Arts events in York

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York Freshers Welcome Week 2026 🎓 - UK Largest Freshers Events - Sold out 10 years Running 🏆

 Sun, 20 Sep at 09:00 pm Flares & Popworld

Official York Freshers Week Wristband | 2026 🎉

 Sun, 20 Sep at 09:00 pm Various Venues

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, UMO, Heaven 17, China Crisis, Andrew Cushin in York

 Thu, 09 Jul at 05:00 pm York Museum Gardens

Super Furry Animals + Baxter Dury, Los Campesinos!, Divorce & Pys Melyn | York Museum Gardens

 Sat, 11 Jul at 04:00 pm York Museum Gardens

Venue Premium Packages - Lord of the Dance: 30th Anniversary

 Wed, 08 Jul at 06:00 pm York Barbican

Self Esteem, Moonchild Sanelly, Joshua Idehen in York

 Fri, 10 Jul at 05:00 pm York Museum Gardens

SUNDAY REVS Official York Freshers 2026 Opening Party

Sun, 27 Sep at 09:00 pm Revolution York

The Drifters - York - Grand Opera House

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

PARADISO FRIDAYS Student Paradise UV FULL MOON RAVE🦩

 Fri, 01 May at 09:30 pm Club Salvation

The Choir of Man Live at Grand Opera House York

 Tue, 30 Jun at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

SUNDAY REVS Official Roses 2026 Afterparty 🎉

 Sun, 03 May at 09:00 pm Revolution York

SUNDAY REVS Summer Send-Off! Last Revs Until September 🎉

 Sun, 07 Jun at 09:00 pm Revolution York

TUESDAY INDIE at Ziggy's - INDIE SLEAZE SPECIAL - 28th APRIL

 Tue, 28 Apr at 09:30 pm Ziggy's Bar & Nightclub

York Cocktail Week 2026

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 am Various Venues

Mystic Nights Ghost Tour York

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm City Centre GBP 14

Levellers in York

 Tue, 20 Oct at 06:30 pm York Barbican

GIRLY POP - Freshers Special 2026 🎤💖

Tue, 22 Sep at 09:00 pm Jalou York

F*CK ME It's Freshers | York Freshers 2026

 Mon, 21 Sep at 09:00 pm York

The Smyths + Nick Tudor

 Thu, 23 Jul at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue

Laurence Jones (Solo Acoustic)

 Fri, 15 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

York Unleashed Comic-Con

 Sun, 30 Aug at 10:00 am York Races

SHOWGIRLS WHO KISS ALL THE TIME & DISCO OCCASIONALLY @ FLARES YORK

 Tue, 28 Apr at 09:30 pm Flares - York

FRESHERS TAKEOVER YORK 2026 ⚡️ Sold Out 15 years Running! 👕 FREE T-Shirt with Every Ticket!

Fri, 25 Sep at 10:00 pm Revolution York

SUGAR RUSH - TIKTOK ANTHEMS SPECIAL 🎶

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm Flares - York

The Spirit Circle, York - Wed 6th May

 Wed, 06 May at 05:30 pm House of Trembling Madness - Lendal

That'll Be The Day - York - Grand Opera House

 Tue, 05 May at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

SUGAR RUSH BANK HOLIDAY BLOWOUT

 Fri, 01 May at 09:00 pm Flares - York

York Festival of Ideas presents “La Diva de La Guitarra” Galina Vale returns

Fri, 12 Jun at 12:30 pm St Helen Church Stonegate

Jack Broadbent | York

 Thu, 14 May at 06:00 pm The National Centre for Early Music

Iconic Thursdays @ Flares ✨🪩

 Thu, 07 May at 09:30 pm Flares - York

Iconic Thursdays - Y3K Queer Night @ Flares ✨🪩

 Thu, 23 Apr at 09:30 pm Flares - York

Elles Bailey

 Sun, 17 May at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

BIEBER TAKEOVER @ Flares 🎤💜

 Thu, 30 Apr at 09:30 pm Flares - York

Flex & Friends X Reggaeton

 Sat, 02 May at 09:00 pm Vudu Lounge

The ABBA Day Party: York 💃🕺

 Sat, 01 Aug at 02:00 pm CIRCUIT York

Savannah Gardner

Fri, 12 Jun at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

The Battle Live at Grand Opera House York

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

The Neil Diamond Tribute Spectacular with Fisher Stevens YORK

 Thu, 18 Jun at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

YORK - DayClubbers: Bank Holiday Day Party! 😎🎉

 Sat, 23 May at 03:00 pm CIRCUIT York

By The Blue Bridge 2026

 Fri, 15 May at 07:00 pm The Arts Barge

Evil Dungeon Crawler | Excorcism | Doppelgänger | Damage Control ... (Eye Roll Promotions Presents...)

 Tue, 28 Apr at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Deadbolt Bloodstock Party - York

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 pm BlueBox

NOT-ORBFEST '26

 Fri, 24 Apr at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

BEST OF FOO | PARAMOREISH | WHEEZED (TRIBUTES!)

