Enjoy a variety of family-friendly and adult events at York Castle Museum throughout the year.

Events

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Sat 26 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Saturday 26 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
26 July 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day.

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York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers – Sat 26 Jul 2025

York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers

Date: Saturday 26 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers

26 July 2025
Throughout the day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

As part of our summer celebrating York galas of the past, which were full of floral displays, watch live cookery demonstrations that use edible flowers, some from our own Museum Gardens. There’ll be tasters to try and recipes to take away for you to create at home.

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Print & Bloom: A Lino Workshop Inspired by the Victorian Language of Flowers – Sat 26 Jul 2025

Print & Bloom: A Lino Workshop Inspired by the Victorian Language of Flowers

Date: Saturday 26 July 2025, 10:30 am-1:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Print & Bloom: A Lino Workshop Inspired by the Victorian Language of Flowers
26 July 2025
10.30am – 1.30pm | £20 per person

Book tickets here

Join us for a fun and creative workshop inspired by Summer at the Castle Museum!
Discover the hidden meanings behind blooms as you carve and print your own floral designs in this hands-on lino printing workshop. Inspired by the romantic symbolism of the Victorian era, each flower tells a story. Perfect for beginners and creatives alike, this session blends history, art, and personal expression in a uniquely botanical experience.

All materials will be provided. No experience is necessary but participants will need to have good hand dexterity.
Ages 16+ (under 18 must be accompanied by an adult)
Admission to York Castle Museum is included for the day of the workshop only.

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Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners – Sun 27 Jul 2025

Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners

Date: Sunday 27 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – The Ran Tanners
27 July 2025
Performances throughout the day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

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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Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop – Sun 27 Jul 2025

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop

Date: Sunday 27 July 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop
27 July 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join us for a fun and creative, artist led, flower-making workshop. We’ll be inspired by the beautiful summer floral decorations on our historic Victorian street, Kirkgate —perfect for families!

Drop in any-time.

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Silly History Boys Circus Skills – Tue 29 Jul 2025

Silly History Boys Circus Skills

Date: Tuesday 29 July 2025, 10:30 am-4:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Silly History Boys Circus Skills
29 July 2025
10.30am – 4pm | Included in general admission
Book tickets

The Silly History Boys will be delighting us with circus fun. Watch their silly antics and daring acts, then have a go yourself outside in the yard.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Wed 30 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Wednesday 30 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
30 July 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Thu 31 Jul 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Thursday 31 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
31 July 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day.

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York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers – Thu 31 Jul 2025

York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers

Date: Thursday 31 July 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

York Castle Museum Kitchen: A feast of flowers

31 July 2025
Throughout the day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

As part of our summer celebrating York galas of the past, which were full of floral displays, watch live cookery demonstrations that use edible flowers, some from our own Museum Gardens. There’ll be tasters to try and recipes to take away for you to create at home.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Sat 2 Aug 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Saturday 2 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
2 August 2025
Three performances per day | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Join Phineas Fickletickle with his imaginary enchanted hot air balloon, as he travels round the museum to help his friends get back to their own time period using his collection of magical tinctures. They will visit Medieval, Georgian and Edwardian periods, as well as the 1960s, so there’s plenty to discover and learn.

Visitors can follow these promenade performances which will run for 30 minutes.

Please note this is a standing performance and travels through the yard out to the mill area at the back of the museum.

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day.

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