Experimental around York
2 upcoming events
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Right now, most of the action is around The Crescent and Rymer Auditorium - University of York.
Events — experimental around York
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At 7 PM£25
👑Drag show🎪Street party
Yorktoberfest Beer Festival
York Racecourse
Tomorrow · 3 PM
💿DJ set
Aperitivo Sound
The Middle; Bar & Bottle Shop
Tomorrow · 8 PM£5.50
🎉Club💿DJ set
The Escape Club
The Crescent, York
Tomorrow · 11 PM
🎉Club⚡Punk
Black Parade - 00's Emo Anthems | York
The Drawing Board And Bluebox, York
Tue 20 · 9 PM£4.50–12.50
🎉Club💿DJ set
Citrus 002
Bluebox, York, YO1 8RA
Sat 24 · 4 PM£11.99–120
🎉Club💿DJ set
York - DayClubbers: The Halloween Day Party!
Circuit York
Sat 24 · 7 PM£5
🧺Market
Black Phillip's Castle Museum Night(mare) Market!
York Castle Museum
Sat 24 · 10 PM
🎉Club💿DJ set
Lift Your Feet - Ga-briel b2b Harry Rook (All Night Long)
The Light Studio, York Railway Institute
Sun 25 · 2 PM£15
🎩Ballroom🎊Socials
Ghosts and Ghouls Gothic Tea Dance
York Cemetery
Sun 18 · 6 PM
👑Drag show
Velma Celli
Joseph Rowntree Theatre, York
At 8 PM£32
🎭Stage
Freida Nipples presents... The Exhibitionists
York Theatre Royal
At 6 PM£15.87
🎭Theatre
The Wind in the Willows - A One-Man Performance
Friargate Theatre, York
Tomorrow · 10 AM
🎭Theatre
York Dungeon Standard Admission
The York Dungeon
Thu 22 · 7:30 PM£10
🎲Improv
Unwritten the Literary Improv Show takes on a spooky twist
Bluebird Bakery, Acomb
Thu 22 · 8 PM£10
🎤Stand-up
South Bank Comedy Club @ The Knavesmire
The Knavesmire, York
Sat 24 · 8 PM£24.54
🎤Stand-up
Laugh Out Loud Comedy Clubs York
York Barbican
Sat 24 · 10 AMFree
🔬Science🗣️Talk
York! Get to grips with the Planetary Boundaries @ Homestead
Homestead Park, Clifton
At 7:30 PM
🗣️Talk🔬Science
The York Astronomical Society meeting & observing
Beetle Bank Farm Observatory, Murton
At 7 PMFree
🎬Cinema🗣️Talk
The Man with the Plan
Room BS/005 - Berrick Saul Building, York
Tomorrow · 9 AMFree
🗣️Talk🔬Science
MATERIALS: Adhesion - Register of Interest
St Olave’s Church Hall, York
Tomorrow · 10 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
York! Get to grips with the Ecological Crisis @ Homestead Park
Patch York
Tomorrow · 10 AM£5–45
📚Literature
Good Girls & Friends Romance & Romantasy Book Pop-Up
York Venues: The Hospitium
Tomorrow · 10 AM£80
🗣️TalkConsumer fair
Lost Soul Paracon - York 2026: The Sinister Soiree
The Milner York
Tomorrow · 11 AMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
YoCo - Building Community for Future Generations
St. Barnabas Church, York
Tomorrow · 1:30 PM£12.60–14.10
🎬Cinema🍿Film club
North Sea, Nature Untamed
City Screen Picturehouse, York
Tomorrow · 2 PM£8
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Hedgehog Talk: The Disappearing Hedgehog with Toni Bunnell
The Harriet Centre, York Cemetery
Sun 18 · 6 PMFree
📜Poetry📚Literature
Love Your River Bardic Session
SPARK:York CIC
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk🌱Ecology
Is it woke to save the planet?
The Priory Street Centre, York
Tue 20 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
Inaugural Lecture- Professor Anita Atwal
York St John University
Tue 20 · 6:15 PMFree
🗣️Talk🏰Heritage
Lives and Afterlives: The Bar Convent Arma Christi roll
Berrick Saul Building, Heslington
Tue 20 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk
The Laws of Art: Modern Art on Trial
Merchant Adventurers' Hall, York
Wed 21 · 7 PM£6–29
📚Literature🗣️Talk
An Evening with Jasper Fforde at Waterstones York
Waterstones, York
Thu 22 · 12 PM£25
🗣️Talk🍽️Food
Estee Lauder Afternoon Tea
Middletons Hotel, York
Thu 22 · 6 PMFree
🗣️Talk
YEFest 2026 - National Emergency Briefing with panel
Creative Centre Auditorium, York
Thu 22 · 7 PM£2.86–4.98
📚Literature
The Book Exchange - Speed Swap Social - Spooky Edition
Fossgate Tap, York
Fri 23 · 6:30 PMFree
🗣️Talk📚Literature
Luke Kennard, Booker Prize Shortlisted Author in Conversation
The Recital Room, CC/201, York St John Creative Centre, York St John University
Sat 24 · 12 PMFree
📚Literature📜Poetry
EBOR POETS present BIZ BOND
The Artful Dodger, York
Mon 26 · 5 PM£15
🗺️Guided tour🌳Outdoors
Sine Dominis by Candlelight
Fairfax House Museum
Mon 26 · 7 PMFree
🗣️Talk🧘Wellness
RSA Meetup: York
Novotel York Centre
Tue 27 · 6:30 PMFree
🔬Science
Astrocampus Observing Evenings
Astrocampus, Heslington
Tue 20 · 8 PMFree
❓Quiz
Pub Quiz at The Fox And Roman
The Fox And Roman, North Yorkshire
Thu 22 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz
Pub Quiz at SOJO Café and Bar
SOJO Café and Bar, Acomb
Tue 20 · 7:30 PMFree
❓Quiz🎫Concert
Pub Quiz at Hole In The Wall
Hole In The Wall, York
Tomorrow · 3 PMFree
🎯Board games
Board Games at York Environment Festival: Daybreak
University of York, Heslington
Sun 18 · 10 AM£25
⚔️Miniatures🏆Tournament
YKT: Gork & York
EH Gaming, Stockton on the Forest
Tue 20 · 5:30 PMFree
🎯Board games
The Window Board Game Play Testing @ SPACE
Space York CIC
Sat 24 · 6:30 PM£7.21
🐉Tabletop RPG
24/10 OTR Adventure's League (D&D)
The Portal Bookshop, York
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Tap what you're into — we'll find the outings around you.
Venues around York
The Priory Street Centre
6 events
Friargate Theatre
6 events
Plonkers
5 events
The York Dungeon
14 events
Grand Opera House
66 events
Yates York
5 events
Micklegate Social
4 events
The Basement At Cityscreen Picturehouse York
4 events
Waterstones
6 events
York Railway Institute Judo Club
10 events
SPARK:York CIC
9 events
York City Rowing Club
5 events
Frequently asked questions
How many experimental events are there around York?
2 coming up on Oazis.
Where can you catch experimental around York?
Notably The Crescent and Rymer Auditorium - University of York. See the full list of venues above.