Some links to help you discover more culture in the Scarborough area.

Events and guides:

High Tide Magazine
Your essential guide to Scarborough and beyond bringing you our selection of all the best cultural, arts, sports and leisure events.

CHART Scarborough
A project to map and contribute to Scarborough's culture.

Arts NOW!
Weekly web-cast of local music scene and other events.


Art:

Crescent Arts
Contemporary art gallery and studio workspace.

Scarborough Art Gallery
Municipal art gallery exhibiting a fine permanent collection and has a very high quality changing exhibition programme.

South Street Gallery
Regularly changing exhibitions featuring local artists.

Blandscliff Art Gallery and Studio
Small private gallery with studio space.

Electric Angel Gallery
A tiny seafront gallery in a design studio committed to giving local artist's solo exhibitions.


Music:

Acoustic Gathering
Free music festival held in Scarborough's Peasholm Park

Scarborough Jazz Festival
Already considered one of the best jazz festivals in the UK, this is an event with a big, and growing reputation.

Scarborough Jazz
Scarborough Jazz has been running every week, with a short Christmas break, for over twenty years. Out-of-town "name" bands are booked approximately once a month and these are the occasions when there is a small door charge. On other occasions the resident trio backs front line musicians, mostly from the North of England. Follow this link to find out more.

Scarborough Orchestra
The Scarborough Symphony Orchestra consists of about 65-70 players, who between them give well over 6000 hours of their time every year to preparing public performances.

Musicport
World music festival and the regular Compass Club music nights.


Literature:

Scarborough Literature Festival
Scarborough's annual literature festival which brings top writers to the town for 'The Long Weekend' every spring.

Bridlington Poetry Festival
New festival based at Sewerby Hall attracting a wide range of poets.


Theatre and film:

Stephen Joseph Theatre
Theatre, cinema and repertory theatre company.

Film Scarborough
Home of the summer outdoor film festival and the silent film festival.


Scarborough's renaissance:

Scarborough Urban Renaissance
The key regeneration organisation for Scarborough. Renaissance has done more for Scarborough in the last three years than many people realise. It is the fountain of all hope...apart from the creative sector of course.

Creative Coast
Network for creatives on the North Yorkshire Coast.