Last Updated on 27/02/2023
Spring is finally in the air and March is just around the corner!
This calendar of events shares the best things to do in Yorkshire in March, including unmissable March Yorkshire events. Keep reading to fill your March calendar!
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Things to do in Yorkshire in March
Spring is finally here, and it brings with it a whole new calendar of Yorkshire events!
With Mother’s Day this month and (hopefully!) some better weather, there is lots to do in Yorkshire in March! There is an excellent selection of events throughout the region just waiting to be enjoyed.
Keep reading to discover the best things to do in Yorkshire in March and to ensure you don’t miss these limited time events!
Please note, the information provided about these events may be subject to change. For the most up to date information, always check event website prior to booking.
Things to do in North Yorkshire in March
Are you ready for the exciting events in North Yorkshire this March?
With some of the biggest foodie events, outdoor events, as well as photography, literature, and lifestyle events, there really is something for everyone happening in North Yorkshire this month!
North Yorkshire Events in March
Here is a roundup of the best events in North Yorkshire in March 2023.
Canoeing, Star Gazing and Pizza Night
How Stean Gorge is proud to be hosting the ever-popular Dark Skies Activities nights as part of the Yorkshire Dales and Moors Dark Skies Festival.
They will be running these activities alongside their Pizza Nights on Saturdays throughout the festival from January 20th to March 18th 2023.
Ever thought of star gazing in a canoe?
Glide into the water and paddle your rafted canoe across Scar House Reservoir under the moon and stars.
Also, if you arrive early, you can get free entrance to the Gorge and Caves Visitor Attraction.
Scar House Reservoir is one of three places in the Nidderdale AONB that has a Dark Sky Discovery Site status.
The Yorkshire Dales National Park has been officially designated an International Dark Sky Reserve, making this area one of the best places in the world to view the skies above.
Dates: 3rd-4th, 10th-11th, 17th-18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £39/person
Address: How Stean Gorge, Lofthouse, North Yorkshire, HG3 5SF
Muddy Boots Social Walk – The Unique Geology and Archaeology of the Dales around Malham
Muddy Boots Social Walks are small group guided walks that give you the chance to explore new areas, enjoy fresh air and stunning scenery, learn more about the Dales.
Plus, meet new people, all without needing to read a map or follow instructions!
Your walk leader, Matt, will organise the route (and make sure you don’t get lost!), as well being on hand to answer any questions about the landscape, geology, flora and fauna of the area, so all you need to do is turn up and enjoy the walk!
This March, enjoy a full day exploring the unique landscape around Malham.
Hear about some of the history and geology of this stunning area, taking in the famous sights of Malham Cove, Malham Tarn, Janet’s Foss and Gordale Scar as well as some less well-known highlights of the area.
Dates: 4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £30/person
Address: Malham National Park Centre, Chapel Gate, Malham, BD23 4DA
Malham Cove Magical Full Moon Walk
On this evening, you’ll be doing the classic Dales circuit of Janet’s Foss waterfall, Gordale Scar and the epic Malham Cove at night.
If you’re a Harry Potter fan, the top of Malham Cove was used as a Yorkshire filming location in the final film where Harry, Ron and Hermione pitched their tent when escaping Voldemort!
Although a familiar and popular place during the day, it will appear very different at night.
Walking when dark can be exciting and rewarding, leaving you feeling utterly buzzing and refreshed.
But this isn’t any old night walk.
The location is perfect for a spot of stargazing. If there are clear skies the walk will include a talk about the stars, as well as the landscape you’re walking through.
And you will be taught how to ‘fine tune’ your senses through a little mindfulness, so you’ll get even more out of the experience too.
Please note: the walk length is roughly five miles and mainly on footpaths. It follows recognised tracks and trails, however, there are steep as well as extremely uneven sections. A good level of fitness will be required.
Dates: 4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £59/person
Address: Malham National Park Centre, Chapel Gate, Malham, BD23 4DA
North York Moors Chamber Music Series
An extra concert from the organisers of the North York Moors Festival is scheduled to take place in Whitby on the 4th March.
Immerse yourself in piano trios by Mendelssohn and Beethoven. With violin by Charlotte Scott, cello by Jamie Walton and piano by Daniel Lebhardt.
The evening will showcase the following:
Swendsen – Romance in G major op 26
Beethoven – Piano trio in E flat major op 70 no 2
Interval
Mendelssohn – Song Without Words op 109
Mendelssohn – Piano trio no 2 in C minor op 66
Dates: 4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £15/person (free for under 30s)
Address: St Hilda’s Church, Church Square, Whitby, YO21 3EG
All Gold Comedy Club York
Join All Gold Comedy Club at Impossible York in association with York Gin!
