Malton Regency Dance Class

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: Old Malton Memorial Hall, Town Street, Old Malton, YO17 7HD

Tickets: £10.00

Step back in time and join us at Malton Memorial Hall for an enchanting Regency dance class! In preparation for the highly anticipated Malton Regency Charity Ball on Friday 17th October, this is your chance to learn some of the most beloved dances from the Regency era.

Our classes will provide a delightful opportunity to immerse yourself in the elegance of the period, all while having fun in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, you’ll find joy in mastering the steps that graced grand balls of the past.

Be sure to click on the correct date when ordering your tickets.

Event Dates:

Sunday 9th February

Sunday 9th March

Sunday 20th April

Sunday 11th May

Sunday 15th June

Sunday 17th August

Sunday 14th September

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME SUMMER 2025

19th June - Simon Green, Professor of Modern History at the University of Leeds

Queen Anne up front, Mary-Anne behind: A celebration of the buildings of Malton, Norton and Old Malton.

All the lectures are in Malton Assembly Rooms and entrance is though the Museum on Yorkersgate. They all start at 7 p.m. and  they cost £10 per head. Booking online is through the events section of the Malton Museum website or you can pay at the door.

Find out more: https://www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/event/summer-lecture-queen-anne-up-front-mary-ann-behind/

A TALK CELEBRATING THE NEW ,THE OLD AND THE QUIRKY.

A celebration of buildings in Malton, Norton and Old Malton will be given by museum volunteer Simon Green.

The talk will look at the rich diversity of buildings within the three settlements that make up this wonderful place.

The title is inspired by the proverb of ‘waste not want not.’ You don’t knock something down if it can be adapted. We have a wide variety of buildings that have been adapted and changed over time but for example the Market Place appears little altered.

 We have three important medieval churches and a whole host of chapels yet we have lost a major castle and most of a grand 17th century mansion. As we dash around in our busy lives there is little time to linger and look at the fascinating buildings that surround and contain our everyday life. This talk will celebrate some of these wonders, from hidden medieval crypts to grand Edwardian houses, from Victorian town planning to bespoke places for 21st century supported living, from 19th century workers housing to almost vanished industries.

With lots of old and new images the talk will celebrate the many delights of our three towns.

Simon Green is an architectural historian who previously worked in Historic Environment Scotland’s Survey & Recording Team, managing the Buildings at Risk Register. Over the last 30 years he has published and lectured widely on numerous aspects of the historic environment. Simon has a wealth of knowledge regarding the architecture and changes to buildings of the towns of Malton, Norton and Old Malton.

NEW for 2025

Spend a whole day crafting and enjoy a free delicious lunch with us in Malton. Create beautiful, unique candles and soaps to take home with you!

Other Session Dates: 21 June, 19 July.

Join us for the day in our Malton, Navigation Wharf workshop for a glorious, relaxing crafting day. In the morning, create two large (300ml) or several smaller 100% soy wax, scented candles, then in the afternoon, we enjoy a session of palm oil free soap-making, making six bars of your own signature, cold process soap to take home. We will share a delicious lunch together and there will be time to wander around Malton's Market Place after lunch too, if you wish.

In our spacious premises in Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, next to the Talbot Hotel, Malton, we will be hosting up to ten participants for each of the morning and afternoon sessions. The programme for this special all-day event is as follows

10.30am start with Tea/coffee, cake, introductions and safety briefing 

• Candlemaking background, materials, fragrances and choice of containers

• Candlemaking demonstration

• Make-your own soy wax candles to take home

• Decorate a pre-made candle using a range of materials provided by us

12.45 - LUNCH and relaxation time

2.00pm tea, coffee and more cake (if you have room)

• Chemistry, history and practice of soap-making

• Materials selection, choice of fragrances 

• Soapmaking demonstration

• Make-your six bars of signature blended, all natural, palm oil free soaps to take home

• Next steps, cutting and curing your soaps

4.00 to 4.30pm leave for home with your candles and soaps.

Your palm oil free soaps are created from vegetable oils and waxes using the cold process soap-making method. No melt-and-pour synthetic soap bases here! Your 100% soy wax candles are made from 100% high quality soy wax; no paraffin or smoky waxes!. Your items will be unique to you, personalised with your own dried flowers, fruit, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

For more information or to book your place please visit the Cosy Cottage website here .

The soap and candle making sessions can be booked as individual workshops too:

Soap Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/face-to-face-soap-making-workshops-in-malton

Candle Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/christmas-candlemaking-workshop

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop

We will start with warm drinks and cake, before settling down for a session of learning and crafting together. We anticipate the workshop will take around two hours but we do not like to rush, it's all meant to be enjoyable and relaxing :)

- Learn all about 100% soy wax container candle-making in our Malton workshop
- Create your own, unique fragrance blend using natural, essential oils
- Make your own signature fragranced, 100% soy wax container candle(s)
- While your candle(s) is/are setting, decorate a (pre-made) 30cl container candle in your own unique style
- After the workshop, you will have at least 2 x container candles to take home with you to enjoy or gift to your friends and family

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £57.50pp

Cosy Cottage Soap Making Workshop

Tea/coffee and introductions

- The history of soap making
- The chemistry of soap-making
- Fragrances, botanicals and essential oils
- Soap Making demonstratio
- Choose your own fragrances, flowers, exfoliants
- Make your own soap
- Next steps - after 24 hours (cutting the soaps) and 2 weeks (post curing)

- Goodbyes and loading soap for transporting home

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £57.50pp

Event Overview

Tickets: £40pp

Our next cheese and wine evening is Saturday, 21st June. Tickets sell out fast, so reserve your place today!

