Scarborough Winter Art
29 October – 29 November 2026
ABOUT SCARBOROUGH ART
Scarborough Art allows you to immerse yourself in art and discover work from the local creative community. Taking place at various venues and open studios across town, you can expect a wide range of media to be showcased, including painting, sculpture, photography and printmaking. Take a look at the what’s on page to browse upcoming events at Winter Art 2026.
Look back at Scarborough Art Summer Season 2025
To help you get a real feel for the festival, we’ve captured Scarborough Art and sister festival Scarborough Fringe during the summer season. Watch the video for the full flavour of what to expect this winter.
ARTS & CRAFTS
From stitching and textiles to jewellery making and pottery, these workshops and exhibitions are an exploration and celebration of making. There are opportunities to learn about different crafts by having a go at making a piece yourself, walks to immerse you in Scarborough’s landscape and inspire you, and unique works of art created in the community on display.
Click on each listing below to learn more about each.
ARTS & CRAFTS
From stitching and textiles to jewellery making and pottery, these workshops and exhibitions are an exploration and celebration of making. There are opportunities to learn about different crafts by having a go at making a piece yourself, walks to immerse you in Scarborough’s landscape and inspire you, and unique works of art created in the community on display.
Click on each listing below to learn more about each.
WORKSHOPS
Scarborough Art is not just about viewing work – you can also make some by taking part in one (or more) of the workshops on offer. If you’ve ever wanted to make something but don’t know where to start look at the Home Spun Printmaking Workshops and create a work using recycled materials. Get creative with leftover fabric with Material Moves and make accessories to take home with you. At the Mixed Media Print Workshops you might create a complete piece of work or experiment with several new techniques. Finally – SHEP Kitchen are thinking about art in a completely different way and inviting you to make a masterpiece in the kitchen, combining both art and food.
INSTALLATION
Two immersive installations are being created for the festival. In St Mary’s Church, Birds of Heart and Sky by composer Sarah Dew celebrates vulnerable birds. Animated Objects are creating Touch Tour, an interactive tactile mural throughout the town.
PHOTOGRAPHY AND PRINT WORK
Go on Celestial Adventures with Astro Dog at Electric Angel Gallery through a night photography and astrophotography exhibition. Learn more about photography yourself on a Photography Walk with Wandering Photography. Or head to the SeaGrown Centre at Vincent Pier to see an exhibition of their Artist of the Month.
VISUAL ART
A feast for the eyes as artists fill Scarborough with artwork in venues of all shapes and sizes. Exhibitions will feature abstract paintings, mixed media work, landscapes, glass art, textiles, drawing, sculpture and much more.
With work based on diverse themes from social history and environmental sustainability to space and comic books, there will be something for everyone to enjoy and engage with.
For some of these exhibitions, artists are opening up their studios and in some cases their homes to give you a look inside the space where their creativity flourishes. Other venues include established galleries as well as new spaces opening for the first time this year.