Headliner Ignacio Lopez is a Spanish & Welsh comedian based in Cardiff. His parents are Welsh/Irish & Moroccan/Spanish, and he has a German sister; family get-togethers are like a meeting of the U.N.
As well as hosting TV shows, headlining top comedy clubs all over the U.K and Europe, and poking fun at British people directly to their faces.
Ignacio writes sketches, sitcoms, and tweets. Every few months something he tweets will go viral and he’ll gain a few thousand followers before they realise, he doesn’t just tweet witty observations about public transport and songs about hating the U.K. – then they unfollow until the next tweet goes viral.
Ignacio has performed for the Wales football squad, opened for James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers, and hosts comedy and corporate events around the World.
At last count Ignacio’s videos have received over 20 million views in total across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
Plus MC and full support!
Dates: 9th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £13.50/person, £10/student (plus booking fees)
Address: Impossible York, 3 St Helen’s Square, York, YO1 8QN
Malton Food Market
The town of Malton has been dubbed Yorkshire’s food capital.
So there really is nowhere better to visit and pick up the best Yorkshire produce. And fortunately, you can kick off the year with a trip to the Malton Monthly Food Market.
The Malton Food Market takes place on the second Saturday of every month. It has a vibrant and bustling community of local sellers, with specialist stalls, street food and music.
Dates: 11th March 2022
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX
Felt Workshop
The craft of felting goes back many centuries.
Felt is known to have been used in the Upper Dale by farmers and lead miners both as linings to clothing and footwear.
This workshop will provide an opportunity to learn how to make a felted landscape, using the spectacular view from the Keld Resource Centre Upper Room as inspiration.
The workshop is suitable for complete beginners – no previous experience is necessary.
Please bring a packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be available.
All materials will be provided and are included in the workshop price.
Dates: 12th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £49/person
Address: Keld Resource Centre, Keld Countryside & Heritage Centre, Keld, DL11 6LJ
Tim Peake: My Journey To Space
Fasten your seatbelts and get ready for an awe-inspiring ride.
Tim Peake is a European Space Agency astronaut. In December 2015, he became the first British astronaut to visit the International Space Station to conduct a spacewalk (and run a marathon!) whilst orbiting Earth.
Now, join him on an epic and thrilling journey to the International Space Station as part of his first ever UK tour.
Tim will be your personal guide through life in space, with unprecedented access, breath-taking photographs, and never-before-seen incredible footage.
It’s a fascinating insight into what it’s really like to be an astronaut; from training to launch, spacewalk to re-entry, Tim reveals the secrets, the science, and the everyday wonders of how and why humans journey into space.
Sharing his passion for aviation, exploration, and adventure, this is your chance to spend an evening with one of the world’s greatest living astronauts, and to rediscover the wonder of the place we call home.
Dates: 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £25-40 (plus booking fees)
Address: Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Fairhursts
Spoil Mum this Mother’s Day! Indulge in a glass of fizz with afternoon tea. It’s the perfect way to treat that special mum.
The selection of closed sandwiches includes Wensleydale cheese and red onion savoury, roasted ham and vegetable chutney, smoked salmon and cream cheese, and egg and cress mayonnaise.
Also includes herb sausage rolls with apple and onion, Wensleydale cheese and leek tart and raspberry, vanilla scones with jam and clotted cream.
Cakes include mini fruit tart and cream, lemon panna cotta and pistachio biscotti, and sticky toffee cake with caramel crumb.
Dates: 19th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £20/person
Address: Fairhursts at Berry’s Café and Farm Shop, Swinithwaite, Leyburn, DL8 4UH
Living North Live
Living North Live is Yorkshire’s leading Homes, Gardens and Lifestyle exhibition.
It brings together the best of Living North Magazine including interior design, gardens, shopping, and Yorkshire’s Festival of Food.
This is your opportunity to meet the artisan designers and makers, sample delicious foods and find the perfect gifts for the year ahead.
Dates: 24th-26th March 2023
Ticket Prices: TBC
Address: York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York, YO23 1EX
Scarborough Punk Festival
After the roaring success of the first 2022 event, Scarborough Punk Festival returns in 2023 for its second instalment.
Cockney Rejects and The Exploited headline the two day event which is held in the iconic Grand Hall and they will be joined by The Boys, Ferocious Dog, Anti-Nowhere League, UK Subs, Discharge, GBH, Sub Humans, The Outcasts, Conflict, Hung Like Hanratty, Dirt Box Disco, Pizza Tramp, Special Duties, Hot Rockets, NVS and Red London.
