Residents Festival 2012
All Saints North Street
All Saints ChurchNorth Street, 01904 728122
Saturday 28 January, 10am
Guided tour of the world famous medieval stained glass.
11.15am
Guided tour of the archaeology and medieval visions of All Saints Church
5pm
"The magic of Christmas" with Latin Vespers for Candlemas and dazzling illuminations of the church building and stained glass by visions of York www.visions-york.org
Pre-booking is not required.
Barley Hall
2 Coffee Yard, off Stonegate, 01904 615505
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-5pm (last admission 4pm)
Discover the medieval townhouse of the Priors of Nostell and Mayor of York.
Pre-booking is not required.
The Bar Convent Museum
17 Blossom Street, 01904 643238, Saturday 28 January, 10am-4pm.
York's hidden gem, established in 1686. Visit the free museum and fabulous café.
Pre-booking is not required.
Bedern Hall
Bedern Hall York
Bedern, 01904 653698
Sunday 29 January, 10.30am-4.30pm
3 of York's ancient Guilds provide an insight into how their history has shaped the City over the centuries. The Gild of Freemen will help you trace your family tree, find out what a Cordwainer does and the Guild of Building will show how their craft still helps our City grow today.
Pre-booking is not required.
Fairfax House
Fairfax House
Castlegate, 01904 655543
Saturday 5 May, 10am - 4.30pm & Sunday 6 May, 12.30pm-3.30pm
The finest Georgian townhouse in England will open its doors free to residents in May. Come and unlock the splendour within this beautiful building and experience for yourself what makes Fairfax House.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Minster
York Glaziers Trust - Bedern Studio
Old Place, Home of York Minster's Historic Collections, Dean's Park, 0844 939 0015
Saturday 28th at 10am (tours last 1hour)
Make your very own charter to take home. You will decide on your own charter rules, design a seal and decorate with Illuminated letters. The whole family can get involved and at the end you will have your charter witnessed and authorised. Visit Bedern Glaziers' Studio for a once in a lifetime opportunity to get up close to the Great East Window. You will be able to see Conservators at work on the early 15th Century window which depicts the Apocalypse, the beginning and end of all things.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Book at the Minster box office or call the number above.
Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Nr Malton, 01653 648333
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm
Free admission to Castle Howard grounds & adventure playground, plus 10% discount in the farm shop, gift shop and cafés.
Please note the house will not be open.
Pre-booking is not required.
The Black Swan
Black Swan Folk Club
The Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green, 01904 632922
Sunday 29 January, 2pm - 6pm
Live entertainment from some of the talented singers associated with York's award winning Black Swan Folk Club.
Pre-booking is not required.
Clifford's Tower
Clifford's Tower
Tower Street, 01904 646940
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am - 4pm
Enjoy the best views of historic York and get stuck in and hands-on with history at Clifford's Tower.
100 free tickets are available on 28 and 29 January from the Visit York Information Centre at 1 Museum Street. Otherwise, residents presenting a Yorkcard will be able to gain entrance for just £1 per person.
York Minster
York Minster "Make Your Own Charter" York 800 themed NEW
Old Palace, Home of York Minster's Historic Collections, 0844 939 0015
Saturday 28 January, 10am
Make your very own charter to take home. You will decide on your own charter rules, design a seal and decorate with Illuminated letters. The whole family can get involved and at the end you will have your charter witnessed and authorised.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Book at the Minster box office or call the number above.
DIG
DIG - An Archaeological Adventure
St Saviourgate, 01904 615505
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm (each tour lasts 30 minutes)
Grab a trowel and get your hands dirty, whist going on a fascinating archaeological exploration of Roman, Viking, Medieval and Victorian artefacts.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability.
Eden Camp Modern History Theme Museum
Eden Camp Modern History Museum
Nr Malton, 01653 697777
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am - 5pm (last admission 4pm)
Housed in the buildings and grounds of an original prisoner of war camp, a visit to this multi-award winning museum transports visitors back to experience the sights, sounds, and smells of life on the home front and front line during World War II.
Pre-booking is not required.
