Black Bull, Ripon

29/08/2026

🎸🔥 TONIGHT AT THE BLACK BULL, RIPON! 🔥🎸

Get ready for a serious dose of classic British blues rock as THEM HEAVY SOULS take over the Black Bull from 8:30PM tonight! 🤘

Expect a huge night of music inspired by legends including Led Zeppelin, Cream, The Who, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac, Eric Clapton, Free, Jeff Beck, Wings, The Stones and plenty more.

If roaring guitars, massive riffs and proper old-school rock ’n’ roll are your thing, this one has your name written all over it. 🎶⚡

📍 The Black Bull, Ripon
📅 TONIGHT – Saturday 29th August
⏰ 8:30PM

Grab your mates, grab a pint and prepare for The Ultimate British Blues Rock Experience. 🍺🎸

Saturday night. Loud guitars. Cold beer. Job done. 😎

05/08/2026

🧠🍻 QUIZ NIGHT TONIGHT AT THE BLACK BULL, RIPON! 🍻🧠

Think you’re clever? Think your mates are idiots? Tonight’s the night to prove both. 😏

Join us from 8pm for our fun, fast-paced and fully interactive pub quiz, packed with laughs, questionable answers and at least one person shouting, “I knew that!”

🏆 1st prize: a massive £100 BAR TAB!

So grab your smartest mates, your loudest mate and the one who somehow knows every useless fact ever invented.

Get down early, grab a drink and prepare to quiz your pants off. Figuratively, please. We’ve got standards. Mostly.

📍 The Black Bull, Ripon
⏰ Tonight from 8pm

04/08/2026

🤣 RIPON, ARE YOU READY FOR A PROPER LAUGH? 🤣

Our monthly comedy night returns to The Black Bull this Thursday, 6th August, with two fantastic comedians taking over the mic! 🎤 and as a gift from us to you, entry is completely FREE!

🔥 LENNY SHERMAN
Actor, writer, comedian and self-confessed lovable Cockney geezer! You may have spotted Lenny in Slow Horses, Saturday Night Takeaway, Late Night Mash or even EastEnders. Now you can catch him live and dangerously close to the front row in Ripon!

🏆 KEVIN DANIEL
Winner of the 2024 Leicester Comedy Festival Silver Stand Up competition, Kevin combines brilliant storytelling, commanding stage presence and expertly crafted jokes that hit harder than the morning after a Thursday night at the Bull!

Plus 2 other unnamed comedians

📅 Thursday 6th August
⏰ Starting around 7:30–8pm
📍 The Black Bull, Ripon

Four top comedians. One cracking pub. Absolutely no guarantee your ribs will survive. 🍻😂

Grab your mates, get the drinks flowing and arrive early to claim a good seat!

01/08/2026

🎤 TONIGHT AT THE BLACK BULL, RIPON! 🎹

Starting from 8:30pm, we’ve got a huge double helping of live entertainment!

🔥 Live Looped Ed Sheeran by Ben Jordan
Expect the biggest Ed Sheeran hits recreated live with guitars, loops and plenty of singalong moments.

💿 ALIVE 90s
Then it’s time to dance through the decade with 90s nostalgia, dance anthems and absolute classics! 🪩

Get the drinks flowing, warm up those vocal cords and join us for a Saturday night packed with live music and throwback bangers.

📍 The Black Bull, Ripon
⏰ Tonight from 8:30pm
🎟️ Free entry

25/07/2026

20/07/2026

🤟 Learn Sign Language in Ripon!

Join our friendly beginner sign language class, perfect for anyone starting from scratch. No previous experience is needed.

📍 The Black Bull, Ripon
📅 Every Monday
🕖 From 7pm

Come along, learn a valuable new skill, meet new people and build your confidence in a relaxed setting.

Please be advised, this is a basic class for people to have a better ubderstanding.

15/07/2026

Lets do it for 86 and 98.

15/07/2026

⚽🔥 ENGLAND vs ARGENTINA AT THE BLACK BULL! 🔥⚽

This one is going to be MASSIVE! 🏴🍻🇦🇷

Watch every tackle, chance and goal on our EXTRA-LARGE beer garden screen, with 6 more screens inside so there’s a great view wherever you’re standing!

Expect cold pints, a roaring crowd and an atmosphere louder than the final whistle. Bring your mates, wear your England colours and get down early to grab your spot! 🙌

📺 7 screens in total
🍺 Huge beer garden atmosphere
🦁 England shirts, flags and full-volume cheering encouraged!

Come on England! 🏴🦁⚽

12/07/2026

Anybody out there got their SIA licence and looking for a bit of work this coming week?

12/07/2026

⚽ ENGLAND vs ARGENTINA ⚽
📅 This Wednesday
🕗 Kick-off at 8pm
📍 The Black Bull, Ripon

Due to high demand, we’re hoping to add a big outdoor screen for the match! Subject to the weather behaving itself and us getting the final technical details sorted, the beer garden could be transformed into England HQ for the evening. 🏴

Come down early, grab a drink, find your spot and enjoy what promises to be a cracking night of football.

Outdoor screen confirmation will follow as soon as possible.