GOODRAMGATE
Events
Upcoming events you’ll not want to miss!
Jorvik Viking Festival
The Vikings are back for the JORVIK Viking Festival 2026! This world renowned festival features living history encampments, workshops, tours, traditional crafts, feasts, family events, evening entertainment and dramatic combat performances.
York Viking Market
The York Viking Market - a historic experience for re-enactors and casual shoppers alike
York at Yuletide: 2026 Walking Historic Church Tour of York
A Yuletide tour of historic York sites including Goodramgate’s Holy Trinity Church & Bedern Hall
York Ice Trail 2026: An Enchanted City
❄️ This year, York is transforming into a magical hub of creativity and wonder as the Ice Village brings the heart of the York Ice Trail to life.
Open Day - Merchant Taylor's Hall
Explore the history of Merchant Taylor’s Hall as part of York Residents’ Festival
York Residents’ Festival
Discover York’s best attractions and fill your weekend with amazing experiences!
Organised by Make It York, York Residents’ Festival 2026 offers a variety of exclusive deals for York residents.
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch
The RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch.
What will you spot?
Friday 23rd - Sunday 25th January
A Christmas Carol - TIMT at Holy Trinity Goodramgate
Join TIMT at Holy Trinity for their adaptation of A Christmas Carol
Candlelit Christmas Songs with the Collavoce Collective
All your favourite carols and Christmas songs with added candlelight.
Carols by candlelight York Philharmonic Male Voice Choir
A traditional Christmas carol concert by candlelight at Holy trinity church, Goodramgate
Olivia Graham: Celtic Carols By Candlelight
Sacred music of the season evoking the spirit of the ancient Celtic church.
Traditional Carols with Eurythmia Ensemble at Holy Trinity Goodramgate
All your favourite traditional Christmas carols in the most traditional setting sung by the wonderful Eurythmia Ensemble.
Sheffield Carols with the Hedgerow Singers
An evening of carol singing in the tradition of the music from the pubs and villages of South Yorkshire
A CRAFTY CHRISTMAS WREATH MAKING WORKSHOP WITH LUNCH
Join a festive Christmas Wreath Making Workshop at Bedern Hall! Craft your own beautiful wreath, enjoy a tasty lunch and soak up the seasonal spirit in a warm, welcoming setting.
MERRY AND BRIGHT! – WREATH MAKING WITH GIN AND FESTIVE BITES
Get festive at Bedern Hall’s evening Wreath Making Workshop! Create a stunning wreath with seasonal foliage, enjoy a complimentary G&T, delicious sharing platters and a fun, creative night out with friends.
Bedern Storytime: Maisie's Magical Christmas and Other Stories
Bedern Hall hosts festive storytelling 🎄 Local author Mr Markes brings Maisie’s Magical Christmas to life!
History meets Mystery
Bedern Hall hosts chilling tales and York’s ghostly secrets in a one-night-only haunting evening.
Holly Trinity in Holy Trinity - book launch
Join local author Ben Sawyer for the launch of ‘The Masque of the Mummers’, third book in the ‘Holly Trinity and the Ghosts of York’ series
A Not-So-Spooky Storytime at Bedern Hall
Halloween Storytime at Bedern Hall 🎃 Gentle spooky tales with author Mark Jones, perfect for families!
Sensing the Past
Step back in time with candlelit tours of Holy Trinity Goodramgate. Stories of love, loss and intrigue await.
Songs from the Hearth with Bruni Folk
Join Bruni Folk - a folk band from Jorvik - for an evening of songs and tales from Scandinavia, Britain and beyond.
The Bedern Sessions
Enjoy a free summer evening of live acoustic music, drinks and bites in York’s stunning medieval hall.
An Intimate History: the life and loves of Anne Lister
A free talk exploring Anne Lister’s romantic relationships with women and how she lived authentically as a lesbian in 19th-century Yorkshire, based on her detailed, coded journals.
