Stories Alive in the Cells 30 October 2025 | Throughout the day* | Included in general admission – Book Now  Brand new for October 2025, get involved with immersive performances inviting visitors to play judge and jury, deciding the fate of some of York Castle Prison’s most famous historical felons such as Dick Turpin and Mary […]

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Meet me at the Yorkshire Museum: Viking North 30 October 2025 | 11am, 12pm, 1.30pm and 2.30pm Included in general admission | Suitable for all ages | Book Now There are only two seasons in the Viking world. Summer and Winter. It is winter. Night and day are dark and the air is cold. Raids […]

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Creative Family Fridays 31 October  2025 | 10.30am-3.30pm | Included in general admission  Book general admission here  Join us with all the family on Fridays during the school holidays for artist run creative workshops. Make a ghostly looking vase or lamp inspired by Victorian silhouettes and play with light and shadows to bring your spooky […]

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Stories Alive in the Cells 31 October 2025 | Available throughout the day| Included in general admission – Book Now  Brand new for October 2025, get involved with immersive performances inviting visitors to play judge and jury, deciding the fate of some of York Castle Prison’s most famous historical felons such as Dick Turpin and Mary […]

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Saturday 1 November 2025 | Throughout the day | Included in general admission  Watch live cooking demonstrations throughout the day in our studio kitchen. This October half term, we’re making Soul Cakes, a small cake with sweet spices traditionally made for Halloween. These treats are a symbol of community and remembrance in Christian traditions, used […]

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Stories Alive in the Cells 1 November 2025 | Throughout the day* | Included in general admission – Book Now Brand new for October 2025, get involved with immersive performances inviting visitors to play judge and jury, deciding the fate of some of York Castle Prison’s most famous historical felons such as Dick Turpin and Mary Bateman. Join Eden from […]

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Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum 2 November  | Throughout the day* | Included in general admission – Book Now Enjoy traditional live music of Georgian and Victorian England with The Ran Tanners who use Fiddles, Bagpipes and Squeezeboxes to entertain. *10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 13:30pm, 14:30pm and 15:30pm. Drop-in performances, suitable for all ages. 

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Gallery Babies Thursday 13 November 2025, 10-12pm*, Burton Gallery (term-time only) Free| Book here *Please note the session on Thursday 11th December will run from 11am-1pm. Drop-in sensory play sessions for pre-walking babies and their grown-ups in the atmospheric surroundings of York Art Gallery. Using our beautiful sensory toolkit, a collection of colourful squishy sculptural […]

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Green Father Christmas Saturday 15 November 2025 | Throughout the day* | Included in general admission – Book Now Father Christmas returns to York Castle Museum every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 15 November until Christmas Eve, with an array of performances throughout the day. A figure the Victorians will have known well, Father Christmas […]

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Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners Sunday 16 November 2025 | Throughout the day* | Included in general admission – Book Now Enjoy live carols and tunes throughout the museum every Sunday from 16 November until 21 December 2025. Get in the festive spirit with live, energetic performances of carols and tunes throughout the day from […]

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