Date: 20 October 2026 Making every day feel like Christmas Eve at York Castle Museum 14 November 2026 – 3 January 2027 Every day of the winter season will be just like Christmas Eve at York Castle Museum! The museum will be frozen in time, on the night before Christmas, capturing the heart-warming excitement of Victorian Christmas celebrations. Create memories to last …
Date: 5 October 2026 From public campaign to national award: Yorkshire Museum celebrates Melsonby Hoard success The Yorkshire Museum’s Melsonby Hoard exhibition, Chariots, Treasure and Power, has been named winner of the Exhibition, Display or Interpretation Project category in the Society for Museum Archaeology Awards for Excellence. The award marks another major milestone in the …
Date: 29 September 2026 York Museum Gardens wins Platinum Award for third year running in prestigious Yorkshire in Bloom Competition York Museum Gardens have recently celebrated a Best in Category and Platinum Award at Yorkshire in Bloom for the third consecutive year. The Royal Horticultural Society’s Britain in Bloom is the largest horticultural campaign in …
Date: 28 September 2026 Amazing discounts for families at York Castle Museum in Early Autumn Saver Promotion! 3, 4, 10 and 11 October 2026 York Castle Museum is celebrating the start of autumn by offering family tickets for the discounted price of £45! Covering two adults and up to four children, the ticket offers a significant discount for families visiting during this special …
Date: 23 September 2026 A Truly Historical Halloween: October Half-Term at York Castle Museum 24 October – 1 November 2026 Step into York’s darker past this October Half-Term as York Castle Museum brings Halloween history to life with prison escapes, Victorian autumnal traditions and family storytelling. Brand new for 2026, visitors can explore the museum’s atmospheric Georgian Prison Cells through …
Date: 16 September 2026 Yorkshire’s link to the Bayeux Tapestry highlighted in weekend celebration. Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 September 2026 The Bayeux Tapestry excitement extends into York as the Yorkshire Museum prepares to launch a fun weekend programme of events to celebrate the display of the tapestry at the British Museum. York and Yorkshire were also battlegrounds in 1066, …
Date: 14 September 2026 J.M.W. Turner’s Odyssey masterpiece has arrived at York Art Gallery! J.M.W. Turner’s iconic artwork has arrived at York Art Gallery, and the curators are busy unboxing and installing lots of treasures ahead of Gallery’s new major exhibition opening this week. On loan from the National Gallery, ‘ …
Date: 9 September 2026 York Museum Gardens reveals competition categories for upcoming Dog Show York Museum Gardens recently revealed plans to host York’s first ever city centre dog show on 20 September 2026. Further details of the show have been revealed, a series of technical agility classes, workshops in scent work, and interactive sessions on general obedience training …
Date: 26 August 2026 What’s on this week: Events not to be missed! York Museums Trust have some incredible events happening across the bank holiday weekend that are not to be missed! Taking place in the Gardens and at York Art Gallery on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 August, will be a vibrant celebration of Japanese culture marks …
Date: 21 August 2026 Ghosts After Dark returns to York with its biggest event yet York’s ghosts will gather in York Museum Gardens this November for five nights of captivating storytelling and after-dark adventure. Running from Wednesday 4 to Sunday 8 November 2026, Ghosts After Dark will see all 70 sculptures from York BID’s Ghosts in the Gardens trail …
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