Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival
The sixteenth running of the Go Racing In Yorkshire Summer Festival, sponsored by Sky Bet, takes place from Friday 19th to Saturday 27th July 2024.
Throughout the week, racegoers will get to see horses of all types, familiar names on the local circuit, where the Yorkshire tracks provide the bread and butter of the sport.
On the entertainment front there’s music! The Summer Festival opens at Pontefract with a beer festival and a popular covers band after racing. This year it’s Definitely Mightbe, offering their interpretation of Oasis hits. Rewind, featuring 80’s explosion is the order of the day at Doncaster and the final two days of the festival at York will see both The Kaiser Chiefs and S Club getting into the groove on the Knavesmire.
As it’s the first week of the Summer holidays across the county, there will be a lot of activities for children. Racing is a great value day out anyway, given that under 18’s race FREE, but during the Summer Festival week, the fun kicks off at Redcar with their Circus Family Fun Day. Catterick and Thirsk will also be focusing on the family audience.