WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER

What's on in York tomorrow

Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across York, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.

25 things on 6 free 8 indoors 14 venues

Thu 8 October25 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
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+)
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
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Meet the Gardeners
Harewood Castle · Leeds
from £8
10:30
Crossbow Challenge
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
Free
11:00
Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons
Harewood Castle · Leeds
11:00
Lagoon of Light Talk
The Deep · Hull
Indoors
11:30
Seasonal Garden Tours
Sledmere Estate · Driffield
11:30
Lagoon of Light Artefact Handling
The Deep · Hull
Indoors
11:30
Kingdom of Ice Penguin Talk
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

Good for a spontaneous day out

No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.

Red Tower

York

A medieval brick tower on York's old walls that now doubles as a community café and occasional heritage open day spot.

CaféPicnic area

from £18

The Deep

Hull

Hull waterfront aquarium - sharks and tunnel for a family indoor day. Soft Play N.

CaféParkingToiletsWheelchair accessible

A guide with long hair and beard addresses a group of visitors gathered in front of a historic stone wall.

Free

White Rose York Tour meeting place

York

A free two-hour walking tour through York's historic streets and city walls, covering everything from Romans to Dick Turpin.

People in period military uniforms and civilian dress interact outside a heritage building during a wartime living history event.

from £15

Eden Camp Modern History Museum

Malton · ages 0-16

A wartime museum spread across 22 original POW huts, with two playgrounds and an escape-tunnel exercise compound to keep the kids moving.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBike parkingCafé+16 more

Adult and child walking past a vintage steam locomotive and other heritage trains in a large railway depot hall.

Free

National Railway Museum

York

Free York train museum - Flying Scotsman vibes, Station Hall and optional Wonderlab.

Accessible toiletGift shopFood on siteToilets+3 more

An instructor in blue helps children collect yellow ducks from water at an outdoor activity centre, with a wooden tower and spectators in the background.

Mission Out

Leeds · ages 6-18

An outdoor adventure park with high ropes, giant swings, lake rafts and a three-storey jump onto an airbag.

Accessible toiletBirthday partiesChanging PlacesEV charging+7 more

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Good to know

Is anything free?

Yes, Exhibition: Robert Dutton & Andrew Moodie - Into The Light, Dinosaur Backpacks, Gallery Talks, Daily Shows and 2 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 4 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.

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