Details of the line-up for each day will be coming soon.
Dates: 25th-26th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £42.75/day ticket, £79.75/weekend ticket
Address: Scarborough Spa, South Bay, Scarborough, YO11 2HD
York Literature Festival
York Literature Festival is one of the foremost literature festivals in the North of England.
Since its conception in 2007, a dedicated team of volunteers has been running the event year on year and it has grown from strength to strength.
Just some of the name featured on this year’s calendar are David Dimbleby, P. P. Arnold, Julia Armfield and many more.
Dates: Throughout March 2023
Ticket Prices: prices vary for specific events
Address: various venues throughout York
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience
Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is an art exhibition with a twist. The exhibition delves into the life and work of Van Gogh. But unlike traditional art exhibitions, this one immerses you right into the artwork.
Through intelligent projection mapping, Van Gogh’s work comes to life on the walls of St Mary’s Church, and it places you at the centre of the masterpieces. The projection lasts around 35 minutes and is played on a continuous loop.
There are also other activities including the opportunity to colour your own Van Gogh and to explore the artist’s life in a virtual reality experience (additional charge applies). This is one event you really don’t want to miss!
See my full review of Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience here.
Dates: Until 31st March 2023
Ticket Prices: £13/adult, £9/child
Address: York St Mary’s Church, Castlegate, York YO1 9RN
Things to do in West Yorkshire in March
March in West Yorkshire is all about illuminating some of the region’s hidden gems – literally in some cases!
Find your next adventure from this selection of the best things to do in West Yorkshire in March 2023.
West Yorkshire Events in March
Here is a roundup of the best events in East Yorkshire in March 2023.
Leeds Lit Fest
Leeds Lit Fest is back!
Returning for its fifth year, the city’s award-winning festival of words and thought will take place across a diverse range of the city’s spaces.
It aims to bring together, and help develop, the city’s literary scene, with writers, poets and performers from the UK and beyond.
This year’s festival will tie in with Leeds 2023, the citywide celebration of culture and will interweave themes of untold stories, radical acts, playful adventures and future generations
Dates: 25th February – 5th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Multiple events, ticket prices vary
Address: Various venues throughout Leeds
Dinosaur Egg Trail
A prehistoric creature has hidden their precious eggs around the Life on Earth gallery at Leeds City Museum!
The team need your help to find them, follow the trail and work out the clues to locate all of the dinosaur eggs.
Look closely to find the nest containing the real dinosaur egg fossil from their collection!
Dates: 1st-31st March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 8BH
Bradford Beer & Cider Festival
After a couple of years of enforced absence, the CAMRA Bradford Branch is preparing for its next beer festival! This will be held at Victoria Hall, Saltaire.
Approximately one hundred real ales plus real ciders and perries will be offered at the festival.
Advance tickets are available for all sessions except Thursday which will be pay on entry only.
From 1st December 2022, tickets can be applied for by post or online. From 1st January 2023, tickets will be available from selected pubs.
Please note: Tickets for Thursday will be sold on the door only on a first come, first served basis. £4.00 to non-CAMRA members, free entry to CAMRA members. Doors open 4pm.
Dates: 2nd-4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £6/adult (plus booking fee)
Address: Victoria Hall, Victoria Road, Saltaire, Shipley, BD18 3JS
The Magician
Discover a disturbing dystopian vision of Leeds in this thrilling new film from writer-director James Phillips.
Set in a near-future Britain where riots threaten to overturn an authoritarian government, a young man embarks on an epic odyssey through the Yorkshire countryside to hunt down the only person who could save the day – a magician who just might have the power to heal the nation.
The plot of the new film, written by James Phillips, follows immediately on from where we left The Good Book.
Filmed across some of the region’s most impressive filming locations including Temple Newsam, the Yorkshire Dales, and the North Yorkshire Moors.
The story was brought to life by the award-winning Slung Low and Leeds People’s Theatre, two organisations based in South Leeds known for helping local people get involved with theatre and film production.
Dates: 3rd-4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: this performance is Pay What You Decide meaning you pay after the event either in person with cash/card or online.
Address: The Warehouse in Holbeck, Crosby Street, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9RQ
Leeds Comedy Cabaret
Award-winning stand-up comedy shows every weekend featuring three or more top UK comedians.
At the Comedy Cabaret every bill features a variety of the best acts on the UK club circuit. From gag-a-minute one-liners to deadpan character acts; giggles are guaranteed!
Every Saturday you can enjoy this headline stand-up show featuring four top award-winning comedians, with pre-show drinks from 7pm.
