History Events in York

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Harry Potter Walking Tour in York

 Fri, 15 May The Cholera Burial Ground GBP 10 to 14

Clive Myrie’s African Adventure

 Sat, 30 May at 07:30 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

York’s Haunted Heart : Ghost, Ghouls and Gallows

 Fri, 15 May Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma-Gate Sign GBP 10

York Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sat, 14 Mar The York Dungeon

May Half Term: Meet the Romans at York Minster

 Mon, 25 May at 10:00 am YO1 7HH York, United Kingdom

York Dungeon - Anytime Entry

 Fri, 27 Jun The York Dungeon

Hop-on Hop-off York 24 Hours

 Tue, 21 Jan York

The York Ghost Gathering Summer Event

Sat, 06 Jun at 11:00 am St Sampson's Square

Behind the Scenes of All Creatures Great and Small

 Sat, 30 May at 02:30 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

A Queer Walk of York

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm City Screen Picturehouse Free

Manchester’s Music Soul: Oasis and beyond

 Sun, 07 Jun at 07:15 pm The Ron Cooke Hub Free

Living Lore: The Ghost Stories of Contemporary York

 Fri, 12 Jun at 08:00 pm The Black Swan Free

Little Peasants Walking Tour

 Sat, 23 May at 10:30 am 12 Clifford Street, YO1 9RD York, United Kingdom

The Tudor Heart

 Sat, 30 May at 06:00 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

The rivers and us: Exploring New Walk and York's rivers

 Fri, 07 Aug at 10:30 am Millennium Bridge Free

Welcome to York: the Royal Route

 Fri, 01 May at 10:00 am Yorkshire Museum GBP 6 to 12

BOTANICALLY BRONTË A Literary Cocktail Experience

 Sat, 15 Aug at 01:00 pm Lower Friargate Free

Cold War Wheels

 Sun, 21 Jun at 09:30 am Yorkshire Air Museum

York Castle Museum with Tvs Most Haunted

Sat, 07 Nov at 07:30 pm York Castle Museum

Space Journal: The art and science of cosmic exploration

 Sun, 31 May at 03:30 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

Malton Roman Festival V

Sun, 19 Jul at 10:00 am Orchard Fields

The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living

 Sun, 31 May at 01:45 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

Celtic Magic: A practitioner’s guide

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:45 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

York Air Walk

 Fri, 05 Jun at 10:30 am Bar Lane & Micklegate GBP 6

York on a Fork with York Professionals

 Tue, 21 Jul at 06:00 pm York Railway Station GBP 44 to 66

Anne Lister in York Walking Tour

Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am Micklegate Bar

The Sun Rising: James I and the dawn of a global Britain

 Sat, 30 May at 12:45 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

York Jewish Walking Tour

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm Whip-Ma-Whop-Ma Gate GBP 10

Hearth of Darkness

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Uncovering York’s Black History - 9 June

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:00 pm Museum Gardens Free

Regina: A new history of women and power

 Fri, 05 Jun at 07:30 pm Room PZA/103, Piazza Building Free

Making Waves: The art of Japanese woodblock print

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:45 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Fulvia: Breaking the rules in Ancient Rome

 Sat, 30 May at 04:15 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

Evening Walk - Dick Turpin Trail

 Thu, 21 May at 06:30 pm Bar Lane Free

Democracy on Trial: The promise of democracy

 Sun, 07 Jun at 10:45 am Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

No Priest But Love

 Sun, 09 Aug at 02:00 pm Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, Goodramgate, York, UK GBP 25 to 30

Robert Harris at Tempest Anderson Hall - Waterstones

 Thu, 03 Sep at 06:30 pm Museum Gardens GBP 18 to 40

York Air Walk

 Fri, 12 Jun at 10:30 am Bar Lane & Micklegate GBP 6

Babylon: The mother of all cities

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

The Experimental Sutton Hoo Ship

 Sun, 31 May at 06:45 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

Members Behaving Badly

 Sat, 06 Jun at 04:30 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

England and York Before and After 1066

 Sat, 30 May at 10:00 am St Oswald's Church Hall, Main Street, Fulford GBP 5

Little Paws Creative Club - Festival of Ideas Special

 Sat, 06 Jun at 10:30 am All Saints North Street (The Shrine and Parish Church) GBP 2 to 2

A History of Medieval Britain in twelve illuminated manuscripts

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:00 pm Merchant Adventurers' Hall Free

Sensing the 17th Century

 Mon, 08 Jun at 06:30 pm Merchant Adventurers' Hall Free

More Secret Histories of Ancient Rome with Mary Beard - Venue Premium

 Mon, 12 Oct at 06:00 pm York Barbican

George Méliès and Buster Keaton in Concert

 Tue, 19 May at 07:30 pm National Centre for Early Music

ALA Yorkshire - Visit to Castle Howard

 Mon, 18 May at 01:00 pm Castle Howard GBP 0 to 24

Five Evil Women

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:30 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Monastic York Walking Tour

 Mon, 31 Aug at 11:00 am King's Square GBP 12

Mending: Creative and Historical Workshop

 Fri, 15 May at 01:00 pm Quilters' Guild Of The British Isles Free

The Hollywood History of Art

 Sat, 06 Jun at 11:30 am The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Tempest's Volcano Trail

 Sun, 31 May at 10:30 am Yorkshire Museum Free

Dancing for Royalty

 Sun, 07 Jun at 02:00 pm St Lawrence Parish Church, York GBP 12

Graveyards: A history of living with the dead

 Sun, 07 Jun at 01:30 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Rowntree Revisited: 125 years on

