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Tales from the trail – Tue 28 Oct 2025
Tales from the trail

Date: Tuesday 28 October 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Included in entry-Pre Booking not required
Do you know your grocer’s from your greengrocer’s?
Hardware from haberdasher’s?
Confectioner’s from chemist’s? ……. ( hope so!)
Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping all with a touch of Mystery this October.
Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

Performance times:

10:30
11:30
12:30
14:00
15:00
16:00

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Explore Play Create – Wed 29 Oct 2025

Dates: Wednesday 29 October 2025–Sunday 2 November 2025, All Day
Venue: York Art Gallery

Throughout the gallery, families are invited to discover three engaging areas designed to enhance your experience and help you explore both the gallery and our wonderful collection.
Explore
Discover the Burton Gallery with our Sensory Toolkit by artist Sarah Marsh. This interactive experience, suitable for all ages and abilities, encourages participation through sensory exploration of the gallery’s forms, colours, and textures. It is designed for quiet reflection.
Play
Get playful with costumes inspired by ceramic pots on display. Explore the shapes, colours, textures, and forms you see on gallery and mix and match to design your own pot.
Create
Unleash your creativity with our Art Cart, stocked with drawing materials, intriguing objects, and inspiring activities linked to gallery artworks and exhibitions. Accessible for all ages and abilities, this space is designed for creative exploration.

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Tales from the trail – Wed 29 Oct 2025
Tales from the trail

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Included in entry-Pre Booking not required
Do you know your grocer’s from your greengrocer’s?
Hardware from haberdasher’s?
Confectioner’s from chemist’s? ……. ( hope so!)
Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping all with a touch of Mystery this October.
Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

Performance times:

10:30
11:30
12:30
14:00
15:00
16:00

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Wicked Wednesday – Wed 29 Oct 2025
Wicked Wednesday

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025, 10:15 am-12:15 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Suitable for 2 – 8 year olds
£7 per ticket for every child who is attending the session, Book Here. York Art Gallery General Admission sold separately.
Session one: 10:15-11:00
Session two:11:30-12:15
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 – Wed 29 Oct 2025
Creative Family Wednesdays

Date: Wednesday 29 October 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Creative Family Wednesdays 

29 October 2025 | 10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission
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Artist run creative workshop inspired by our collections and exhibitions.
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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Stories Alive in the Cells – Thu 30 Oct 2025
Stories Alive in the Cells

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Included in entry- No pre booking required

Brand new for October 2025, get involved with immersive performances inviting visitors to play judge and jury, deciding the fate of some of York Castle Prison’s most famous historical felons such as Dick Turpin and Mary Bateman. Join Eden from Stories Alive in York Castle Prison to hear mystifying and peculiar real-life stories in the authentic prison cells. 

Drop in performances throughout the day.

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Creative Family Thursday – Thu 30 Oct 2025
Creative Family Thursday

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

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 between 10:30-15:30, no need to book, Included with gallery admission.
Suitable for families of all ages, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North – Thu 30 Oct 2025
Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North

Date: Thursday 30 October 2025, 11:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North
30 October 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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Creative Family Fridays – Fri 31 Oct 2025
Creative Family Fridays

Date: Friday 31 October 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Join us with all the family on Fridays during the school holidays for artist run creative workshops inspired by our collections and exhibitions.
Drop in anytime between 10:30-15:30, no need to book, Included with museum admission.
Suitable for families of all ages, under 18’s must be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Stories Alive in the Cells – Fri 31 Oct 2025
Stories Alive in the Cells

Date: Friday 31 October 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Included in entry- No pre booking required

Brand new for October 2025, get involved with immersive performances inviting visitors to play judge and jury, deciding the fate of some of York Castle Prison’s most famous historical felons such as Dick Turpin and Mary Bateman. Join Eden from Stories Alive in York Castle Prison to hear mystifying and peculiar real-life stories in the authentic prison cells. 

Drop in performances throughout the day.

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