For guests that want to celebrate in style, why not book one of the VIP experiences and enjoy a private booth with a bottle of Prosecco on arrival.
Afterwards all guests have full access to the Pryzm Nightclub until 3am!
Dates: 4th, 18th, and 25th March 2023
Ticket Prices: From £18/person or £5/student (plus booking fee)
Address: Pryzm, 16-18 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 8LX
Real Food Ilkley Market
Real Food Markets are monthly and pop-up markets which take place on the first Sunday of every month on The Grove in Ilkley and at various locations around Yorkshire.
Created in 2016, the markets feature a wide range of local and speciality producers offering food, drink and crafts and are set up to be a community hub for towns, promoting speciality producers and talent.
The team work hard to support local traders and offer several stalls each month free to local charity and community initiatives.
Real Food Markets is supported by volunteers and the work to raise more funds for equipment, bills and projects, and gather more volunteers, is still ongoing as the markets grow.
Dates: 5th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: The Grove, Ilkley, LS29 9EG
Worth Valley Steam Gala
The Worth Valley Steam Gala returns in 2023. It is taking place over four days this year from Thursday 9th March until Sunday 12th March.
You’ll be able to ride behind guest locomotives and the home fleet across the four days, with intensive passenger service running on the railway.
Across the traction-packed weekend, there’ll be a goods train demonstration and special double-headed trains.
Love trains? Check out this guide to heritage railways in Yorkshire you simply have to visit!
Dates: 9th-12th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £22.50/adult, £11.25/child
Address: Keighley Station, Station Bridge, Keighley, BD21 4HP
The Big Brontë Book Swap
This year celebrate International Women’s Day with The Big Brontë Book Swap!
The Brontë sisters wrote in a time where there was an incredible amount of prejudice against women.
Their novels and poetry were originally published under the pseudonyms of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell, as a way to disguise their sex. These gender fluid names were to ensure they could be taken seriously without sexist barriers.
This year’s International Women’s Day theme is #EmbraceEquity. To mark the occassion, celebrate fairness in the book world and think about how far we’ve come since the Brontës had to conceal their sex to get published.
So, this year take part in The Big Brontë Book Swap!
At this free event you can bring some books that you’ve read along to this warm and welcoming space.
You’ll get the opportunity to have some free refreshments, chat to others about your favourite authors, and swap your books for something you’ve not read before.
Dates: 11th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: The Old School Room, Church Street, Haworth, BD22 8DR
Bradford 10k
Take on Epilepsy Action’s very own 10k, city centre road race through the heart of Bradford.
On Sunday 12 March you can make a difference for people living with epilepsy.
Starting and finishing in the iconic surroundings of City Park, the fast and flat route is enjoyed by all those who take part.
Whether you’re chasing a personal best or taking part in a 10k for the first time, join the thousands of runners taking part on Bradford’s closed roads.
Dates: 12th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £26/person to enter, free to watch
Address: City Park, Centenary Square, Bradford, BD1 1HY
Death and Disease in 19th Century Leeds
Come join one of the curatorial team from Leeds Museums for an expert talk exploring topics in depth and an exclusive chance to peruse items of ephemera from our social history collections.
This March, visitors have the opportunity to examine mourning and health in 19th Century Leeds.
Includes hot drink and a selection of cakes.
Dates: 16th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £12/person
Address: Abbey House Museum, Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds, LS53EH
Guided Tour of The Leeds Library
The Leeds Library is the oldest surviving subscription library of its type in the UK. It was originally founded in 1768!
Today, only members get the opportunity to sneak behind the doors for a glimpse inside this beautiful library. But, for National Lottery Open Week in March, they are opening their doors to the public for a behind the scenes tour!
Librarian Jane Riley will guide you through the highlights of the library itself, but also the basement, where some of the 140 thousand items in the library collection are stored. It is sure to be an utterly unique experience!
Dates: 18th and 20th-23rd March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free with a valid lottery ticket, otherwise £5/person
Address: The Leeds Library, 18 Commercial Street, Leeds, LS1 6AL
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Celebrate Mothering Sunday with family and friends with an Afternoon Tea of delicious sandwiches, savouries and homemade scones and cake.
Served with freshly ground coffee or tea. And for an added treat, why not enjoy a glass of fizz too.
All served in the Roger Evans Auditorium at YSP Centre.
Tables available to book at 12.00 and 14.30
Dates: 19th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £18.95/adult, £23.25/adult with prosecco, £8.95/child
Address: Roger Evans Auditorium, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, WF4 4LG
An Evening with Kate Mosse OBE
International bestselling Author Kate Moss OBE will embark on her first ever theatre tour throughout 2023 – Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World.
