York Festival of Ideas
York is an incredibly exciting, vibrant and diverse city, rich in heritage, discovery and an overriding sense of curiosity - in short a city where ideas spring to life and flourish and where collaboration is celebrated.
The 2023 York Festival of Ideas was held on 2-15 June.
York Festival of Ideas will return in June 2024. 2-15 June with the theme of Rediscover, Reimagine, Rebuild .
York Festival of Ideas
Upcoming (125)
Hunt for Medieval and Tudor Masons’ Marks
Free
The Other Tudors
Sat, Jun 1, 11:00 AM
Free
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead
Sat, Jun 1, 11:30 AM
Free
Rain Awakens
Sat, Jun 1, 12:00 PM
Free
The Future-Proof Career
Sat, Jun 1, 12:45 PM
Free
Grief and Creativity
Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 PM
Free
Reflections on Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Sat, Jun 1, 2:00 PM
Free
Rendlesham Revealed: An East Anglian royal centre
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
The Science of Sport
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
Raising a Glass to Great British Pubs
Sat, Jun 1, 6:00 PM
Free
The Art of Darkness: The history of goth
Sat, Jun 1, 7:00 PM
Free
When Smartphones and Nature Meet
Sun, Jun 2, 10:30 AM
Free
Hunt for Medieval and Tudor Masons’ Marks
Free
The Other Tudors
Sat, Jun 1, 11:00 AM
Free
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead
Sat, Jun 1, 11:30 AM
Free
Rain Awakens
Sat, Jun 1, 12:00 PM
Free
The Future-Proof Career
Sat, Jun 1, 12:45 PM
Free
Grief and Creativity
Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 PM
Free
Reflections on Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Sat, Jun 1, 2:00 PM
Free
Rendlesham Revealed: An East Anglian royal centre
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
The Science of Sport
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
Raising a Glass to Great British Pubs
Sat, Jun 1, 6:00 PM
Free
The Art of Darkness: The history of goth
Sat, Jun 1, 7:00 PM
Free
When Smartphones and Nature Meet
Sun, Jun 2, 10:30 AM
Free
Past (585)
Elégie - Rachmaninoff, A Heart in Exile
Thu, Jun 15, 7:00 PM
Free
Photography in Yorkshire in the 1990s: In conversation with Sunil Gupta
Thu, Jun 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Zombies in York - 15 June
Thu, Jun 15, 6:00 PM
Free
In Your Dreams (and Other Altered States)
Thu, Jun 15, 5:45 PM GMT+1
Free
Power and Policing in the British Metropole: 1957 and now
Thu, Jun 15, 5:30 PM
Free
Reimagining Cities: Regeneration and social enterprise
Free
Bringing the Past to Life
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Coercion and Control: Daily life under colonialism
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Perfume in the Bible
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
The Linguistic Aspect of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
Jay Courtney and Juicy Crones: A Festival of Conversations event
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM GMT+1
Free
Preti Taneja: Aftermath
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM
Free
Elégie - Rachmaninoff, A Heart in Exile
Thu, Jun 15, 7:00 PM
Free
Photography in Yorkshire in the 1990s: In conversation with Sunil Gupta
Thu, Jun 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Zombies in York - 15 June
Thu, Jun 15, 6:00 PM
Free
In Your Dreams (and Other Altered States)
Thu, Jun 15, 5:45 PM GMT+1
Free
Power and Policing in the British Metropole: 1957 and now
Thu, Jun 15, 5:30 PM
Free
Reimagining Cities: Regeneration and social enterprise
Free
Bringing the Past to Life
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Coercion and Control: Daily life under colonialism
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Perfume in the Bible
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
The Linguistic Aspect of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
Jay Courtney and Juicy Crones: A Festival of Conversations event
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM GMT+1
Free
Preti Taneja: Aftermath
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM
Free
Events
Hunt for Medieval and Tudor Masons’ Marks
Free
The Other Tudors
Sat, Jun 1, 11:00 AM
Free
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead
Sat, Jun 1, 11:30 AM
Free
Rain Awakens
Sat, Jun 1, 12:00 PM
Free
The Future-Proof Career
Sat, Jun 1, 12:45 PM
Free
Grief and Creativity
Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 PM
Free
Reflections on Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Sat, Jun 1, 2:00 PM
Free
Rendlesham Revealed: An East Anglian royal centre
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
The Science of Sport
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
Raising a Glass to Great British Pubs
Sat, Jun 1, 6:00 PM
Free
The Art of Darkness: The history of goth
Sat, Jun 1, 7:00 PM
Free
When Smartphones and Nature Meet
Sun, Jun 2, 10:30 AM
Free
Hunt for Medieval and Tudor Masons’ Marks
Free
The Other Tudors
Sat, Jun 1, 11:00 AM
Free
The Wheel is Spinning but the Hamster is Dead
Sat, Jun 1, 11:30 AM
Free
Rain Awakens
Sat, Jun 1, 12:00 PM
Free
The Future-Proof Career
Sat, Jun 1, 12:45 PM
Free
Grief and Creativity
Sat, Jun 1, 1:00 PM
Free
Reflections on Fear, Anxiety and Depression
Sat, Jun 1, 2:00 PM
Free
Rendlesham Revealed: An East Anglian royal centre
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
The Science of Sport
Sat, Jun 1, 2:30 PM
Free
Raising a Glass to Great British Pubs
Sat, Jun 1, 6:00 PM
Free
The Art of Darkness: The history of goth
Sat, Jun 1, 7:00 PM
Free
When Smartphones and Nature Meet
Sun, Jun 2, 10:30 AM
Free
Elégie - Rachmaninoff, A Heart in Exile
Thu, Jun 15, 7:00 PM
Free
Photography in Yorkshire in the 1990s: In conversation with Sunil Gupta
Thu, Jun 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Zombies in York - 15 June
Thu, Jun 15, 6:00 PM
Free
In Your Dreams (and Other Altered States)
Thu, Jun 15, 5:45 PM GMT+1
Free
Power and Policing in the British Metropole: 1957 and now
Thu, Jun 15, 5:30 PM
Free
Reimagining Cities: Regeneration and social enterprise
Free
Bringing the Past to Life
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Coercion and Control: Daily life under colonialism
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Perfume in the Bible
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
The Linguistic Aspect of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
Jay Courtney and Juicy Crones: A Festival of Conversations event
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM GMT+1
Free
Preti Taneja: Aftermath
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM
Free
Elégie - Rachmaninoff, A Heart in Exile
Thu, Jun 15, 7:00 PM
Free
Photography in Yorkshire in the 1990s: In conversation with Sunil Gupta
Thu, Jun 15, 6:30 PM
Free
Zombies in York - 15 June
Thu, Jun 15, 6:00 PM
Free
In Your Dreams (and Other Altered States)
Thu, Jun 15, 5:45 PM GMT+1
Free
Power and Policing in the British Metropole: 1957 and now
Thu, Jun 15, 5:30 PM
Free
Reimagining Cities: Regeneration and social enterprise
Free
Bringing the Past to Life
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Coercion and Control: Daily life under colonialism
Wed, Jun 14, 8:00 PM
Free
Perfume in the Bible
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
The Linguistic Aspect of Russia’s War in Ukraine
Wed, Jun 14, 7:30 PM
Free
Jay Courtney and Juicy Crones: A Festival of Conversations event
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM GMT+1
Free
Preti Taneja: Aftermath
Wed, Jun 14, 7:00 PM
Free