The Yorkshire Volunteers Band Calendar

Band Calendar


Date Day Event Band Location Dress Times / Comments

December 2024

08/12/24 SU Carols in the Square All welcome, small band St John's Church Wakefield Warm casual Play @ 18.00
11&12/12/24 WE-TH Carol Concert Concert York Minster, York M&S Arrive 17.00 changing in Chapter house, Play @ 18.30
20/12/24 FR Carols @ Pinderfields Hospital Small band Pinderfields Hospital, Wakefield Band polo shirts & black trousers Play @ 18.00

January 2025

12/01/25 SU Rehearsal (indoor) for Musikparade Germany Display & CoD St Mary's School, Bradford Road, Menston LS29 6AE 10.00 - 12.00

February 2025

26/02/25 - 03/03/25 WE-MO Musikparade Germany Display & CoD Nuremburg, Messehalle - Erfurt, Stadthalle - Cottbus, Margon Areana - Dresden T Coach from band room AM Wednesday

April 2025

26/04/25 SA Escape Lines Road & CoD Eden Camp, Nr Malton T TBC
27/04/25 SU St. Georges Day Parade Road & CoD York T Park at fire station change in Hilton Hotel

June 2025

28/06/25 SA Armed Forces Day Road & CoD Car park Eastborough Car park before 09.00, Scarborough YO11 1NH, Sea front, Scarborough T Arrive for parking before 09.00, changing in Harbourmasters office, Step off @ 12.00
14/06/25 SA Strensall Carnival Road & CoD Step off from Hurst Hall YO32 5SR T Arrive 11.00 step off 11.30, after parade 30 minutes static. Travel half and half

July 2025

8-11/07/25 TU-FR Great Yorkshire Show Display & CoD T TBC
12/07/25 SA Baildon Carnival Road & CoD Parking @ Ian Clough car park BD17 6ND or Baildon cricket club BD17 6RJ T Form up 11.30 by Monument, Step off 12:00

August 2025

23/08/25 SA Wensleydale Show Display & CoD T Coach, 2 x 20 mins display

September 2025

14/09/25 SU Veterans Parade Road & CoD Eden Camp, Old Malton, Malton YO17 6RT T Step off @ 14.10

November 2025

??/11/25 SU Cross Planting Service Road & CoD Scarborough T TBC Changing: Royal Hotel St. Nicholas Street, Scarborough, YO11 2HE. Parking: Friar's Way Scarborough. Buffet Anglers Club YO11 1HN. Step off 11.45
??/11/25 SU Remembrance Day Road & CoD Weston Park Shaffield S10 2TP T Play @ 10.30, Travel half and half

April 2026

25/04/26 SA YVRA Annual Dinner Concert Cave Castle M TBA
TBC To Be Confirmed, some dates and events are only provisional at the time of posting.

All are subject to change without notice.

TBA To Be Advised.
Band Dress Code T = Tunics, hats, belts & capes / marching instruments, lyres & march sets

1/2 = Half dressed (trousers) 

M = Mess jackets, bow tie & cummerbund

S = Stands  

DS = Dinner Suits

GB = German Band

Road = Road march / Display = Marching display / Concert = Concert band  

Band Rehearsals Standbridge Lane Centre, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield WF2 7NP ~ Sunday Morning @ 10.00 - 12.00 hrs.

(Excluding Bank Holiday Weekends).

Corps of Drums  Standbridge Lane Centre, Standbridge Lane, Wakefield WF2 7NP ~ 1st. & 3rd. Thursday each month.