Big Ideas By the Sea returns in May 2025, bringing a host of events to entertain and inform audiences from Scarborough and beyond. Events will take place across Scarborough in St Mary’s Church, 
St Martin-On-The-Hill, Scarborough Castle, Scarborough Library, Scarborough Spa, Gallery 6, Peasholm Park Hub,

and the Shakespeare Gallery.

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The Scarborough Big Dig, our community archaeology project, will once again bring school children to Paradise where they will have a unique hands-on experience of working on an archaeological dig.

Come along and ask us what we have found!

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Highlights include talks from the eminent historian Professor Sir Richard Evans,TV Egyptologist Professor Joann Fletcher, cultural historian Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, and the renowned industrial designer Richard Seymour.

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TV Explorer and environmentalist Paul Rose and prominent marine conservationist Hugo Tagholm, UK director of Oceana, will lead our Sustainable Coast event.
The Big Day Out at Scarborough Castle will have music, mini-digs, storytelling, and the VIth Hispania Roman Legion, and there is free entry to the Castle on the day for YO11, 12 and 13 residents.

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There will be magical musical evenings with R&B/Blues duo Dennis Greaves & Mark Feltham of Nine Below Zero, Harp and a Monkey and the Fylingdales Community Choir,and six choirs will come together to fill

St Mary’s Church with song for our Festival finale.

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And there are walks, tours, performances, poetry events and exhibitions.
Join us and make Big Ideas By The Sea 2025 bigger and better than ever!