Harrogate International Festivals
harrogate international festival hif registered charity one uk longest running art festival established based harrogate north yorkshire festival include harrogate music festival theakston old peculier crime writing festival harrogate international spring series raworths harrogate literature festival programme outreach includes spiegeltent childrens festival programme hif also run programme community outreach including literacy music art programme young people community least access art due rural isolation geographical location social exclusion charles prince wale festival patron peter blackburn cbe honorary president dame fanny waterman dbe honorary president death position previously held clive leach cbe past vicepresident harrogate historian malcolm neesam current chair trustee fiona movley hif northern soul art festival year award harrogate international festival set response local demand reestablish quality event people used war town spa heyday help composer benjamin britten singer peter pear aldeburgh festival fame financial support harrogate borough council art council england clive wilson launched festival became first director artistic term festival changed radically origin late sixty festival date originally midaugust chosen fit town conference exhibition calendar early day festival featured music literature drama visual art science however following decade music came fore making around programme following national art council strategy review entitled glory garden funding withdrawn festival north cheltenham point harrogate received guarantee loss £ biggest art council grant festival england loss grant demanded populist approach programming order build ticket revenue enable major scaling corporate sponsorship recognised broadening artistic programme needed extend audience reach – geographically – well genre increase sponsorship trust funding box office revenue order festival grow incremental expansion performing art programming commenced initially jazz contemporary dance classical ballet world music literature average month period festival stage distinct event attract people activity alongside box office sale rely sponsorship grant charitable giving international music festival held across various venue month july known theakston old peculier crime writing festival topcwf held four day july festival launched topcwf sponsored r theakston held old swan hotel harrogate winner theakstons old peculier crime novel year award announced opening night guardian described topcwf one best crimewriting festival around world topcwf named elle magazine one six best literary festival launched known raworths harrogate literature festival festival held october selected harper bazaar one uk best literary festival event celebrates great writing bringing bestselling author politician comedian star stage share story due covid pandemic festival held online speaker included bernard cornwell lee child matt haig rory bremner ken follett speaker festival included david cameron simon weston sir tim waterstone louise minchin series international chamber concert held old swan harrogate january april year sunday series launched known berwins salon north event consist three speaker explore idea art science psychology weeklong festival club classic soul jazz housed spiegeltent crescent garden harrogate venue transformed day house childrens festival featuring art music science literature traditionally take place may june hif claim reputation bringing major outdoor installation harrogate large scale project include cie carabosse fire garden – pentalum luminarium architect air – museum moon luke jerram – memorium luke jerram october temporary sound light art installation celebrating harrogates year spa heritage installed next royal pump room museum town entitled water made u installation collaboration sound light artist dan fox james bawn hif