📅 Saturday, 21st June
⏰ 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 The Walled Garden Pantry, 8a Finkle Street, Malton

A Night of Cheese & Wine Indulgence Awaits!

Join us at our charming Malton deli for an enchanting evening of artisan cheeses, fine wines, and warm candlelit ambiance. Savor five expertly selected cheeses, each boasting unique flavors, textures, and styles, perfectly paired with premium wines to elevate your tasting experience.

Whether you're a cheese aficionado or simply love good food and great company, our knowledgeable hosts will guide you through each pairing, sharing fascinating insights along the way. Treat yourself to an unforgettable night of gourmet delights!

🍷🧀 Spaces are limited—book your spot now!

To book your tickets, visit The Walled Garden Pantry booking site: https://square.link/u/885yX2zK

Cosy Cottage Goats Milk Soap Making Workshop - SOLD OUT! (updated 08/05/2025)

Join us and our friends from Wolds Barn, in our Malton, Navigation Wharf workshop (see below for google maps link) for a glorious, relaxing time meeting and learning about the goats and making therapeutic goats milk soap, renowned for its skincare benefits and its soothing effects for those with eczema and other dry, sore skin conditions.

Learn the special techniques needed to create goats milk soaps and make six bars of your own goats milk soap to take home and enjoy.

We are very happy to be able to host up to ten participants, to make six, lovely bars of palm oil free soap, each, bearing your own signature fragrance, made from a blend of essential oils.

Ticket Price: £60 pp

For more information or to book your place please visit The Cosy Cottage Soap Company website here.

Sunday Sounds: monthly live music in the Boar Garden

Date: Sunday 22nd June 2025

Time: 11.30am and 1.30pm (45 minute sets)

Location: The Boar Garden at Castle Howard

Tickets are included With Both House & Garden and Garden Tickets - book here: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view-4/sunday-sounds-monthly-live-music-in-the-boar-garden

Event Overview

Soak up the sounds, from moving strings to joyful brass, each month during the summer. 

• 18th May, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Hyde Family Jam; irreverent covers, folk instruments, and punk energy playing pop bangers.

• 22nd June, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Bridgerton by the Ebor Quartet; the iconic soundtrack brought to life.

• 20th July, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Generation Groove; swing, jazz, pop and more.

• 17th August, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Back Chat Brass; brassy beats playing pop, funk and hip-hop.

Join Us for an AGA Cookery Demonstration on Tuesday 24th June at our Norton Malton Showroom!

Are you considering investing in a new AGA cooker, or perhaps swapping your old one for a more versatile electric model? Or you’ve recently inherited an AGA and are a bit unsure how to get the best out of it?

If so, you’re in luck! Join us for our AGA cooking demonstration and sales event on Tuesday, 24th of June at 11am at our Norton, Malton Showroom.

This in-store event is perfect for you! Experience the sheer joy of cooking on an AGA, with expert tips on how to get the most out of the appliance.

Our talented AGA demonstrator, Alison shaw, will be on hand to answer all your questions and guide you through a day’s worth of cooking..

Exclusive Offers:

Order a new AGA cooker at the event and you could benefit from our unprecedented offer of a 20% discount, plus Free delivery and installation. Additionally, enjoy exclusive discounts and special offers on cookware, kitchen textiles, and accessories purchased at the event. If you’ve been eyeing that AGA cooker, now’s the time to make it yours.

Places to this event are limited. To reserve your spot, please call us: 01653 694699 or email: sales@countrywarmth.co.uk

Terms and conditions apply. For more information, please visit our website https://www.countrywarmth.co.uk/demonstrations

Switcheroo - A Play by Clap Trap Theatre at Birdsall House

Date: Tuesday 24th June 2025

Time: Doors and bar open at 18.30.

Location: Birdsall House, Malton, YO17 9NS

Tickets: £20 pp

Event Overview

When it comes to scattering their mother’s ashes, three siblings are hit with a bombshell revelation that turns their world upside down

This remarkable play, by Clap Trap Theatre in association with York Theatre Royal, is based on the very simple premise that ‘it’s not what you say, it’s the way that you say it’ The first act is a full-blown, larger than life comedy. Then, after the interval, the characters swap round and it’s repeated as a serious drama. The difference between the two Acts is astonishing.

Find out more and book your tickets here: Switcheroo - A play by Clap Trap Theatre - Birdsall Estates

Join us on Thursday 26th June, from 4:30–6:30pm, Art Studios East Wing for a celebration of creativity and talent at our annual Summer Arts Exhibition.  The exhibition will include an inspiring display of GCSE and A Level Art and Photography work, showcasing the dedication and imagination of our students.  As part of the evening, we’ll also be presenting the Emma Howard Memorial Prize to an outstanding Year 13 student.

Find out more about the exhibition here: Art & Photography Exhibition - Malton School

Hilarity Bites Comedy Club Evening

Date: Friday 25th April 2025

Time: 8pm

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: £10pp

Event Overview

The June line-up for Hilarity Bites features:

Aaron Simmonds, who has been failing to stand up for 32 years. Luckily he is far better at comedy than standing up. Aaron has appeared on the A-Z Horror Stories (Sky Studios), Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Undeniable (Comedy Central), Guessable (Comedy Central) and has been heard on BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio Scotland. He offers sharply observed comedy which is grounded in his disability, but is by no means limited by it.  Aaron performed his critically-acclaimed debut shows, Disabled Coconut and Hot Wheels, at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2019 and 2022. He was an Amused Moose Comedy Award Best Show finalist and was nominated for Best Comedy Show in the Broadway World UK Edinburgh Fringe Awards in 2019.

