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Things to do in York

43 ideas for a day or a night in York, by what you’re in the mood for.

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Nightlife · 16 Tours & day trips · 7 Arts & culture · 6 Live music · 5 Outdoors · 5 Festivals & events · 3 Walking tours · 1

Nightlife in York

Guy Fawkes InnMinster Quarter 22 Yards Wine Bar & MerchantsMinster Quarter Sora Restaurant and TerraceStation area The Hooting Owl Distillery & Lounge BarStation area Brew York Tap Room and Beer HallWalmgate The CrescentBlossom Street DumDum Tiki BarCity centre Oscar's Wine Bar & BistroSwinegate The Black Swan InnPeasholme Green The Fat BadgerMinster Quarter

Tours & day trips in York

Castle Howard8 hrs · Self-drive Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden8 hrs · Self-drive · From £21 All Creatures Great and Small tour from York (Mountain Goat)8.5 hrs · Leeman Road, York · From £69 North Yorkshire Moors Railway8 hrs · Pickering · From £41 Yorkshire Dales from York (Mountain Goat)8.5 hrs · Leeman Road, York · From £69 Castles, Coasts and Gothic Legends (Highwayman Tours)8 hrs · York · From £385 Eden Camp Modern History Museum4 hrs · Self-drive

Arts & culture in York

Aesthetica Art Prize 2026Thu 15 October · York Art Gallery Turner, Wedgwood & Beyond: Inspired by FlaxmanThu 15 October · York Art Gallery Everybody's Talking About Jamie Presented by York StageFri 16 October · Grand Opera House York An Audience With Christian HornerSat 17 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican Imperial Classical Ballet Presents Swan LakeMon 19 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican Waterstones presents an exclusive evening with Rick Riordan and Annabelle OhTue 20 October, 7pm · York Barbican

Live music in York

Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River BoysThu 15 October, 7:30pm · National Centre for Early Music · From £20 Katherine Jenkins Plus SupportThu 15 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican Michael Starring BenFri 16 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican Brandon FlowersWed 21 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican The Amy Winehouse BandThu 22 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican

Outdoors in York

FreeYork City Walls Walk3.4 km · about 2 hrs FreeYork Cat Huntabout 1 hr FreeYork Chocolate TrailRoute from Visit York (official tourism site)FreeYork Rivers TrailRoute from City of York Council (official site)FreeNational Cycle Network Route 65 through York219.2 km

Festivals & events in York

Haunted York: The InterventionThu 15 October · Citywide YorktoberfestFri 16 October, 7pm · York Racecourse - Clocktower Enclosure · From £25 Tom Stade RulesFri 16 October, 7:30pm · York Barbican

Walking tours in York

FreeHello York! Romans, Vikings, Normans and BeyondDaily · 1.5 hrs · ★ 4.9 on GuruWalk

Things to do in York, answered

What are the best things to do in York?

Right now: Guy Fawkes Inn (nightlife), Castle Howard (tours & day trips), Aesthetica Art Prize 2026 (arts & culture) and Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys (live music). Each list is refreshed several times a day.

What can I do for free in York?

York City Walls Walk, York Cat Hunt, York Chocolate Trail and York Rivers Trail, and 2 more.

What's on in York this week?

What's On York has this week day by day: tonight, this weekend, the Top 10 and the regular nights hotels and hostels run.