F1 Racing- Indoor Karting
F1 RacingJMD Raceway, Monks Cross, 01904 673555
Friday 27 January, 1pm-8pm
Free 10 lap drive or 5 minute Kub Kart session. Age and height restrictions apply.
No pre-booking permitted, sessions are subject to availability. All weekend visitors will receive a £5 voucher for a discount against a future event.
1pm-3pm & 5pm-7.45pm - Adults 16 yrs and over a free 10 lap session
4pm-5pm - Younger drivers aged 10-15 yrs a free 10 lap session
3pm-4pm - Children aged 4-10yrs a free 5 minute session in a Kub Kart
All of the above are subject to normal restrictions and abilities, see www.karting.uk.com/formula for further details. For full terms and conditions of this offer, please see www.visityork.org
Haunted
Haunted
35 Stonegate, 01904 541779
Monday 30 January - Friday 3 February, 10.30am-5pm
A real haunted house, over 700 years old. Last entry is 30 minutes before close. Not suited to those with limited mobility.
Pre-booing is not required.
JORVIK Viking Centre
Jorvik Viking Centre
Coppergate, 01904 615505
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 4pm-6pm
Whether it has been five or fifteen years, or even your first time visiting, the Jorvik Viking Centre has something new for everyone. Late afternoon opening 4pm-6pm.
Pre-booking is not required.
Kentmere House Gallery
Kentmere House NEW53 Scarcroft Hill, 01904 656507
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 11am-5pm
Gallery showing exciting and original paintings by local and regional artists.
Merchant Adventurers' Hall
Merchant Adventurers' HallFossgate, 01904 654818
Saturday 28 January, 9am-3.30pm
The Merchant Adventurers' Hall is one of York's medieval marvels. Built in 1357, the Hall is set in beautiful gardens and is open to the public as a museum, wedding and hospitality venue and meeting place. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore a building which has been part of York life for over 650 years.
Pre-booking not required.
Merchant Taylors' Hall
Merchant Taylors Hall - York 800 themed
Aldwark, 07411 173815
Sunday 29 January, 11am-4pm
Visit the company of Merchant Taylors at their magnificent medieval hall in Aldwark. Meet with current members of the Guild of Merchant Taylors to hear about the company's history and see the Hall's splendid features. Light refreshments available.
Pre-booking is not required.
Micklegate Bar Museum
Micklegate Bar Museum
Micklegate, 01904 615505
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm (last admission 3pm)
Visit the ancient gateway to explore the pageantry and barbaric history that has unfolded here through the centuries. Open subject to weather conditions.
Pre-booking is not required.
National Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Leeman Road, 0844 815 3139
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am - 6pm
Get up close to iconic locomotives and carriages, from record breakers to history makers at the greatest railway museum in the world.
Pre-booking is not required.
Parliament Street
York College Mystery Plays Experience ‘Ye Olde Medieval Dance Flashmob'
Parliament Street, Museum Gardens & St Helen's Square
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, impromptu timings over the weekend
Watch out for York College Performing Arts students as they lead the residents of York in a medieval dance flashmob, all in the spirit of the York Mystery Plays. Don't be shy, join in! This project is part-financed by the European Union.
Quilt Museum and Gallery
The Quilt Museum and Gallery
St Anthony's Hall, Peasholme Green, 01904 613242
Saturday 28 January, 10am - 4pm (last admission 3.30pm)
The museum has a unique collection of quilts and textiles dating from the early 1700's to the present day. The current exhibitions, housed in the historic St Anthony's Hall, cover the changing fortunes of quilt making in the twentieth century along with more contemporary work.
Pre-booking is not required.
Regimental Museum
York Army Museum
3 Tower Street, 01904 461010
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am - 4.30pm
The joint Regimental Museum features the pageantry and history surrounding two famous regiments.
Pre-booking is not required.
Richard III Museum
Richard III Museum
Monk Bar, 01904 634191
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 9.30am-4pm
Richard III, an evil hunchbacked monster, guilty of the murders of the ‘princess in the tower'? Or just a loyal and effective King, maligned by biased historians? Decide for yourself in a superbly reconstructed modern day trial, presenting the case both for and against the notorious monarch.
