Festival highlights in 2016 included:
- The world’s number one Queen tribute act
- Workshops by Dr Who scriptwriter
- The cast of the smash hit West End musical Summer Afternoon
- Jack Carroll who shot to fame in Britain’s Got Talent
- Ahmed Harfoush jazz concert
- Theatre from Red Ladder Company & Ellie Harrison
- Roger Davies in concert with the Drighlington Brass Band
- Two’s Company by Jim Cartwright
- Lifesize Punch & Judy street theatre