Feva Festival – Knaresborough 2025
FEVA Festival returns to Knaresborough from 8–17 August 2025, filling the town with ten days of creative celebration including music, theatre, workshops, exhibitions, street performances and family fun.
From lively street entertainers to quiet exhibitions and engaging craft sessions, there’s something for all ages and interests at the Knaresborough Festival of Entertainment and Visual Arts.
Events will take place across multiple venues, including Market Cross, Conyngham Hall, St John’s Church, Briggate Art Studios and local cafes, with many events free to attend or affordably priced.
Here’s a full day-by-day guide to what’s on throughout the festival:
Friday 8 August
Beach Party at CREATE, 10:00am (£5)
Professor Dan, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
feva Opening Ceremony, Market Cross, 12:00pm (Free)
Collage & Painting – The BFG Theme, Briggate Art Studios, 1:00pm (£22.22)
Paul Mirfin Painting Demo (Oil), Track and Sleeper, 4:00pm (£10)
Silent Disco (Family Friendly), The Kiosk at Conyngham Hall, 5:00pm (£7.50)
Boat & Burger, Marigold Cafe, 6:00pm (£32.50)
Silent Disco (Adults Only), The Kiosk, 7:00pm (£10)
Snake Davis Solo, Holy Trinity Church, 7:30pm (£17.50)
Retro Revival, The Cross Keys, 8:00pm
Saturday 9 August
Conyngham Hall parkrun: Musical Marshals, 9:00am (Free)
Much Ado About Nothing: Arts Award Day, The Kiosk, 10:30am (£30)
James the Jester from Chester, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Botanical Drawing Workshop, Briggate Art Studios, 3:00pm (£38.62)
Much Ado About Nothing (Performance), The Kiosk, 6:00pm (£20.50)
Professor Elemental does FEVA, Frazer Theatre, 7:00pm (£16)
Arthur Bliss: A Man of Two Continents, St John’s Church, 7:30pm (£15)
Into the Mystic, Park Place Social Club, 8:00pm (Free)
Drop Leg Steppers, The Hart, 9:30pm
Sunday 10 August
Busk Stop with Olly, Market Cross, 10:00am (Free)
feva Family Bike Ride, Conyngham Hall, 10:00am (Free)
feva Celebration Service, St John’s Church, 10:30am (Free)
The Knaresborough Eleven, Knaresborough Castle, multiple times (£10)
JT Glew Book Signing, Castle, 11:00am (Free)
Storytime with Yorkshire CREATE, The Kiosk, 11:00am (Free)
Knaresborough Allotments Open Day, 1:30pm (Free)
Town Criers Competition, Market Cross, 2:00pm (Free)
Paul Mirfin and Warren Timmis, WMC, 5:00pm (£5)
The Robin Hood Code, CREATE Studios, 7:30pm (£5)
Open Mic Night, The Hart, 8:00pm (Free)
Monday 11 August
Lantern Workshop with ARTventurers, COGS, 9:45am (£12.50)
Musical Theatre Workshop, CREATE Studios, 10:00am (£25)
Punch & Judy, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Clogarhythm, Market Cross, 6:30pm (Free)
Evening with Mark Wells, CREATE Studios, 7:00pm (£10)
Dance feva by Studio 3, Frazer Theatre, 7:15pm (£7.50)
The Ebor Quartet, St John’s Church, 7:30pm
Tuesday 12 August
Handbell Ringing, St John’s Church, 11:00am (Free)
Pete’s Suitcase Circus, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Mosaic Workshop: The Knaresborough Eleven, CREATE Studios, 11:00am (Free)
Junk Modelling Pen Pots, Heritage Centre, 11:00am (£5)
Sock Puppets, Heritage Centre, 1:00pm (£5)
Silent Book Club, CREATE Studios, 6:00pm (Free)
Unravelled: Four Red Sweaters, Frazer Theatre, 7:30pm
Wednesday 13 August
Forest Family Fun Day, The Kiosk, 10:00am (Free)
Children’s Day at the Library, 10:30am (Free)
Castle Walks, 10:30am & 2:30pm (Free)
Mayor’s Town Tour, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Forest Day at Forest Park, 12:00pm (Free)
Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Art Workshop, Briggate, 1:00pm (£22.38)
Hapa Zome Workshop, Forest Park, 1:00pm (Free)
Sing a Song of Sixpence, Knaresborough Castle, 2:00pm (Free)
Medusa Morris Dancers, Market Cross, 6:00pm (Free)
Painting in the Pub, The World’s End, 6:00pm (£25)
Knaresborough Knightmares Ghost Walk, Market Cross, 7:00pm (£6, Sold Out)
More Poetry Please, CREATE Studios, 7:30pm (£7.50)
A Twisted Tale, COGS, 7:30pm (£10)
Status Faux, WMC, 8:30pm
Thursday 14 August
Baby ARTventurers Workshop, Manor House, 11:00am (£9.50)
The Great Mandavi, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Medieval Bestiary, Heritage Centre, 11:00am (£5)
Orb Fest, Orb Arts, 12:00pm (Free)
Orpheus Launch Event, CREATE Studios, 1:00pm (£12.50)
Leaf Printing, Heritage Centre, 1:00pm (£5)
Silver Keys, Frazer Theatre, 2:00pm (£5)
Legion Quiz, WMC, 7:00pm (£10)
Live at the Library – Comedy Night, 7:00pm (Free)
Photo Walk, Market Cross, 7:00pm (£5)
Halfway to Hollywood, Frazer Theatre, 7:30pm
Friday 15 August
Poetry Day at the Library, 10:00am (Free)
Magic Keith, Market Cross, 11:00am (Free)
Roller Disco, The Kiosk, 4:30pm (£5)
Knaresborough Lions’ Beer Festival, Knaresborough House, from 5:00pm (Free)
Arabella & Other Stories info night, Frazer Theatre, 6:00pm (Free)
Roger McGough: Alive and Giggling, Holy Trinity Church, 7:30pm (£20)
Jam Night, Park Place Social Club, 8:00pm (Free)
Jon Matthews, The Orange Groves, 9:00pm
Saturday 16 August
Beer Festival & Picnic in the Park, Knaresborough House, 12:00pm (Free)
Space to CREATE (Junior), CREATE Studios, 4:00pm (£5)
Space to CREATE (Senior), CREATE Studios, 5:00pm (Free)
Afghan Kitchen, COGS, 7:00pm (£30)
Dana Ali Band, Carriages, 7:00pm (£20)
Rising Local Artists, The Hart, 7:00pm (Free)
feva Burlesque, Frazer Theatre, 7:30pm (£20)
Cooler Kings, The Cross Keys, 9:00pm
Sunday 17 August
Pride & Prejudice Arts Award Day, The Kiosk, 10:30am (£30)
Storytime with Yorkshire CREATE, The Kiosk, 11:00am (Free)
Chorus Crew, High Bridge Gardens, 11:00am (Free)
Beer Festival continues, Knaresborough House, 12:00pm (Free)
Calcutt Gala, Calcutt Oval, 12:00pm (£2)
Spa Sax, High Bridge Gardens, 4:30pm (Free)
Pride and Prejudice performance, The Kiosk, 6:00pm (£18)
Open Mic Night, The Hart, 8:00pm (Free)