Events

Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners – Sun 31 Aug 2025

Date: Sunday 31 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – The Ran Tanners
31 August 2025
Performances throughout the day | Included in general admission
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Join us on Sunday at York Castle Museum for live music from the past.

The Ran Tanners are a pair of roving miscreants who (when not doing hard labour in chokey or dodging the pressgang), play the traditional music of Georgian and Victorian England using Fiddles, Bagpipes and Squeezeboxes.

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Saturday Kitchen: Victorian health and beauty – Sat 20 Sep 2025

Date: Saturday 20 September 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Musuem

Saturday 20 September 2025 | Throughout the day | Included in general admission

See how cold cream, lip salve and toothpowder were made over 100 years ago and even try a sample! You can also find out about some of the weird and wonderful folklore ‘cures’ for common ailments.

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