 Fri, 12 Jun at 11:00 am Saint Saviourgate Free

Carbon-Based Gems, Carbon-Based Consequences

 Thu, 11 Jun at 07:00 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

Chasing Jessop: The mystery of England cricket's oldest record

 Tue, 09 Jun at 07:30 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Northumbria AD 367-867

 Mon, 08 Jun at 08:00 pm Merchant Adventurers' Hall Free

Stonehenge: Old rocks, new theories

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:00 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Eden Camp WW1 weekend

 Sat, 11 Jul at 10:00 am Eden Camp Modern History Museum

York Minster Precinct: Rediscovering lost palaces

 Sun, 31 May at 05:15 pm Tempest Anderson Hall, Free

After the Bombardment

 Sat, 30 May at 01:15 pm York Explore Library Free

Athens and Sparta: The rivalry that shaped ancient Greece

 Sat, 06 Jun at 01:30 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Things We Found in the Ground

 Sun, 07 Jun at 03:00 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Tempest & Volcanoes: Ten Things You Should Know

 Sun, 31 May at 02:00 pm York Medical Society Free

Adventures in Time, Space and Television

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:00 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

York: Historic Hungate

 Wed, 18 Mar at 12:15 pm Hungate Reading Cafe Free

A Family Business: Kendrew, printers of York

 Fri, 05 Jun at 10:30 am York Minster Library Free

Discovering York's City Walls

 Sat, 06 Jun at 02:00 pm Room LMB/036X, Law and Sociology Building Free

Royal Observatory Greenwich: A History in Objects

 Sun, 07 Jun at 06:00 pm Room RCH/037 - Ron Cooke Hub Free

D-Day & 40s weekend

 Sat, 06 Jun at 12:00 pm 39 Osbaldwick Village, YO10 3NP York, United Kingdom

First Helpings: A history of children and food

 Sat, 30 May at 10:30 am York Explore Library Free

Refugees & Rowntrees

 Sat, 20 Jun at 01:30 pm The Mount School York Free

Imag[e]ining the Past

 Sun, 07 Jun at 11:15 am Ron Cooke Hub Free

Discover the History of Askham Bog (York Festival of Ideas 2026)

 Thu, 04 Jun at 06:30 pm Friargate Quaker Meeting House GBP 6

AGM & Bursary Awards Evening

 Tue, 21 Jul at 06:00 pm Merchant Adventurers' Hall Free

Medieval Neighbours: Minster and city parishes

 Sun, 07 Jun at 05:00 pm Holy Trinity, Goodramgate, Goodramgate, York, UK Free

Collaborative film club Alliance Française de York: Délicieux

 Wed, 03 Jun at 06:30 pm Creative Centre Free

Pilgrimage for the Feast of Mary Magdalene: In the Footsteps of Saints

 Wed, 22 Jul at 11:00 am YO1 7HH York, United Kingdom

Big Battlefield Walks Weekends - Battle of Fulford 1066

 Sun, 20 Sep at 11:00 am Fulford Parish Council Playing Field Free

The Evolution of Maternity Care in York

 Sat, 30 May at 02:00 pm York Medical Society Free

Church, Chocolate, and a Changing Neighbourhood: Walking Tour

 Wed, 10 Jun at 12:30 pm All Saints North Street (The Shrine and Parish Church) Free

The church in the shadows

 Sat, 13 Jun at 07:00 pm St Olave's Church GBP 0 to 12

Grunge Included 2026

 Mon, 07 Sep at 10:00 am York St John Creative Centre, York St John University Free

Six Penn’orth of Hope: Gambling and the Rowntree Trusts

 Tue, 09 Jun at 06:15 pm The Lakehouse - Ron Cooke Hub Free

Football’s Physical and Virtual Spaces

 Sat, 06 Jun at 03:15 pm Room LMB/002A, Law and Sociology Building Free

York Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sat, 16 May at 10:00 am The York Dungeon

The Ebor Singers: In the beginning: America at 250

 Sat, 20 Jun at 07:30 pm St Lawrence Parish Church, York GBP 0 to 16

Dorset Buttons Workshop, York

 Sat, 27 Jun at 01:00 pm Duttons For Buttons, York

York Dungeon Standard Admission

 Sun, 17 May at 10:00 am The York Dungeon

The Sense of Touch: Creative and Historical Workshop

 Fri, 16 Oct at 01:00 pm Quilters' Guild Of The British Isles Free

Vikings in Yorkshire Churches Tour

 Wed, 16 Sep at 10:30 am York Railway Station GBP 5 to 62

Ghost Keeper - Walking Ghost Tour

 Sat, 22 May at 07:30 pm JORVIK Viking Centre GBP 5 to 10

Performance Group Block 1- Murton History Festival

 Sun, 24 May at 02:00 pm Theatre@41 GBP 20

Haunted Tour York

 Fri, 06 Mar at 07:00 pm York Minster GBP 13 to 25

Historic Pub Walking Tour

 Tue, 20 Sep at 07:00 pm Junction of College Street and Goodramgate, near National Trust shop Free

Recovering the York Gradual

 Tue, 07 Jul at 12:30 pm All Saints North Street (The Shrine and Parish Church) Free

Hop-on Hop-off York 24 Hours

 Wed, 19 Aug at 09:00 am York

Tour of York by AVG Guide

 Wed, 05 Aug at 01:15 pm Exhibition Square Free