This weekend was the annual 40s' weekend with events throughout such as various militeria exhibits, displays of vehicles, flea market, dog show etc....
The weather was good and everyone appeared to be having fun. If you like this sort of thing, then think about Whitby as an alternative to staying in Pickering for their fantastic war weekend in October - it is unlikely that you would be able to get accommodation in Pickering then and you can always get the atmospheric steam train through via Grosmont and Goathland, which are both involved.