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Art for Wellbeing – Sun 5 Jul 2026
Art for Wellbeing

Date: Sunday 5 July 2026, 10:30 am-12:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Art for Wellbeing
Sunday 5 July 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm
Suitable for ages 16+ |  Included in general admission | Booking not required

Art activities to release your creative energy!
Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2-hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of art materials and inspiring themes designed to promote wellbeing.
Enjoy the company of others, creating art with gentle guidance from artist Griselda Goldsbrough.
Please note: This practical art workshop is for ages 16+ and runs one Sunday each month. There is no need to pre-book for this session and it is suitable for all abilities.

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Futuresound’s Live in York Museum Gardens: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark – Thu 9 Jul 2026
Futuresound's Live in York Museum Gardens: Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Date: Thursday 9 July 2026, 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

Futuresound’s Live in York Museum Gardens: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Thursday 9 July 2026 | 5pm | York Museum Gardens
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New wave trailblazers, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, will play York Museum Gardens on Thursday 9th July alongside fellow new wave luminaries Heaven 17 and China Crisis, as well as rising star singer-songwriter Andrew Cushin, fresh from supporting the likes of Louis Tomlinson and Noel Gallagher.

Please note: This is not a York Museums Trust event. To purchase tickets and for more information please visit Futuresound’s website.

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Futuresound’s Live in York Museum Gardens: Self Esteem – Fri 10 Jul 2026
Futuresound's Live in York Museum Gardens: Self Esteem

Date: Friday 10 July 2026, 5:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

Futuresound’s Live in York Museum Gardens

Friday 10 July 2026 | 5pm | York Museum Gardens
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Released in April this year, Self Esteem’s third album, A Complicated Woman, follows her critically acclaimed and Mercury Award-nominated sophomore full-length, Prioritise Pleasure. Boundary-breaking, experimental and as awkward as it is awesome; A Complicated Woman finds the artist, a.k.a musician, songwriter and actress Rebecca Lucy Taylor pairing stadium-worthy singalongs with her signature sardonic delivery.

Joining Self Esteem on the night will be South African ‘future ghetto funk’ pioneer Moonchild Sanelly, Nigeria-born now Sweden-based spoken word artist and musician Joshua Idehen and more acts still to be announced.

Please note: This is not a York Museums Trust event. To purchase tickets and for more information please visit the Futuresound’s website

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Futuresounds Live in Museum Gardens: Super Furry Animals – Sat 11 Jul 2026
Futuresounds Live in Museum Gardens: Super Furry Animals

Date: Saturday 11 July 2026, 12:00 am
Venue: York Musuem Gardens

Super Furry Animals

Saturday 11 July 2026  | 4pm  | York Museum Gardens

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 Welsh art-rock icons Super Furry Animals are set to headline York Museum Gardens on Saturday 11th July with special guests, Baxter Dury, Los Campesinos!, Divorce & Pys Melyn.

For more information please see the Futuresounds Website here.

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An Introduction to Mokuhanga  – Sat 11 Jul 2026
An Introduction to Mokuhanga 

Date: Saturday 11 July 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

An Introduction to Mokuhanga
Saturday 11 July 2026  | 10am – 4pm
£60 pp | Tickets coming soon
Suitable for ages 16+ 

Experience the art of Japanese water-based woodblock printing with artist Lucy May Schofield.
This workshop will introduce you to the unique carving technique of mokuhnaga. You’ll practice printing using colour-separation woodblocks on Japanese mulberry paper (kozo washi) and using a hand-held press (baren).
Each stage of the process encourages a mindful approach, carving the woodblocks, applying the watercolour ink and rice starch glue to the blocks with brushes, and using pressure from the arm and hand to make a print.
You’ll be sure to gain an appreciation of the variety of skills required to create prints like the ones on display in Making Waves.
Please note this method of printing requires a degree of arm, wrist and finger dexterity and strength. All materials and light refreshments are provided.
Participants aged under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

 

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An Introduction to Japanese Bookbinding (Ori-hon & Toji-hon) – Sun 12 Jul 2026
An Introduction to Japanese Bookbinding (Ori-hon & Toji-hon)

Date: Sunday 12 July 2026, 10:00 am-4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

An Introduction to Japanese Bookbinding (Ori-hon & Toji-hon) 
Sunday 12 July 2026  | 10am – 4pm
£60 pp | Tickets available soon 
Suitable for ages 16+

Learn the techniques of the Japanese style accordion book (Ori-hon) and a simple stab sewn book (Toji-hon) with artist Lucy May Schofield.
You’ll be guided through the process, learning how to score, fold, glue and sew two of the most elegant traditional Japanese book forms, made from Japanese kozo washi (mulberry paper).
The four hole Toji-hon has a decorative stitched spine and a soft cover and the folded Ori-hon has multiple pages attached together seamlessly with a hard back cover. Both books will be made with blank pages allowing them to be used as note or sketch books in the future.
All materials and light refreshments are provided.
Participants aged under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.

