Date: Thursday 28 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
Creative Family Thursdays!
28 August 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.
Date: Friday 29 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum
Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making
29 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.
Date: Friday 29 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.
Date: Saturday 30 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum
Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
30 August 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.
Date: Sunday 31 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum
Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – The Ran Tanners
31 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.
Date: Wednesday 3 September 2025, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
1:30pm-3:30pm, £5 per person (capacity: 20)
Pick up a pencil – draw and discover!
Give yourself time to sharpen and share your drawing skills in this two-hour sketching workshop with artist Griselda Goldsbrough.
Enjoy working in sketchbooks in a relaxed and friendly group, taking inspiration from the collections at York Art Gallery. Materials provided.
These informal practical art sessions are for adults only (16+) and are suitable for absolute beginners or those who create regularly.
Sessions will run on one Wednesday each month (Please book separately for each session).
Date: Friday 5 September 2025, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
Venue:
5 September 2025 – Jurassic World Rebirth 12A
Picturehouse Cinemas are bringing their ever-popular Outdoor Cinema back to York this September for a weekend of fantastic movies at York Museum Gardens.
An atmospheric social experience for the cinema fan who wants to experience something a little different; Outdoor Cinema has been a highlight of the Picturehouse summer schedule for over a decade.
As ever, Outdoor Cinema promises carefully curated cult classics, guilty pleasures, and new favourites – and this year is no different with three bona fide gems.
To sweeten the deal even more – every ticket includes £6 to spend on an array of refreshments from the well-stocked pop-up bar to enjoy under the moonlight.
For any general enquiries: outdoors@picturehouses.co.uk
Date: Saturday 6 September 2025, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
6 September 2025 – Stop Making Sense PG
Picturehouse Cinemas are bringing their ever-popular Outdoor Cinema back to York this September for a weekend of fantastic movies at York Museum Gardens.
An atmospheric social experience for the cinema fan who wants to experience something a little different; Outdoor Cinema has been a highlight of the Picturehouse summer schedule for over a decade.
As ever, Outdoor Cinema promises carefully curated cult classics, guilty pleasures, and new favourites – and this year is no different with three bona fide gems.
To sweeten the deal even more – every ticket includes £6 to spend on an array of refreshments from the well-stocked pop-up bar to enjoy under the moonlight.
For any general enquiries: outdoors@picturehouses.co.uk
Date: Sunday 7 September 2025, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery
10.30am – 12.30pm, free
Date: Sunday 7 September 2025, 6:30 pm-10:30 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens
7 September 2025 – 10 Things I Hate About You 12A
Picturehouse Cinemas are bringing their ever-popular Outdoor Cinema back to York this September for a weekend of fantastic movies at York Museum Gardens.
An atmospheric social experience for the cinema fan who wants to experience something a little different; Outdoor Cinema has been a highlight of the Picturehouse summer schedule for over a decade.
As ever, Outdoor Cinema promises carefully curated cult classics, guilty pleasures, and new favourites – and this year is no different with three bona fide gems.
To sweeten the deal even more – every ticket includes £6 to spend on an array of refreshments from the well-stocked pop-up bar to enjoy under the moonlight.
For any general enquiries: outdoors@picturehouses.co.uk
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