Events
What's on in and around York for families
Take a look at our events calendar to discover the best things going on in and around York for families. We’ve handpicked the very best family-friendly events and activities, with something to do every day of the year. From free things to do in York to walks around York, tours of York, and things to do in York on a rainy day, it’s all here and it’s all family-friendly. You’ll also find events and activities for children further afield, in the North York Moors, on the Yorkshire coast and in the Yorkshire Dales. For the best things to do in York straight to your inbox each week, make sure you subscribe to the Little Vikings newsletter, too.
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Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 1 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 2 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 3 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 4 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 5 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 6 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 7 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 8 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 9 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 10 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 11 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Events for 12 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 13 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 14 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 15 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 16 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 17 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 18 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 19 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 20 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 21 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
DIG After Dark: Ghosts in the Graveyard
JORVIK DIG
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 22 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
DIG After Dark: Ghosts in the Graveyard
JORVIK DIG
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
Events for 23 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
DIG After Dark: Ghosts in the Graveyard
JORVIK DIG
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Events for 24 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
DIG After Dark: Ghosts in the Graveyard
JORVIK DIG
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 25 October
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 26 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Halloween Quest at Whitby Abbey
Whitby Abbey
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 27 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
TOOT! A family show at the NCEM
National Centre for Early Music (NCEM)
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 28 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 29 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 30 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Which witch? at Murton Park
Murton Park
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 31 October
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Autumn and Halloween at Castle Howard
Castle Howard
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Which witch? at Murton Park
Murton Park
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 1 November
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 2 November
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House
Illuminated Abbey at Whitby Abbey 2024
Whitby Abbey
Events for 3 November
Halloween at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Kirkgate Ghost Count (part of York Ghost Week)
York Castle Museum
The Halloween Adventure at Stockeld Park
Stockeld Park
Wonderlab at the Railway Museum
National Railway Museum
Piglets Pumpkin Festival
Piglets Adventure Farm
Out of the Ashes at York Minster
York Minster
Halloween fun at Oxygen
Oxygen York
Halloween at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
North York Moors Railway Pickering
The Glittering North at Raby Castle
Raby Castle
The Corpus Codex
York Mansion House