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• The 39 Steps 26th /30th Mar Theatre Royal
• Chocolate Festival 29th Mar – 1st April York cocoa house
• Joe Brown in concert 30th Mar Sat Grand Opera House
• Model Railway show 30th Mar – 1st Apr York Racecourse
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April
• Football City v Plymouth 1st Apr Mon Bootham Cres
• Save the last dance for me 2nd – 6th Apr Grand Opera House
• Micky Flanagan 4th Apr Thu Barbican
“Not such an ugly ducking” 4th, 5th 9th April Explore Libraries Bring the kids and enjoy a unique retelling of Hans Christian Anderson’s tale The Ugly Duckling with music.
• Football City V Accrington 6th Apr Sat Bootham Cres
• Quay Voices in York 6th April Sat 3:00pm Early music centre
York’s lost symbols 7th Apr Sun 1:30 pm Explore Library Come along with us and explore the hidden stories behind the symbols of the city of York
• Rapunzel 7th 8th Apr Barbican
• Thunder day all engines running 7th Apr Sun Air Museum Elvington
• Rocky Horror Show 8th/13th Apr Grand Opera House
• Dutch gypsy jazz legends 9th Apr Tues Theatre Royal
Kickstart your game Wed 10th Apr – Wed 5th June York sports village City Masters ‘Back to Boots’ football programme in partnership with York City in the Community, offers fun, informal coaching sessions with guidance from Level 2 coaches.
• English Opera 11th – 13 the Apr Theatre Royal
• Mick Hucknall 12th Apr Fri Barbican
• The Outside Track 12th Apr Fri 7:30pm Early music centre
Throwing open artists doors Fri 12th to 14th and Sat 20th to Sun 21st April Various venues The 12th York Open Studios event. You can visit up to 60 artists showing in more than 40 venues/studios over two consecutive weekends around York
• Grimethorpe Colliery Band 13th Apr Sat 7:30pm Barbican
• Rugby Knights V Dewsbury 14th Apr Sun Huntington Stadium
“Turn back Time” 14th Apr Sun 11;00am Eye of York. One of York’s much loved ‘walk back in time’ experiences with a display of military vehicles from the past, lovingly restored and preserved
Wild flower planting 15th & 29th Apr Acomb Wood (15th) & Rawcliffe Country park (29th)
Get dirty and have a workout planting native wildflower bulbs to
improve the woodland
Jewellery gems 15th Aprl Mon for 5 weeks 7:00pm Huntington School Learn how to make your own unique fused glass jewellery. A fascinating, creative art medium…all materials included in the price!
• Johanna Juhola 16th April Tues 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Dora the Explorer 16th/18th Apr Barbican
• Ebor Lecture Prof Keith Ward 17th Apr Minster
• Rat Pack 17th Apr Sat 8:00pm Barbican
• Hormonal Housewives 18th Apr Thu Grand Opera House
• iShandy 19th Apr Fri Theatre Royal
• Aled Jones 19th April 2013 Minster
• Sleeping Beauty Ballet 19th Apr Fri 7:30pm Gran Opera House
Murder and mayhem in ancient Rome 19th Apr Fri 1:00pm York Explore library Meet Lindsey Davis, bestselling author of the Falco series, as she talks about her latest novel The Ides of April and its brilliant new heroine Flavia Albia
• Football City v Southend 20th Apr Bootham Cres
• A night at the movies</strong> 20th Apr Racecourse
• Ellen Kents Carmen 20th Apr Tues 7:30pm Grand Opera House
Listen to the band 21st April Sun 1:00pm Rowntree Park Bring a picnic or grab a coffee from our wonderful new cafe – and listen to the music….
