Special Offers, Events & News

Fri 18 – Sun 27 Sep 2015

Experience great Yorkshire produce, sample fine wines and learn from the best producers in the North of England.

The annual York Food and Drink Festival returns for it’s Autumn outing this September. Bringing local producers, traders and chefs together, the festival celebrates the variety of high quality goods produced right on our doorstep.

Be sure to sample great street food on offer, and real ale lovers should check out the Yorkshire Bar serving locally produced real ales (many from producers within the city!). Chefs provide demonstrations and there are plenty of hands on opportunities  to taste and prepare food.

The demonstrations, Bar, Champagne Tent and many stands are open throughout the early evening often accompanied by live music.

For more information and a full schedule of events visit www.yorkfoodfestival.com

A weird, wise and wonderful ten-day festival coming to York this summer!

Top notch comedians and fantastic family entertainment will be hitting York’s city centre next in what promises to be a ten-day festival of fun and frivolity.

The Great Yorkshire Fringe takes place July 24th–August 2nd 2015 and will see the city’s well-known thoroughfare transformed into a vibrant and exciting performance space.

A curated festival with multiple stages, from the White Rose Rotunda to the little Tea Pot, there will be plenty of entertainment for young and old alike.

Tickets now on sale! With more acts added all the time. For more information visit greatyorkshirefringe.com

19–31 August 2015.  The Yorkshire Medieval Festival is coming to take God’s own County back to the middle ages this summer!

Photo by Vicki Burton

Medieval Merriment

Organised by The JORVIK Group, creators of the famous JORVIK Viking Festival, The Yorkshire Medieval Festival brings with it a wide range of events and activities for all the family to enjoy. Try your hand as an eagle-eyed archer, discover mighty birds of prey with falconry demonstrations, see brave knights battle in thrilling re-enactments and spend the day in some of Yorkshire’s most idyllic settings.

During the month of August, locations across Yorkshire that are brimming with medieval history, as well as attractions within York’s city walls, are hand-pick to host a festival of fun, merriment and engaging historical discussion.

For more info visit: yorkshire-medieval-festival.com

Award winning modern grandstands, characterful Listed buildings, manicured lawns and home grown flowers set the scene for some of the best racing in the UK.

2015 Fixtures:

• Dante Festival
  Wed 13th May – Tattersalls Musidora Stakes
  Thu 14th May – Betfred Dante Stakes
  Fri 15th May – Yorkshire Cup
• May Spring meeting
  Sat 30th May – Stowe Family Law LLP Grand Cup
• June Meeting
  Fri 12th Jun – Mid Summer Raceday
  Sat 13th Jun – Macmillan Charity Raceday
• John Smith’s Cup Meeting
  Fri 10th Jul – Summer Stakes
  Sat 11th Jul – 56th John Smith’s Cup
• Music Showcase Weekend
  Fri (eve) 24th Jul – EBF Lyric Stakes and live music
  Sat 25th Jul – Sky Bet York Stakes and live music
• Welcome to Yorkshire Ebor Festival
  Wed 19th Aug – Juddmonte International
  Thu 20th Aug – Darley Yorkshire Oaks
  Fri 21st Aug – Coolmore Nunthorpe
  Sat 22nd Aug – Betfred Ebor
• September Meeting
  Sun 6th Sep – Press Family raceday
• October
  Fri 9th Oct – October Finale Stakes
  Sat 10th Oct – Coral Sprint Trophy

A city-wide celebration of York’s Viking heritage, in the largest Viking festival in Europe! 14–22 Feb 2015.

A week of festivities beginning on Valentine’s Day with a Viking wedding feast in the Merchant Taylor’s Hall, and ending with a dramatic grand finale on the Eye of York.  Other events include:

• a battle between fire and ice giants in the Guildhall
• a retelling of the rise of Odin as the greatest god of all
• the annual search for Jorvik’s strongest Viking
• talks from experts in Viking archaeology
• family programmes
• a folk festival at the Barley Hall

The full festival programme and ticket sales are online at www.jorvik-viking-festival.co.uk

The 3 day event is held every Easter and the show is considered one of railway modelling’s best events. Sat 19 – Mon 21 Apr 2014.

Held across three floors of the Knavesmire Stand at York Racecourse the show is the North’s premier event, and at three days, one of the longest running Shows in the Country. Experience working layouts, trade displays, specialist societies and more.

For more info visit yorkshow.org.uk.

Easter Sunday 2014 is April 20th. Schools break up on Friday 11th April and return on Monday 28th April.

What’s happening in York:

• Easter at the Castle Museum – Sat 5 – Mon 21 Apr 2014
  Easter Egg hunt and a host of traditional activities.
• Chocolate Easter Egg Master Class at York Cocoa House – Sun 6 – Sat 12 Apr 2014
  Learn how to professionally temper chocolate and make professional moulded Easter Eggs.
• Cadbury Easter Egg Trail at Beningbrough Hall – Fri 18 – Mon 21 Apr 2014
  Search the gardens and hall to solve the clues and earn your Cadbury Egghead prize.
• Easter services at York Minster
  York Minster is open daily throughout the Lent and Easter.

We will add more events as they become known! Book your stay now to avoid disappointment.