.

• Quiz Night at The Knox, Bilton - every Tuesday at 8pm.

• Christmas Concert at Belmont Grosvenor School - 5:45pm. Come and join us for a Christmas Concert in the Greenwood Gym with musical performances from our talented pupils. More info here.

• YAS Christmas Wreath Making at The Bee Pavilion, Great Yorkshire Show Ground - 5:30pm. Get ready to get creating and festive with our YAS Christmas Wreath Making event. Book here.

• Maurice Grumbleweed Sings the Blues at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm-11:30pm. Live music.

• Steak Night at The Knox, Bilton - 2 sirloin steaks and a bottle of wine for £45. Every Wednesday 5pm-9pm.

• Pieman’s Pub Quiz at The Foundry Project, Harrogate - Weekly quiz with Dj Mark Pieman. £3.00 entry. Great prizes and the entry fee gives you a shot at the Money Shot Jackpot, this changes every week. Book a table here.

• Harrogate Town U18s vs West Brom U18s FA Youth Cup - 7pm. Get tickets here.

• Next Steps Crochet Club at Yarn etc - 10am. Come join us for your next steps in crochet. A monthly crochet improvers club, building on techniques, stitches, patterns and more. Book here.

• Harrogate Christmas Cracker Workshop at Piglet In Bed - 6pm. Includes all materials, and x6 custom crackers to take home, in addition to a seasonal tipple and festive bites. Book here.

• Harrogate - Small99's People, Planet, Pint™: Sustainability Meetup at Starling - 5:30pm. Pop down to your local People Planet Pint meetup to find more about what's going on locally with sustainability and how you can get involved. Free tickets here.

• Emmaus House Christmas Fair - 10am. More info here.

• Amber's Thursday Club, Amber’s Restaurant at Cedar Court Hotel - Sample delicious food and perfectly paired beer to a backdrop of live acoustic music. Book a table here.

• Bingo at The Stone Beck Pub, Jennyfield - 7pm every Thursday. Join our Bonney bingo caller Rosey for five games of bingo, £5 entry for 5 games, 2 Lines wins you a main dish of your choosing, Full House wins £10 cash and Jackpot Final Full House Prize.

• Acoustic Night at St Robert’s Club, Harrogate - 7:30pm. Learn more here.

• Balance Women’s Circle Connect & Create at Hampsthwaite Village Rooms - 7pm Every Thursday. A nurturing space filled with joy, laughter, and connection, where creativity thrives. £5 per person.

• Quiz Night at Christie’s Bar, Harrogate - Every Thursday at 8pm. Includes general knowledge, picture round, music round, and sports round with prizes for the winners. They also do a Play Your Cards Right game to win a cash jackpot.

• Quiz Night at The Empress, Harrogate - 8pm every Thursday.

• Happy Hour at Bacchus, Harrogate - from 4pm-7pm.

• Pie Night at The Knox, Bilton - a homemade pie and a drink for £16. Every Thursday from 5pm.

• Karaoke Night at Hales Bar, Harrogate - Every Thursday from 9pm with resident DJ Dave.

• The Less Than Average Height Band at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm. Live music.

• Black Tie Ball at Rudding Park Hotel - 7pm. Experience a formal three course dinner and dancing to Marc & Abi band at Rudding House. Book here.

• Candlelit Christmas at Christ Church - 7:30pm. Enchanting harmonies beneath flickering flames: A timeless celebration of Christmas with our mesmerising candlelit concert and captivating string quartet. Buy tickets here.

• Re-Take That at Royal Hall - 7:30pm. The ultimate Take That party night, bringing the world’s biggest boy band’s greatest hits to life – live on stage. Book tickets here.

• The Originals Sixties Weekend at The Cairn Hotel - 5pm. Two days of pure sixties music.

• Live Music Fridays at Coach & Horses, Harrogate - 8pm. Welcoming talented local musicians to serenade you and kick off your weekend in style.

• Poker Night at The Harrogate Trades Hall - Every Friday at 7pm.

• Life Drawing at The Empress, Harrogate - 6:30pm-9:30pm every Friday.

• The Alex Fawcett Band at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm-11:30pm. Live music.

• Black Bear Bones at The Den, Harrogate - 10pm. Live music.

• Harrogate RUFC 1st XV vs Leeds Tykes at Harrogate Rugby Club - 2pm Kick-off.

• Christmas Walk at Swinsty Reservoir - 9:30pm. All welcome to join our Christmas Walk, doggies, children and friends. Mince Pies at the end.

• Ding Dong Harrogate Theatre Choir Concert at West Park United Reform Church - 3:30pm. The Harrogate Theatre Choir are hosting a super concert of carols at the West Park United Reformed Church in Harrogate. There will be plenty of sing-a-long opportunities too! Funds collected are to be donated to Harrogate, so we hope you'll attend!

• Live Band Ball at Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate - 6:30pm. Unwrap the ultimate Christmas party experience! Get ready to jingle all the way to the dance floor. Book tickets here.

• Santa vs Grinch Pizza Masterclass at The Curious Cow - 3pm. Booking is mandatory. More info here.

• Justin Moorhouse, Roger Monkhouse, Howard Walker and Alex Boardman at Manhattan Snooker Club - 8pm. A true comedy club experience with an hilarious joke-packed evening of laughs, table seating and possibly the cheapest Christmas drinks in Harrogate!

• The Unthanks at Royal Hall - 7:30pm. Magical folksters The Unthanks come to Harrogate this December for a winter warmer gig. Book tickets here.

• The Bridge Christmas Party at The Bridge Inn - 5pm. Christmas Party with live music from the wonderful Meghan Clamp.

• Dori and The Driver at Cristies - 8pm. Upbeat covers duo that will have you jigging alone to your favourite songs.

• Leo Hicks at The Den, Harrogate - 3pm. Live music.

• Latin Fury at The Den, Harrogate - 9pm. Live music.

• Saturday Shakedown at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 3pm. Live music.

• Jed Thomas at Blues Bar, Harrogate - 9pm-11:30pm. Live music.

• Light up a Life 2024 by St Michael’s Hospice at Saint Michael’s Hospice, Crimple House, Hornbeam Park Avenue - 4pm. Together, we’ll honour those who are no longer with us through reflections, readings and songs. More info here.

• Carols by Candlelight and Afternoon Tea at Rudding Park Hotel - 3:30pm. Join us at Rudding Park Chapel for mulled wine, music and carols from High Row Choir. Experience Prosecco Afternoon Tea at Rudding House prior to carols in the Chapel. Book here.

• St Wilfreds Christmas Fair at Saint Wilfrid Harrogate - 1pm. A festive afternoon with music, activities for kids, cakes, drinks, bellringing, dog training, gifts and crafts and more.

• Dan’s Questionable Quiz at Starling, Harrogate - Every Sunday at 7:30pm. £1 entry per person with all the proceeds donated to the Harrogate Hospital & Community Charity.

• Pub Quiz at The Disappearing Chin, Harrogate - 6pm every Sunday.

• Sunday Gas-lit Acoustic Afternoon at Hales Bar, Harrogate - From 4pm, hosted by the talented Ade Payne, a chilled out afternoon of acoustic music, with special weekly guests & open mic slots.

• Open Mic Sunday Sessions at The Foundry Project, Harrogate - Every Sunday 2-4pm. Live music.

• The Lowells, Dom Pipkin, and Status Faux at Blues Bar, Harrogate - Live music throughout the afternoon and evening.

• Freddie Cleary at The Den, Harrogate - 7pm. Live music.

That’s all for this week. Please share and forward to your friends and family.

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