Events archive

The StreetLife Hub hosts 'Spreadino', an evening featuring performances by The Assembled and others.

Jiabao Shang, a Chinese opera performer, leads a workshop that includes performance, instruction in traditional Chinese opera music, and an engaging interactive experience using elegant Chinese opera sleeves.

Join Julius Bryant, Keeper Emeritus of Word and Image at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, to discover some of the most influential and compelling illustrated books on topics ranging from religion to shopping, and natural history to fashion. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.

Join us for a walking tour of sites and stories of significance to York’s LGBTQI+ communities past and present. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.

Dave Harper, US-UK Fulbright Scholar at the University of York, discusses how the relocation of the King’s Printer to York in 1642 invites us to consider anew the relationship of print and power. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.

Our panel of experts discuss the world of complex and unexpected imagery that people throughout history have used to inscribe their identities on their bodies. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.

This walking tour of York will transport you back in time, allowing you to discover the stories of Jewish people who have called this city their home. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.

This walking tour of York will transport you back in time, allowing you to discover the stories of Jewish people who have called this city their home. This is a Festival of Ideas 2023 event.