21 things to do in York this weekend: April 11-12, 2015
Get your glad rags on and join me, hun – on a guided tour of the weekend, including fashion, family fun, Motown and movies. For the full picture check out our What’s On GuideFashion City York
York may be an old town but it can still get with it daddio. Thanks to some very creative designers and retailers the city has chic, a fact celebrated with all sorts of colourful events for Fashion City York weekend. There’s films, live window displays and more – see the a full list here
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Ethical Styling | Maude & Tommy, Grape Lane | Sat @ 9.30am-5pm |
| Open Studio | Harper & Carr, Fossgate | Sat @ 9.30am-5pm |
| Live Window Show | Fenwick, Coppergate Centre | Sat 12pm-2pm |
| Guitars & Grooming | Commuter Barbers, George Hudson Street | Sat @ 3pm-4.30pm |
Family
Get ready to stick your fingers in your ears as it’s time for another Rolling Thunder Day at the Yorkshire Air Museum in Elvington. This time it is celebrating five years since the fly-in of the mighty Nimrod MR2 undertaking two fast taxi runs down the runway – more here.
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Create At The Castle | Castle Museum | Sat & Sun 10am-5.30pm |
| Playing Trains | National Railway Museum | Daily 9am-5pm |
| Medieval Egg Hunt | Yorkshire Museum | Sat & Sun 10am-5pm |
| Death by Chocolate | York Dungeon | Till Mon 10.30am-4.30pm |
Theatre
Who doesn’t like Motown music? The Detroit sound is recreated at The Magic Of Motown, with 36 classics performed at the Grand Opera House, featuring hits by the Four Tops, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye – more here.
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| A Night Of Dirty Dancing | York Barbican | Sat @ 8pm |
| Cox And Box | Joseph Rowntree Theatre | Sat @ 7.30pm |
| In My Father’s House | Fairfax House | Sat & Sun, times vary |
Music
York’s newest community choir, the Belfrey Singers, perform Faure’s Requiem and a collection of Songs for Spring. At St Michael-le-Belfrey Church – more here.
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Toseland | Fibbers | Sat @ 7.30pm |
| Faraday Waves | Victoria Vaults | Sat @ 8.30pm |
| London Adventist Chorale | Joseph Rowntree Theatre | Sun @ 2pm |
| Travelin’ Band | The Roman Bath | Sat @ 8pm |
Movies
Are you worried about our governments spying on us? The documentary CitizenFour chronicles the revelations by US whistleblower Edward Snowden, in this screening organised by The Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases at City Screen – more here.
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Style | City Screen | Sun @ 12pm |
Shopping
We’re a creative bunch in Yorkshire. Just look at the items hand crafted for the Made In Yorkshire fair on Parliament Street till Sunday – jewellery, ceramics, photograph, soaps, jams… More here.