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Things to do in York this week

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Things to do

Take a look at what’s going on in York for the week ahead.

Monty Python legend Michael Palin is at the Grand Opera House with his new tour, some of the biggest names in Darts are coming to York Barbican, get creative with a Pumpkin Pottery Workshop, and there’s poetry galore to celebrate National Poetry Day.

What’s on in York this week: Sunday 29 September – Friday 4 October

All week

York 50+ Festival 2024

The York 50+ Festival is back for its 19th year, offering 118 diverse events organised by local enthusiastic individuals and groups. Events include talks, workshops, sport and leisure, walks and more.

  • Various locations
  • Sat 21 Sep – Sun 6 Oct
  • Various times
  • More info

Tuesday 1 October

York Spoken Word Open Mic

Bring your poetry, short monologues, prose, or urban primal scream.

  • The Exhibition Hotel, Bootham, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7BW
  • Tue 1 Oct
  • 7:30pm
  • More info

Wednesday 2 October

Gary Meikle

Gary Meikle is back with another self-written, self-deprecating show to leave you all short of breath again. Gary’s tour this year promises to deliver, tackling subjects such as rejection issues of men and women, what it was like being a 14-year-old hormonal boy, how it is OK for men to be overtly feminine, cold showers, mosquitoes on holiday and much more.

  • The Exhibition Hotel, Bootham, York, North Yorkshire, YO30 7BW
  • Wed 2 Oct
  • 7:30pm
  • More info

Thursday 3 October

Fungi Foray

Explore the weird and wonderful biology of fungi and learn some identification skills too on this fascinating foray through Ray Wood with a wildlife expert from Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. On this guided walk, you’ll learn more about why fungi of all shapes, sizes and colours grow here as well as how to tell your shaggy inkcaps from your jelly-ears!

  • Castle Howard, York, YO60 7DA
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 10.30am & 1.30pm
  • More info

Pumpkin Pottery Workshop

Join us at Evil Eye, for an evening of pottery making, food and drink. This time we will be making Halloween Pumpkin lanterns and is suitable for all skills levels, from beginners to experienced potters.

  • Evil Eye, 42 Stonegate, York YO1 8AS
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 4-6pm
  • More info

Poets Doorstep Club – Spooky Edition!

Poets Doorstep Club returns to The Portal Bookshop for a night of horrifying, hellish poetry! This is the place to perform spine-tingling sonnets and frightful free-verse, test newly written poems, brush the cobwebs off the classics and dazzle everyone with your petrifying performance – costumes greatly encouraged.

  • The Portal Bookshop, 5 Patrick Pool, York YO1 8BB
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 6-9:30pm
  • More info

National Poetry Day 2024: York Stanza Showcase

Members of York Stanza read their poems at our showcase for National Poetry Day with the line-up curated by much-loved local poet Carole Bromley. Please join us for this warm and welcoming evening of poetry by a diverse and talented group of poets. Their readings are guaranteed to move you, touch you, surprise you, and bring you joy.

  • York Explore Library and Archive, Library Square, York, YO1 7DS
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 6:30-8pm
  • More info

Burning Duck Comedy: Dan Nightingale & Fiends

After two hugely successful national comedy tours, Dan Nightingale (host of the Have A Word Podcast) is doing something a little different in 2024: He’s hosting a run of shows with some of his favourite comedians on the bill. With Dan doing what he does best and some of his very funny Stand-Up friends (or fiends) smashing sets… you won’t want to miss out, these shows will be the very best type of comedy mayhem.

  • The Crescent York, 8 The Crescent, York, YO24 1AW
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 7pm
  • More info

Michael Palin – There and Back

10 years since his last published diary, Michael unlocks volume four of his life and times, from 1999 to 2009. As the centuries change and Michael heads into middle age, he’s busier than ever. In this new show, with the help of rarely seen photos and video, Michael brings these momentous times to life as he talks through this latest Diary to take us backstage on this most productive decade of his life, whilst always, in the background, showing us the wider world, one of infinite possibilities and new and unimagined dangers.

  • Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
  • Thu 3 Oct
  • 7:30pm
  • More info

Friday 4 October

World Seniors Darts Tour Matchplay

York Barbican is once again set to host the World Seniors Matchplay – featuring some of the biggest stars in Darts.

  • York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
  • Fri 4 – Sat 5 Oct
  • 1pm & 7pm
  • More info

Irie Vibes Sound System

Kick off Black History Month 2024 with us to celebrate our 70 Objeks and Tings exhibition with Museumand and Irie Soundsystem. Join us for a night of beats from Irie Vibes on our Victorian Street! This is part of our programme for Black History Month 2024, and along with DJ sets from Irie Vibes, you will get to see Museumand’s exhibition, 70 Objeks and Tings along with a welcome drink and Jamaican Patty.

  • York Castle Museum, Eye of York, York, YO1 9RY
  • Fri 4 Oct
  • 5:30-9pm
  • More info

The Pink Pony Club

Welcome to Plush’s Pink Pony Club! On the first Friday of every month, we will be hosting a queer night. A safe space for everyone in the community (& allies) to be themselves and socialise. Free entry. Cakes, cocktails and coffee available to buy.

  • Plush Cafe, 6 Stonegate, York YO1 8AS
  • Fri 4 Oct
  • 6-9:30pm
  • More info

Queen by Candlelight

Featuring a cast of West End Singers accompanied by an epic live rock band, experience Queen as you have never heard them before! Featuring some of the most iconic songs of all time, including Bohemian Rhapsody, It’s a Kind of Magic, We Are The Champions, Who Wants to Live Forever and many more.

  • Grand Opera House York, Cumberland Street, York YO1 9SW
  • Fri 4 Oct
  • 7:30pm
  • More info

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