York promises to hold a spectacular year of events for 2012.
With celebrations planned for throughout the year for York’s 800th Charter Year celebration for status as a City there will also be plenty to please everyone. In spring there will be a Chocolate Festival to herald the opening of the city’s latest attraction, a Chocolate Museum. The most elaborate production of the Mystery Plays will be staged in the summer. The National Railway Museum will be holding its largest every Railfest in June and also in June we shall be hosting the Olympic Tourch . Along side all these new events are the old favorites including the Jorvic Viking Festival, Race Meetings throughout the year and the St Nicolas Fayre to name a few.
Why not visit us at Monkgate Guest House for a relaxing stay and enjoy the sights and historic atmosphere York has to offer at your lesiure. Start planning your visit now!! There is going to be so much for the whole family to enjoy when you visit to York in 2012:
( all the information below was correct when printed but please contact organisers to confirm prior to your visit)
Some events i.e. Jorvic Festival, Ebor Races, St Nicolas Fayre and Angel Festival get booked up really quickly so to avoid disappointment it is best to book your stay with us asap
- February Half Term Check out the York Attractions for Special Events
- February 11th to 19th Jorvic Viking Festival 01904 543403
- February 11th to 19th Wizard Week at National Railway Museum
- March 23rd to 25th York Open Studios. Local artists in informal settings www.yorkopenstudios.co.uk
- March 31st & April 1st York Open Studios (as above)
- Spring 2012 The Sweet History of York, York’s new Chocolate Museum, is planned to open in time for Easter!!
- April 6th to 9th York’s Chocloate Festival centred around Yorks latest Chocolate attration!
- April 6th, 7th & 8th Easter Weekend
- April 7th & 8th York Model Railway Show
- April 26th to 29th Harrogate Spring Flower Festival, Yorkshire Show Ground
- May 7th May Day Bank Holiday
- May 16th to 18th York Races 01904 620911 www.yorkracecourse.co.uk
- May 26th Rork Races see above
- May 26th & 27th Battlegroup North. Yorkshire Air Museum 01904 608595
- June 2nd -10th Railfest. Britains biggest ever Railway Festival 08448 153139
- June 4th Spring Bank Holiday
- June 4th & 5th Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Celebrations
- June 15th & 16th York Races see above
- June 19th & 20th Olympic Tourch Relay through York
- June 23rd & 24th York Cycle Show York, Racecourse 0844 7368456
- June 29th, 30th & 1st July De Havilland Weekend 01904 608595
- July 6th to 14th York Early Music Festival www.ncem.co.uk
- July 10th to 12th Great Yorkshire Show at Harrogate Yorkshire Show Ground. Englands Premier County Show
- July 7th to 21st Festival of the Rivers 01904 554253
- July 6th Dragon Boat Racing centred around the riverbanks and Museum Garden area
- July 9th Charter Day celebrating 800 years of York’s Charter with celebrations throughout the City
- July 13th & 14th York Races see above
- July mid to early August York Maze at Elvington www.yorkmaze.co.uk
- July 27th & 28th York Races see above
- August 2nd to 27th York Mystery Plays 2012 Box Office 01904 623368
- August 4th to 12th York Medieval Festival www.jorvic-viking-centre.co.uk
- August 18th Castle Howard Prom Spectacular 01653 648333
- August 22nd to 25th York Ebor Races, Yorks see above
- August 27th Vintage Motorcycle Club Golden Era Run, Yorkshsire Air Museum
- September 9th York Races see above
- September 14th to 15th York Book Fair, one of the largest events of its kind in the UK 01763 268400
- September 21st to 30th York Festival of Food & Drink 01904 466687
- October 12th & 13th York Races see above
- October 24th to 27th Illuminating York www.illuminatingyork.ork
- October 31st to 5th November Halloween & Guy Fawkes Festivals
- November 25th to 16th December Christmas events at Castle Howard
- November 29th to 2nd December St Nicolas Fayre, An extreemly popular shopping event in York
- December 1st to 8th Early Music Christmas Festival www.ncem.co.uk
- December 9th to 10th Festival of Angels Tel:0 01904 610076
- December various Christmas concerts and also check out events and Concerts at York Minster www.yorkminster.co.uk
- York Markets host a full programme of events throughout the year, Farmers Markets and Continental Markets and St Nicolas Fayre Tel: 01904 551355