Audiences can expect a fabulous evening of entertainment; part detective story, part love letter about how history is made, part celebration of extraordinary, brilliant trail-blazing and inspirational women throughout history.
Warrior Queens & Quiet Revolutionaries: How Women (Also) Built the World will surprise, amaze, challenge and perhaps even encourage some to undertake a little family history of their own…
With storytelling, music and images, audiences will meet the Mothers of Invention and Pirate Queens, they’ll meet the unsung heroines of medicine and those who dazzled on the screen, the stage and in the stadium, we’ll meet those who fought for what they believed and those who reached for the stars.
They’ll travel the world and through time, from Ancient Egypt to 21st century Britain, from the United States of America to South Africa, New Zealand and Australia, from Chile and Mexico to Russia and Germany, from Pakistan and Uganda to Azerbaijan and Iceland.
Dates: 21st March 2023
Ticket Prices: £30/person
Address: St George’s Hall, Bridge Street, Bradford, BD1 1JT
Leeds Whisky Festival
After the storming success of the inaugural event, Leeds Whisky Festival is back for 2023. The event is returning to Leeds Corn Exchange and this year is going to be even better.
The festival team have specially selected some of the best brands from across the globe who will be bringing their ambassadors, makers, and creators into one room to give you insider knowledge on your favourite distilleries from across the globe.
Leeds Whisky Fest will take over the most iconic building in Leeds on March 25th with masterclasses, bars, food vendors and entertainment set to raise the roof in true Rolling Social style.
Head to the festival bar for highballs and cocktails plus a selection of draft from Camden Town Brewery. Get into the spirit of things with live music from local artists and DJs.
Included in your ticket price is:
- Access to the festival
- All whisky samples – with over 100 different whiskies to choose from!
- Free access to all masterclasses
- An etched, Leeds Whisky Fest tasting glass
- Leeds Whisky Fest event guide
- Live music
Dates: 25th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £40/person
Address: Leeds Corn Exchange
Huddersfield Literature Festival
Huddersfield Literature Festival is an award-winning festival. It takes place across 10 days every March, across the town, at a variety of indoor and outdoor venues, plus some online events.
The festival prides itself on a diverse programme of author talks, workshops, and performances, including showcasing emerging writer alongside major names.
Dates: 23rd March – 2nd April 2023
Ticket Prices: Multiple events, ticket prices vary
Address: Various locations throughout Huddersfield plus online.
As You Are
Inspired by the architecture of Leeds and his African heritage, South African composer and musician Abel Selaocoe paints emotional soundscapes to accompany you on your journey.
With performances from the Orchestra and Chorus of Opera North interwoven with Zimbabwean mbira player Anna Mudeka, Moroccan guimbri expert Simo Lagnawi, and djembe virtuoso Sidiki Dembélé from the Ivory Coast.
Starting at the Victoria Gate shopping centre, the 30-minute auditory exploration takes walkers through the ornate County Arcade and down towards Leeds Bridge – the River Aire acting as both a musical and physical turning point.
Then on to the Corn Exchange for a harmonious circuit of the building’s majestic interior. As you make your way around the city, the various landmarks will trigger melodic milestones, giving you beautifully synchronised music that offers new meaning to the buildings around you, transforms the way you see the urban landscape, and embraces the healing power of walking.
Dates: 30th March – 29th April 2023
Ticket Prices: Pay as you feel
Address: Victoria Gate, Vicar Lane, Leeds, LS2 7AU
The Art of Craft
Discover a new display at Lotherton which highlights beautiful Arts and Crafts objects from Leeds Museums & Galleries collections.
Including makers and artists William De Morgan, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Frank Brangwyn and Christine Connell.
Dates: 1st March – 15th October 2023
Ticket Prices: £7/adult, £3.50/child (free for children 4 years and under)
Address: Lotherton Hall, Off Collier Lane, Aberford, Leeds, LS25 3EB
Things to do in East Yorkshire in March
Craft workshops, lifestyle fairs and a whole lot of afternoon tea is happening in East Yorkshire this March!
Ideal for Mother’s Day, here are the best things to do in East Yorkshire in March.
East Yorkshire Events in March
Here is a roundup of the best events in East Yorkshire in March 2023.
Hull Independent Cinema
Hull Independent Cinema showcases the best of independent film at Vue Cinema in Hull each month.
You’ll find an excellent selection of feature length independent films on offer from the best filmmakers around the world.
These brand-new films are hot off the press with an impressive list of awards to their names.