Alex Mitchell, a 2024 Britain’s Got Talent Finalist, is an autistic comic with functional neurological disorder (FND). Using self deprecating humour – laughing at himself, his neurodivergence, disability and sexuality – to reflect on some of the most difficult subjects within his own life and wider society. His debt show, Tics Towards Puffection, tackles his desperate obsession for perfection and being ‘the best version’ of himself.  He explores how and if he’ll ever achieve this, and how this has and continues to impact his life.

Chris Lumb, as seen on Russell Howard’s Good News, is no stranger to comedy. As the manager and performer of improv group ‘The Discount Comedy Checkout’ he’s played gigs with them for 12 years. In this time he’s developed an MC style which has fun with the audiences and makes the night fully rounded.  With more strings to his comedy bow than a funny Robin Hood, he’s a comedy director having award-winning films played at festivals such as Raindance.  He also started a YouTube channel imaginatively titled Chris Lumb Comedy where he creates sketches and live show videos.

This show may contain strong language and adult themes and is not suitable for under-16s.

Please note that line-ups are subject to change in extreme and unavoidable circumstances and this show contains strong language and adult themes and is not suitable for under-16s.

Women's Circle: Telling our Stories

Date: Monday 30th June 2025

Time: 7.30pm-9pm

Location: Kemps Bookshop, 11 Market Place, Malton, YO17 7FN

Event Details

A new evening monthly Women's Circle in the haven of Kemps Bookshop. Step out of the busy world and come to enjoy time out for yourself. Expect an unhurried guided relaxation, reflective prompts and time to share stories and be heard or simply listen, connect, reflect, be nourished and inspired.

Tickets: £10 and can be booked direct from Jenny: 07745 730341 or email jenny@underthebaobabcircles.co.uk. Alternatively they can be booked via Eventbrite.

Future Event Dates

28th July

25th August

29th September

27th October

Booking links for these events are coming soon. Please contact Jenny directly with any queries via email jenny@underthebaobabcircles.co.uk

More information can also be found on the following Instagram page: @under_the_baobab_circles

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s

Date: Saturday 4th July 2025

Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm

Location: The Cook’s Place, Malton, YO17 7LY

Tickets: £65pp

Event Overview

Brand new for 2025! We’ve teamed up with Charlie and Ivy’s to bring you a series of “Meet the Producer” Seasonal Supper Club Specials. Four dates will be released, each featuring a different producer. The Cook’s Place has teamed up with our good friends, local artisan food producer, Charlie & Ivy’s, to bring you a Supper Club with a difference!

Across the seasons, we will come together to host an exclusive evening with a local guest producer to enjoy a mouth-watering menu, using their local and award-winning products as the stars of the show.

Pulling up a stool at the Chef’s Table, you will enjoy a wonderful and informal evening in the company of the people behind the food and drink, be entertained by their stories, and leave inspired. All whilst enjoying a delicious, seasonal three-course menu packed with local produce, cooked by Gilly. 

Find out more about the event and book your place here: Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s (04 Jul 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

Celebrating 125 years of brass music with Malton White Star Band

Date: Saturday 5th July

Time: 6.30pm to start at 7pm

Location: St Michael’s Church, Malton Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets : £10 (£5 for under 16 yrs, under 5 yrs free)

We’re celebrating the bands rich legacy of 125 years of music-making and community involvement by holding a special anniversary concert at St Michael's Church, Malton on Saturday 5th July. There will be a licensed bar and a raffle on the evening.

Find out more and book your tickets here: https://donate.givetap.co.uk/f/malton-white-star-band/125yearsconcert

A Special Evening with Nadiya Bychkova

Ticket Options:

Evening tickets – £45

Our cocktail bar in The Old Kitchens at Birdsall House prior to the evening performance. Why not meet your friends and have a pre show cocktail to start the evening? The performance in our Ballroom starts at 7.30pm. Our bar will be open again after the performance and doors will close at 11pm.

VIP Experience ‘Meet & Greet” – £85

A limited number of VIP meet and greet tickets are available, allowing fans the chance to meet Nadiya for a photo opportunity and glass of champagne before the show.

Private Dance Lessons with Nadiya & Jamie – £55

Why not join a one hour private dance lesson with Nidiya and her partner Jamie during the afternoon prior to the performance. We are holding only two classes, each with very limited numbers of tickets, for you to have a chance to learn from the best in the business!

Timing for the night

6pm        Bar opens in The Old Kitchens, our prohibition style nightclub beneath Birdsall House.

7.15pm   Doors open to the Ballroom for the performance

7.30pm   Performance

8.15pm   30 minute interval – The Old kitchen bar will be open

9.30pm   Performance finishes

11pm       Bar in The Old Kitchens closes

Find out more about the event or book your ticket here: A Special Evening with Nadiya Bychkova - Birdsall Estates

Malton Food Tour

“One Of Britain’s Top Gastronomic Tours”

Malton Food Tour allows you to taste your way around town meeting Malton’s passionate artisan producers on Yorkshire’s number one food tour.

This guided gastronomic walking tour gets you behind the scenes - tasting new creations, chatting to producers and seeing how their award winning products are made. Come hungry!

The tours take place on the second Saturday of the month from March to November, alongside the Malton Monthly Food Market.

Find out more about the tour or book your tickets here:

Malton Food Tour, Guided Gastronomic Tour around Malton, North Yorkshire

Find out more on the Talbot Hotel website: The Talbot Malton

Kemps presents Charlie Connelly’s ‘Attention All Shipping’

Date: Wednesday 16th July 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: £18 per person

Event Overview
As the shipping forecast embarks on its second century, bestselling author and award-winning broadcaster Charlie Connelly’s hilarious and informative show brings the quirky broadcast vividly to life, celebrating what he regards as the greatest invention of the modern age.

How did a weather forecast for ships capture the hearts of a nation, from salty old sea dog to insomniac landlubber? How is it possible for ‘rain later’ to be ‘good’? And where the hell is North Utsire?

