For more information on events in York please visit the following web sites
1. Minster http://www.yorkminster.org/calendar/ or tel. 0844 939 0015
2. York Theatre Royal https://www.yorktheatreroyal.purchase-tickets-online.co.uk/public tel (01904) 623568
3. York Barbican http://www.yorkbarbican.co.uk/ tel. 0844 854 2757
4. Grand Opera House http://www.atgtickets.com/venues/grand-opera-house-york/ tel. 0844 847 2322
5. Visit York http://www.visityork.org/seeanddo/whats-on/ tel. 01904 550099
6. Yortime https://www.yortime.org.uk/eCommunityEvents/yortime/Default.aspx
7. Early Music Centre http://www.ncem.co.uk/?idno=152 tel. 01904 658338
8. York Racecourse http://www.yorkracecourse.co.uk/ tel. 01904 620911
9. York City Football Club http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/ tel. 01904 624447
• York Mystery Plays 2nd – 27th August York Museum Gardens In The York Mystery Plays return to York Museum Gardens, where a 1400-seat covered theatre is constructed within the ancient walls of St Mary’s Abbey. The event combines the talents of over 1,500 volunteers working alongside theatre professionals and staring Ferdinand Kingsley (Playing God/Jesus) and Graeme Hawley (Playing Satan).Performances will last approximately 3 hours and there will be evening and matinee performances. All seats are under cover. For further information visit: http://www.yorkmysteryplays-2012.com/.
• Fiddler on the roof 2nd/4th Aug Thurs/Sat Grand Opera House
• Frances Jackson, Royal Recital 4th Aug Sat 7:00pm Minster
• 8 Wonders tour 4th Aug Sat Minster Investigate how the number 8 has shaped York Minster through technology and design, from 1212 to 2012. Hidden stories reveal how the number 8 has shaped York Minster’s past, but is also shaping its future. From the world’s greatest treasures to the smallest hidden curiosities. There is more to see than ever before. Led by one of our guides.
• Golf Lessons 4th – 1st Sep Sats Heworth Golf Club
• Fiddler on the Roof 2nd/4th Aug Thur/Sat Grand Opera House
• Yorkshire Medieval Festival 4th/12th Aug Sat/Sun Barley Hall http://yortime.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/a-very-medieval-summer-comes-to-york.html
• 10k Run 5th Aug Sun 9:00am Knavesmire Join in or come to cheer on at the Jane Tomlinson 10k as up to 8,000 people take to the streets to raise funds and awareness for their favourite charities
• National Youth Guitar 5th Aug Sun 4:00pm Early Music Centre
• Extreme Stunt Show 8th Aug Wed 7:30pm Knavesmire
• Angelina Ballerina 7th/9th Aug Tues/Thur Grand Opera House
• Mystery Plays backstage tours 9th/24th Aug Museum Gardens
• Ruby Turner 10th Aug Fri Theatre Royal
• Stoneyard open day 10th Aug Fri 9:30am Minster
• Synchronised Swimming 10th Aug Fri 7:30pm Energise pool, Cornlands Road
• Snake Davis 11th Aug Sat Theatre Royal
• Boiling Frog 11th Aug Sat Grand Opera House
• Summer Fair 11th Aug 1:00pm Hull Road Park
• Royal Recital David Pipe 11th Aug 7:00pm Minster
• Mystery Cycle Lectures 12th/26th Aug Tempest Anderson Hall
• An Air of Mystery 13th Aug Mon 10:00am Early Music Festival
• New Swimming Pool opens 14th AugustHull Road http://www.york-sport.com/york_sport_village.php
• Dandy Dick 14th/18th Aug Tues/Sat Grand Opera House
• Fabulous Flags 15th Aug Minster
• Elizabeth Chadwick (historical novelist) 16th Aug 7:30pm York Library
• The Unthanks 17th Aug 20:00 Minster Described by The Guardian as ‘Haunting, original and magnificent’ Mercury nominated Tyneside band The Unthanks have a peerless approach to folk music. Their paradoxical journey of staunch traditionalism and sonic adventure continues with a collaboration with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band; the National Champions of Great Britain, regarded by many as the best and most consistent public subscriptions band in the world.
• Al Morrison 17th Aug Fri Theatre Royal
• Football: City v Wycombe 18th Aug Bootham Cres
• Proms 18th Aug Sat 7:30pm Castle Howard
• Ben Horden, Royal Recital 18th Aug Sat 7:00pm Minster
• Jazz Jamaica 18th Aug Sat Theatre Royal
• Duke of Yorks final battle 19th Aug Sun 2:00pm York Library Revisit and explore this epic War of the Roses battle, which saw a decisive Lancastrian victory and Richard, Duke of York killed and his army destroyed
• The Proms 20th Aug Museum Gardens
• Storyteller Susanna Oldfield 21st Aug Tues 6:30pm York Library
• Race meeting 22nd/25th Aug Knavesmire
• Pee Wee Ellis JazzFunk 24th Aug Fri Theatre Royal
• Summer Fair 25th Aug 1;00pm Acomb Green
• Gospel Singers 25th Aug Sat Theatre Royal
• John Scott Whiteley Royal Recital 25th Aug Sat 7:00pm Minster
• Festival of the rivers 26th Aug Sun 1:00pm Riverside
• Vintage Motorcycle run 27th Aug Mon 10:00am Yorkshire Air Museum
• Crowns fit for Kings 29th Aug Wed Minster
• The stories windows tell 30th Aug Thurs 4:00pm Library/Minster Director of the Glazier’s Trust Sarah Brown introduces us to the beauty of York Minster’s medieval stained glass, starting with a talk on its history and the stories it tells, and concluding with a special guided tour of the Minster.
