A weekend of music featured sold out events as thousands enjoyed the sounds in a thriving North Yorkshire town.

The second Harrogate Music Weekender took place at events across the town centre during the weekend of October 10-13.

From a Taylor Swift tribute at Mama Doreen’s, to an Oompah Band at the newly refurbished Coach & Horses, organisers Harrogate BID says the weekend delivered something for everyone.

The Business Improvement District (BID) says it has received plenty of fantastic feedback from its members, with one stating: “Thank you so much! We were so happy to have a sold-out event for the Music Weekender, it’s really great event idea and we can’t wait to get involved with what you have planned next."

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Meanwhile, another local business owner said: “I was really happy with the Friday. I got the impression that there was a really good amount of people out and in town.”

Matthew Chapman, Harrogate BID Manager, said: “It’s been great to hear how much of a positive impact the Music Weekender had on local business once again.

“On both years we’ve organised this excellent event, it’s proved to be a huge hit and has helped massively to drive both footfall and spend into our town centre.

“There were so many top acts on show across the weekend and ‘Singo Bingo’ was definitely another highlight this year. I’d like to offer a big thank you to everyone that got involved to support the event.”

The promotion of the Music Weekender also proved to be popular on the BID’s social media channels, with the Singo Bingo post alone reaching almost 20,000 people. In total, there were more than 25,000 impressions for the event’s posts on different social media platforms.

Harrogate BID says plans are already underway for a bigger and better 2025 programme of events for it to deliver, from the Harrogate Self Care Week to the returning Harrogate Lego Trail. More information can be found on the Harrogate BID website or social media channels.