This March make the most of your opportunity to see these latest titles:
- 1st March – More Than Ever
- 22nd March – The Inspection
- 30th March – Blue Jean
Dates: 1st, 22nd & 30th March
Ticket Prices: Prices vary but usually around £7/person (plus booking fees)
Address: Vue Cinema Hull, Princes Quay, Princes Dock Street, Hull, HU1 2PQ
Dining with Murder
Indulge in a brand-new murder mystery case. Meet the suspects, listen to their stories. Question them and peruse for clues!
Sum up your suspicions over your starter. Mull over the murder with your main. Your deductions revealed after dessert.
Will you prove to be the next great detective as you capture the criminal over coffee?
Meet the suspects at 7pm and dine at 8pm.
Includes a three-course meal of tomato soup, roast beef, and trio of desserts followed by tea and coffee.
Dates: 10th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £24.50/adult, £18.50/child
Address: Bridlington Spa, South Marine Drive, Bridlington, YO15 3JH
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club Hull
It’s all about the laughs at Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club. They believe in bringing you the best, most entertaining and downright hilarious shows possible.
They bring you fantastic comedians off the telly from such shows as BBC2’s Mock The Week, Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats, BBC1’s Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Have I Got News For You, QI, and BBC3s Russell Howard’s Good News etc.
Plus, the cream of the UK and International comedy circuit all combining to make a laugh packed night out!
All the shows are different with ever changing line ups at each night. Each show has four top professional comics including the MC.
Previously they’ve booked the likes of Jason Manford, John Bishop, Russell Howard, and Sarah Millican before they hit the big time.
So, get your friends together and come and seem more brilliant comedians!
Dates: 17th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £18/person (plus booking fee)
Address: Hull City Hall, Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, Hull, HU1 3RQ
The Awakening
Hull is celebrating the transition from winter to spring with a spectacular light and art display throughout the city centre.
The Awakening will take place over two evenings with displays dedicated to the maritime identity, heritage, folklore and mythology of the city plus much more!
Dates: 17th & 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: Hull City Centre
Little English House Rustic & Country Lifestyle Fair
Little English House is the go-to place for beautiful English country house interiors. Their charming items sold on Etsy have gained a reputation nationwide and have been featured in Period Living Magazine.
This March, Little English House is hosting their Rusting & Country Lifestyle Fair. Discover traders and artisans selling antiques, rustic homeware, furniture, textiles, gifts and more!
Dates: 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free entry
Address: The Shire Hall, 11 Market Place, Howden, DN14 7BJ
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at The Manor Rooms
Treat your mum to an indulgent lunch this Mother’s Day!
Indulge in a sparkling afternoon tea, in The Manor Rooms, with live entertainment by acoustic guitarist and vocalist Eleanor Grace.
It’s a wonderful way to celebrate with your mum this Mother’s Day!
Dates: 19th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £32/adult, £20/child
Address: The Manor Rooms, The Drewton Estate, South Cave, HU15 2AG
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Rise Hall
Celebrate Mother’s Day at Rise Hall with a very special Afternoon Tea. Plus, musical accompaniment from their pianist.
Book to visit Rise Hall with friends, family, or just as a treat for the two of you. You will enjoy a delicious afternoon tea followed by a tour of the house.
Rise Hall afternoon teas are very popular, so it is recommended to book well in advance.
Dates: 19th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £29.95/adult, £13.50/child
Address: Rise Hall, Withernwick Lane, Rise, HU11 5BL
Dick & Dom in Da Bungalow Live
20 years after the hit BBC show ‘Da Bungalow’ first burst on to our screens, quadruple Bafta award winners Dick & Dom are bringing their own special kind of mayhem live on tour to Hull!
Fun for all ages and packed with chaos and familiar favourites including Two-Word Tango, Musical Splatues, The Grunty Song, Fairly Hairy Fizzogs, Pants Dance, What a Sweaty Flap and of course Bogies, the live show promises to bring the spirit of Da Bungalow back to life.
Expect the unexpected as the legendary Creamy Muck Muck game returns and with appearances from Diddy Dick and Dom, and D.I Harry Batt no member of the audience is safe!
Dates: 25th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £27/person, £15.50 meet and greet upgrade available (plus booking fees)
Address: Hull City Hall, Queen Victoria Square, Carr Lane, Hull, HU1 3RQ
Craft Fair at Burton Constable
Come and join Burton Constable at their Craft Fair, supplied with a varied of local businesses!
You can find homemade sweets, handmade gifts, jewellery, clothes, and other fun gifts!
The craft fair is held at the Riding School. The craft fair has free entry, free parking, and is dog friendly.
