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  • Midsummer Festival: Old Songs

    Pickering Midsummer Festival 2026
    Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, Pickering

    As the Summer Solstice twilight nears, join us for a haunting evening of stories told through music, words and art by Soft Lap. Author and historian Amy Jeffs, artist Gwen Burns and musician Natalie Brice join in mesmerising harmony to sing these timeless tales of love and death kept alive through generations of telling.

  • Midsummer Festival: Aidan Meighan

    Pickering Midsummer Festival 2026
    Pickering Book Tree 43a Market Place, Pickering

    Across cultures and centuries, trees have stood as guardians of life, inspiring stories that connect us to nature, spirituality and tradition. In The Folklore of Trees, Aidan Meighan brings these tales together with rich cultural context and intricate illustrations, sharing the myths, legends and secrets of the world's most iconic trees, and the seasonal customs, protective charms and superstitions associated with them.