The 2019 Tour de Yorkshire is just around the corner and residents will have two opportunities to see some of the world’s top cyclists pass through the East Riding.
On Thursday, 2 May, stage one of the men’s race will start in Doncaster and cyclists, including the four-time Tour de France and double Olympic bronze medallist Chris Froome, will make their way through the East Riding to the finish line in Selby.
Following the initial workshop releases, ArtWaves Festival is proud to be unveiling the full programme for the fifth visual arts event returning to Bridlington Spa on Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June, with the ArtWaves Fringe commencing on Monday 17 June.
This year’s event will be the biggest visual art showcase yet, bringing traditional, digital, contemporary and urban art through a vibrant programme curated for all; from the experienced artist to those simply looking to get creative.
The highly successful Bridlington Seafood Festival will make a welcome return to the town’s seafront on the weekend of 15-16 June 2019.
The seafood festival is led by the Holderness Coast Fisheries Local Action Group (FLAG) with funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Lord Sugar, one of the best known British businessman in the world, is announced as the headline speaker of The Business Day 2019; to be held at Bridlington Spa on Friday 7 June, coinciding with the end of Humber Business Week.
Lord Sugar, most famous for his role leading BBC TV’s The Apprentice, founded the hugely successful electronics company, Amstrad, in 1968 and served as chairman of Tottenham Hotspur between 1991 and 2001.
ArtWaves has announced the return of the Open Air Painting Competition ‘Paint Out’ as part of the 2019 Festival offering in June 2019.
Paint Out encourages artists to brave the elements of the East Yorkshire Coast and put their plein air painting skills to the test for the chance of winning a £200 prize at the festival.
Visitors to the Beverley Treasure House will be able to to find out more about the life and work of composer, conductor and director of music at Bridlington Spa, Herman Darewski.
As part of the current exhibition, there will be Darewski-related handling material to take a closer look at. Also, there will be original vinyl playing on the 1930s gramophone and screenings of Darewski’s films from the British Pathe archive.
A new exhibition celebrating the life and achievements of Herman Darewski will be at the Treasure House in Beverley from Saturday, 2 February to Saturday, 30 March.
Herman Darewski was the musical director at Bridlington Spa for nine summer seasons during the 1920s and 30s.
Ant Middleton, best known as the Chief Instructor for Channel 4’s hit shows, SAS : Who Dares Wins, Mutiny and Escape has added new dates to the Mind Over Muscle Tour, adding a date at Bridlington Spa on Monday 23 September, due to phenomenal demand.
This brand new show for 2019 from the No. 1 Sunday Times Best Selling Author will bring the ‘elements’ to the audience through lighting, sound and set.
Writer, broadcaster, actor and, former MP Gyles Brandreth is the first speaker to be announced for The Business Day 2019. Taking place on Friday 7 June at Bridlington Spa.
He will take his place amongst the growing alumni of celebrity hosts of the event; Naga Munchetty last year and Alexander Armstrong in 2017.
ArtWaves festival is back, taking over Bridlington Spa and beyond for the fifth year. The popular ArtWaves Fringe will begin on Monday 17 June. Also, there are some new dates, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 June 2019.
Organisers say that this year is set to exceed all that has come before. They add it will be a vibrant showcase of traditional, digital, contemporary and also urban art.
Local authors will be featured heavily in the East Riding Festival of Words – the new look literature festival coming to the area in October.
The festival will be officially launched by Val Wood at Beverley Art Gallery on Thursday, 18 October, at 7.30pm. Val will be giving an exclusive reading of her latest novel, ‘A Place to Call Home’, which will be published in November.
East Riding Youth Dance is looking for young people to sign up for their exciting community dance programme alongside recruitment for the East Riding Youth Dance County Company.
Community dance is a fantastic opportunity for young people, Year 5 and upwards, to work closely with professional dance artists in a fun, energetic and inspirational environment over a twelve week period.
This weekend (Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 September) will see the return of the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring 2018, organised by Tour Britannia on behalf of East Riding of Yorkshire Council.
Once again, the weekend will feature a wide range of events to appeal to anybody with an interest in any aspect of motoring.
Radio 2’s Saturday night dance music line-up is taking to the road once again for ‘Radio 2’s All Star Party’ on Saturday 29th September, live from the Art Deco ballroom of Bridlington Spa.
Trevor Nelson, Craig Charles and Ana Matronic will broadcast their shows live from the venue, presenting a spectacular night of soul, R&B and dance music. The night will feature outstanding live performances by Clean Bandit, Incognito, Lemar, Kid Creole & The Coconuts and the Fantasy Funk Band featuring Gabrielle, Jaki Graham and John Turrell.
On the evening of Saturday 8 September, as part of the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring, Bridlington Spa, Tour Britannia and the RNLI join forces to present Out to Dinner with Abbie Eaton as part of the Bridlington Weekend of Motoring 2018.
Successful GT racing driver Abbie Eaton, who is from the East Riding of Yorkshire, has made repeated appearances on Amazon Prime’s The Grand Tour as the season two test driver.