Dates: 26th March 2023
Ticket prices: Free entry
Address: Burton Constable, Skirlaugh, HU11 4LN
Things to do in South Yorkshire in March
Music, movies and getting moving are in the calendar in South Yorkshire!
This March you can choose from a wide range of events throughout the South Yorkshire region.
South Yorkshire Events in March
Here is a roundup of the best events in South Yorkshire in March 2023.
Night Orienteering
Are you up for the challenge of night orienteering?
Lees Hall Golf Course offers a mix of fast runnable open areas interspersed with areas of woodland.
There is a choice of four courses catering for experienced orienteers and newcomers alike.
This event kicks off the Outdoor City’s Festival of the Outdoors. If you’ve never tried night orienteering before, now’s your chance!
Dates: 1st March 2023
Ticket Prices: £6/adults, £5 British Orienteering/SYO Members, £3/juniors and students
Address: Lees Hall Golf Club, Hemsworth Road, Sheffield, S8 8LL
Sheffield Indie Beer Feast
Sheffield’s craft beer festival Indie Beer Feast is launching on the weekend of 3rd to 4th March to kick-off Sheffield Beer Week.
A celebration of great independent craft beer with brewery bars, street food, low intervention wines and fine cider. The beer festival champions and supports The Everyone Welcome initiative.
British Guild of Beer Writers’ members and leading UK award-winning beer writers Adrian Tierney-Jones and Pete Brown will be heading up to host pop-up tastings and to judge the Indie Beer Feast ‘Beer of the Festival’.
Breweries pouring include Sheffield outfits Saint Mars of the Desert, Heist, Triple Point and Abbeydale.
In addition to Manchester’s Sureshot, Liverpool’s Neptune, Lancashire’s Rivington Brewing Co, Birmingham’s Attic Brew Co, Hitchin’s Crossover Blendery, London’s The Kernel, Rock Leopard and Wild Card Brewery, Huddersfield’s Beer Ink, Macclesfield’s Redwillow, Suffolk’s Little Earth Project and County Durham’s McColl’s Brewery.
They’ll also award-winning Sheffield beer shop Hop Hideout hosting a bar and bottle shop, in addition to low intervention Italian wines from importers Naturally Wines.
Please note there are two sessions each day, you will require a ticket for each session you attend. Entry includes a unique designed Indie Beer Feast glass.
Dates: 3rd-4th March 2023
Ticket Prices: from £8.50/adult (plus booking fees)
Address: Trafalgar Warehouse, 120 Trafalgar Street, Sheffield, S1 4JT
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival
See more than 100 of the best new adventure, travel, and extreme sports films from around the world on the big screen in the heart of the outdoor city.
Sheffield Adventure Film Festival has a well-earned reputation for being a friendly festival, welcoming everyone. Whether you’re an outdoors enthusiast or an armchair adventurer who just loves a good story.
As well as watching films, you can share a ShAFF beer with adventure sports athletes and filmmakers in the bar, check out the exhibitors area in the Outpost, take inspiration from the free talks or get involved in a range of outdoor activities.
Dates: 3rd-5th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £10/adult, £7.50/student per film
Address: Showroom & Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, S1 2BX
Sheffield Beer Week
Sheffield Beer Week returns in 2023 for its 9th event with a renewed vigour around their key strand, ‘Going Back to Our Beer Roots’.
They are focusing on highlighting the brilliantly brewed Sheffield beer from breweries within the City Region.
Ongoing core strands include Beer and Food, and Community and Heritage. Plus, additional strands including International Women’s Day events. Lost Industry will be hosting an International Women’s Collab Brew Day during the week.
And of course, celebrating our access to vital green spaces under The Outdoor City banner.
Dates: 6th-12th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Multiple events, prices vary
Address: Various venues throughout Sheffield City Centre
20km Wentworth Woodhouse Follies Challenge
Can you complete the Wentworth Woodhouse follies challenge?
The challenge has guides on hand to cheer you on as you complete this 20km walk around the Wentworth Woodhouse follies. At each monument you can hear a brief talk about the folly to learn more about its history.
Funds raised from the challenge will contribute to the ongoing refurbishment of Wentworth Woodhouse.
Want to know more about the Wentworth Woodhouse follies? Click here to read my guide to visiting Needle’s Eye.
Dates: 12th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £10/person
Address: Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, Rotherham, S62 7TQ
Mother’s Day Afternoon Tea at Wentworth Woodhouse
Treat the mother-figure in your life this Mother’s Day to Afternoon Tea in the beautiful Long Gallery at Wentworth Woodhouse.
With views out over the gardens as they burst into bloom, a bespoke menu just for the occasion and a small gift for each mother, it’s the perfect way to say thank you for everything she does.
