Skipton LIVE

17/06/2026

🎻🚤 Skipton Live Welcomes Blue Otter Boats as a Community Sponsor for this year's festival.

A familiar sight in the Canal Basin, Blue Otter has become part of the fabric of the town, introducing visitors from across the UK and around the world to the beauty of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal and the surrounding Yorkshire Dales 🏞️

This wonderful photograph captures two things that make Skipton special: live music and life on the water. As musicians prepare to bring the town alive with performances in the Canal Basin and throughout the streets, Blue Otter sits proudly alongside the action – a reminder that some of the best experiences happen when culture, community and place come together.

As an independent local business, Blue Otter Boats shares Skipton Live's passion for celebrating our town, supporting local talent, and creating memorable experiences for residents and visitors alike.

15/06/2026

🎻🐄 We couldn’t resist sharing another inspiration photo…

This time, we’ve gone a little moo-sical! 🎶😄

A violin, a sunset, and some very curious cows — proving that music can pop up in the most unexpected places. 🌅🎻🐄

Now it’s over to you!

Have you captured a musical instrument somewhere unique in or around Skipton? Whether it’s a local landmark, beauty spot, café, canal-side view, or somewhere completely surprising, we’d love to see it.

📸 Post your photo on Facebook
🏷️ Tag our page
🎶 Use

✨ There’s a festival prize up for grabs for our favourite entry!

Let’s keep showcasing the musical spirit of Skipton and build excitement for Skipton Live this August. We can’t wait to see what creative shots you come up with! ❤️🎵

12/06/2026

🎶 Did you know that this beautiful spot is the Canal Basin in Skipton?

On the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday weekend, it will be transformed into one of the stages for the new Skipton Live Festival, showcasing some of the incredible musical talent from across our local area.

Join us by the waterside for a day of live music, community spirit and fantastic performances in one of Skipton’s most picturesque locations.

Keep an eye on our page for artist announcements and more festival updates by the end of this month!

08/06/2026

🎉 Sponsor Announcement! 🎉

We’re delighted to introduce our first official sponsor of Skipton Live music festival – Skip to School! 🙌

A huge thank you to Skip to School for generously providing t-shirts for our fantastic team of volunteers, who will be helping to make this year’s festival a success 👕

Based right here in Skipton, Skip to School supplies school, work and sports wear, helping to keep it local while supporting our community 💙

We’re incredibly grateful for their support and are proud to be working with a local business that shares our commitment to the people of Skipton and Craven.

Please join us in thanking Skip to School for getting behind Skipton Live from the very beginning! 👏

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02/06/2026

02/06/2026

Musical talent is just around every corner in Skipton. We’re bringing it together in a fabulous celebration this Summer. Keep following, more details coming soon!

28/05/2026

🎶📸 Challenge Accepted…

We thought we’d kick things off by taking part in our very own challenge! 👀

Here’s one of our favourite local spots paired with a musical twist 🎵🏞️

Now it’s your turn…
Can you top it?

We’re looking for creative photos of musical instruments in and around Skipton — whether it’s by the canal, outside a landmark, in nature, at your favourite café, or somewhere completely unexpected!

✨ The more imaginative, the better!
🏆 Our favourite entry will win a festival prize
📱 Upload your photo to Facebook
🏷️ Tag our page and use

Let’s fill Facebook with the musical heart of Skipton ahead of Skipton Live this August ❤️🎶

25/05/2026

Hey Skipton! 👋

As we get busy planning the festival, we want to start making some noise - visually! 🎶📸

We’re launching a fun little photo challenge to help spread the word about Skipton Live, and we need our incredible local community to get involved 💪

We’re looking for the most creative photos of musical instruments taken right here in our gorgeous town. Whether it's a flute framed by the Yorkshire Dales backdrop, a drumkit in a local pub, or a tiny harmonica perched on a canal barge, we want to see your artistic vision.

Not only will you be helping us put Skipton Live on the map, but the creator of our favourite, most inventive photo will win an exciting festival prize! 🤩

How to join in:
📍 Snap your photo anywhere in or around Skipton
📲 Upload it to Facebook
🏷️ Tag our page and use so we can find it

We can’t wait to see how creative you all get. Let’s show everyone the musical heart of Skipton! 🎶❤️

Closing date for entries: 31st July, 2026.

22/05/2026

Something new is coming to Skipton….not just a music festival - an event that brings people together.

We’re dreaming up moments where music connects us all at Craven Arts Centre!

Follow us to find out more over the coming weeks!

18/05/2026

🎶 Behind the scenes with the Skipton Live team! 🎶

We’ve been busy getting together, sharing ideas, making plans, and working hard to bring you a fantastic Skipton Live experience. There’s lots happening behind the scenes right now, and we can’t wait to start sharing more with you soon!

Keep an eye on our socials over the coming weeks - we’ll be posting updates, announcements, and sneak peeks as soon as we have them. 👀✨

Spread the word - exciting things are on the way! 🎸🍻