Knit + Stitch Harrogate

At Knit + Stitch Harrogate you can shop more than 150 exhibitors, choose from over 200 workshops and see textile art galleries that are included in your ticket price, across knitting, crochet, dressmaking, quilting and embroidery. The show, previously called The Knitting & Stitching Show, is a four-day textile craft show held each November at Harrogate Convention Centre. The organiser, Immediate Live, says the show draws over 17,000 makers to the venue each year.

Dates and opening times for 2026

You can pick any day from Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 November 2026. Doors open at 10:00 every day and close at 17:30 from Thursday to Saturday, and at 16:00 on Sunday. See the wider Harrogate show calendar, including Thought Bubble Comic Convention at the same venue from 14 November.

Tickets and prices

Adult, concession and afternoon tickets cost you less the earlier you book, as prices rise in tiers. General release ends on 11 November, final release runs from 12 November, then box office prices apply. Online orders carry a £4.25 fee per transaction.

Ticket	General release	Final release	On the door
Adult, one day	£24.20	£26.75	£28
Student, disabled or 65+, one day	£22.20	£24.75	£26
Child, 18 and under	£12.75	£13.75	£9.50
Afternoon, entry from 2pm	£18.75	£21.25	£23

A standard ticket gets you the exhibitors, talks, demonstrations, galleries and special features. Two-day tickets cost £38.25 and are sold only at general release prices. If you are a disabled adult who needs assistance, you can add one free carer ticket. The Bronze VIP package (£50.25) gives VIP lounge access from 9.30am, workshop discounts and two hot drinks, and Silver (£73.25) includes workshop discounts, three hot or soft drinks, a lunch voucher and a glass of Prosecco. Groups of 10 or more pay £14 per adult and £7.50 per child plus fees, with the group leader admitted free.

What you can buy, learn and see

You can buy supplies and learn techniques in one visit. Exhibitors sell fabrics, sewing machines, patterns, yarn, cross-stitch kits, beads and haberdashery, with artisan yarn brands grouped in the Yarn Village. Workshops run across craft classes, a Dressmaking Studio by Brother and a baby lock Overlocker Studio. The Live Stage hosts talks, demonstrations and catwalks, and the Knit Lounge covers knitting and crochet.

Features listed for 2026 include:

• Textile Galleries with work by Ali Pickard, Alice Fox, Divya Sharma, Jahnavi Inniss, Tyreis Holder, JPR Stitch, Prism, Beyond Technique and the Embroiderers’ Guild
• The Austen Tapestry, a 10-metre embroidery by Kate Evans about the fabrics, people and histories around Jane Austen
• The Winning Quilts Gallery, showing category winners from The Festival of Quilts, a competition the organiser says attracts over 800 entrants
• The Graduate Showcase of work from UK BA courses, selected by the Embroiderers’ Guild

Other events in the craft and hobbies sector include The Creative Craft Show at NEC Birmingham from 5 November 2026.

A show with a long history

You are visiting a long-running show. Karen Elder started The Knitting & Stitching Show in 1987 after struggling to find supplies on the high street. The event moved to Alexandra Palace in 1991 and added Harrogate in 1994, followed by Dublin in 1996 and Northern Ireland in 2024. Upper Street Events acquired the shows in 2012, and Immediate Media Co. took them over in 2019.

Exhibiting to makers who spend

As an exhibitor you meet visitors who, says the organiser, spend an average of £115.93 each at the show and have an average household income of £51,056. Stands include shell scheme, carpet, fascia, a website listing, a show guide entry and complimentary tickets. The smallest stand is 4 square metres, and space only is available. Lighting, electrics, furniture and fixings cost extra, items to include in an exhibition budget; see also shell scheme or space only for that choice. You apply for stands, sponsorship, galleries and teaching through the show site. At the same venue, Harrogate Christmas & Gift opens on 10 January 2027.

Getting there

You can arrive by road, rail or air. Drivers use the A1(M), leaving at Junction 45 for the A661 or Junction 47 at Knaresborough. The venue’s underground car park has around 158 spaces off Springfield Avenue, and the organiser warns town car parks fill quickly on Saturdays. The Jubilee and Victoria car parks add about 1,200 spaces a few minutes’ walk away. Harrogate station is a seven-minute walk, with six direct LNER trains a day from London King’s Cross. Leeds Bradford Airport is 12 miles away, with an hourly A2 bus taking about 31 minutes.

Source: knitandstitchshow.co.uk/harrogate, knitandstitchshow.co.uk/harrogate/ticket-types-prices, knitandstitchshow.co.uk/harrogate/exhibitor-information, knitandstitchshow.co.uk/harrogate/travel-venue-information