Arts events in York

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The Girl Power Experience: York 💃 TICKETS NOW ON SALE

 Sat, 10 Jan at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

York Vegan Christmas Festival 2025

 Sun, 14 Dec at 10:30 am York Railway Institute GBP 0 to 17

John Haywood

 Sun, 21 Dec at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

New Year Lock & Key Party - York

 Fri, 09 Jan at 07:30 pm Manahatta York GBP 22

The Wandering Hearts

 Sun, 14 Dec at 05:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

Kid’s Christmas Disco 🪩 🎄

 Sun, 14 Dec at 05:30 pm The Rec - Copmanthorpe

The Labubu Kids Party Comes To York

 Sat, 28 Feb at 10:00 am Revolution Bar York

Warrington-Runcorn Newtown Development Plan + Elsa Hewitt - The Crescent, York

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue

JOSEPH ROWNTREE THEATRE, YORK

 Sun, 25 Jan at 07:30 pm The Joseph Rowntree Theatre

She Drew The Gun, Live in York

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue

Michael Starring Ben | York

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

Herbal Mafia Boxing Day Rave

 Fri, 26 Dec at 09:00 pm The Crescent Community Venue

One Night In Nashville

 Sat, 04 Apr at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue York

John Osborn Presents: There Will Be Tinsel

 Fri, 19 Dec at 08:30 pm Rise, 201 acomb rd, York

Indie Day Party - York 🎸🎵

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm CIRCUIT York

A Christmas Selection Box: A Music Night Production

 Sun, 14 Dec at 07:00 pm Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York, United Kingdom

The Ultimate Clubland - Featuring touring artist Rachel Shenton

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm York Burton Lane Club & Sports Bar

Family Christmas Concert in York - Prima Choral Artists

 Sat, 20 Dec at 04:00 pm St Olave's Church GBP 14 to 28

Legend - The Music of Bob Marley

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:30 pm Paragon St, YO10 4NT York, United Kingdom

Christmas Family Funday!

 Sat, 20 Dec at 10:00 am Poppleton Community Centre, Main Street, Upper Poppleton, York

Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm Paragon St, YO10 4NT York, United Kingdom

K-Pop Demon Disco: York 👩🏼‍🎤

 Sat, 28 Mar at 11:00 am CIRCUIT York

Man In The Mirror - A Tribute to Michael Jackson

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm Paragon St, YO10 4NT York, United Kingdom

The Palava - Breeze

 Fri, 19 Dec at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Christmas Bauble Painting

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:00 pm YO23 1ER GBP 16

Choirs at Christmas

 Thu, 18 Dec at 07:30 pm Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York, United Kingdom

Yoga & Book Club

 Sun, 18 Jan at 07:00 pm Bodyworks Osteopathy of York

Tom Davis: Spudgun

 Sat, 02 May at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

The Big York Vintage Flea Market

 Sun, 08 Feb at 11:00 am York Railway Institute GBP 3

Choirs at Christmas

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm Joseph Rowntree Theatre, Haxby Rd, YO31 8TA York, United Kingdom

Blackmore's Blood at The Milton Rooms Malton

 Fri, 10 Apr at 08:00 pm The Milton Rooms

Discussing Decolonisation: Cultural and Environmental Activism in Palestine

 Fri, 06 Feb at 02:00 pm York St John Creative Centre, York St John University Free

Art Preview: 'This Rugged Earth' by Donna Maria Taylor

 Thu, 18 Dec at 06:00 pm Rise, 201 acomb rd, York

Painting Watercolour Nocturnes of York

 Wed, 17 Dec at 06:00 pm Cole’s Gallery 8, 5-6 kings Courts, On the Shambles York Y01 7LD GBP 28

Christmas York trip

Sat, 20 Dec at 09:15 am York, Yorkshire, England

Laura Evans

Sat, 21 Feb at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

York Mind Body Soul Spring Fayre 2026

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 pm Mercure York Fairfield Manor Hotel

Synthwave Party - DJ Night (18+ entry)

 Sat, 03 Jan at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Irie Vibes Sound System: NYE Party!

 Wed, 31 Dec at 08:00 pm The Crescent Community Venue

Josh Widdicombe: Not My Cup Of Tea

 Sat, 28 Feb at 07:30 pm Paragon St, YO10 4NT York, United Kingdom

Mind The Gap

 Thu, 08 Jan at 06:00 pm Revolution York Restaurant, Bar, Club Free

Slow Saturday Mini Retreat - 17th January 2026

 Sat, 17 Jan at 02:30 pm The Stables Yoga Centre

The Geoff Egan Memorial Lecture 2025 by Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera - hybrid

 Tue, 16 Dec at 05:00 pm York Medical Society Free

JANUARY 18, 2026 - Death of Gesualdo - York

 Sun, 18 Jan at 06:30 pm National Centre for Early Music

Writing Otherwise: an extended workshop for arts and humanities researchers

 Wed, 14 Jan at 09:30 am HG/136, York St John University Free

HARSH - Deadfire - Deus Culpa

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Vitamin String Quartet - The Music of Billie Eilish, Bridgerton & more