Delving into the history of the forecast and the extraordinary people who made it, Charlie explains what those curious phrases really mean, celebrates its wide cultural impact, shares rip-roaring adventures from his own extraordinary journey through the 31 sea areas – the times he was accused by the media of trying to annex Rockall from the British government and sang sea shanties with Tom Hardy in a Manx hotel bar while Scary Spice pulled the pints – and presents his case for the shipping forecast being our finest achievement.

Inspired by Charlie’s bestselling book, which has sold more than a quarter-of-a-million copies worldwide, this pacy, moving and hilarious show takes you all the way from Viking to South East Iceland to ensure the shipping forecast will never sound the same again.

“Charlie Connelly is one of the funniest people I have ever had the pleasure of sitting in a studio with…He has a natural wit that doesn’t get crushed by an over-zealous ego with a lovely personality attached to it.” Fi Glover, broadcaster 

“Charlie is always warm, funny and engaging…I actually sent him a fan letter – and I’ve never done that to anyone in my life before.”  Bernard Sumner, New Order

“I can thoroughly recommend an evening spent in the company of the very funny and very lovely Charlie Connelly, whose knowledge of what I call ‘the ships’ is excellent. Sou’westers optional.” Corrie Corfield, BBC Radio 4 

Soy Wax Candle Making Workshop

We will start with warm drinks and cake, before settling down for a session of learning and crafting together. We anticipate the workshop will take around two hours but we do not like to rush, it's all meant to be enjoyable and relaxing :)

- Learn all about 100% soy wax container candle-making in our Malton workshop
- Create your own, unique fragrance blend using natural, essential oils
- Make your own signature fragranced, 100% soy wax container candle(s)
- While your candle(s) is/are setting, decorate a (pre-made) 30cl container candle in your own unique style
- After the workshop, you will have at least 2 x container candles to take home with you to enjoy or gift to your friends and family

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £57.50pp

NEW for 2025

Spend a whole day crafting and enjoy a free delicious lunch with us in Malton. Create beautiful, unique candles and soaps to take home with you!

Other Session Dates: 21 June, 19 July.

Join us for the day in our Malton, Navigation Wharf workshop for a glorious, relaxing crafting day. In the morning, create two large (300ml) or several smaller 100% soy wax, scented candles, then in the afternoon, we enjoy a session of palm oil free soap-making, making six bars of your own signature, cold process soap to take home. We will share a delicious lunch together and there will be time to wander around Malton's Market Place after lunch too, if you wish.

In our spacious premises in Navigation Wharf, Yorkersgate, next to the Talbot Hotel, Malton, we will be hosting up to ten participants for each of the morning and afternoon sessions. The programme for this special all-day event is as follows

10.30am start with Tea/coffee, cake, introductions and safety briefing 

• Candlemaking background, materials, fragrances and choice of containers

• Candlemaking demonstration

• Make-your own soy wax candles to take home

• Decorate a pre-made candle using a range of materials provided by us

12.45 - LUNCH and relaxation time

2.00pm tea, coffee and more cake (if you have room)

• Chemistry, history and practice of soap-making

• Materials selection, choice of fragrances 

• Soapmaking demonstration

• Make-your six bars of signature blended, all natural, palm oil free soaps to take home

• Next steps, cutting and curing your soaps

4.00 to 4.30pm leave for home with your candles and soaps.

Your palm oil free soaps are created from vegetable oils and waxes using the cold process soap-making method. No melt-and-pour synthetic soap bases here! Your 100% soy wax candles are made from 100% high quality soy wax; no paraffin or smoky waxes!. Your items will be unique to you, personalised with your own dried flowers, fruit, exfoliants and essential oil fragrances.

For more information or to book your place please visit the Cosy Cottage website here .

The soap and candle making sessions can be booked as individual workshops too:

Soap Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/face-to-face-soap-making-workshops-in-malton

Candle Making: https://www.cosycottagesoap.co.uk/collections/malton-store-events/products/christmas-candlemaking-workshop

Cosy Cottage Soap Making Workshop

Tea/coffee and introductions

- The history of soap making
- The chemistry of soap-making
- Fragrances, botanicals and essential oils
- Soap Making demonstratio
- Choose your own fragrances, flowers, exfoliants
- Make your own soap
- Next steps - after 24 hours (cutting the soaps) and 2 weeks (post curing)

- Goodbyes and loading soap for transporting home

Tickets can be bought in-store or online: £57.50pp

1940s Murder Mystery at Howsham Hall

Date: Saturday 19th July 2025

Time: Arrival drinks from 6.30pm for dinner at 7pm.

Location: Howsham Hall, Howsham, Malt 1pmton, York YO60 7PB

Tickets: £73.50 per person

It’s 1947 and you are all actors and actresses who have been invited to a party being held to celebrate the resumption of film making at Pynewood Studios after the War. The auditions for Stefan Spellbinder’s the latest blockbusting movie “Dying to tell You” are to be held in the morning and everyone who is anyone in the film world will be at tonight’s “star studded” gala. Why not come in 1940s costume or black tie?

Turn sleuth for the evening as events unfold around you- can you solve the fiendish murder? Enjoy a fabulous night of mystery with friends, with delicious 3 course dinner served over the course of the evening. 

Includes dinner and arrival drinks.

Make a weekend of it and stay over on Saturday night in one of our bedrooms, from £190 per room for up to 2 people including continental breakfast.

Find out more about the event or book your place: https://www.dine.co.uk/venues/howsham-hall/event-calendar/

Event Overview

Tickets: £40pp

Our next cheese and wine evening is Saturday, 97th July. Tickets sell out fast, so reserve your place today!

