Events

Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 30 Jul 2025

Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Wicked Wednesday

£7 per child (capacity: 16 per session)

Please book a ticket for every child who is attending the session.

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(Please book Gallery admission separately)

Session 1

10.15am – 11am

Session 2

11.30am – 12.15 am

Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds

Story Craft Theatre will be going on a Wicked Wednesday adventure, and you are all invited!

With the power of imagination, you might find yourselves swinging through a magical garden, jumping over mesmerising mountains or even swimming in a great ocean. All from the comfort of York Art Gallery.

The sessions will include games, singing and an interactive story.

Children must be always accompanied by an adult. Due to space restrictions, a max of 1 adult per booking.

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Story Craft Theatre is a children’s theatre company created by Cassie Vallance and Janet-Emily Bruce. After setting up in 2018 they have hosted birthday parties, events and classes throughout the UK. Partnerships have included Castle Howard, National Trust, Rural Arts, Rowntree Park, Theatre 41 and York Theatre Royal.

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Creative Family Wednesdays: Viking North – Wed 30 Jul 2025

Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Creative Family Wednesdays: Viking North
Every Wednesday from 23 July – 27 August 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission | Suitable for all ages
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Artist run creative workshop inspired by the new Viking North exhibition.

Join us with all the family on Wednesdays during the school holidays. Drop in anytime, no need to book.

Suitable for families of all ages, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Thu 31 Jul 2025

Date: Thursday 31 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
31 July 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
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Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day.

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York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers – Thu 31 Jul 2025

Date: Thursday 31 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers

31 July 2025
Throughout the day | Included in general admission
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As part of our summer celebrating York galas of the past, which were full of floral displays, watch live cookery demonstrations that use edible flowers, some from our own Museum Gardens. There’ll be tasters to try and recipes to take away for you to create at home.

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Creative Family Thursdays! – Thu 31 Jul 2025

Date: Thursday 31 July 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Creative Family Thursdays!
31 July 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission

Join us with all the family on Thursdays during the school holidays for artist run creative workshops inspired by our collections and exhibitions.

Drop in anytime, no need to book.

Suitable for families of all ages, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making – Fri 1 Aug 2025

Date: Friday 1 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making
1 August 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission
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Inspired by Summer at York Castle Museum and the spectacular bird of prey displays at Victorian galas, design and make your own bird puppet with Hoglets Theatre Company. Take flight and show off your creation in one of our bird parades throughout the day! We’ll provide all the materials and instructions you need to create. This is a drop in activity for all ages, join anytime during your visit.

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Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North – Fri 1 Aug 2025

Date: Friday 1 August 2025, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North
Sundays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 20 July – 29 August 2025
11am – 4pm | Included in general admission | Suitable for all ages
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There are only two seasons in the Viking world.

Summer and Winter.

It is winter.

Night and day are dark and the air is cold. Raids must stop. Longboats are pulled out of the freezing river onto land, and the Great Army must shelter from the harsh weather.

In the dark, fire meets ice and crackles. A story can be heard on the wind. A tune is played. A laugh rings out!

This summer, visit the Winter… as the camp dwellers bring the dark season to life with stories, music, games and laughter.

Meet characters from the Winter camp and discover more from the Viking North exhibition through live performance and interactive interpretation with History Riot.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Sat 2 Aug 2025

Date: Saturday 2 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
2 August 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day.

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Harland Miller Family Printing – Sat 2 Aug 2025

Date: Saturday 2 August 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Harland Miller Family Printing
Saturday 2 August 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | Drop in | Included in general admission
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Join us for a family-friendly children’s printing event, inspired by our Harland Miller exhibition. Children can get hands on with wood type, and play with letterforms and colours, in this relaxed and supportive workshop. They will be inspired by Miller’s art, and will also get the chance to explore some of Miller’s inspirations, from medieval lettering to Penguin book covers!

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Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners – Sun 3 Aug 2025

Date: Sunday 3 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – The Ran Tanners
3 August 2025
Performances throughout the day | Included in general admission
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Join us on Sunday at York Castle Museum for live music from the past.

The Ran Tanners are a pair of roving miscreants who (when not doing hard labour in chokey or dodging the pressgang), play the traditional music of Georgian and Victorian England using Fiddles, Bagpipes and Squeezeboxes.