This year’s Illuminating York event is proving to be popular with residents and visitors alike.
After a slow start (probably the result of the bad publicity following last years poor show) ticket sales are increasing.
This despite the increase in prices with children being discouraged from attending the paid for events at Cliffords Tower and in the Museum Gardens.
The Councils budget for the event is understood to be £175,000 with the Arts Council contributing £73,000 of this.
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Free events like the illuminated A4 locos at the railway Museum are very popular.
Until 2011, the costs of the event were all covered by sponsorship. The new Labour Council introduced admission charges although the total costs of staging the event remained broadly the same.
The event continues tonight (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday)
Ticket details can be found here.