Date: Thursday 7 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
7 August 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
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Date: Thursday 7 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

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Date: Friday 8 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making
8 August 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission
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Date: Friday 8 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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Date: Saturday 9 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
9 August 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
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Date: Saturday 9 August 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Nosegay Posy: Floral workshop inspired by Victorian Summer Flowers
9 August 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £30 per person

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Date: Saturday 9 August 2025, 2:00 pm-4:00 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

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 regular two-hour immersive Saturday sessions, led by Rob Oldfield, are a wonderful way to experience life drawing in a supportive and friendly environment.

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Date: Sunday 10 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – Peter the Historical Musician
10 August 2025
Performances throughout the day | Included in general admission
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Date: Sunday 10 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop
10 August 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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Date: Sunday 10 August 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Art Gallery

Three letter postcards
Sunday 10 August 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £40
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Inspired by medieval illuminations, typography and more, Harland Miller’s Letter Paintings play with colour, sense and saturation. In this engaging wood type workshop, we will do the same, overprinting letters and colours to think differently about the layering of letters and colours, sense and visual effect. Each participant will go away with a set of unique hand-printed postcards, responding to Miller’s work.

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