Spotlight on Festivals & Events on the Yorkshire Coast
Winter 2008/09 Edition
Monday 1st – Saturday 6th December- Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Producer/director Bill Kenwright brings his renowned production of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT to the FUTURIST THEATRE SCARBOROUGH, audiences will undoubtedly recognize the young man in the leading role…
26 year-old CRAIG CHALMERS was one of the most popular finalists in the recent hit BBC series Any Dream Will Do. Watched by millions every Saturday night, the show was produced to find a leading man for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new West End production, and Craig, chosen from tens of thousands of wannabees, charmed audiences week after week with his vocal talents, finishing in the top five.
Bill Kenwright, one of the most successful and prolific producers in British theatre today, (whose current hit West End shows include the musicals Blood Brothers and Cabaret and acclaimed drama The Letter), was on the expert panel of judges alongside Andrew Lloyd Webber, Denise Van Outen and John Barrowman and is delighted that Craig is taking on the leading role.
For more information please call the Futurist Theatre on 01723 365789.
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Friday 5th- Sunday 7th December- Robin Hood's Bay Victorian Weekend
As the UK’s most popular hobby; yes we are talking Fishing the Yorkshire Coast is party to a number of leading events this autumn.
One of the more unusual forms of the sport is fishing from an Ocean Kayak; a great way of seeing the Coastal Scenery from an unusual perspective whilst also having the opportunity to bring home some fresh fish for supper!
NB A lovely village just 10 miles to the North worthy of a visit anytime
Saturday 6th- Sunday 7th December- Winter Wonderland Weekend
Saturday is Fun packed with various entertainers and face painters including various bands and the return of the truck-mounted snow machine cascading artificial snow. Sunday sees the return of the 'Reindeer Parade' starting from Queens Street at 1pm with the Cairngorm Reindeers pulling Santa & two very fortunate children in his sleigh around the town.
Call Town Centre Management on 01723 341345 for more information about the Weekend.
Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December- The Magic of Christmas
Friday 5th, Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th December- The Magic of Christmas
Get into the spirit of Christmas with this family friendly production which guarantees you will be laughing and singing all the way through Christmas.
Show Times:
5th & 6th December at 7.30pm
7th December at 2pm
Ticket Prices:
Adults £7
Children & OAP £6
Call the YMCA for more information on 01723 374227.
NB: The YMCA theatre is 5 minutes walk away over the iron bridge!
Saturday 6th- Sunday 7th, Saturday 13th –Sunday 14th , Saturday 20th – Sunday 21st December- Santa Specials at Miniature Railway
By popular demand, Santa is returning to North Bay for December. North Bay Miniature Railway was established in 1931. With 4 Diesel Hydraulic Engines and open and closed coaches. It connects Peasholm Park and Scalby Mills, near the Sea Life Centre.
On the first date - 6th December, Santa will arrive at Peasholm Park Station on a Sleigh pulled by Husky dogs after setting off from The Oasis Cafe on Marine Drive at 9.30a.m. and arriving at Peasholm Park Station at 9.45a.m.
There will be a school choir and band at Peasholm Park Station to welcome him. Price £3.80 per child (includes a visit to Santa and a present), accompanying adults £2.80.
Opening Times
Sat 6 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Sun 7 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Sat 13 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Sun 14 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Sat 20 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Sun 21 Dec 2008 10:00 to 14:40
Contact Mrs Lesley Humphreys for more information:
Tel: 01723 368791
Mobile: 07780 938974
Thursday 11th- Sunday 14th December- Christmas Continental Market
One of the best touring Continental Markets in the country visits Scarborough Town Centre for our special Christmas Market. 'Team Fantastique' will be bringing approximately 40 stalls featuring a range of continental produce including a boulangerie unit selling fresh bread and croissants plus a wide range of cheeses, olives, biscuits, chocolates, sweets, leather goods, jewellery, wooden toys and much, much, more!
Come along and have a taste of the continent this Christmas in Scarborough Town Centre from 10am- 6pm daily, call 01723 341345 for more information.
NB The continental market is a 5 minute walk across the Iron Bridge!
Thursday 11th December 2008- Thursday 1st January 2009- Family Pantomime Rodin Hood and Babes in the Wood at Scarborough Spa
A traditional Family Pantomime Come and see this fun filled familypantomime. Sponsored by the Scarborough Evening News.
Ticket Prices
Adults: £11.00
Children: £7.50
Concessions: £10.00
Family of 4: £30.00
Family of 5: £34.00
For more information please call Scarborough Spa on 01723 376774
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Thursday 11th December 2008- Saturday 17th January 2009 Awaking Beauty
@ Stephen Joseph Theatre from 7.30pm with some matinee performances
A new musical filled with lust, laughter and just a little love
Words by Alan Ayckbourn and music by Denis King
Directed by Alan Ayckbourn
As the story goes, due to a wicked godmother’s curse, Princess Aurora, on her eighteenth birthday, pricks her finger and falls asleep for a hundred years until she is finally awakened by a handsome Prince who kisses her awake. And Beauty and her Prince fall in love and live happily ever -
Or will they?
Ticket Prices
£9 - £18.50 Early Birds
(11 - 16 December)
all tickets £9
U35s night (15 December) ticket £6
For more information please call 01723 370541
NB: The SJT is 5 minutes walkaway acroos the Valley Bridge!
Saturday 13th December- Festive Spectacular @Scarborough Spa from 7.30pm
The evening is guaranteed to be a wonderful night's entertainment with lots of audience participation, and is the perfect way to get in the Christmas spirit and kick start the festive season. Special guest compere Harry Gration from BBC's Look North.
