Fun for Families

Join the National Railway Museum for an interactive workshop and experiment with air resistance, streamlining and speed.

Join the National Railway Museum for an interactive workshop and experiment with air resistance, streamlining and speed.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Join us as we celebrate ten years of York Festival of Ideas with the help of some of our incredible speakers from the past decade. Our launch event features a reading of A Song of Gladness by acclaimed children’s author Michael Morpurgo.

Live History Shows presents In Time, an interactive, escape-room style, performance at York Army Museum. Channel your inner Sherlock and unravel the puzzles, decipher the clues and solve the mystery.

Spaceflight expert Libby Jackson reveals the very best true stories of humankind’s thrilling journey to the stars. Grab your space suit and jump aboard – it’s time for an astronautical adventure!

Live History Shows presents In Time, an interactive, escape-room style, performance at York Army Museum. Channel your inner Sherlock and unravel the puzzles, decipher the clues and solve the mystery.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

How have chemists brought colour to our lives? How do they use colour to help us understand the world around us? Find out the answers with Annie Hodgson of the University of York.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Why do different species of birds have different beaks and feathers? Which bugs come out at night? Join children’s author and illustrator Yuval Zommer for a creative family-friendly workshop.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Brains! We all have one, we all need one, but how much do we really know about the part of us that does all the knowing? Matthew Foxwell of the University of York explains how the brain works and why it is so special.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Enjoy an hour of rapid-fire entertainment as a troupe of York scientists takes to the stage with music, comedy, stories and tales of research.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new virtual science tour from Theatre of Science!

To infinity and beyond...or at least as far as the International Space Station! Take a fun-filled look at human space flight, with exciting experiments and live explosions.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

Volcanoes erupt around the world in lots of different ways - some pour out rivers of red-hot lava, while others explode with a bang! Find out why with volcanologists from the University of Manchester.

Join us for an interactive and entertaining show mixing magic and world leading science, and see if we can read your mind LIVE with our ‘innovative’ cardboard brain scanner.

Expect live demonstrations, history and humour on this all-new science tour from Theatre of Science!

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

Go behind the magic of Harry Potter with author Roger Highfield as he illuminates the fascinating links between magic and science in the boy wizard's world.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

View Tribute Ink, a touring exhibition by the Royal British Legion. Discover how tattoos have become central to Remembrance and commemoration in our Armed Forces community and explore the stories behind them.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

How are we looking after stained glass windows which are more than 700 years old? What can the windows tell us about life in medieval York? Join a self-led trail at All Saints Church to discover more.

Reawaken your innate creativity through the potent Power of Play. All you need to take part is a pen, paper and a willingness to play!