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York Comedy Festival 2026 – Sun 12 Jul 2026
York Comedy Festival 2026

Date: Sunday 12 July 2026, 2:30 pm-8:00 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

York Comedy Festival 2026
Sunday 12 July 2026 | Gates open 2.30pm | York Museum Gardens
Strictly 16+ (performances may contain adult language and subject matter) | Buy Tickets

One of the UK’s largest outdoor comedy events, York Comedy Festival, part of Live at York Museum Gardens by Futuresound Group returns in 2026 following a sell-out debut in July 2025.

The 2026 line-up for the open-air comedy event has been announced, featuring headliner and stand-up comedy legends Russell Howard (Russell Howard’s Good News, Mock The Week) and surrealist stand up legend Ross Noble (Have I Got News For You, BBC Radio 4’s Just A Minute) Joining them is Edinburgh Comedy Award winning stand-up and presenter Russell Kane, Irish stand-up and podcast sensation Joanne McNally (Taskmaster, My Therapist Ghosted Me), ‘Big Kick Energy’ podcaster and comedian Suzi Ruffell, cult-stand up hero turned viral-sensation Jeff Innocent, ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ finalist and ‘Live at The Apollo’ star Nabil Abdulrashid and Barry From Watford, the 82 year-old comic creation of Alex Lowe (Clinton Baptiste).

The event will be hosted and MC’d by Jarred Christmas, a UK  based New Zealand comic and winner of Chortle’s ‘Best compere’ award, Christmas has appeared on shows including Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and many more.

York exclusive postcode* presale tickets go live 10am, 21 January (* YO1, YO10, YO19, YO23, YO24, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32). Buy here.

General sale live from 10am, 23 January. Buy here.

Please note, this is not a York Museums Trust event. For more information, visit York Comedy Festival’s website, or contact Futuresound Group for enquiries.

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Life Drawing – Model as Muse – Sat 25 Jul 2026
Life Drawing - Model as Muse

Date: Saturday 25 July 2026, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Life Drawing – Model as Muse
Saturday 25 July  2026, 2pm – 4pm
Adult only (18+) | £15 per person* | Tickets available soon
*General admission to York Art Gallery is included.
Join us at York Art Gallery for Life Drawing Workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life drawing for the first time. These 2-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by York based artist and tutor Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

Rob himself has modelled for life classes for many years, as well as teaching life drawing to his students. As workshop leader, Rob encourages, advises and listens, so come along and take advantage of his skills and experience.

Each month alongside our live model muse, there will be an appropriate reproduction of a work specially selected from the Art Gallery collection which we will reference to potentially inspire our activity.

Life Drawing Workshops take place on the second Saturday of each month, tickets will become available approximately a month in advance.

Important information:

Our Life Drawing sessions are suitable for adults only. By booking, you are confirming that you are over 18. Proof of age may be required.

Basic drawing materials will be supplied, but please feel free to bring your own too.

If you’re more than 15 minutes late for your workshop, unfortunately we may not be able to guarantee entry. This is to ensure that participants have the best experience.

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York Proms – Sun 26 Jul 2026
York Proms

Date: Sunday 26 July 2026, 5:30 pm-10:30 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

Sunday 26 July 2026 | 5.30pm-10.30pm  | York Museum Gardens

Book tickets here

The York Proms returns to the York Museum Gardens on Sunday 26 July 2026, with a great night of live entertainment featuring live orchestra, soloists, a stunning fireworks finale and local talent on the warm up stage.

Tickets are available to buy on the York Proms website.

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‘Making Waves: The Magic of Materials’ with Professor Helen Smith – Wed 5 Aug 2026
‘Making Waves: The Magic of Materials’ with Professor Helen Smith

Date: Wednesday 5 August 2026, 12:00 pm-12:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

‘Making Waves: The Magic of Materials’ with Professor Helen Smith

Wednesday 5 August 2026 |  12 noon

Included in General Admission 

Join Professor Helen Smith for a talk in our Making Waves Exhibition. Professor Helen Smith is the founding co-director of Thin Ice Press, the Department of English and Related Literature’s in-house letterpress studio. Helen is Professor of Renaissance Literature and Head of the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York.

 

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