📅 Saturday, 19th July
⏰ 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM
📍 The Walled Garden Pantry, 8a Finkle Street, Malton

A Night of Cheese & Wine Indulgence Awaits!

Join us at our charming Malton deli for an enchanting evening of artisan cheeses, fine wines, and warm candlelit ambiance. Savor five expertly selected cheeses, each boasting unique flavors, textures, and styles, perfectly paired with premium wines to elevate your tasting experience.

Whether you're a cheese aficionado or simply love good food and great company, our knowledgeable hosts will guide you through each pairing, sharing fascinating insights along the way. Treat yourself to an unforgettable night of gourmet delights!

To book your tickets, visit The Walled Garden Pantry booking site: July 2025 Cheese and Wine Evening - The Walled Garden Pantry

Malton Roman Festival 2025

THE EMPIRE IS BACK - MALTON MUSEUM ROMAN FESTIVAL and tickets are now live here: Roman Festival 2025: tickets now on sale!! - Malton Museum

Date: Sunday July 20th

Time 10:30am to 4pm

Tickets: Adults £10 | Kids 14 -18 years £5 | Kids under 14yrs free.

Malton Museum is celebrating it’s 90th birthday this year. Founded in 1935 it was first called The Roman Malton Museum. It had been created in response to a series of archaeological excavations conducted around the town which uncovered some exciting finds, asserting the importance of Delgovicia in the Roman world.

The Museum works hard at its community engagement by doing lectures, town tours and Roman experience visits to local schools. As part of our 90th birthday celebrations, the museum is inviting you to make 2025 the year you get involved, whether that's by visiting the museum, volunteering, or attending one of our events.

We've also commissioned local print artist Emily Burns to create a limited run of 90 prints inspired by an item in our collection. The Goddess of Malton is her interpretation of a Roman fresco uncovered in the town and now on display in the museum. Pop into the museum or Roman Festival to purchase your own copy!

Four years ago, it launched its largest ever community project by hosting the Roman Festival. It was a great success and since then has gone on to grow and evolve into one of the most exciting historically themed family days out in the area.

Organised completely by volunteers and funded by grants from local businesses and other agencies, the 2025 Roman Festival will once again celebrate life as it once was in Delgovicia.

The central element of the festival is our Re-enactment groups, with Legio VI Victrix, Magister Militum, Longthorpe Legion and the Brigantes of Wincobank in their camp as well as the wonderful Equistry with their Roman Cavalry displays.

Other groups such as Sylvankin, Lena the Aerialist and artisans will once demonstrate craftsmanship and skills of daily Roman life as do our Roman history researchers, archaeologists, authors and talks, all of whom will have something interesting to show or tell.

The Roman Festival makes a great emphasis on the family day out, if we can inspire future historians and archaeologists, then our local history is safe for years to come. To that end, our kids activities will include tile, sword and shield painting, mosaic making, dressing up, Roman games, axe and plumbata throwing, which we hope will challenge their conceptions of life for Roman children against their own in modern day. They can even join the Roman Legion!

Our food and drink outlets complete the set up for a great family fun day.

For more information on the Museum, volunteering or the Roman Festival, please see our website www.maltonmuseum.co.uk

Notes for editors

The settlement of Delogovicia was a calvary base and established around AD71.

Formerly thought to be Derventio, recent research has suggested that Derventio was more likely to have been Stamford Bridge and Delogvicia is now the more widely accepted name for the Orchard Field site.

Malton Museum reopened for the season on 3rd April and has many items from the fort and local villas such as Langton and Hovingham on display.

Sunday Sounds: monthly live music in the Boar Garden

Date: Sunday 20th July 2025

Time: 11.30am and 1.30pm (45 minute sets)

Location: The Boar Garden at Castle Howard

Tickets are included With Both House & Garden and Garden Tickets - book here: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view-4/sunday-sounds-monthly-live-music-in-the-boar-garden

Event Overview

Soak up the sounds, from moving strings to joyful brass, each month during the summer. 

• 18th May, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Hyde Family Jam; irreverent covers, folk instruments, and punk energy playing pop bangers.

• 22nd June, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Bridgerton by the Ebor Quartet; the iconic soundtrack brought to life.

• 20th July, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Generation Groove; swing, jazz, pop and more.

• 17th August, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Back Chat Brass; brassy beats playing pop, funk and hip-hop.

Date: Sunday 3rd Aug 2025

Time: 13:00 – 17:00 (Doors will open at 12:30pm.)

Location: The Wesley Centre, Saville St, Malton YO17 7LL, UK

Tickets: £20 per person (Event booking closes at 5pm on 31st July)

Event Overview

Come along and enjoy a four hour workshop learning folk songs from different countries, including England, South Africa, Ireland and Wales.

Arrangements will be scored for SATB and all parts will be taught on the day. So no experience or an ability to sight read is necessary.

The workshop will be led by Alison Davis, Musical Director for Harmonia, Ryedale Voices, The Ryelarks and The Notables.

Malton Food Tour

“One Of Britain’s Top Gastronomic Tours”

Malton Food Tour allows you to taste your way around town meeting Malton’s passionate artisan producers on Yorkshire’s number one food tour.

This guided gastronomic walking tour gets you behind the scenes - tasting new creations, chatting to producers and seeing how their award winning products are made. Come hungry!

The tours take place on the second Saturday of the month from March to November, alongside the Malton Monthly Food Market.

Find out more about the tour or book your tickets here:

Malton Food Tour, Guided Gastronomic Tour around Malton, North Yorkshire

Cooking the Books - A Day at the Beach Hut by Veronica Henry

Date: 14th August 2025

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Tickets: £30.00 - pre-booking is essential.

The Cook’s Place have teamed up with local Malton bookshop Kemps Bookstore to bring you a monthly book club with a difference.

