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Combine this with the city's world-renowned heritage, and you have a cultural offering full of depth and surprises.
York is home to a numerous outstanding theatres, a range of cinemas, some beautiful indie venues, galleries showcasing superb art from the local to the international, as well as world class art and culture festivals throughout the year.
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Art & Culture Experiences
Gin School with York Distillery - a home of York …
York Distillery - a home of York Gin
Prices From £95.00
Join our fun 'gin school' for your own gin-making experience, at York Distillery, the home of York Gin.With a gin and t…
Alive After Five: City Cruises
Alive After Five: City Cruises
Prices From £14.00
The Happiest Hour on the Ouse! Clocked off or just getting started? Swap the pub for the river. Give happy hour a whole…
Self-Drive Boat Hire in York
Self-Drive Boat Hire in York
Prices From £40.00
Sailing daily from the City Centre!Fancy driving your very own boat? Of course you do.Try your hand at skippering y…
York Sightseeing Cruise: City Cruises
York Sightseeing Cruise: City Cruises
Prices From £14.00
Sailing Daily from the City Centre! Uncover the history of our ancient city from a completely different perspective. Jo…
Abbeys, Ruins and Reformation
Highwayman Tours – Private Driven Tours of York & Yorkshire
Prices From £295.00
Explore Yorkshire’s ruined abbeys, historic villages and Reformation stories on a private driven tour from York.Abbeys,…
Party Nights Afloat: City Cruises
Party Nights Afloat: City Cruises
Prices From £47.50
Step off the pavement and onto York’s only floating dance floor.Party Nights Afloat is the city's go-to high-energy c…
Evening Escape Cruise: City Cruises
Evening Escape Cruise: City Cruises
Prices From £18.00
Sailing daily from the City Centre!Looking for the most tranquil way to end your day in York?Embark on the Evening …
York Gin Tasting
York Distillery - a home of York Gin
Prices From £35.00
Are you and your friends looking for fun things to do in York? Come along to our gin tasting experience.You’ll learn lo…
York River Bus: City Cruises
York River Bus: City Cruises
Prices From £15.00
Riverbus: City Cruises From Campsite To The City - And Back!Ready to swap the campsite for a day in the city without …
Champagne Tasting at York Distillery
York Distillery - a home of York Gin
Prices From £50.00
A premium guided Champagne tasting at York Distillery, in the heart of York. Hosted by wine expert Emma Moore, you will…
York Fish and Chips Cruise: City Cruises
York Fish and Chips Cruise: City Cruises
Prices From £29.00
Sailing daily from the City Centre!Fancy a chippy tea with a view? Of course you do.Combine the best of British tra…
Wine Club at York Distillery
York Distillery - a home of York Gin
Prices From £30.00
Wine Club Tasting Night at York DistilleryJoin us for our monthly wine club, held on a Thursday each month at 7pm - a r…
Art & Culture Events
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Watchers Final Gathering at York Minster
York Minster
3rd – 13th September 2026 The Chapter House, York Minster The Watchers are returning home. After spending the summer …
The Basement Comedy Club
City Screen
Join us on the third Sunday of every month for fresh comedy from some of the most exciting names in the game!
York Early Music Festival
National Centre for Early Music
Created in a wave of excitement in 1977, the York Early Music Festival is now established as the premier early music fe…
One Page Riso Zine Workshop
Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print
Design and print a 2-colour one page zine of your very own. Learn about zine culture, the history of RISO, how the proc…
Watercolour workshop: Wild Meadow
Castle Howard Arboretum
Discover the joy of watercolour with a full-day workshop with Ione Harrison, a landscape artist and watercolour tutor b…
Adventure Cinema
Castle Howard
The UK’s No.1 outdoor cinema shows come to the prestigious Castle Howard near York. Pack a picnic, gather your friends …
Artist and Maker Fair
Castle Howard
Join us this July for a vibrant Artists & Makers Fair set against the beautiful backdrop of the Castle Howard Arbor…
Library of the Four Winds
Castle Howard
This luminous, revolving artwork takes over the Temple of the Four Winds on the edge of Castle Howard’s Gardens, create…
Introduction to Letterpress
Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print
Get to grips with the basics of letterpress printing in this introductory workshop. In this two-hour session, you will …
Japanese Bookbinding
Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print
During this three-hour workshop, we'll explore traditional Japanese binding techniques. We’ll provide an introduction t…
Back to the 1940s at Eden Camp Modern History Mus…
Eden Camp Modern History Museum
Brylcreem your hair, don your best hat and step back into the 1940s at Eden Camp Modern History Museum in Malton. Takin…
World War I Weekend
Eden Camp Modern History Museum
LIVING HISTORYStep back in time this summer and experience the sights, sounds, and stories of the First World War.Join …
Art & Culture Offers
Save up to 30% per person at the York Dungeon
The York Dungeon
Save up to 30% per person using this link to book tickets for the York Dungeon*.Get ready to journey back thr…
Crafty Corporate Events and Team Building Days
Fabrication Crafts
Crafty Corporate events at Fabrication Crafts Fabrication has been running Corporate Events and Team Building…
Away Days at Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for …
Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print
Bespoke team building and creative workshops in the heart of York. Get hands on with traditional print.Thin I…
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