Pre-booking not required.
The Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Yorkshire Museum of Farming
Murton Park, Murton, 01904 489966
Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 November 2012, 10am-5pm
The Museum is closed for the winter season during the Festival, but York residents will have the chance to visit the museum free of charge on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 November 2012, during normal opening hours.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Art Gallery
York Art Gallery
Exhibition Square, 01904 697979
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January, 10am - 5pm
York Art Gallery's nationally acclaimed permanent collection represents over 600 years of British and European art. From 14th century Italian panels and 17th century Dutch masterpieces to Victorian narrative paintings and 20th century works by LS Lowry and David Hockney.
Pre-booking is not required.
Saturday 28 January, 11am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
01904 650333
Discover your creativity in an art workshop under the gentle guidance of artist Jake Attree.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability.
York Castle Museum
York Castle Museum
The Eye of York, 01904 687687
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 9.30am-5pm
Take a tantalising trip through time as you step into the world famous recreated street, Kirkgate. Experience the sights and sounds of Victorian Britain and meet the fascinating folk who work in the shops.
Pre-booking is not required
York Cold War Bunker
York Cold War Bunker
Monument Close, off Acomb Road, 01904 646940
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 January, 10am - 3pm (tours last 30 minutes)
As the most modern and spine chilling of English Heritage's properties, the York Cold War Bunker uncovers the secret history of Britain's Cold War. Take a tour round this unusual tourist attraction. The first 20 people to book on a tour each day get in free. Otherwise residents presenting a Yorkcard will be able to gain entry for just £2 per person.
Pre-booking essential, due to limited availability. Book by calling the number above from 21 January.
York Dungeon
The York Dungeon
12 Clifford Street, 01904 632599
Saturday 28 January - Sunday 5 February
York Dungeon invites you to a unique feast of fun with history's horrible bits. Residents must hold one York card per person in order to gain entry. Children under 16yrs must be accompanied by an adult. Visit www.thedungeons.com for information about opening times.
Pre-booking is not required.
Yorkshire Air Museum
Yorkshire Air MuseumElvington, 01904 608595
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm
A great opportunity for York residents to catch up on the latest developments at the award winning Yorkshire Air Museum. Get close to many historic aircraft and enjoy fascinating exhibitions and discover Yorkshire's aviation history.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Observatory
York Observatory NEW
The Museum Gardens, 01904 650333
Saturday 28 January, 11am-2.30pm
A chance to look inside the oldest working observatory in Yorkshire. Pre-booking is not required.
6pm-7pm & 7.15pm-8.15pm
Gaze at the stars through the historic Thomas Cooke telescope.
Pre-booking is essential. Sorry these sessions are now fully booked
York Minster
York Minster
0844 939 0011
Saturday 28 January 9.30am-5pm & 29 January 12.30pm-5pm
Explore one of the greatest European works of art, an inspiring masterpiece of glass and stone. Experience the beauty of the Quire and Chapter House. (Charges apply to climb the Central Tower). With a Minster Card the Minster is free all year round to York residents.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Minster "Monsters, Mermaids and Mouth Pullers" NEW
0844 939 0015
Saturday 28 January 10am-11.30am & 2pm-3.30pm
Monsters, Mermaids and Mouth-pullers. Discover York Minster's gruesome gargoyles and grotesques through fun family hands on activities.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Book at the Minster box office or call the number above.
Yorkshire Museum
The Yorkshire Museum
Museum Gardens, 01904 687687
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-5pm
York's attraction of the year 2011. From pre-history to the city's medieval splendour, this amazing place tells the whole story in its fantastic galleries. Walk on a genuine Roman mosaic floor, kneel at St William's medieval shrine and see the monsters of the deep that swam beneath the sea- and all in the heart of the city.
Pre-booking is not required.
York College Mystery Plays Experience ‘Have a go' Workshops
The Yorkshire Museum
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm
‘Have a go at Media Make-up'
York College Media Make-up tutors and students demonstrate theatrical and special effects make-up techniques for the Mystery Plays.