Each month Jo Hardy from Kemps Bookstore suggests a book that has a foodie theme, you review it and Gilly Robinson, owner and head tutor here at The Cook’s Place will then create a two-course meal. Gilly will demonstrate how to make the dishes which you get to eat during the evening with a glass of something. Cooking the Books is a great way to bring your love of books and cooking together. A wonderful night out for a group of book lovers or even on your own. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere awaits.

Visit The Cooks Place website to find out more or to book tickets: Cooking the Books: A Day at the Beach Hut by Veronica Henry (14 Aug 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

Sunday Sounds: monthly live music in the Boar Garden

Date: Sunday 17th August 2025

Time: 11.30am and 1.30pm (45 minute sets)

Location: The Boar Garden at Castle Howard

Tickets are included With Both House & Garden and Garden Tickets - book here: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/DB/whats-on-view-4/sunday-sounds-monthly-live-music-in-the-boar-garden

Event Overview

Soak up the sounds, from moving strings to joyful brass, each month during the summer. 

• 18th May, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Hyde Family Jam; irreverent covers, folk instruments, and punk energy playing pop bangers.

• 22nd June, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Bridgerton by the Ebor Quartet; the iconic soundtrack brought to life.

• 20th July, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Generation Groove; swing, jazz, pop and more.

• 17th August, 11.30am and 1.30pm, 45 minute sets: Back Chat Brass; brassy beats playing pop, funk and hip-hop.

Date: Sunday 17th Aug 2025

Time: 13:00 – 17:30 (Doors will open at 12:30pm.)

Location: The Wesley Centre, Saville St, Malton YO17 7LL, UK

Tickets: £22 per person (Event booking closes at 5.30pm on 7th August)

Event Overview

Come along and enjoy an afternoon workshop learning choral selections from Wicked. The medley includes hit songs from the musical; 'No One Mourns the Wicked' 'The Wizard and I' 'One Short Day' 'For Good' and 'Defying Gravity.'

The arrangement is scored for SATB and all parts will be taught on the day. So no experience or an ability to sight read is necessary.

The workshop will be led by Alison Davis, Musical Director for Harmonia, Ryedale Voices, The Ryelarks and The Notables.

If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please see the FAQs or get in touch on 07789 695165 or by emailing alison@singinginryedale.co.uk

Malton Regency Dance Class

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: Old Malton Memorial Hall, Town Street, Old Malton, YO17 7HD

Tickets: £10.00

Step back in time and join us at Malton Memorial Hall for an enchanting Regency dance class! In preparation for the highly anticipated Malton Regency Charity Ball on Friday 17th October, this is your chance to learn some of the most beloved dances from the Regency era.

Our classes will provide a delightful opportunity to immerse yourself in the elegance of the period, all while having fun in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, you’ll find joy in mastering the steps that graced grand balls of the past.

Be sure to click on the correct date when ordering your tickets.

Event Dates:

Sunday 9th February

Sunday 9th March

Sunday 20th April

Sunday 11th May

Sunday 15th June

Sunday 17th August

Sunday 14th September

MALTON MUSEUM: LECTURE PROGRAMME SUMMER 2025

21st August - Nicholas Hatton

Uncovering additional context of 19th century photographs from Malton's photographic studios.

All the lectures are in Malton Assembly Rooms and entrance is though the Museum on Yorkersgate. They all start at 7 p.m. and  they cost £10 per head. Booking online is through the events section of the Malton Museum website or you can pay at the door.

Find out more: Events - Malton Museum

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

Conflict Between Church & State – An Audience with King Henry VIII

Date: Thursday 4th September 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms

Tickets: £15pp

Event Overview

The year is 1542 and the King is in a contemplative mood. Events of recent years weigh heavily upon him – the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, the break with Rome and the dissolution of the Monasteries.

This is the sister show to ‘Divorced, Beheaded, Died’. Of this show, it has been said:

“…. a bravura performance as an aged (and lame) Henry VIII. This is Henry, at once dangerous and yet tinged with regret. There is humour and pathos here, as well as convincing menace…. Not to be missed!” The Very Revd Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough Cathedral

www.selectsociety.co.uk

Jack Abbot is a performer who has specialised in recreating historical characters for more than 25 years, has appeared at numerous heritage, educational and corporate venues across the UK and the USA; including many managed by the National Trust, English Heritage, Historic Scotland and other such bodies.

Of the 30 or more characters he performs, Henry VIII is the most popular. First created as a one-man show, more than 12 years ago, the show has gone through a number of revisions and now is offered as a theatrical experience in which the audience comes face-to-face with the King.

The King breaks the ‘fourth wall’ in that he directly refers to the audience who, at the close, are invited to ask questions – a lively Q & A session often ensues with there being some surprising answers!

Presented by Select Society – a company which has provided historical performance services to the UK heritage industry – English Heritage, National Trust, Historic Scotland and numerous museums, castles, and associated venues in the UK and the USA and to educational, corporate, social, and theatrical venues; as well as film, TV, theatre, and radio productions.

The ELO Encounter

Date: Saturday 6th September 2025

Time: 8pm

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: £20 per person

Event Overview

Delighted to welcome back the fabulous ELO Encounter, who sold out last time they played the Milton Rooms!

Roll Over Beethoven, because the greatest tribute to Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra is here with an all live show featuring soaring strings, striking vocal harmonies and playing all the much loved songs from the band’s hit-filled library including Evil Woman, Telephone Line and Don’t Bring Me Down.

