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York Events and Festivals (York, England)



York has a number of lively festivals and events which take place throughout the year, in and around central York. The residents of York like to party and the region's outstanding calendar of festivals and events includes lively street fairs, carnivals, parades and numerous sporting events in York. Local York newspapers and leading magazines in the city regularly publish the latest cultural events and festivals, and also contain up-to-date listings of events nearby York.

York's helpful tourist information office is always a useful source for current events and festivals in York. Many of the events and festivals in York draw enormous crowds of both participants and spectators, and provide tourists with a wide range of things to see and do whilst staying in the exciting city of York.

York National Public Holidays

• 1st January - New Year's Day
• Good Friday / Easter Monday - late March or early April
• First and last Monday in May
• Last Monday in August
• 25th December - Christmas Day
• 26th December - Boxing Day

(If Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day falls on a Saturday or Sunday, the next weekday becomes a public holiday).




York Calendar of Festivals and Events - York, England

January Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• New Years' Day Celebrations - January 1st, various locations throughout York, England

February Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Viking Festival - early February, Jorvik Viking Centre, York, England

April Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Easter Craft Fair - early April, Parliament Square, York, England

May Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Battlegroup Neptune - mid-May, Yorkshire Air Museum, York, England
• York Races - mid-May, York England
• Music Live and Jazz Series - late May, York, England
• Thunder Theme Park - late May / early June, Knavesmire, York, England
• Railfest - late May / early June, National Railway Museum, York, England

June Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• York Comedy Festival - early June, various venues throughout central York, England
• York Early Music Festival - early June, central York, England
• York Races - mid-June, York England

July Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• York Carnival Parade and Festivities- early July, central York, England
  
• Dragon Boat Racing - mid-July, Riverbanks and Museum Gardens, York, England
• York Races - mid-July, York England
• York Roman Festival - late July, central York, England

August Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Battle of the Bridges - mid-August, Arnhem and Njimegen, Yorkshire Air Museum, York, England
• York Races - mid-August, York England

September Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• York Festival of Food and Drink - mid-September, central York, England
• York Races - mid-September, York England
• Northern Motor Caravan Show - late September, York, England

October Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Sight Sonic Digital Arts Festival - mid-October, central York, England
• York Races - mid-October, York England

November Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• Bonfire Night and Fireworks - early November, throughout Yrok, England
• Christmas Lights Switch On - late November, central York, England
• St. Nicholas Fayre - late November, early December, central York, England

December Festivals and Events in York - York, England

• York Early Music Christmas Festival - mid-December, central York, England
• New Years' Eve Celebrations - December 31st, throughout York, England

 
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