Saturday: angels and demons, and the application of facial hair.
Sunday: cuts and scars - the injuries of Christ and burns from hell.
‘Have a go at Prop Making'
Mask making for the Mystery Plays.
‘Have a go at Biblical Crafts - Stonemasonry'
Watch and learn more about the biblical craft of stonemasonry with York College, a key partner in the York Mystery Plays.
‘Have a go at Biblical Crafts - Carpentry'
Try your hand at making medieval artifacts in Carpentry for the Mystery Plays.
This project is part-financed by the European Union.
These projects have been part-financed by the European Union.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Theatre Royal
York Mystery Plays ticket discount
Available from York Theatre Royal box office, 01904 623568
Saturday 28 January, 10am - 9pm
Sunday 29 January, 11am - 4pm
During York Residents Festival York Mystery Plays are offering a 10% discount on any performance and any price level (2 tickets per cardholder). Discount can be redeemed when booking in person, when booking at the Theatre Royal box office (not available online). 500 discounted tickets are available.
MANSION HOUSE
York Cocoa House, York and the confectionery industry - hands on making workshop
York Mansion House
Sunday 29 January, 11am
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Book your ticket at the Visit York Information Centre at 1 Museum Street.
York Cocoa House, York's Chocolate History - tasting event
York Mansion House,
Sunday 29 January, 7pm
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Book your ticket at the Visit York Information Centre at 1 Museum Street.
THE WHEEL OF YORK
The Wheel of YorkThe Royal York Hotel, Station Road
Sunday 29 January, 9am - 12pm
See spectacular views of the city of York from the Wheel of York. One complimentary standard wheel ticket, permitted per YorkCard holder.
Pre-booking is not required.
PITCHER & PIANO
York Does Vintage - Bunting Making Workshop NEWUpstairs in Pitcher and Piano, 01904 448210 or 07896840397
Sunday 29 January, 11am - 1pm & 1.30pm - 3.30pm
York Does Vintage presents a vintage inspired bunting workshop. Rummage through a selection of vintage fabrics, buttons, and haberdashery and enjoy a good natter while you busy away making bunting fit for a royal street party.
Pre-booking is required, email nowandthenevents@gmail.com or call the number above.
York Cocoa House
York Cocoa House NEW3 Blake Street, 01904 675787
Saturday 28 January, 10am-6pm & Sunday 29 January 11am-5pm
At York Cocoa House we look forward to welcoming you to sample our special traditional confectionery recipes. Also running over the weekend - Create your own chocolate masterpiece at our chocolate table. Whilst at the Mansion House, uncover York's Chocolate history with our hands on confectionery making workshop and tasting activities.
Yearsley Swimming Pool
Yearsley Swimming Pool NEWHayley's Terrace, Haxby Road, 01904 552424
Sunday 29 January, 1.45pm - 7.30pm
Enjoy free Sunday afternoon swimming at Yearsley Pool. This offer includes all open swim sessions, waterfun and aquafit. So if you've never experienced this Edwardian Pool now's the time to try it! See timetable for details at www.york.gov.uk/fit.
Pre-booking is not required.
Energise
Energise NEWCornlands Road, 01904 552424
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 January, Free swimming only on Sunday, 4pm - 6pm
A 7m high mobile climbing wall will be available for try-climbs in the city centre on Saturday and Sunday. In addition to that, enjoy a free swim at York's newest swimming pool from 4pm on Sunday afternoon. For timetables and information about all activities available visit www.energiseyork.com
Pre-booking is not required.
Behind the scenes at BBC Radio York-NEW
Behind the scenes at BBC Radio York NEWBroadcasting House, 20 Bootham Row, 01904 641351
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm
A chance to see behind the scenes at BBC Radio York and meet the team who bring you everything you need to know about York and North Yorkshire on 103.7FM. Studio tours running throughout the day.
Pre-booking is essential, due to limited availability. Contact BBC Radio York on the number above between 9am and 1pm weekdays from 3 January.
York cemetery
York Cemetery
Cemetery Road, 01904 610587
Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm
York Cemetery open day. Visit the Catacombs, take a stroll in the garden and see the genealogists in action.