The ELO Encounter promises a night filled with rock, roll and Blue Skies that would make even Mozart mambo and Bach boogie. So Hold On Tight because Rock and Roll Is King in a show that is guaranteed to have you partying All Over The World. Not only flawlessly recreating the wonderful music of ELO, it’s a spectacular live show from start to finish. Stunning lights and special effects create an atmosphere that will have you fully immersed in the whole experience.

Cooking the Books - Comfort Eating by Grace Dent

Date: 11th September 2025

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Tickets: £30.00 - pre-booking is essential.

The Cook’s Place have teamed up with local Malton bookshop Kemps Bookstore to bring you a monthly book club with a difference.

Each month Jo Hardy from Kemps Bookstore suggests a book that has a foodie theme, you review it and Gilly Robinson, owner and head tutor here at The Cook’s Place will then create a two-course meal. Gilly will demonstrate how to make the dishes which you get to eat during the evening with a glass of something. Cooking the Books is a great way to bring your love of books and cooking together. A wonderful night out for a group of book lovers or even on your own. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere awaits.

Visit The Cooks Place website to find out more or to book tickets: Cooking the Books: Comfort Eating by Grace Dent (11 Sep 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

Malton Food Tour

“One Of Britain’s Top Gastronomic Tours”

Malton Food Tour allows you to taste your way around town meeting Malton’s passionate artisan producers on Yorkshire’s number one food tour.

This guided gastronomic walking tour gets you behind the scenes - tasting new creations, chatting to producers and seeing how their award winning products are made. Come hungry!

The tours take place on the second Saturday of the month from March to November, alongside the Malton Monthly Food Market.

Find out more about the tour or book your tickets here:

Malton Food Tour, Guided Gastronomic Tour around Malton, North Yorkshire

Malton Regency Dance Class

Time: 2pm - 4pm

Location: Old Malton Memorial Hall, Town Street, Old Malton, YO17 7HD

Tickets: £10.00

Step back in time and join us at Malton Memorial Hall for an enchanting Regency dance class! In preparation for the highly anticipated Malton Regency Charity Ball on Friday 17th October, this is your chance to learn some of the most beloved dances from the Regency era.

Our classes will provide a delightful opportunity to immerse yourself in the elegance of the period, all while having fun in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned dancer or a complete beginner, you’ll find joy in mastering the steps that graced grand balls of the past.

Be sure to click on the correct date when ordering your tickets.

Event Dates:

Sunday 9th February

Sunday 9th March

Sunday 20th April

Sunday 11th May

Sunday 15th June

Sunday 17th August

Sunday 14th September

Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s

Date: Saturday 19th September 2025

Time: 7.30pm-9.30pm

Location: The Cook’s Place, Malton, YO17 7LY

Tickets: £65pp

Event Overview

Brand new for 2025! We’ve teamed up with Charlie and Ivy’s to bring you a series of “Meet the Producer” Seasonal Supper Club Specials. Four dates will be released, each featuring a different producer. The Cook’s Place has teamed up with our good friends, local artisan food producer, Charlie & Ivy’s, to bring you a Supper Club with a difference!

Across the seasons, we will come together to host an exclusive evening with a local guest producer to enjoy a mouth-watering menu, using their local and award-winning products as the stars of the show.

Pulling up a stool at the Chef’s Table, you will enjoy a wonderful and informal evening in the company of the people behind the food and drink, be entertained by their stories, and leave inspired. All whilst enjoying a delicious, seasonal three-course menu packed with local produce, cooked by Gilly. 

Find out more about the event and book your place here: Supper Club Special: Meet the Producer with Charlie and Ivy’s (19 Sep 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Kemps presents Jamie Walton ‘Nettles & Petals’ in conversation with David Herbert

Date: Saturday 20th September 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms, Market Place, Malton, YO17 7LX

Tickets: Ticket only - £10pp | Book and Ticket - £25pp

Event Overview

Join us for an inspiring evening with Jamie Walton, author of Nettles & Petals, in conversation with David Herbert.

Nettles & Petals is a deep dive into gardening, growing food and working with nature. In the book, Jamie shares his ecological approach to cultivating edible gardens and celebrating the beauty of seasonal, sustainable growing.

Expect a fascinating discussion on how to work with the land, grow food in harmony with the environment and create a garden that nourishes both people and wildlife.

Inspired by the Marathon Du Medoc in France's wine region, the 'Marathon Du Malton' is a gourmet ‘wineathlon’ going through an area of Yorkshire famous for its local produce & beautiful countryside.

There are 4 race options available:

• ‘Le Classique’ (The main event - 10k with food & drink)

• ‘L’escargot’ (Same as ‘Le Classique’ but just for walkers - dogs on leads also welcome!)

• The Malton 10k - This one is ‘Sans Arret’ (no food & drink stops, just you vs the clock!)

• NEW! ‘Le Sans Arret Ensemble’ - A combined ticket for those who want to get their PB & take part in the run only race first and then do the course again, this time savouring the food & drink that’s on offer.

Malton Sunday Market 2025

Back for 2025 the Malton Sunday Market will feature a selection of specialist food stalls & street food to coincide with the Malton 10K Event.

Popular with all those who care about where their food is sourced, the market is loved by foodies, chefs & keen amateur cooks alike​

Set against the magnificent backdrop of St Michael's Church in Malton's central Market Place, the Sunday market trades from 10.30am to 4pm. ​

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

Malton Food Tour

“One Of Britain’s Top Gastronomic Tours”

Malton Food Tour allows you to taste your way around town meeting Malton’s passionate artisan producers on Yorkshire’s number one food tour.

This guided gastronomic walking tour gets you behind the scenes - tasting new creations, chatting to producers and seeing how their award winning products are made. Come hungry!

The tours take place on the second Saturday of the month from March to November, alongside the Malton Monthly Food Market.

