Summer Supper Club Friday 12 June 2026 Arrival from 6.30pm, dinner served from 7pm £45 per person (set 4-course menu) Tickets available, please email Maria@sketchyork.co.uk Suitable for all ages Join us for a special evening of great food and beautiful surroundings as Sketch Café hosts a series of Summer Supper Clubs. Each supper club will feature its own unique four-course […]

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Life Drawing – Model as Muse Saturday 13 June  2026, 2pm – 4pm Adult only (18+) | £15 per person* | Sold Out  *General admission to York Art Gallery is included. Join us at York Art Gallery for Life Drawing Workshops; whether you are a regular participant, would like to hone your skills, or try life […]

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Vintage Car Rally  Friday 19 June 2026 11am – 4pm Free York Museum Gardens Join us for Vintage Car Rally York Museum Gardens to see a wide variety of cars from across the decades. Please note the Museum Gardens will be open as usual during this event.

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Ikebana Floral Design  Sunday 21 June 2026  | 10am – 12.30pm £50 pp | Sold Out Suitable for ages 16+ Celebrate the summer solstice with this Japanese inspired floral design workshop, equipping you with the practical skills needed to create stunning displays at home. Learn the main principals of Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, with […]

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Time Traveller’s Activity Trail  Daily  10am – 4.30pm  Included in general admission  Collect a trail booklet from the admissions desk  Explore York Castle Museum and discover fascinating stories and facts about some of the historical objects on display with our interactive Time Traveller’s Activity Trail booklet.   

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Making Waves Talk: Celest 1 and Celest 2 by Rebecca Slater Wednesday 1 July 2026 | 12 noon – 12.20pm Included in general admission In this insightful gallery talk, we’ll take a look at the work of British-born contemporary printmaker Rebecca Salter PRA, who trained in the traditional methods of Japanese woodblock printmaking in Japan […]

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Summer Supper Club Friday 3 July 2026 Arrival from 6.30pm, dinner served from 7pm £45 per person (set 4-course menu) Tickets available, please email Maria@sketchyork.co.uk Suitable for all ages Join us for a special evening of great food and beautiful surroundings as Sketch Café hosts a series of Summer Supper Clubs. Each supper club will feature its own unique four-course […]

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Art for Wellbeing Sunday 5 July 2026, 10.30am – 12.30pm Suitable for ages 16+ |  Included in general admission | Booking not required Art activities to release your creative energy! Set in the beautiful surroundings of York Art Gallery’s Studio space, this 2-hour workshop gives opportunity for discovery and time to explore a variety of […]

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Retro Games and Toys Daily Included in general admission  Set up friendly challenges and play with friends, family and other visitors with our retro games and toys available in the Exercise Yard and Sixties Street. 

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Futuresound’s Live in York Museum Gardens: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Thursday 9 July 2026 | 5pm | York Museum Gardens Sold out | Join the waitlist New wave trailblazers, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, will play York Museum Gardens on Thursday 9th July alongside fellow new wave luminaries Heaven 17 and China Crisis, as […]

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