Saturday 4 July 2026

5pm – 11pm strictly

Outside cocktail bar from 5pm · Show starts 7pm · Strict 11pm curfew

The Venue

About the Spiegeltent

The Spiegeltent is one of the great traditions of Harrogate International Festivals — a touring mirror-tent that pitches up at Crescent Gardens every two years and transforms the green into something out of another century. Bohemian mirrored walls, wooden floors, stained glass, red velvet booths and lamped lighting — it's a venue with a soul, and one of the very few in the country.

HIF describes it as "the perfect backdrop" — a space that lets artists explore new ways to present their work, and lets audiences experience them up close. Across its ten-day run the tent shifts personality through the day: jazz club at lunchtime, family festival in the afternoon, cabaret and burlesque by night, club shows on the weekend.

2026 marks another biennial return. The tent has appeared in Harrogate in 2018, 2022, 2024 and now 2026 — Jimmy's closes the season on the final Saturday.

Location

Crescent Gardens, Harrogate, HG1 2RN. Two minutes' walk from the town centre, opposite the Royal Hall and the Royal Pump Room.

The Tent

Mirrored interior, wooden dancefloor, red velvet booths around the edge. Standing event with seating in the booths and outside in the gardens.

Tickets

From £18 standing up to £150 for an 8-person booth with drinks included. Buy via HIF or call the box office on 01423 562303.

The Festival

Harrogate International Festivals is one of the UK's longest-running arts charities — established 1966. The Spiegeltent season runs 25 June – 4 July 2026.

The Last Time We Did This

Jimmy's at the Spiegeltent — 2022

We closed the Spiegeltent in 2022 and it was a riot. Sold out, wigs out, full Saturday Night Fever poses on the dancefloor. These are the originals — same crowd, same tunes, same tent. 2026 picks up where '22 left off.

The Spiegeltent at Crescent Gardens, Harrogate

The Spiegeltent · Crescent Gardens

Inside the Spiegeltent — mirrored walls and red velvet booths

Inside · Mirrors & Velvet

Crowd in 90s wigs and shades inside the Spiegeltent at HIF '22

The Crowd · HIF '22

Packed dancefloor at Jimmy's Spiegeltent night, HIF '22

Dancefloor · HIF '22

DJ on the decks at Jimmy's HIF '22 Spiegeltent night

On The Decks · HIF '22

Saturday Night Fever pose at Jimmy's HIF '22

The Pose · HIF '22

Dancer caught in blue spotlight at Jimmy's HIF '22

In The Blue · HIF '22

Practical

Plan Your Night

Getting There

Crescent Gardens is in central Harrogate, two minutes from the bus station and a short walk from Harrogate rail station. No parking on-site — use Victoria Multi-Storey on Station Parade or West Park Stray for street parking.

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Food & Drink

Full bar inside and out. Booth packages include a bottle of fizz. Street-food traders on the festival site through the early evening.

Access

Standing event with outdoor seating. For wheelchair spaces or specific access requirements, call the HIF box office on 01423 562303.

Dress Code

None enforced — but it's a 90s night. Wigs, shellsuits, bucket hats, full Spice Girls, full Oasis, full anything. The crowd will be dressed. So should you.

Find It

Crescent Gardens, Harrogate HG1 2RN

Opposite the Royal Hall and the Royal Pump Room Museum, on the edge of the Stray. The Spiegeltent pitches up on the central lawn.

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Get Your Tickets

Tickets are managed by Harrogate International Festivals. From £18 standing — booths for 4 or 8 with drinks included.

Buy via HIF

Jimmy's Night at the Spiegeltent