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

Events

Green Father Christmas on Kirkgate – Tue 24 Dec 2024

Green Father Christmas on Kirkgate

Date: Tuesday 24 December 2024, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Green Father Christmas on Kirkgate
Included in general admission, suitable for all ages
Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 16 November until Christmas Eve, with performances throughout the day.

A figure the Victorians may have known well, Father Christmas at the Castle Museum will be the green-clad, white-bearded man known for bringing fun and jollity to Christmas, talking of food, feasting, games, dancing and songs as well as his many different guises, companions and modes of transport across the world!
Visitors will be welcome to join in for fun, silliness and how to show kindness to friends and strangers over the festive period.

Please note this is not a meet Father Christmas experience.

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Tales from the Trail – Fri 27 Dec 2024

Tales from the Trail

Date: Friday 27 December 2024, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Tales from the Trail 
27, 28, 29, 30, 31* December 2024 and 2, 3, 4 January 2025, 10.30am, 12pm, 2pm and 3.30pm
Included in general admission 

Do you know your grocer from your greengrocer?

Hardware from haberdasher?

Confectioner from chemist?

Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping as our Kirkgate characters and York Castle Museum celebrate the New Year with our fantastic museum trail.

Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

*Please note our last performance on 31 January is at 12pm.

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