Please note: due to the age and nature of the house, there is no disabled access to the upper floors which includes the venue for Afternoon Tea.
Dates: 17th-19th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £27.50/person
Address: Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, Rotherham, S62 7TQ
Thorne Workhouse Ghost Hunt
Featured on TVs Are You Haunted?
In 1838 the homeless (including many children) were forced to live and work in Thorne Workhouse in conditions described worse than a prison.
After being humiliated beaten and starved those that died were usually buried in unmarked graves.
The frightening apparition of a man has been seen in the upstairs rooms where objects are known to move, fall, or be found out of place.
A female spirit is also often seen and heard. Strange noises have been witnessed throughout the building such as talking, moaning, sighing and even breathing in people’s ears.
Are you brave enough to spend the night here?
Dates: 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £51/person (plus booking fee)
Address: Thorne Workhouse, Lock Hill, Thorne, Doncaster, DN8 5UL
An Arty Inner City Ramble
Join author, Rob Haslam for a hilly linear walk that includes many of Sheffield’s best parks and green spaces, plus some eye-catching pieces of street art!
Starting from Sheffield Train Station, this varied 7-mile route will take you to Sky Edge, City Road Cemetery, Manor Fields, Heeley City Farm, Norfolk Heritage Park, Mount Pleasant Park, Sheffield General Cemetery, and the Botanical Gardens.
The route finishes at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, where you can also conveniently catch a bus back to the city centre.
Dates: 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: Meet at Sheffield Railway Station, S1 2BP
Park Hill Tour – Walk the Streets in the Sky
Park Hill has been a visible landmark on the Sheffield skyline for over 60 years.
It is considered of international importance due to being the first built example of external access decks (known as Streets in the Sky) and was awarded Grade II* listing in 1998.
There followed a regeneration scheme, the first phase being shortlisted for the Stirling prize for architecture in 2013, which continues today.
It is also culturally prominent, having featured in film, tv, music, artworks and on stage.
Park Hill Residents’ Association invite you on this 90-minute, resident-led tour to walk along the Streets in the Sky, exploring the three stages of its redevelopment and seeing how they differ.
You will learn about the history of Park Hill, its celebrated (and lesser known) architectural details and gain an insight into life here today.
Outside the building, you will enjoy the courtyard gardens in bloom and find out about the sculpture, mosaics, and street art around the estate.
And there will be plenty of opportunities to take in the expansive views so remember to bring your camera as well as your head for heights!
Dates: 18th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £6/person
Address: Park Hill, 1 South Street, Sheffield, S2 5QX
Rex Market
Discover this bustling outdoor market that highlights the wonderful talent Sheffield has to offer. You will find a variety of fantastic stalls from local traders and small businesses, plus street food and drink.
Based in the popular Kelham Island, Rex Market is bringing something new and exciting to the area.
The name of the market was inspired by the organiser’s little dog, Rex, so of course this is a dog friendly event too!
Dates: 26th March 2023
Ticket Prices: Free
Address: Rex Market, 36-42 Neepsend Lane, Sheffield, S3 8AU
Sheffield Marathon
A major event in the UK’s running calendar, the Sheffield Half Marathon is South Yorkshire’s biggest event of its kind.
Thousands of runners of all abilities will be taking part, raising many thousands of pounds for numerous great causes.
With a city centre start and finish, a huge crowd of enthusiastic supporters will cheer participants out and back. The event boasts a stunningly scenic route with majestic views of the Peak District on the climb to Ringinglow.
The race even incorporates a ‘triple test’ giving entrants a chance to be crowned Peaks Challenge winners in a timed Outdoor City hill climb, triumph in a timed 10K downhill sprint section and cross the finish line first to lift the Sheffield Half Marathon title.
A vast army of eager and hard-working volunteers also contributes to ensuring that the event lives long in the memory.
This really is an event of which the whole of Yorkshire can be proud. So don’t miss it!
Dates: 26th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £39/person to enter, free to watch
Address: Sheffield City Centre
Haunted Theatre
Following the success of the A Pleasing Terror event, this March Wentworth Woodhouse is hosting another spine-tingling evening.
Adam Z. Robinson will bring to life W. W. Jacobs’ The Monkey’s Paw and F. Marion Crawford’s The Upper Berth for a unique and thrilling solo show.
Suitable for ages 12+
Dates: 30th March 2023
Ticket Prices: £15/person
Address: Wentworth Woodhouse, Wentworth, Rotherham, S62 7TQ
The Best Things to do in Yorkshire in March
So, here is a roundup of the best things to do in Yorkshire in March. Which one will you be visiting first?
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