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Viking North Creative Workshop: Ceramics – Sat 28 Mar 2026

Viking North Creative Workshop: Ceramics

Date: Saturday 28 March 2026, 10:30 am-4:00 pm
Venue: Yorkshire Museum

Viking North Creative Workshop: Ceramics
Saturday 28 March 2026, 10:30am- 4:00pm
Suitable for 16+ | £55 per person  | Tickets coming soon 
Join us for a full-day ceramics workshop, where history and hands-on creativity come together in an inspiring and relaxed setting. Guided by ceramicist Emily Stubbs, you’ll learn a range of handbuilding techniques – including slab building, coiling, and pinching – to create your own unique clay vessel.
Taking inspiration from one of the star objects in the Viking North exhibition – a remarkable vessel that once held silver coins from the Vale of York Hoard – you’ll be encouraged to explore your own interpretations of form, function, and decoration. Emily will also guide you through surface design using slips and underglazes, introducing techniques such as monoprinting, screenprinting, and sgraffito to help you add texture, pattern, and meaning to your final piece.
The workshop is designed for a small group of 12 participants, ensuring individual support throughout the day. All materials, tools, and refreshments are included, and your finished pots will be kiln-fired and available to collect at a later date. Just bring yourself and an apron – everything else is provided!
All materials will be provided. No experience is necessary
Ages 16+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)

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Home and Gardens Fair – Sat 20 Jun 2026

Home and Gardens Fair

Dates: Saturday 20 June 2026–Sunday 21 June 2026, 10:00 am-4:30 pm
Venue: York Museum Gardens

Home & Gardens Fair
Saturday 20 – Sunday 21 June 2026  | 10am – 4:30pm
York Museum Gardens | Tickets available soon

York Museums Trust is thrilled to announce its very first Home & Gardens Fair in the beautiful York Museums Gardens – a celebration of style, creativity and inspiration for every corner of your home and garden.

Wander through colourful displays of plants and flowers, discover unique garden furniture and outdoor living ideas, and browse a wide selection of beautiful homeware, from soft furnishings and kitchen treasures to elegant decorations.

The show will also feature natural body and skincare products, stylish clothing and accessories, and a mouth-watering choice of artisan food and drink from local makers.

Alongside the stalls, enjoy a lively programme of talks from experts, demonstrations and live music, making this a day out to remember for all ages.

We are now welcoming applications from businesses who would like to showcase their products at this exciting new event in the heart of York City Centre. Applications are open until 31 March 2026. To register your interest, please complete the trader booking form. Our Events Team will endeavour to acknowledge to your application within 5 working days. You can view the T&Cs here.

Admission tickets will be on sale soon – keep an eye out for updates and join us for a wonderful day out with family and friends, celebrating homes, gardens and good living.

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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
Venue: York Museum Gardens

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.

To purchase tickets and for more information please visit the Futuresounds website Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Tickets 

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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

Friday 10 July 2026 | 5pm | General sale tickets available from 5 December 2025
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.

To purchase tickets and for more information please visit the Futuresounds website

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