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There's never a dull moment in Richmond...

Richmond Presents... Summer on the Swale!

There’s always something to do and somewhere to go in Richmond and this year's 'Summer on the Swale' programme offers loads of summer fun.

We’ve got an action-packed August of outdoor activities and experiences – including Outdoor Cinema on the banks of the Swale and hosted by The Station, an exciting range of workshops for all the family including kite making and “Fly Your Kite Day” at the Racecourse, plus a bumper Bank Holiday weekend of Twilight Market and Music at Easby Abbey. Not to mention all the thrills and spills of Yorkshire Day and the Duck Club Annual Sports Day!

August 14th at 5pm: Outdoor Cinema - Mamma Mia - A Free Event
August 15th at 5pm: Outdoor Cinema - Jurassic Park - A Free Event
August 16th at 5pm: Outdoor Cinema - The Greatest Showman - A Free Event
August 19th 11am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm: Kite Making Workshops at Richmondshire Museum - drop in session, children free
August 20th 11am-12.30pm and 1.30pm-3pm: Kite Making Workshops at the Green Howards Museum - drop in session, children free
August 23rd, 1-4pm: Fly Your Kite at the Racecourse - A Free Event
August 29th, 5-9pm: Summer Twilight Market
August 30th, 11am-3pm: Music at Easby Abbey with Trouvere Medieval Minstrels
August 31st: The Richmond Duck Club Annual Sports Day at Richmondshire Cricket Club

It’s all part of Richmond Presents... Summer on the Swale!

Summer on the Swale is supported by David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire and funded by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority.

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Music, Film & Theatre

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5th and 6th December

André Rieu’s 2026 Christmas...

The Station

André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra return with a brand-new Christmas concert, bringing a premium festive event to cinemas.

8th December 2026

7.30pm

Don’t Go Into The Cellar...

The Station Cinema

Take a trip to Baker Street and spend Christmas with Sherlock Holmes in this engaging stage show starring award-winning actor Jonathan Goodwin as the famed detective.

9th December 2026

6.30pm

Met Opera 26/27: Samson et Dalila

The Station Cinema

Saint-Saëns's spectacular take on the biblical hero of legendary strength and the seductive Philistine whose beauty overpowers him returns in the Met's larger-than-life production.

19th and 28th January and 4th February 2027

7pm

Exhibition On Screen: Renoir & Love

The Station Cinema

Be transported back to a Parisian summer of love through the eyes of a true visionary. An unmissable opportunity to fall in love with Renoir this winter.

3rd February 2027

4.45pm

RBO 26/27: Gotterdammerung

The Station Cinema

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde...

20th February 2027

7.30pm

Piers Adams and Lyndy Mayle

Richmond School

The Golden Thread traces a rich and varied musical journey around the music of J.S. Bach, using his works as an anchor for exploration across centuries and styles.

23rd February 2027

6.45pm

RBO 26/27: Cosi Fan Tutte

The Station Cinema

Spurred on by a bet, two young men hatch a plan to test the fidelity of their girlfriends. What follows is a slippery game of seduction and power, the four lovers plunging into a dizzying world of shifting reality, where truth becomes...

6th March 2027

7.30pm

Beth Stone and Daniel Murphy

Richmond School

“It’s about time” - Flutes and Frets present music from the sixteenth century to the twentieth century.

23rd March 2027

7.15pm

RBO 26/27: Alice’s Adventures...

The Station Cinema

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole, events become curiouser and curiouser…