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

Creative Lantern Making - Pocklington Arts Centre

 Sat, 17 Jan at 10:00 am Pocklington Arts Centre GBP 40

THE BASTARD SONS – CONTRAPTIONS – AMONGST THIEVES

 Sun, 08 Feb at 06:30 pm 121 Fulford Road, YO10 4EX York, United Kingdom

Ryan Evans

 Fri, 20 Feb at 07:00 pm FortyFive Vinyl Café

The Jasmine Lowe Band - Gargoyles In The Rafters - Slurp

 Mon, 22 Dec at 06:30 pm 121 Fulford Road, YO10 4EX York, United Kingdom

Wild Medicine Day Course, Wild Harvest School, York - FULL

 Sun, 26 Apr at 11:30 am Wild Harvest School of Self-Reliance

Country Day Party: York 🤠

 Sat, 28 Mar at 03:00 pm Circuit York

Transmission - The Sound of Joy Division - support tbc'd

 Sat, 07 Mar at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

YORK Toy, Train & Sci-Fi Fair on Sunday 11th January 2026

 Sun, 11 Jan at 10:30 am University of York Sports Centre

York Regency May Day Tea Dance 2026

 Sun, 03 May at 02:00 pm St Lawrence Parish Church, York GBP 15

Christmas Inn Trouble

Sat, 20 Dec at 11:00 am Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate, YO1 9SL York, United Kingdom

Loose Florals Watercolour Workshop at Breezy Knees, Sat 25th April, 10-1pm

 Sat, 25 Apr at 10:00 am Breezy Knees Gardens GBP 66

Red Rum Club in York

 Sat, 31 Jan at 07:30 pm The Crescent

Vitamin String Quartet in York

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House

The Christmas Sing-Along: York 🎄

 Sat, 20 Dec at 03:00 pm CIRCUIT York

JANUARY 19, 2026 - Death of Gesualdo - York

 Mon, 19 Jan at 06:30 pm National Centre for Early Music

Stamperama York 15th February 2026

 Sun, 15 Feb at 10:00 am York Races

The Ultimate Clubland Anthems - with vocalist Rachel Shenton

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:00 pm Burton Lane Sports And Social Club

Single White Female Live at Grand Opera House York

 Tue, 03 Feb at 07:30 pm Grand Opera House York

"P!nk-!sh" - International Tribute To Pink! returns to York

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:30 pm Dunnington Sports Club

Independent Venue Week Presents: WREX + Suspicious Liquid + Maisie Jo

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Huntress Gatheress Retreat 2026

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

Hana Piranha plus Emberhoney and Catherine Elms

Sun, 15 Feb at 02:00 pm The Fulford Arms

Royal Opera & Ballet Woolf Works

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:15 pm The Galtres Centre, Market Place, Easingwold, YO61 3AD York, United Kingdom

Anvil Hospital Open Day 2026

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm York Medical Society

Sharp Class + The Hornets

 Sat, 14 Mar at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Headsticks | Abdoujaparov (Double headliner!)

 Sat, 21 Mar at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

York M**der Mystery: Death in the Shadows

 Sat, 10 May at 11:00 am 11 Minster Yard GBP 8 to 20

Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde | Grand Opera House York | Mon 26 Jan

 Mon, 26 Jan at 10:00 am Grand Opera House York

York - A Very Violent Valentines: Unsolved - True Crime Night

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm The Black Swan GBP 9 to 12

Discussing Decolonisation: A guest lecture by Dr Aaron Winter (Lancaster)

 Tue, 24 Feb at 05:30 pm York St John Creative Centre, Auditorium, York St John University Free

Bereavement Awareness - CPD Accredited

 Mon, 02 Feb at 10:00 am York St John University

Art of Self-Leadership – Two Day Workshop

 Tue, 20 Jan at 09:00 am Pro-Development GBP 900

Billy Lockett in York

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm York Barbican

K*ll My Coquette (IndigoBravo Promotions)

 Sun, 10 May at 05:30 pm The Fulford Arms

The ABBA Day Party: York 💃🕺

 Sat, 07 Feb at 03:00 pm CIRCUIT York

Frankly, The Smiths (MATINEE) + Nick Tudor

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

Nick Harper - Harrison Rimmer

 Fri, 30 Jan at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

ONE IOTA - STRIP

 Sat, 17 Jan at 01:00 pm The Fulford Arms

The Bust-Ed Experience (A tribute to Busted)

 Fri, 27 Mar at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Skinny Living | York

 Wed, 28 Jan at 07:30 pm The Crescent Community Venue

GP Special Interest Group (SIG) Creative Health (North) Study Day

 Thu, 22 Jan at 10:00 am York Medical Society GBP 20

Mr.B The Gentleman Rhymer - The Christmas Special!

 Wed, 17 Dec at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

HYDE FAMILY JAM'S NOT NYE!

 Sun, 28 Dec at 07:00 pm The Fulford Arms

Diversity Soul 2026

 Tue, 21 Apr at 06:30 pm York Barbican

Laurence Jones (Solo Acoustic)

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

BEST OF FOO | PARAMOREISH | WHEEZED (TRIBUTES!)

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

Cian Downing

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

York Cocktail Week 2026

 Fri, 17 Apr at 09:00 am Various Venues

The Bastard Sons - Contraptions - Amongst Thieves

 Sun, 08 Feb at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Epileptic Hillbillys - CaveGirl & the Neandergals - Kings of Hong Kong - The Bitter Lemons

 Sat, 07 Feb at 05:30 pm The Fulford Arms

Congratulations

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:30 pm The Fulford Arms

The Sisters of Murphy - A Tribute to The Sisters of Mercy + Happy House DJs

 Sat, 18 Apr at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms

CONTRAPTIONS

 Sun, 08 Feb at 06:30 pm The Fulford Arms