WHAT'S ON · WED 7 OCTOBER

What's on in York today

Every family event, show and session happening in and around York today, with times, prices and ages. Checked by us, not scraped.

28 things on 7 free 10 indoors 15 venues

Wed 7 October28 things on

from £99
08:25-17:25
The Yorkshire Dales of All Creatures Great & Small
Grand Yorkshire - Day Trips and Tours · York · ages 5-15
from £69
09:00-17:30
All Creatures Great and Small from Windermere
Mountain Goat -York · York · ages 5+
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Exhibition: Robert Dutton & Andrew Moodie - Into The Light
Helmsley Arts Centre · Helmsley
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Dusting in the Old Library
Harewood Castle · Leeds
Free
10:00
Dinosaur Backpacks
Yorkshire Museum · York · ages 2-9
Indoors
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Gallery Talks
Yorkshire Museum · York
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Feel Good Fridays
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · adults only (18+)
All day · check times with the venue
Wacky Wednesdays (Under 5s)
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · ages 0-4
from £69
All day · check times with the venue
Yorkshire Dales from York
Mountain Goat -York · York
from £69
All day · check times with the venue
All Creatures Great and Small from York
Mountain Goat -York · York
All day · check times with the venue
Pumpkin Festival
Spilman's Farm · Thirsk
10:00
York Gate Garden Art Trail
York Gate Garden · Leeds
10:00
Boxing Hares and Other Sledmere Animals
Sledmere Estate · Driffield
10:00-10:45
Festive Skating
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham
All day · check times with the venue
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
Free
10:00
Daily Shows
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
All day · check times with the venue
Malton Sculpture Trail at Dalby Forest
Dalby Forest · Pickering
10:00
Forest Through Your Eyes
Dalby Forest · Pickering
10:15-10:45
Under 5s Storytime
Haxby & Wigginton Library and Reading Cafe · York · ages 0-5
Indoors
Free
10:30
Community Birdwatch
Yorkshire Museum · York
Indoors
from £8
10:30
Crossbow Challenge
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
from £55
10:30-12:30
Autumn Wreath Making Workshop
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham · ages 16+
11:00
Lagoon of Light Talk
The Deep · Hull
Indoors
Free
11:00
Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons
Harewood Castle · Leeds
11:30
Kingdom of Ice Penguin Talk
The Deep · Hull
Indoors
11:30
Lagoon of Light Artefact Handling
The Deep · Hull
Indoors
12:00
Daily Talks
Harewood Castle · Leeds
16:00-17:00
Meet Santa
Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park · York

ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT

Places to just turn up to

Farms, parks and museums that don't need booking. Check opening hours on the listing before you set off.

Last Sun Dance Climbing

Leeds · ages 14+

Bouldering, gym and padel for teenagers and adults, with under-14s limited to the café.

CaféIndoor playLockersFood on site

Free

Museum Gardens

York

Free gardens by the river where kids can hunt squirrels and hedgehogs on a trail quiz between the ruins and the museum.

Accessible toiletBaby changeCaféDog friendly+2 more

A bride and groom exchange vows during a wedding ceremony in an ornate green-walled hall with gilt columns, surrounded by seated guests.

from £3.50

York Mansion House

York · ages 0+

A working Georgian townhouse with puzzle trails and daily cooking demos, best tackled as a short indoor stop rather than a full morning.

Close-up of a decorated steam engine boiler with a brass horse emblem and purple award ribbon, with vintage steam engines and crowds visible behind.

from £11

Chipping Steam Fair

Clitheroe

A field full of vintage steam engines, funfair rides, donkey rides and a stunt show over three days in Clitheroe.

Accessible toiletBlue badge parkingDog friendlyFree parking+2 more

Adults participate in a seated life drawing class in a studio with yellow and red walls.

Corner Studio, York

York

Painting, drawing and life drawing classes for adults who want proper tuition rather than a one-off paint night.

A rich chocolate cake slice topped with a chocolate leaf and gold leaf garnish on a blue plate, with fresh flowers and additional desserts blurred in the background.

Impossible York

York

An 18+ comedy and games bar in York, open every day from 11am into the late evening.

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Good to know

Is anything free?

Yes, Exhibition: Robert Dutton & Andrew Moodie - Into The Light, Dusting in the Old Library, Dinosaur Backpacks, Gallery Talks and 3 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.

What do tickets cost?

Paid events start from £8. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.

What if it rains?

Dinosaur Backpacks, Gallery Talks, Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World, Daily Shows and 6 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.

How up to date is this?

The list refreshes every few minutes from the organisers' own published schedules. If an event is cancelled at short notice it may still show; the booking link on each listing goes to the organiser's live page.

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