Date: 28 January 2026
Travel back in time this February Half-Term to a Victorian coaching inn with new immersive display, food tasting and family crafts at York Castle Museum.
Saturday 14 February – Sunday 22 February 2026.
Experience the Victorian way of life at York Castle Museum this February Half-Term. From Saturday 14 February to Sunday 22 February 2026, prepare to be …
Date: 20 November 2025
York Castle Museum is brimming with festivity as it officially opened for the Christmas season last weekend (15 November 2025). Inspired by Yorkshire Christmases through the ages, this year the museum celebrates Christmas from the 17th century to the 1980s, with stunning period decorations and a packed programme of exciting events for all to enjoy.
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
