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Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025: A Very Yorkshire Christmas

Date: 9 October 2025    Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025: A Very Yorkshire Christmas  15 November 2025 – 4 January 2026    Enjoy Yorkshire Christmases through the ages as you wander through over 200 years of festive history at York Castle Museum. With period decorations, live performances, music and cookery demonstrations in the Castle Kitchen, embrace the magic of Christmas with all your senses.  Snowy …

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October Half Term at York Castle Museum 2025

Press Release: 1 October 2025    October Half Term at York Castle Museum:  The museum of mysteries.   Saturday 25 October – Sunday 2 November 2025    This October Half Term, experience a museum of mysteries at York Castle Museum. With a range of daily events from crafts to story-telling and other interactive activities, there’s something to keep everyone entertained and get you …

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New Community Exhibition ‘Sugar, Skill and Shiftwork: York’s Confectionery Workers’ coming soon at York Castle Museum.

Date: 11 September 2025 New Community Exhibition ‘Sugar, Skill and Shiftwork: York’s Confectionery Workers’ coming soon at York Castle Museum.    26 September 2025 – September 2026    York Castle Museum is delighted to announce the opening of a brand-new community-led exhibition later this month, celebrating York’s world-famous confectionery industries. The exhibition, Sugar, Skill and Shiftwork: York’s Confectionery Workers, delves …

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Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025

Date: 4 September 2025   Christmas at York Castle Museum 2025  15 November 2025- 4 January 2026     Step into a festive wonderland at York Castle Museum this winter! Explore the famous Victorian Street, Kirkgate, to a soundtrack of traditional carols. Beautifully decorated trees will line the snow-covered cobblestones and fill the air with the scent of Christmas pine. Stunning period decorations …

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From the Factory Floor: York Castle Museum launches appeal for information about the confectionery community in the city

Date: 26 June 2025     From the Factory Floor: York Castle Museum launches appeal for information about the confectionery community in the city    Have you or someone in your family worked at Rowntree’s/Nestle, Terry’s, Craven’s/Tangerine or other sweet factories in York? Did the smell of chocolate shape your memories of the city? York …

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York Museums Trust launch Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme to support people with memory loss and social isolation

Date: 23 June 2025    York Museums Trust launch Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme to support people with memory loss and social isolation    York Museums Trust have launched a new Creative Conversation Box Loan Scheme, designed to support people living with memory loss or experiencing social isolation through meaningful and engaging interactions, using themed objects and stories as …

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Summer at York Castle Museum 2025

Summer at York Castle Museum 2025 Inspired by the spectacle of Victorian summer galas, visit the museum to celebrate the season in style!   19 July – 31 August 2025  Experience a Victorian extravaganza at York Castle Museum this summer! Inspired by the vibrant and colourful Victorian galas of years gone by, enjoy live music, exciting street performances, seasonal crafts and …

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Discover the ‘Secrets of Dress’: Refreshed Exhibition Reveals All

York Castle Museum’s Fashion Gallery has been refreshed, remodelled and enhanced for 2025 with new items and fresh interpretations to show ‘Secrets of Dress’ from the Middle Ages to the opening decades of the 21st century.  Not just an exhibition about fashion, this is an opportunity to look at dress and textiles from the perspective …

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Christmas at York Castle Museum 2024

DATE: 16 October 2024 Christmas at York Castle Museum We’ve Got Christmas Covered! 16 November 2024 to 5 January 2025  Where can you experience the very best of a Victorian Christmas? Take a break from the 21st century and immerse yourself in all things traditional at York Castle Museum.  The famous Victorian street, Kirkgate, welcomes visitors to wonder at the …

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Time-travelling Summer Fun at York Castle Museum 2024

DATE: 4 July 2024 Time-travelling Summer Fun at York Castle Museum 2024 27 July- 1 September 2024 Roll up to York Castle Museum this summer holidays to enjoy lots of entertaining activities for all ages. There will be daily traditional games outside in the Exercise Yard, including favourites such as a ‘Ring Toss’ and ‘Plinko’, along with live performances three times …

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