Kirkbymoorside Gateway to the Moors Music Festival 1st - 3rd August 2025

Kirkbymoorside Gateway to the Moors Music Festival 2025 is a unique event, showcasing not just the best of local and national music, but the friendly, historic town of Kirkbymoorside, using venues across the town. The town will be decked out in flowers and flags, and its wonderful independent shops, and its pubs and cafes will be open to welcome you.
Starting on Friday 1st August (Yorkshire Day), we kick off at 2pm with Rural Acoustic Music in the Moorside Room, followed by the amazing guitar and vocals of singer / songwriter Carrie Martin, supported by talented John Drakes in the atmospheric All Saints Church at 5.30pm.
Friday Night is 60's Party Night, starting at 8.30pm in the Memorial Hall, dance the night away to live music from the amazing Bootleg 60's - prize for best 60's costume.
Saturday 2nd August starts with an Open Mic in the Moorside Room at 10am, a history walk at 11.00 from the Buttercross, buskers on the Buttercross, the Town Brass Band on the Cobbles at 12.00 and then free live music in every pub and café (starting with pop/ rock band Chocolatebox at the White Swan) all afternoon and into the evening.
At 2pm, wonderful singer songwriter Wounded Bear will be playing in All Saints Church, followed by the fabulous vocal duo Flo and Jones at 4.30, and then Jazz with John Lane and Friends at 7.30.
Meanwhile, Saturday night is Country Night in the Memorial Hall, with PJ getting you ready with a line dancing class at 3pm before opening for top country band, The Breeze at 8.00. Prize for the best country outfit!
Sunday morning starts with a free children's disco in the Memorial Hall at 11am, followed at 2pm by an 1940's Tea Dance with a sumptuous afternoon tea and a glass of fizz, and a prize for the best '40's outfit. There is a second chance to find out about the town's colourful history on a history walk leaving the Buttercross a 11am.
At 2pm in All Saints Church, relax to the Moorland Voices Choir along with members of the Friday Rehearsal Orchestra. Finally, at 4.30pm, wonderful singer songwriter David Swann will be performing with friends in the Methodist Church.
A mixture of paid and free / for donation events. Paid tickets are available in advance from Eventbrite, or, with the exception of the 40's Tea Dance, pay on the door. Tea Dance tickets can also be bought from the Moorside Stores, Market Place, Kirkbymoorside. Full details and links to tickets are on the town's website, www.kirkbymoorsidetown.co.uk.