Festival Venues

York Festival of Ideas takes place at a variety of venues throughout York city centre and on the University of York campuses. Below you can find a handy list.

All venues are wheelchair accessible unless otherwise stated.

Venues in the city

All Saints Church, North Street
Belfrey Hall, Stonegate (No wheelchair access)
Bennett's Cafe & Bistro, High Petergate
Bootham School, Bootham
Browns, Back Swinegate
City Screen, Coney Street
Clements Hall, Nunthorpe Road
Creative Centre, York St John University
De Grey Court, York St John University
De Grey House, St Leonard's Place (Wheelchair access to the Council for British Archaeology Open Day event on the first floor only. Please email events@archaeologyuk.org)
Duke of York Pub, King's Square
English Heritage Offices, Tanner Row
Fishergate Postern Tower, Piccadilly (Partial wheelchair access - ground floor only)
Foss Building, York St John University
Friargate Quaker Meeting House, Friargate
Friargate Theatre, Lower Friargate (No wheelchair access)
Harriet Centre, York Cemetery
Heworth Green Gate
Holy Trinity Church, Goodramgate
King's Manor, Exhibition Square (No wheelchair access to K159; no parking)
Knavesmire
Library Square, Museum Street
Marygate Landing Tower
Merchant Adventurers' Hall, Fossgate
Merchant Taylors' Hall, Aldwark
Micklegate
Museum Street
National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate
New Earswick Folk Hall, Hawthorn Terrace
North South Cafe Bar, Bootham
Pikeing Well, New Walk
Ripon Wing, York St John University
Rowntree Park, Terry Avenue
Rowntree Park Reading Cafe, Richardson Street
St George’s Graveyard, Lead Mill Lane
St Helen's Church, St Helen's Square
St Lawrence Parish Church, Lawrence Street
St Olave's Church, Marygate
St Sampson's Square
Tempest Anderson Hall, Yorkshire Museum, Museum Gardens
The Black Swan Inn, Peasholme Green
The Centre @ Burnholme, Mossdale Avenue
The Guildhall, Coney Street
The Hiscox Building, Peasholme Green
The Memorial Hall, St Peter’s School, Clifton
The Mount School, Dalton Terrace
The Quad, York St John University
Thin Ice Press: the York Centre for Print, Peasholme Green
University Boathouse, Fulford Ings
Walmgate Bar, Foss Islands Road
York Army Museum, Tower Street
York Explore Library, Library Square, Museum Street
York Minster, Deangate
York Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place

Venues at the University of York

Campus East

Campus West