A summer of free family fun in Skipton

The summer holidays are upon us and parents will be wondering how to keep the children entertained for 6 long weeks and Skipton has some of the answers!

The school holidays can be an expensive time and you may be wondering how you can keep the spending down while letting your kids have fun.  Look no further, as various organisations in Skipton have put together lots free events for the family to help out over the long summer holidays.

Skipton BID is working with Creative Peeps to deliver creative art and craft sessions every week throughout the summer holidays. Starting with Pirates & Princesses on July 23rd children are invited to come along and enjoy themed crafting sessions. The workshops will take place in the Swadford Café so while the kids are at play the adults can enjoy any drink with a scone or cake for £5.00 in the café, each parent who purchases a drink/cake will receive a ticket for a free single scoop ice cream or ice lolly for their child.

Skipton BID supported by Skipton Town Council will also bring a fantastic Yorkshire Day celebration to the town. The event will take place on the High Street on 1st August from 10am – 4pm. Enjoy some live music from the Flat Cap Band and the fantastic Great Yorkshire Morris will be entertaining us throughout the day. Lots of fun for the children with Yorkshire themed crafting, face painting, Yorkshire quizzes and even a rodeo sheep! Giant games will line the High Street and the football lovers out there can test their skills on the inflatable Football Shoot Out! All activities are free!

Skipton Town Council will once again be running the Skipton Family Fun Days which take place in the different recreational areas around town. There will be plenty of activities including bouncy castles, crafts, sports classes by kanga, giant kids games and an ice cream van and they start at Bold Venture recreational ground on the 22nd July. They run every week until 29th August.

Skipton Town Council Snapshot music festival will be taking place on Sunday 4th August on the High Street. This free-to-attend event will be a day filled with live performances, from Rock to Indie, Soca to House, and delicious food stalls, festival-themed stalls and family-friendly activities and rides!

Skipton Town Hall will run a number of free activities throughout the summer including celebrating The Festival of Archaeology 2024 with a family Dig & Discover Day on 23rd July and a number of Make and Take sessions where you can enjoy a relaxed crafting session.

Craven Art House located on Otley Street are celebrating summer with their Summer Breeze Festival. There is an event every week in August which is free and suitable for children from Beeswax Candle Making, Seaside Art to Paper-cutting.

Skipton Library have their Summer Reading Challenge and lots of events taking place alongside. Free events will take place from the 5th August for those taking part in the Summer Reading Challenge. You can junk model, make a herb box and make an instrument. They promise to be loads of fun.

Sarah Howsen, Skipton BID Manager said. “It is great that so many organisations have put together a programme of free events to help the families in Skipton. There is a free activity every week from 23rd July until 31st August and there is something for all ages. We really hope the residents of Skipton take part in as many of the activities as possible to make it a great summer of fun for their children.”

Details of all the events can be found on the What’s On pages of  www.welcometoskipton.com