• Keep up 30th – 2nd Aug Sept Theatre Royal
• Farmers market 31st Aug Fri Parliament Street
• Football City V Oxford 1st Sept Bootham Cres
• Philip Moore Royal Recital 1st Sept Sat 7:00pm Minster
• Music Night 2nd Sept Theatre Royal
• Legally Blonde The Musical 4th/8th Sept Grand Opera House
• Mirian Margolyes 4th Sept Tuesday Theatre Royal
• Football City v Chesterfield 8th Sept Sat Bootham Cres
• Nathan Laube 8th Sept Minster
• Bouncers 5th/8th Sept Theatre Royal
• Horse Racing 9th Sept Sun Knavesmire
• Jim Jefferies 10th Sept Mon Grand Opera House
• Buddy Holly & The Cricketers 12th Sept Wed Grand Opera House
• York book fair 14th/15th Sept Racecourse
• The loneliness of the long distance runner 14th /29th Sept Theatre Royal
• Robert Sharpe 15th Sept Minster
• Singin in the rain 17th Sept Mon Grand Opera House
• Stories from around the world 19th Sept Wed Theatre Royal
• H.M.S Pinafore 20th/22nd Sept Theatre Royal
• The meaning of Riff 20th Sept Theatre Royal
• Tailcoat cabaret 21st Sept Theatre Royal
• Founders and Benefactors Evensong 21st Sept Fri 5:15pm Minster
• York Food Festival 21st/30th Sept Various
• Football City v Cheltenham 22nd Sept Bootham Cres
• Prom Praise 22nd Sept Sat 7:30pm Barbican
• Speak of me as I am 22nd Sept Theatre Royal
• Martin Carthy/Dave Swarbrick 25th Sept Tues 7:30pm Early Music Centre
• Mark Watson 26th Sept Wed Grand Opera House
• Rapunzel 27th/13th Sept/Oct Theatre Royal
• The Upbeat Beatles 27th Sept Thurs Grand Opera House
• Jason Byrne 28th Sept Fri 8:00pm Barbican
• Motowns Greatest Hits 29th Sept Sat Grand Opera House
• Football City v Fleetwood 2nd Oct Tues Bootham Cres
• Ebor Lecture Roy Hattersley 3rd Oct Minster
• Dara O Briain 4th Oct Thurs 8:00pm Barbican
• Football City V Rotherham 6th Oct Bootham Cres
• Soul Sister 1st 6th Oct Mon – Sat Grand Opera House
• The Guinea Pig Club 5th/13th Oct Theatre Royal
• Ryedale Festival Chorus 6th Oct 7:30pm Barbican
• The Steve Cassidy Band 7th Oct Theatre Royal
• Ray Davis 8th Oct Mon Barbican
• Blue/Orange 9th/13th Oct Grand Opera House
• Juan Martin 10th Oct Wed 7:30pm Early music centre
• The Magic of Motown 11th Oct Thurs 8:00pm Barbican
• Newton Faulkner 12th Oct Fri 7:00pm Barbican
• Horse racing 12th/13th Oct Knavesmire
• Joan Armatrading 13th Oct Sat 7:00pm Barbican
• Monkey Poets Murder Mystery 16th Oct Theatre Royal
• Jack Dee 17th Oct Tues Grand Opera House
• Robertson Crusoe No Mans Island 17th Oct Theatre Royal
• Sensational 60’s experience 18th Oct Thurs Grand Opera House
• Caribbean Spook Tales 18th Oct Theatre Royal
• Dombey and Son 19th/20th Oct Theatre Royal
• Football City v Dagenham 20th Oct Bootham Cres
• Last night of the proms 20th Oct Theatre Royal
• Greg Davies 20th Oct Sat Grand Opera House
The Proclaimers 22nd Oct Mon Grand Opera House
The Illegal Eagles 22nd Oct Mon Grand Opera House
• David Essex 25th Oct Thurs 7:30pm Barbican
• Farmers Market 26th Oct Parliament Street
• Ross Noble 26th/27th Oct Grand Opera House
• Othello 23rd/27th Oct Theatre Royal
• Paul Carrack 26th Oct Fri 7:30pm Barbican
• Grease 29th/3rd Oct/Nov Grand Opera House
• Illuminating York 31st/ 3rd Oct/Nov Various
• Rhod Gilbert 1st Nov Thur 8:00pm Barbican
Upcoming
Festival of Remembrance 4th Nov Sat 7:00pm Barbican
Christy Moore 5th Nov Mon 7:30pm Barbican
Joseph/Dreamcoat 6th / 10th Oct Grand Opera House
Iolanthe 7th Nov Theatre Royal
Les Miserables 28th/29th Nov Theatre Royal
York Minster Revealed Autumn Minster
UK Snooker Championships Dec Barbican
Robin Hood & his Merry Mam 13th Dec/2nd Feb Theatre Royal
Sleeping Beauty 14th Dec/6th Jan Grand Opera House
Cinderella 21st/30th Dec Barbican
Paloma Faith 1st Feb 2013 Barbican
Aled Jones 19th April 2013 Minster