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

Events

Sunday Sounds: Peter the Historical Musician – Sun 24 Aug 2025

Sunday Sounds: Peter the Historical Musician

Date: Sunday 24 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Sunday Sounds: Live Music at the Castle Museum – Peter the Historical Musician
24 August 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.

Peter the Historical Musician
A roaming Victorian musician will delight and inform visitors with a range of instruments and songs from the period.
Performances will occur throughout the day.

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Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop – Sun 24 Aug 2025

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop

Date: Sunday 24 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Summer at York Castle Museum: Gala Flower Making Workshop
24 August 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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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Wed 27 Aug 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Wednesday 27 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
27 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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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Thu 28 Aug 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Thursday 28 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
28 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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Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making – Fri 29 Aug 2025

Flight of the Birds - Puppet Making

Date: Friday 29 August 2025, 10:30 am-3:30 pm
Venue: York Castle Museum

Flight of the Birds – Puppet Making
29 August 2025
10.30am – 3.30pm | Included in general admission
Book tickets

Inspired by Summer at York Castle Museum and the spectacular bird of prey displays at Victorian galas, design and make your own bird puppet with Hoglets Theatre Company. Take flight and show off your creation in one of our bird parades throughout the day! We’ll provide all the materials and instructions you need to create. This is a drop in activity for all ages, join anytime during your visit.

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Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture – Sat 30 Aug 2025

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture

Date: Saturday 30 August 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Phineas Fickletickle Totally Tremendous Time Travelling Tincture
30 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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Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners – Sun 31 Aug 2025

Sunday Sounds: The Ran Tanners

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
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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