Events and Attractions Around York

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Bursting with live music, puppetry and a wealth of brilliantly barmy historical inaccuracies, this 50-minute fun-filled show is performed in the ‘groundlings’ courtyard of the theatre delivering an interactive and engaging experience in a stunning historical setting.

With great delight, York Fine Arts proudly announces its fourth annual solo exhibition of original paintings by contemporary landscape artist Clare Haley. ‘Clare Haley: Light of Yorkshire’ showcases a spellbinding collection of work that magnificently articulates the raw, dramatic beauty of landscape and light.

This summer escape to Goddards and try your hand at one of our summer sports. This summer, challenge the family to a game of tennis on our grass court. If that sounds a bit too energetic, have a leisurely game of boules on our bowling green or try your hand at clock golf a favourite of the Terry family.

Kids Takeover Holiday Camps are jam packed with Sports, Dance, Games and challenges. From Football to Basketball, Cheerleading to Street Dance, Rugby to Athletics; there’s something for everyone; a different programme each day. A trusted and fun childcare provision for the school holidays.

Lots of Yorkshire Beers and a great line up of music all weekend. Check out our Facebook page for more details. It’s all for our local playing field charity. Please come along and check it out.

Stuck for something to do for six weeks? Then why not visit us throughout summer for our Flower Power trail, swinging sixties crafts and on special days, artists workshops. Each week we will have a new theme that celebrates Lotherton as it approaches its special milestone birthday.

Vintage Weekend at Lotherton Hall 2019 A whole weekend of vintage, with up to 25 stalls of genuine vintage fashion, homewares, small furniture, jewellery, records and collectables from the 1920’s to the 1980’s spread throughout the grounds of this Edwardian country house.

Alongside our ever-popular Open House & Tea Room every Monday, from April 2019 we will also be offering Vineyard Tours. After exploring the house and its history, come and learn the history of the ‘Old Walled Garden’ Vineyard and the process of growing grapes to make wine. The combined tour will cost just £5 pp.

As part of a drive to get as many children’s eyes tested as possible before school terms starts in September, Bayfields Opticians and Audiologists in Harrogate is offering parents and carers free eye tests when they book a special one hour appointment with their child between 17th and 31st August.

For the children of the 1940s, summer didn’t involve an Xbox, a WhatsApp group, or endless hours on YouTube. So what did they do?! Come and find out! Hint: It involves glass marbles, old clothes, lots of mud, and a horse... Drop-in Family Event.

This is an informal gathering of classic cars, motor cycles and tractors etc starting around 1pm with a road run of around 40 classic cars joining the event It is held on Beacon Green adjacent to the village hall BBQ food and Bar are available

A new family musical adaptation from the wonderful Quentin Blake story. Mister Magnolia has many things, such as an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot, some very fat owls learning to hoot, a big purple dinosaur who’s a magnificent brute, two sisters who play the flute, and even a swimming pool.

Are you excited for the Challenge Cup final on the 24th? We certainly are! Come and see our new exhibition of West Yorkshire Rugby teams, learn about a world record, design magnetic rainbow rugby boots, or make a flying rugby ball! Drop-in Family Event.

Go on an adventure around the House in search of fantastical beasts with our friendly Learning Officer Nikki Caines then learn some clay skills in order to create your own beast to take home.

The natural world, and birds in particular, provided a wealth of imagery and allegory for medieval and renaissance musicians, poets and artists.

August 23-26th 2019 is the Jolly Farmers Inn at Leavening 4th Gin Festival! It’s not ticket entry so you can indulge in a festival Pack for £5 which includes your Weekend Gin bible, a beautiful branded gin glass and raffle tickets to win an awesome Gin Hamper.

Characters from the 1940’s in costume over the August Bank Holiday Weekend.

A year round garden for rail enthusiasts and garden visitors. A ride on the 71/4’ Gauge railway runs through 2 acres of gardens and gives you the opportunity to view the garden from a different perspective.

A return visit to this beautiful venue overlooked by the White Horse at Kilburn. 40 acres of grounds, gardens and ruins to explore as well as a brilliant specialist plant fair. Huge varieties of late summer flowering plants, spring bulbs for sale and all locally grown.

VaCO perform a programme of works by Dvorak, Francaix, Ives, Mozart, Strauss & Wagner under the baton of Xenophon Kelsey Programme: Richard Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Antonín Dvorák: Silent Woods Jean Françaix: L’Horloge de Flore Charles Ives: The Rainbow Richard Strauss: Serenade in Eb Major Wolfgang

Fabulous craft & gift fair with free entry for all and around 25 stalls

We are delighted to be bringing open air cinema to York Minster for the second time this summer. With the stunning Gothic cathedral and its beautiful stained glass windows providing the ultimate backdrop, it all makes for a fabulous night of cinema under the stars.

From crowns, top hats and flat caps to bowlers made of glass and winged helmets. Castleford Museum has them all! Discover a surprising history of royal visits, Roman gods, and skilled workmen, all whilst making your own hats to take home! Drop-in Family Event.