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What's On In York
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Experience amazing world-class festivals and events in York. Don’t miss comedy nights, markets, exhibitions and much more at the city’s varied cultural venues and theatres. If you’re visiting in the winter months, enjoy the UK’s most festive city with the enchanting York Christmas Market and a range of Christmas activities.
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York Festivals
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York Festival of Ideas 2024
York Festival of Ideas
Merchant Adventurers' Charity Beer Festival
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York Early Music Festival
National Centre for Early Music
Events
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National Treasures: Monet in York ‘The Water-Lily Pond’
Monet’s ‘The Water-Lily Pond’ will be the central feature of a major new exhibition at York Art Gallery to mark the 200th anniversary of the National Gallery on 10 May 2024. Painted by one of the founders of the Impress…
Tess
Tess is a groundbreaking circus adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s classic novel Tess of the D’Urbervilles. Against a backdro…
‘RICHMOND POPPIES’ BEGIN TOUR IN YORK WITH DONKEY CHARITY
A 'Northern Tour' of a cascade of crafted purple poppies that will raise awareness of the roles played by animals and …
Star Carr
Star Carr: Life after the ice Opens 22 March 2024 Included in general admission Discover what human life was like 11,00…
Two Houses, One Story York's Forgotten Women
Discover the Shared History of Strong Catholic Women at Two of York's Most Iconic Houses. 2 March - 27 April 2024 This …