Find out more about the tour or book your tickets here:

Malton Food Tour, Guided Gastronomic Tour around Malton, North Yorkshire

Cooking the Books - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore

Date: 16th October 2025

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Tickets: £30.00 - pre-booking is essential.

The Cook’s Place have teamed up with local Malton bookshop Kemps Bookstore to bring you a monthly book club with a difference.

Each month Jo Hardy from Kemps Bookstore suggests a book that has a foodie theme, you review it and Gilly Robinson, owner and head tutor here at The Cook’s Place will then create a two-course meal. Gilly will demonstrate how to make the dishes which you get to eat during the evening with a glass of something. Cooking the Books is a great way to bring your love of books and cooking together. A wonderful night out for a group of book lovers or even on your own. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere awaits.

Visit The Cooks Place website to find out more or to book tickets: Cooking the Books: Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (16 Oct 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

Find out more or book your tickets for the event here: Malton Regency Ball - Malton Museum

The Ultimate 70s Show!

Date: Saturday 18th October 2025

Time: 7.30pm

Location: The Milton Rooms

Tickets: £15pp

Event Overview

It was the decade that fashion forgot – but dust off your lurex loons, the Seventies are back in town.
The Ultimate 70s Show will be recreating one of the most glam periods in music.

Martin Metcalf, a former guitarist with legendary group Geordie, is one of the seven 70s rockers and session musicians who make up Ultimate 70s, whose brand of entertainment has been a huge hit with festival goers in Britain and Europe.

Intent on recreating the era they love, they promise fans an authentic evening of Seventies classic hits delivered just as you would have heard them back in the day. Some of the most iconic hits came from the 70s and everyone loves to sing along to them. This show is a great opportunity to dress up and let your hair down.

The Ultimate 70s Show is a totally live tribute to the rock and pop idols of the 1970s, featuring the music of Slade, T Rex, The Sweet, David Bowie, Suzi Quatro, Alice Cooper, Mott the Hoople and Queen, to name but a few.

Book your place here: Events with Kemps Bookstore in Malton – Kemps General Store & Kemps Books

Malton Food Tour

“One Of Britain’s Top Gastronomic Tours”

Malton Food Tour allows you to taste your way around town meeting Malton’s passionate artisan producers on Yorkshire’s number one food tour.

This guided gastronomic walking tour gets you behind the scenes - tasting new creations, chatting to producers and seeing how their award winning products are made. Come hungry!

The tours take place on the second Saturday of the month from March to November, alongside the Malton Monthly Food Market.

Find out more about the tour or book your tickets here:

Malton Food Tour, Guided Gastronomic Tour around Malton, North Yorkshire

Christmas at Castle Howard with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

13th November – 4th January (tickets go on sale soon)

A wicked and wonderful extravaganza awaits at Castle Howard for Christmas 2025. Gather your friends and family, and skip down the yellow brick road to experience the House dressed as scenes from Oz.

Working with the same creative team that brought you Alice's Christmas Wonderland and Christmas in Neverland, experience a festive take on L. Frank Baum's much-loved story, told in stately surroundings with theatrical installations, immersive soundscapes and projections. Delight in seeing the iconic characters and unique locations from the wonderful world of Oz, brought to life in technicolour splendour.

Complete your annual festive treat with delectable Afternoon Tea, a visit to Father Christmas, and festive shopping in the Christmas Shop, with more surprises to be announced soon.

Visit the Castle Howard website for more details regarding tickets and event information: https://www.castlehoward.co.uk/whats-on/christmas-at-castle-howard

Cooking the Books - Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

Date: 13th November 2025

Time: 7pm - 9pm

Tickets: £30.00 - pre-booking is essential.

The Cook’s Place have teamed up with local Malton bookshop Kemps Bookstore to bring you a monthly book club with a difference.

Each month Jo Hardy from Kemps Bookstore suggests a book that has a foodie theme, you review it and Gilly Robinson, owner and head tutor here at The Cook’s Place will then create a two-course meal. Gilly will demonstrate how to make the dishes which you get to eat during the evening with a glass of something. Cooking the Books is a great way to bring your love of books and cooking together. A wonderful night out for a group of book lovers or even on your own. A friendly, welcoming atmosphere awaits.

Visit The Cooks Place website to find out more or to book tickets: Cooking the Books: Mrs Quinn’s Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford (13 Nov 2025) | The Cooks Place Malton

Copies of the book “The Book of Perilous Dishes by Doina Rusti” are available to buy from Kemps Bookstore.

Malton St Clement's Festival

Keep an eye on the Malton St Clement’s Festival social media channels for further updates.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stclementsmalton

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maltonstclementsfestival/

Following the success of the Malton St Clement’s Festival in both 2023 and 2024, the third instalment of the festival will return to Malton on Saturday 22nd November 2025. The free to enter, one day festival will be a celebration of winter, harvest, music and traditional blacksmithing.

Wrap up warm and come and join us for a jam-packed family day of fun activities in Malton’s picturesque Market Place.

More details to be announced soon!

Activities will include:

• Crafting and treat making;

• Children’s activities

• Blacksmithing demonstrations;

• Art and sculptures;

• Delicious, warming food and drink;

• Music from bands, choirs, buskers and more!

• And of course, the Son et Lumiere and twilight lantern procession in the Market Place.

• Some retailers around Malton will be open for a spot of late night shopping too.

Tree Sponsorship:

Businesses in the town are invited to sponsor a tree that will be included in the avenue of illuminated trees outside St Michael’s Church and around the centre of Malton’s Market Place.

About the Malton St Clement’s Event:

The event is organised and run by the Malton St Clement’s Steering Group which is made up of several representatives of businesses and organisations in Malton.

For enquiries about the event, how to get involved or how to sponsor a tree, please email: maltonstclements@gmail.com