Ticketed events below. For full event list, see our website 

For Sunday events, tickets are still available from HQ1 opposite the gallery from 10am.  Last few tickets available for the amazing "Sean Starwars" workshop at 11am

Sunday 17th September

Colin Hart: Skinningrove - Upstairs at St Peter’s, Talk 10.30am-11.30am

The social history and development of the village due to ironstone mining and the iron works. £4 per ticket

Staithes History Talks hosted by Mandy Wragg  - Upstairs at St Peter’s, Talk 11.45am - 12.45pm

Join long-time Staithes residents fisherman John Cole, fishing history expert Colin Harrison and ploager Bill Hinchley as they recall village life as they knew it, and beyond. And if you don’t know what a ploager is, you need to be there. £4 per ticket

American Outlaw printmaker Sean Starwars’ woodcut workshop - Gallery 59, Staithes Sunday School, Workshop 11am-1pm

An utterly unique opportunity for a fast-paced lesson in printmaking allowing you to draw, carve and print your own small scale relief print. For those that don’t want to risk the life changing experience of carving your own block and printing it, there will be opportunities to ink and print something for yourself using blocks from Sean’s personal collection, all the way from Mississippi. All levels of experience, includes a brief intro to materials and tool safety. £25 per ticket

Discovery of the 6,000 year-old Loftus Saltworks - Upstairs at St Peter’s, Talk 1pm to 2pm

Leading archaeologist Dr Stephen Sherlock on his recent discoveries of the UK’s earliest saltworks and other artefacts up on the cliffs at Boulby, which has changed the way people view the Neolithic age. £4 per ticket

Artist Ian Burke’s Workshop: Expressive portraits in wood block - Smugglers (above Staithes Gallery), Workshop 2pm to 4pm

Don’t miss Ian’s incredibly popular art workshops, No drawing experience required. Learn how to transfer an image onto a block. Using carving tools safely. Using relief print to produce an expressive portrait . £15 per ticket - SOLD OUT

The Shark and the Herrings: - Upstairs at St Peter’s, Talk 2.15pm-3.15pm

John Tindale was senior photographer at the Whitby Gazette and leading post-war photo-journalist. Enjoy this talk and film show about photography, culture and tall-stories, by his son David Tindale, including ‘A Staithes Life’, a weekend-long exhibition of John Tindale’s photographs. Tickets £4

Caroline Hawley The Antiques Market Today and tales from the television! - Upstairs at St Peter’s, Talk 3.30pm to 4.45pm

What’s hot and what’s not in the auction market today. Plus special festival bonus - bring in your precious treasures for valuation beforehand, and find out more about them after the talk. No obligation to bring an item, but if you do, bring it to St Peter's at 3.15pm.  £5 per ticket.