 Fri, 29 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Bunker Presents: THE ANNUAL

 Fri, 24 Apr at 09:00 pm BlueBox

The Ebor Singers: Dixit Dominus

 Sat, 16 May at 07:30 pm York Minster

DumDum Summer Opening Party 🌴🪩

 Sun, 03 May at 01:00 pm DumDum

LYON ESTATES - SLACKRR - VAGABOND

 Fri, 01 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Frankly, The Smiths (EVENING) + Nick Tudor

 Sat, 02 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Drag Smackdown! The Coven Events Remix

 Fri, 01 May at 06:00 pm Yates York

The York Ghost Gathering Annual Market

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am St Sampson’s Social Centre Free

Frankly, The Smiths (MATINEE) + Nick Tudor

 Sat, 02 May at 02:00 pm The Fulford Arms

Indie Day Party - York 🎸🎵

 Sat, 27 Jun at 03:00 pm CIRCUIT York

THE PALAVA (FINAL GIG)

 Sat, 11 Jul at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

True Foxes

Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

The Alan Fletcher Band

 Mon, 19 Oct at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Katie Rigby

 Sat, 02 May at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

Tom Bright | York

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm Bluebird Bakery

RESONANCE II by City Vibe

 Fri, 29 May at 09:00 pm BlueBox

Bee Gees Tribute Night

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:00 pm Station Road, YO24 1AA York, United Kingdom

Priscilla Queen of the Desert

 Wed, 29 Apr at 07:30 pm Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York, United Kingdom

Portal to the Past: A Vintage Department Store

 Fri, 24 Apr at 04:00 pm York Racecoursse

Cian Downing

 Thu, 28 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems | York

 Sat, 23 May at 11:00 pm The Drawing Board And Bluebox

[In The Booth 005] --- ---------

 Sat, 04 Jul at 09:00 pm Ziggy's Bar & Nightclub

Sing Outdoor Cinema Experience at Castle Howard

 Sat, 18 Jul at 12:00 pm Castle Howard GBP 9 to 36

Huntress Gatheress Retreat 2026 FULL

 Fri, 29 May at 11:00 am Wild Harvest School of Self-Reliance

The High Points | Messy Eater

 Fri, 12 Jun at 06:00 pm The Fulford Arms

NIZLOPI

 Thu, 30 Apr at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Taj Farrant

 Wed, 06 May at 07:30 pm 8 The Crescent, YO24 1AW York, United Kingdom

DEAD NORTHERN HORROR AND FANTASY FILM FESTIVAL 2026

 Fri, 25 Sep at 10:30 am City Screen

THE BLACK CHARADE (A TRIBUTE TO MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE)

 Sat, 29 Aug at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

RIVA TAYLOR | RISE @ BLUEBIRD | YORK

 Thu, 30 Apr at 08:00 pm 201 Acomb Road, York, YO24 4HD, United Kingdom

Ska Day Party: York 🎺

 Sat, 13 Jun at 02:00 pm CIRCUIT York

Bunker Presents: ELLIE SCOUGALL

 Fri, 15 May at 09:00 pm BlueBox

ALCHEMY: PINK FLOYD

 Sun, 07 Jun at 07:30 pm 121 Fulford Road, YO10 4EX York, United Kingdom

Type Of Negative | Mörderstein (Type O Negative | Rammstein Tributes)

 Sat, 27 Jun at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

25 Hour Convenience Store Steam Packet II Tour

Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

80s & 90s Over 30s Daytime Clubbing - YORK🕺🏽

 Sat, 30 May at 03:00 pm Flares - York

First Time Flyers

 Thu, 30 Jul at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

Nature Kids + The Slow Country + Maggie MacLellan - The Crescent, York

 Fri, 08 May at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue

Jess Tristan

 Sun, 31 May at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

Elles Bailey

 Mon, 18 May at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

Motown Day Party: York ✨

 Sat, 04 Jul at 02:00 pm CIRCUIT York

Alchemy: Pink Floyd

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

ROCKETSMITH - BLIND ALICE - DIFFERENT STATE

 Sat, 20 Jun at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Beyonce & Rihanna - with world touring Tribute artist Nicola T

 Fri, 08 May at 06:30 pm York Acorn RLC

Jenn Bostic

 Tue, 26 May at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

CALENDAR GIRLS THE MUSICAL

 Thu, 21 May at 07:30 pm Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York, United Kingdom

BALAAM AND THE ANGEL | THE EXCEPTIONAL MR HYDE

 Fri, 10 Jul at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

An Evening with Joe Abercrombie - City Screen Picturehouse York

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 9 to 17

SABBATH BLOODY SABBATH

 Sun, 12 Jul at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

R.E.M by Stipe - Fulford Arms, York

 Fri, 02 Oct at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Malton Roman Festival V

Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am Orchard Fields

UNDER ONE SKY

 Sun, 21 Jun at 05:00 pm National Centre for Early Music

An Evening with Jennifer Saint - Waterstones York

 Wed, 22 Jul at 07:00 pm Waterstones GBP 5 to 22

Pop Goes Metal - Tame the Savage - Pretty Handsome Awkward

 Sat, 16 May at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Tenacious G (Tenacious D Tribute)

 Sat, 22 Aug at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

FLOWERS FOR SOPHIE

Sat, 15 Aug at 02:30 pm The Fulford Arms

REVELRY - A TRIBUTE TO THE KINGS OF LEON

 Sat, 08 Aug at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms