29 things to do in York this weekend, October 3-4, 2015
Shop till you drop, then get up and shop some more as York enjoys a vintage retail weekend. Oh, and there’s some really great community stuff going on as well if you get fed up of spoiling yourself. What’s On GuideArt Market York
Yorkshire’s biggest art, design and contemporary craft show brings 100 artists together and gives visitors the chance to learn more about art, watch demonstrations, interact with the artists and have a go themselves at creating pieces of art. On until Sunday at York Racecourse – more here.
More art
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Quilt Art: Dialogues exhibition | Quilt Museum | Daily |
| Coptic Stitch Bookbinding Workshop | Yorkshire Museum | Sat @ 10.30am |
The Handmade Craft Fair
The Handmade Craft Fair at York Hospitium on Sunday from 11am-4pm is the latest market to open in York offering artisan homewares and bits and bobs you never knew you needed and now must have at all costs. There’ll be unique handmade gifts, craft workshops, homemade cakes and a gift tree in aid of St Leonard’s Hospice.
More shopping
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Indoor Car Boot Sale | Foxwood Community Centre | Sat @ 10am |
| Table Top Sale | St Wulstan’s Church | Sat @ 11am |
| York Does Vintage | The Merchant Adventurers’ Hall | Sun @ 11am |
Apple Week
Beningbrough Hall celebrates the fruit all week with activities and talks. On Sunday the gardeners and volunteers will be demonstrating how the apples are turned into apple juice, with the chance to have a go. Full details here.
More community
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| St Leonard’s Hospice Open Day | St Leonard’s Hospice | Sat @ 11am-3pm |
| Try Cycling Saturday | Rowntree Park | Sat @ 10am-3pm |
| Breast Friends Fundraising Ball | Manor Academy | Sat @ 7pm |
| York 50+ Festival | Various venues | Sat + Sun 9.30am |
| Free filmmaking workshops | Tesco Community Room | Sat @ 9.30am |
| Eco Active Day | St Nick’s Environment Centre | Sat @ 10am |
| York Apples For Eggs Autumn 2015 | Bistro Guy Café | Sun @ 4.30pm |
Coffee Week
If apple week is not enough, we are also entering coffee week. And the Fossgate Social is celebrating on Saturday from 8.30am-5pm with discounts, demonstrations, guest coffees, food-pairings and coffee cocktails as well as a special guide to the dark art of coffee brewing from the roasters at North Star in Leeds – more details here.
More food & drink
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak Launch Party | Royal Oak, Copmanthorpe | Sat @ 3pm |
The Other Half
Award-winning crime novelist Mark Billingham reads an original story accompanied by My Darling Clementine, who’ll be punctuating the narrative with dark country songs. This unique collaboration takes place at The Basement Bar on Saturday at 8pm – find out more
More books and shows
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| An Afternoon on the Prairies | York Explore | Sat @ 2pm |
| The Wizard Of Oz dance show) | Archbishop Holgate’s School | Fri & Sat @ 7pm |
| We Shall Overcome | Various | Fri-Sun |
| Prom Praise York | Barbican | Sat @ 7.30pm |
| Ebor Singers | St Saviourgate Unitarian Chapel | Sat @ 7.30pm |
| Pop Up Cabaret | Fulford Arms | Sat @ 8.30pm |
| Desperate Measures | The Basement Bar | Sat @ 9pm |
| WE | The Basement Bar | Sun @ 8pm |
| Saturday Night Lounge Comedy | Duchess | Sat @ 8pm |
A Streetcar Named Desire
As a celebration of the new Vivien Leigh exhibition at Treasurer’s House, City Screen presents one of her most enduring classics, A Streetcar Named Desire at 8pm on Sunday. Dr Sarah Olive from the University of York will give a talk called The Prime of Vivien Leigh before the film and the Riverside Bar will be serving a special Vivien Leigh cocktail. More
More film
| Event | Venue | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Born Free | City Screen | Sun @ 1.45pm |