The conference and exhibition industry is the focus of the town's business, with Harrogate International Centre [37] the third largest fully integrated conference and exhibition centre in the UK, and one of the largest in Europe. [38] Harrogate draws numerous visitors because of its conference facilities. In 2016 such events alone attracted 300,000 visitors to Harrogate. [39] The convention centre was developed in 2020 to be used as a Nightingale Hospital. However, whilst it has been used in an NHS capacity, it has not treated any Coronavirus patients (as of late January 2021) because the conventional hospitals had not run out of capacity. [40] Hotels such as the Majestic now serve Harrogate's conference industry

Harrogate Theatre was built in 1900. It was named the Grand Opera House which originally staged pantomime, its own amateur dramatics, and music hall acts, such as Charlie Chaplin, up until it closed in 1955. a b c d e f g "Location of Commentary Positions/Emplacement des commentateurs étrangers". Eurovision Song Contest 1982. London, England: British Broadcasting Corporation. 24 April 1982. The local radio stations are BBC Radio York on 104.3 & 103.7FM and Greatest Hits Radio Harrogate & The Yorkshire Dales on 97.2FM. Resident Population Estimates by Ethnic Group (Percentages); Mid-2005 Population Estimates". National Statistics Online. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016 . Retrieved 28 March 2008. The most expensive streets in Yorkshire and the Humber 2008". The Times. London. 19 February 2008 . Retrieved 4 May 2010.Harrogate Town AFC play at Wetherby Road Stadium. The club competes in League Two, the fourth tier of English football, following promotion to the English Football League, which came via victory in the 2019–20 National League Play-offs. [66] They have a historical rivalry with Harrogate Railway Athletic F.C., of the Northern Counties East Football League, located at Station View. Route 7: Runs to Leeds via Wetherby, Boston Spa and Seacroft, as well as other parts of semi-rural Leeds. The town has several smaller parks and gardens, including The Softpot Garden at Grove House, the Jubilee Gardens and Victoria Gardens on the eastern side of central Harrogate. The Valley Gardens, in Low Harrogate, is the town's main park and covers much of the area originally known as 'Bogs Field', where a number of springs were discovered. The Valley Gardens (locals use the definite article) has an ice-cream parlour, children's play area with outdoor paddling pool, a skate park, frisbee golf, crazy golf and mini golf. The Sun Pavilion at the northern edge of the park can be privately hired for weddings. Tennis courts and a bowling green are in the west of the park. The Friends Of Valley Gardens group was formed in 2009 to support the park. It works in partnership with Harrogate Borough Council to guide the park's development. There are competitions for the best gardens in several different categories. Visitors will also find craft stalls, food, and outside nurseries. Autumn Flower Show

David Simpson (1860–1931), former freeman and four times mayor of Harrogate, and contractor who built the Grand Hotel in the town. [117] [118] :519–520 Harrogate Town play at Wetherby Road and have competed in the Conference North. Harrogate Railway was formed in 1935 and is derived from workers on the town’s train network. Thomas Holroyd (1821–1904), portrait and landscape painter, co-owner of photographic studio T & J. Holroyd.The district was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, as a merger of the Masham and Wath rural districts, and part of Thirsk, from the North Riding of Yorkshire, along with the boroughs of Harrogate and the city of Ripon, the Knaresborough urban district, Nidderdale Rural District, Ripon and Pateley Bridge Rural District, part of Wetherby Rural District and part of Wharfedale Rural District, all in the West Riding of Yorkshire. The district was abolished by Government reforms on 31 March 2023 after 49 years of existence. Harrogate is a beautiful spa town full of green spaces. It has been enjoyed by residents and visitors alike throughout its history which has carried on to today. This beautiful Yorkshire town is a popular destination and will continue to remain so. History of Harrogate I would have loved to have attended my old school prom after GCSEs, but unfortunately that was when I was still in hospital. On 5 July 2014, Harrogate served as the finish line of the first stage [63] of the Tour de France. The event attracted record crowds to the town centre and was televised to a global audience. British cyclist Mark Cavendish was forced to drop out of the race, when he crashed a few metres from the finish line and suffered a dislocated shoulder. [64] The town has since been the focal point for finishing stages of the Tour de Yorkshire in 2017. [65] Each event of the 2019 UCI Road World Championships finished in the town, although the entire historic county of Yorkshire was the official host.