• Michael Ball 23rd Apr Tues 7:30pm Barbican
• Solid Silver 60’s 23rd Apr Tues Grand Opera House
• Tom McRae 25th Apr Thurs 7:30pm Early music centre
• Peter Pan 26th – 27th Apr Grand Opera House
• Swimathon 26th/28th Apr Energise and Yearsley pools
• Moishe’s Bagel 26th Apr Fri 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Tinkerbells Tale 27th Apr Sat Grand Opera House
Gruelling experiences 27th Apr Sat 2:00pm York Explore Discover the realities of the world experienced by those who lived and worked in York workhouse
• 2013 Composers award 27th Apr Sat 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Rat Pack live 27th Apr Sat 8:00pm Barbican
A new experience 27th Apr Sat 10:00am City centre York International Festival, a Celebration of Faith & Culture aims to bring communities together
Get stuffed and stitched 27th & 28th Apr 9:00am Rogues Atelier A two day upholstery master class to give you the opportunity to fully upholster an antique style dining chair using the traditional methods of hand-built stuffing and stitching
“Smiley Riley” 28th Apr Sun 12:00 noon Mille Crux Fields Haxby Road A family fun afternoon with sponsored races, family fun, food and laughs raising money for the Smiley Riley Fund
• Mick Foley 1st May Wed 7;30pm Barbican
• New Jersey Nights 2nd – 4th May Grand Opera House
• Prodijig 4th May Sat 7:30pm Barbican
• Rugby Knights v Leigh 5st May Sun Huntington Stadium
• The Mousetrap 6th- 11th May 7:30pm Grand Opera House
• Dark inventions 10th May Fri 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Union Jill 11th May Sat 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Battlegroup North 11th – 12th May Elvington air museum
• Sean Lock 12th May Sun 8:00pm Barbican
• Priscilla 13th – 18th May Grand Opera House
• Royal Ballet 14th – 15th May Theatre Royal
• Horse racing 15th/17th May Knavesmire
• The Lumberjacks 17th May Fri 8:00pm Barbican
• Brass Jaw 17th May Fri 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Funmi Olawumi 17th May Fri Theatre Royal
• York Guildhall Orchestra 18th May Sat 7:30pm Barbican
• Horrible Histories 18th – 22nd May Barbican
• South Asian Dance show 18th May Sat Theatre Royal
• Jack Jones 21st May Tues Grand Opera House
• The Misanthrope 21st – 25th May Theatre Royal
• Ebor Lecture Catherine Pepinster 22nd May Wed 7:30pm Minster
• York Minster revealed 22nd May Wed Minster Within underground chambers beneath York Minster, dynamic new audiovisual and interactive galleries will reveal the significance behind the cathedral’s most treasured artefacts as never before, in an inspirational two thousand-year journey
• York Rocks against Cancer 24th May Grand Opera House
• Horse racing 25th May Sat Racecourse
• Julian Clary 26th May Sun Grand Opera House
• Sean Lock 28th May Tues 8:00pm Barbican
• Rutherford & Son 28th – 1st June Theatre Royal
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Upcoming
• Black Dyke Band 1st June Minster
• Rugby Knights v Doncaster 2nd June Sun Huntington Stadium
• Food & Drink spring festival 1st – 2nd June Parliament Street
• Elvis Costello 17th June Mon Barbican
• York cycle show 22nd – 23rd June Racecourse
• Mallard 75 3rd – 17th Jul National Railway Museum celebrating the 75th anniversary of Mallard becoming the world’s fastest steam locomotive with a programme of events, including a never-before-seen gathering of all six surviving A4s at York.
• York Early Music Festival 5th – 13th July Early Music centre
• ADAM 20th July Sat Acomb Acomb’s first arts festival. Over 20 acts have already agreed to perform at 6 venues including Acomb Green and the pedestrian part of Front Street.
• Kaiser Chiefs 26th July Fri York Racecourse
• Yorkshire Medieval Festival 3rd – 11th Aug Viking centre
• Deacon Blue 10th Sept Tues 6:30pm Barbican
• Aladdin & the Twankeys 12th Dec 13 – 1st Feb 14 Theatre Royal
For more information on events in York please visit the following web sites
1. Barbican tel. 0844 854 2757
2. Early Music Centre tel. 01904 658338
3. Grand Opera House tel. 0844 847 2322
4. Minster tel. 0844 939 0015
5. Racecourse tel. 01904 620911
6. Theatre Royal tel (01904) 623568
7. Visit York tel. 01904 550099
9. York City Football Club tel. 01904 624447
10. York Knights RLFC tel. 01904 767404