
03/10/2025
Various appealing October goings-on have come to Spy’s radar weeks after the Sept/Oct mag went out. Here’s a round up, starting TONIGHT from 7pm with…
> Tapstock, Fri 3-Sun 5 Oct, The Tap&Spile Scarborough, Falsgrave – a weekend musical feast: programme on the photo (NB Mark Stanley replaces Fuzz Junkies)
> Also tonight… until 10.30pm and Sat 4, 1-10.30pm, funfair, William St Coach Park
Oct cinema at Stephen Joseph Theatre – Downton Abbey, The Roses, lopera, theatre and musical theatre screenings, classic treats and ‘Fright fest’ series
> Music at The Cask & Keg Scarborough, newly opened with revamped Cask Club in basement – Sats, some Fris and open mic Weds, from Beetlebug + Luka to Deep Sea Daggers to Alastair James - Singer Songwriter Musician to Graham Watson… programme
> Sat 11-Sun 12 Oct, Scarborough Streets Autumn Edition, The Scarborough Fair – free music, theatre, dance and magic around the town, in partnership with Stephen Joseph Theatre
> Sat 11 Oct-21 Dec, Scarborough Art Winter edition, The Scarborough Fair – exhibitions, installations and workshops: find more details of Nov/Dec dates in Spy’s Nov/Dec issue; meanwhile, October’s programme will be viewable at soon at scarboroughfair.uk
> Fri 17 Oct, 6pm, Emily Gaskell plays at Hartleys Cafe at Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club
> Sun 19 Oct, 7pm, open evening at Scarborough Sub Aqua Club 83, 25 St Mary’s St, next to Leeds Arms Scarborough
> Wed 22 Oct, The Penguin Lessons at Scalby Cinema at the Temperance Hall Scalby (scalbycinema.co.uk)
> Wed 29-Fri 31 Oct, Hallowscream Express haunted ghost train rides on Scarborough North Bay Railway
PLUS some reminders of rare upcoming chances…
> Sat 11 Oct: new exhibition, Unsettled Grounds, at Old Parcels Office Artspace featuring Scarborough artists such as Kane Cunningham and Molly Newham among others, exploring connection with landscape
> Tues 14 Oct, 7.15pm: Memoir-writing workshop with Wendy Pratt (author of The Ghost Lake; see Storylines, Spy issue 10) at Newby & Scalby Library, hosted by Scarborough Writers' Circle (for more on this thriving group, see p25 of current Spy); £4 guests
> Fri 17 Oct, 7.30pm: The Nutcracker ballet in the Grand Hall at Scarborough Spa from Imperial Classical Ballet
PLUS… Spy social hour is back for autumn/winter/spring: I’ll be at Deli Delicious at Scarborough Market Hall & Vaults from 11am-noon on Tues, 14 Oct. Bring a letter, a poem, cash for a subscription (£16/year), a story idea… or just come and say hello!