Take a look at what’s going on in York this week.
It’s the most fashionable race event of the season as the Ebor Festival returns to York Racecourse! There’s also York Against Cancer’s Big Day Out at Scampston Hall, a workshop with children’s author Cressida Cowell, and Bombay Bicycle Club are at York Barbican.
What’s on in York this week: Monday 18 – Friday 22 August
All week
Sky Bet Ebor Festival 2025
The week to visit featuring our oldest, richest, fastest and most famous races. Sporting excellence combined with fashion and fun over four fabulous days.
- York Racecourse, Knavesmire Road, York, YO23 1EX
- Wed 20 – Sat 23 Aug
- From 11am
- More info
Tuesday
York Against Cancer’s Big Day Out
Join York Against Cancer in Scampston Park for a fantastic day. Get outdoors, get active, learn new skills and, most importantly, have fun! Filled with…Bouncy castles from Brilliant Bounce, face painting from Face Paint York, Circus Skills York, York Birds of Prey experience, Better Gym sports day fun, Philly’s Wood-Fired Pizza, duck feeding, and more!
- Scampston Hall, Malton, YO17 8NG
- Tue 19 Aug
- 10am – 4:30pm
- More info
Wednesday
Valhaha at Thor’s Tipi
Don’t miss the last night of Valhaha Comedy at Thor’s Tipi! A mythical mashup of “Valhalla” and “haha” – expect heroic laughter, bold comedy, and an unforgettable night out, featuring five handpicked comedians from the UK circuit.
- Thor’s Tipi at The Milner, Station Rd, York YO24 1AA
- Wed 20 Aug
- 6:30pm
- More info
Thursday
How to Train Your Dragon School: Writing Magic with Cressida Cowell
Join blockbuster author and illustrator Cressida Cowell to celebrate her exhibition with DIG, and HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON SCHOOL, her first (hilarious) novel in the Dragon world for 10 years. It’s an exciting year for How to Train your Dragon, with a new live action film this summer. Cressida will talk about her inspiration and give writing and drawing tips; her events are energetic, inspiring and unmissable!
- Central Methodist Church, 27 St Saviourgate, York YO1 8NQ
- Thu 21 Aug
- 11:30am
- More info
Back to the 90’s with Lucy’s Pop Choir
Is singing to Britney & Spice girls a guilty pleasure of yours?! Then you definitely need to get to our 90’s choir workshop! For one night only, we’re diving back 25 years to relive some of the best hits the 90’s had to offer! One big choir, 3 part harmonies, a bar, and some epic amounts of fun! On Thursday 21st August, we’ll be at The Secret Bar in York (access via Lower Friargate) , 7 – 9:30pm, ready to learn some 90’s tunes together, have a drink, and let all our pent up 90’s energy out of our systems.
- The Secret Bar, 14 Clifford Street, York, YO1 9RD
- Thu 21 Aug
- 7pm
- More info
Friday
Yolk Farm Presents: The Barnyard Boogie
Featuring a Taylor Swift Tribute Act from Magical Experiences. Get ready to shake it off in true farmyard style! Join us at Yolk Farm for an afternoon of music, dancing, and Swiftie magic. Whether you’re a die-hard Taylor fan or just love a good boogie, this is your moment to sparkle.
- Yolk Farm, Minskip Road, Boroughbridge, York, YO51 9HY
- Fri 22 Aug
- 2:30pm
- More info
SPARK presents The Devil Wears Prada!
With an aspiration to become a journalist, Andy, a smart but sensible young graduate, travels to New York. She starts working as an assistant to one of the city’s biggest high fashion magazine editors, the cynical Miranda Priestly. This is an indoor screening up in our SHOW space – you can order food and drink to the room!
- Spark:York, 17-21 Piccadilly, York, YO1 9PB
- Fri 22 Aug
- 7pm
- More info
Bombay Bicycle Club
Bombay Bicycle Club have been writing songs for Saturday nights and songs for Sunday mornings since their mid-teens. That they’re now barely in their thirties and remain one of the most inventive, insistent and, arguably, influential British guitar bands of the past generation says much to their powers of reinvention. Don’t miss them at York Barbican!
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Fri 22 Aug
- 7pm
- More info
