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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Sat 19 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Saturday 19 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
19 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.

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Gala Poster Printing – Sat 19 Jul 2025

Gala Poster Printing

Dates: Saturday 19 July 2025–Sunday 31 August 2025, 10:30 am - 1:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Gala Poster Printing
19 July – 31 August
Throughout the day | Included in general admission
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Be inspired by Summer at York Castle Museum and the beautiful posters from Victorian galas and fairs to create your own amazing poster! We’ll provide all the materials and instructions you need to get creative.

This is a self-led activity, drop in anytime throughout your visit.

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Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners – Sun 20 Jul 2025

Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners

Date: Sunday 20 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – The Ran Tanners
20 July 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.

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Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop – Sun 20 Jul 2025

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop

Date: Sunday 20 July 2025, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop
20 July 2025
10:30am – 3:30pm
Included in general admission
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Join us for a fun and creative, artist led, flower-making workshop. We’ll be inspired by the beautiful summer floral decorations on our historic Victorian street, Kirkgate —perfect for families!

Drop in any-time.

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Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North – Sun 20 Jul 2025

Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North

Dates: Sunday 20 July 2025–Friday 29 August 2025, 11:00 pm - 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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Silly History Boys Circus Skills – Tue 22 Jul 2025

Silly History Boys Circus Skills

Date: Tuesday 22 July 2025, 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Silly History Boys Circus Skills
22 July 2025
10.30am – 4pm | Included in general admission
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The Silly History Boys will be delighting us with circus fun. Watch their silly antics and daring acts, then have a go yourself outside in the yard.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Wed 23 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Wednesday 23 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
23 July 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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Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery – Wed 23 Jul 2025

Wicked Wednesday at York Art Gallery

Date: Wednesday 23 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.
(Please book Gallery admission separately)
Session 1
10.15am – 11am
Session 2
11.30am – 12.15 pm
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.
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 23 Jul 2025

Creative Family Wednesdays: Viking North

Dates: Wednesday 23 July 2025–Wednesday 27 August 2025, 10:30 pm - 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 24 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Thursday 24 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
24 July 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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