Here’s whats’s going on in York this week.
It’s the return of some of the city’s favourite autumn festivals like York Food and Drink Festival, York Beer & Cider Festival and York Fashion Week, immersive exhibition Future Tense begins at York Art Gallery, and podcaster and I’m A Celeb… star GK Barry is at York Barbican.
Take a look at the full guide below.
What’s on in York this weekend, Monday 15 – Friday 19 September
All week
York Fashion Week
York’s biggest fashion event is taking over the city once again in September, with runways, in-store events, installations and more.
- Various locations
- Tue 16 – Sat 20 Sep
- Various times
- More info
York Beer & Cider Festival 2025
The ever-popular York Beer & Cider Festival returns again to the spectacular surroundings of St Lawrence Parish Church – just near Walmgate Bar and the City Walls and within easy walking distance of the city centre. This festival, run by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA), will have more beers and ciders than any other festival in Yorkshire with over 200 available plus wines, prosecco, meads and soft drinks, plus a great selection of food on site.
- St Lawrence Parish Church, Lawrence Street, York YO10 3WP
- Wed 17 – Sat 20 Sep
- Various times
- More info
Monday
Saving Grace
Grab your prosecco, line up the voddy-crans and brace yourself – GK Barry is back bigger, bolder and wilder than ever! Having faced her fears in the I’m A Celeb! Jungle, Grace is ready to bring her smash-hit podcast to a city near you. Expect a night of unfiltered opinions, outrageous confessions, Grace’s signature banter and more. No topic is off-limits as Grace will be playing Agony Aunt, solving audience dilemmas and dishing out advice, and delivering the kind of honestly that made the podcast wildly popular. There’ll be Bushtucker Trials, specials guests, and some of the UK’s most iconic drag queens joining the party!
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Mon 15 Sep
- 7:30pm
- More info
Thursday
NT Live: Inter Alia
National Theatre Live 2025. Oscar-nominated Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, Saltburn) is Jessica in the much-anticipated next play from the team behind Prima Facie. Jessica Parks is a smart Crown Court Judge at the top of her career. Behind the robe, she is a karaoke fiend, a loving wife and a supportive parent. When an event threatens to throw her life completely off balance, can she hold her family upright?
- Theatre@41, 41 Monkgate, York, YO31 7PB
- Thu 18 Sep
- 7:30pm
- More info
Friday
York Food and Drink Festival
York Food & Drink Festival is returning in Autumn 2025, running from the 19th to the 28th of September, to put on ten days of food & drink with a community focus and lots of tasty events to get stuck into.
- Parliament Street, York
- Fri 19 – Sun 28 Sep
- Multiple times
- More info
Future Tense: Art in the Age of Transformation
Running throughout the autumn and winter of 2025, Future Tense is an exhibition dedicated to celebrating contemporary artists, presented alongside the Aesthetica Art Prize throughout the ground floor of York Art Gallery. Contemporary artists Squidsoup and Liz West are set to exhibit a range of immersive works at York Art Gallery in this brand new exhibition.
- York Art Gallery, Exhibition Square, York, YO1 7EW
- Fri 19 Sep – Sun 25 Jan
- 10am – 5pm
- More info
Fairfax House by Candlelight
For this special event, step into the private world of the Hon. Ann Fairfax and experience her townhouse as she once knew it. As you wander through her beautifully furnished interiors by the flicker of candlelight, this is a chance to be fully immersed in Ann’s world.
This is a unique and atmospheric way to experience Fairfax House. Candlelit rooms, dressed for the season, are brought back to life with evocative sounds and scents.
- Fairfax House, Castlegate, York YO1 9RN
- Fri 19 Sep
- 10am – 5pm
- More info
Russell Kane: Hyperactive
Whirlwind, FitBit-breaking comedian, presenter, actor and author Russell Kane is out on the road again, setting it on fire with his unique recipe of sharp wit and “storming physical comedy” (Mail on Sunday). The brand-new tour for 2024 and 2025 comes with a safety warning: wear strong underwear – pants will be spoiled. Russell is high-energy, high-octane, and hyper-active!
- York Barbican, Paragon St, York, YO10 4AH
- Fri 19 Sep
- 8pm
- More info