Ticket Prices:
Adults: £9
Concessions: £7
Family: £27
For more information please call Scarborough Spa on 01723 376774
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Sunday 14th December- Scarborough Symphony Orchestra: Night At Theatre
The Spa Grand Hall @ 7.30PM, Josephine Peach piano
The Thieving Magpie Overture Rossini Piano Concerto in C# minor Rimsky Korsakov The Snow Maiden Suite Rimsky Korsakov Sleeping Beauty Suite Tchaikovsky.
Tonight we visit the theatre. Rossini’s orchestral tour-de-force, the overture The Thieving Magpie opens our concert. Rimsky-Korsakov’s piano concerto is very rarely heard, which is a pity, since it displays all his usual melodic and harmonic gifts. We are pleased to welcome Josephine Peach to perform it for us.
The opera The Snow Maiden was written when the composer was in his late thirties,
and despite containing much good music (including, notably The Flight of the Bumble Bee) it has never gained a regular place in the repertory. Tchaikovsky, though a Russian composer, was not a member of the Nationalist school. His ballets Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty are all rich, tuneful and universally popular.
Ticket Prices:
Adults: £8.50
Concessions: £7.50
Children/Students: Free
For more information please call Scarborough Spa on 01723 376774
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Saturday 20th December- Scarborough Area Music Service Gala Concert
A feast of music performed by young musicians
A feast of music performed by: Junior Concert Band, SAYSO, GuitarEnsemble, Ebony, Choir, EASY Concert Band, Junior Strings, EASY jazz, Junior Guitar Group, Jazz Train, Intermediate Orchestra.
Ticket Prices:
Adults £7.50,
Concessions £5.00
Children accompanied by an adult FREE
For more information please call Scarborough Spa on 01723 376774
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Sunday 21st December- Live Nativity & Parade
The Three Kings on Camels will wind their way through the town centre, 
starting at Queen Street at 1pm and finishing outside Woolworths, where they will present their gifts at the live nativity, complete with Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, donkeys and shepherds. There will also be carol singing with accompaniment from the Hunmanby Silver Band and free mince pies! Come and see for yourselves the real message of Christmas.
For more information please call 01723 341345.
Friday 26th December- Scarborough Boxing Day Events
It’s a Scarborough tradition, a festive occasion which is termed 'Ladies Day'. There are various explanations, but the most commonly held one is that thefishermen's wives were given the day off to go for a drink after they had 
worked so hard preparing and delivering Christmas. So the pubs opened. Now it's for everyone: the pubs open at 11am, everyone's in high spirits and happy to regale tales of their Christmas. It's a time to catch up with people you see every day, those you see occasionally and those you see once a year.
There are organised events too, like the fishermen vs firemen football match, tug of war on the beach and a home-made-raft race in the harbour, plus a Boro match to attend. There's something for everybody, and around the town are people of all ages.
Scarborough Sub Aqua Club Presents: Boxing Day Raft Race
Build your own raft, sail around the harbour - fight off the competition. Scarborough's popular Boxing Day tradition, start time: approx. 12.00.
For an application form, contact us on 07838 455583.
All proceeds to the Scarborough Fishermen and Firemen's Charity.
Friday 26th December- Scarborough Boxing Day Events
It’s a Scarborough tradition, a festive occasion which is termed 'Ladies Day'. There are various explanations, but the most commonly held one is that thefishermen's wives were given the day off to go for a drink after they had worked so hard preparing and delivering Christmas. So the pubs opened. Now it's for everyone: the pubs open at 11am, everyone's in high spirits and happy to regale tales of their Christmas. It's a time to catch up with people you see every day, those you see occasionally and those you see once a year.
There are organised events too, like the fishermen vs firemen football match, tug of war on the beach and a home-made-raft race in the harbour, plus a Boro match to attend. There's something for everybody, and around the town are people of all ages.
Scarborough Sub Aqua Club Presents: Boxing Day Raft Race
Build your own raft, sail around the harbour - fight off the competition. Scarborough's popular Boxing Day tradition, start time: approx. 12.00.
For an application form, contact us on 07838 455583.
All proceeds to the Scarborough Fishermen and Firemen's Charity.
Wednesday 31st December- The Most Thursday 1st January 2009- Scarborough Spa Orchestra's New Years Day Concert, The Grand Hall @ 3pm.
The legendary Spa Orchestra return for the Grand Hall's first concert in2009 with their traditional New Years Day Viennese Concert.
For more information please call 01723 376774
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Spa Complex!
Saturday 3rd January 2009-FUTURIST THEATRE FESTIVAL OF CLASSICAL RUSSIAN BALLET - The Nutcracker St Petersburg Ballet Theatre with full orchestra from 7pm.
Clara and her Nutcracker doll journey to a fantasy kingdom, meet the Mouse King, the Snow Queen and visit the Land of the Sweets. Tchaikovsky’s memorable score evokes winter enchantment in the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Arabian Dance accompanying them on their magical journey.
For more information or to book tickets please call 01723 365789.
NB We have tickets available free of charge more details click here or call 01723 357400
NB: The Crown Spa Hotel is but a stone’s throw away from the Futurist!
Saturday 24th @ 7.30pm & Sunday 25th January @ 3pm 2009- Stephen Joseph Theatre Presents YBS Band.
Many YBS Brass Band regulars rated last year’s concert as the best ever 
from the award winning band. Under the baton of world renowned euphonium player Morgan Griffiths and with some of the most exciting new soloists around, award-winners themselves, the band goes from strength to strength. Marches, traditional tunes, classical, contemporary and show-stoppers are all here.
And the sound in the intimate atmosphere of The Round is irresistibly stirring.
For more information please call 01723 370541.
NB: The SJT is 5 minutes walkaway acroos the Valley Bridge!