Georgian frolics with The Fox Trap’t
Get booked in for Georgian frolics with The Fox Trap’t (showing at 7.30pm on Thursday 7 August at Merchant Taylors' Hall, York, all proceeds to Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York for the restoration of the Bedern Board)
Cheese & Wine Tasting experience
A fantastic evening not to be missed!
You’ll explore a selection of five regional Spanish cheeses, each carefully paired with one of five beautiful Spanish wines. We’ll guide you through each pairing, sharing the stories behind the producers and the regions they come from
The Goodramgate Midsummer Celebration - Flowers & Flames Festival
Discover Goodramgate Presents - Flowers & Flames Festival
St Andrew's Madrigal Group: Summer Tour 2025
“Summer Tour 2025” with The St Andrews Madrigal Group on Wednesday 4 June, 1930 start, free (with collection for the choir). No booking required.
Visit the Merchant Taylors Hall, a hidden medieval gem - free Open Day
The splendid Company Hall is open to the public for a rare chance to see inside the building.
If you are planning a wedding or other celebration, come and have a look and see if the Hall could be the right place for your event.
Tuesday 3rd June - 11am - 2:30pm
Free Admission
Medieval Mayors, MPs and Mariners of York
St James’ or Chantry Chapel was built by the De Holme family. Robert de Holme Snr and Nicholas de Blackburn were two of the most prominent of York’s post Black Death citizens.
Find out more about them and the marks they left on Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate, York and All Saints North Street, York on Saturday 31 May 2025 at 1600 when our volunteer, Pat Cullum will be speaking as part of the York Festival of Ideas.
PRIESTS, PROPERTY AND PLEASURE - GRAND FINALE of our 'Slice of History' Talks
Join us for the GRAND FINALE of our 'Slice of History' Talk Series as Dr. Adele Sykes shares her research into the real day-to-day lives of the Vicars Choral. These singing priests weren’t just raising voices in worship—they were juggling secular duties, managing property, and getting entangled in the occasional un-priestly escapades. Intrigued? You should be…
Weekly Events & Quizes
Open Mic Night @ The Snickleway Inn
As usual The Snickleway Open Mic will be welcoming all kinds of performers to strut their stuff for a free pint.
You're never too old to pop down and create a stir!
Every Tuesday from 8.30pm
The Royal Oak PUB QUIZ
Get down to The Royal Oak and see if you can be the champion of their classic pub quiz.
Lots of fantastic prizes to won.
Every Sunday evening from 8pm.
OPEN MIC NIGHT - THE HABIT
Sing your heart out at the fabulous open mic nights every Wednesday evening from 8pm at the Habit
The Old White Swan
Speed quizzing is back - Every Thursday at 8pm
Make sure you book your table via their website in advance
Live Music - Every Friday from 9pm - Walk ins welcome
speedQuizzing - The Golden Slipper
Think fast, answer faster! Quick rounds, brain-burning questions, and prizes to be won! Just download speed quizzing from your app store!
Every Tuesday - 8pm - £2 entry
Weekly Events & Quizes
Open Mic Night @ The Snickleway Inn
The Snickleway Inn , 47 Goodramgate, York (map)
As usual The Snickleway Open Mic will be welcoming all kinds of performers to strut their stuff for a free pint tonight.
You're never too old to pop down and create a stir!
Every Tuesday from 8.30pm
The Royal Oak PUB QUIZ
Get down to The Royal Oak and see if you can be the champion of their classic pub quiz.
Lots of fantastic prizes to won.
Every Sunday evening from 8pm.
OPEN MIC NIGHT - THE HABIT
The Habit
Sing your heart out at the fabulous open mic nights every Wednesday evening from 8pm at the Habit
The Old White Swan
Speed quizzing is back - Every Thursday at 8pm
Make sure you book your table via their website in advance
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Live Music - Every Friday from 9pm - Walk ins welcome
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