Pre-booking not required.
Beningbrough Hall & Gardens
Beningbrough Hall & Gardens
Signposted off A19 & A59, 7 miles NW of York, 01904 472027
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 11am - 3.30pm
Beningbrough Hall and Gardens is a relaxed and friendly Georgian Mansion, with interactive national portrait galleries, and a working walled garden as well as a restaurant and shop.
Pre-booking is not required.
Central Methodist Church
Central Methodist ChurchSt Saviourgate, 01904 612171
Saturday 28 January, 11am - 4pm & Sunday 29 January, 1pm - 4pm
Built in 1840 as a Centenary Wesleyan Chapel, the Central Methodist Church is a Grade II* listed building and one of the few chapels of its period which still remain.
Pre-booking is not required.
MY Open Weekend 2012
My Open Weekend 2012Millers Yard, off Gillygate, 01904 655550
Saturday 28 January & Sunday 29 January, see website for class times.
A full weekend of talks, classes, information and taster massage treatments for the York community and for all ages. A great opportunity to try lots of things out for free! Plus free coffee tasting on Saturday afternoon. See www.millersyard.co.uk for full programme details.
Pre-booking is not required.
Explore Library Learning Centre
Explore York Library and Learning Centre NEW
Museum Street, 01904 552828
Saturday 28 January, 9am-5pm & Sunday 29 January 11am-4pm
York Explore invites you to come along to this special exhibition and discover a whole host of famous York residents, past and present. From Eric Bloodaxe, Viking king of York, to little-known inventor and architect Joseph Hansom and Roman emperor Constantine to author Kate Atkinson. Discover the past history of Cravens sweets while sampling the delights of a sweet making demonstration from its new owners, Tangerine. View the exhibition, complete a quiz, stay for a chocolate treat in the café and choose a book from the hundreds of new titles added to stock during Residents Festival weekend.
Pre-booking is not required.
Mystery Plays Memories
York Explore
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm
York College Media students are filming a documentary about the making of the Mystery Plays 2012. If you have been involved in previous productions of the Mystery Plays in the city, come along to recount your stories/memories and play your part in this interesting film. This project is part-financed by the European Union.
Pre-booking is not required.
York Archives and Local History Service York 800 themed NEW
Explore York Library and Learning Centre, 01904 552828
Saturday 28 January, 2pm and 3.30pm
"The most significant city archive outside London"
Older than the Minster and older than the City Walls, York's archive is the original evidence for how its people have run their city for the last 800 years. To mark York 800, Richard Taylor, Archives Manager for City of York Council, will tell the story of the archive so far, give hands-on access to some of its treasures (from King Henry II to Mr Micawber) and asks some difficult questions about how the archive should develop over the next 800 years...
Pre-booking is essential due to limited availability. Book at Explore York Library & Learning Centre enquiry desk.
The New School House Gallery
The New School House GalleryPeasholme Green, 01904 653603
Saturday 28 January, 10am-5pm
Allowed Voices - This ambitious multi-disciplinary exhibition includes photographs from Matt Writtle's acclaimed 'Portraits for Posterity' series; new ceramic work by Professor Stephen Dixon on the theme of prisoners of conscience; and 'The Defender's Voice', a new digital commission by Paula Jackson and Robert Teed.
Pre-booking is not required.
St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel
York Unitarians at St Saviourgate Unitarian ChapelSt Saviourgate, off Colliergate, 01904 693427
Saturday 28 January, 10am - 4pm
Sunday 29 January, service at 11am and open to the public 12.30pm - 4pm
Built in 1692, St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel is thought to be the earliest load-bearing brick building, the oldest surviving nonconformist chapel in York and the only chapel in England with equal ‘arms'.
Pre-booking is not required.
Scarborough SEA LIFE and Marine Sanctuary
Scarborough, 01723 373414Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 January, 10am-4pm (last admission 3pm)
Participants must produce their York Card on arrival at the admissions area of Scarborough SEA LIFE and Marine Sanctuary in order to gain free entry to the centre. Entry will not be permitted to those without a York Card.
Pre-booking is not required