York Georgian Festival

After a rip-roaring success in its first and second year we're whirling with excitement to announce the return of the York Georgian Festival this summer!

Thursday 7 August 2025

10.00am - Behind-the-Scenes Tour of Fairfax House - book your tickets online
10.30am - Georgian Dancing for little Lords and Ladies at York Mansion House - book your tickets online
11.30am - Georgian ice cream cooking demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
2.30pm - ‘Taking Tea’ with the Georgians demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
4.00pm - Georgian Execution Tour, Bloody Tours of York - book your tickets online
5.30pm - Terry Deary presents - ‘Revolting’ at York Mansion House - book your tickets online
6:30pm - The Fashions of a Georgian Lady: From Laundry Maid to Palace Attire, at Barley Hall - book your tickets online
7.30pm - Raree Show or The Fox Trap'd at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall - SOLD OUT

Friday 8 August 2025

11.00am to 4.00pm - Awakening the Past at Fairfax House - book your tickets online
11.00am - Georgian Dance Lesson at the Guildhall - book your tickets online
11.30am - Georgian ice cream cooking demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
1.00pm - York Georgian Society explores: ‘A Night at the Assembly Rooms’, at the Guildhall, book your tickets online
2.30pm - Dressing a Georgian Lady demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
3.00pm – York Georgian Book Club at the Guildhall – register your interest online
4.00pm - Georgian Execution Tour, Bloody Tours of York - book your tickets online
6:30pm - Men's Hats Through the Georgian Period, at Barley Hall - book your tickets online
8.00pm - Sounds of Regency by Candlelight at York Mansion House - book your tickets online

Saturday 9 August 2025

11.00am - A Promenade through the City, parading through York - register your interest online
11.30am - Georgian ice cream cooking demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
11.30am - The Georgian Group Tour: Key Georgian Buildings - book your tickets online
2.00pm - Regency Rejigged dance performance at St Helen’s Square
2.30pm - ‘Taking Tea’ with the Georgians demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
2.30pm - The Georgian Group Tour: Key Georgian Buildings - book your tickets online
3.00pm - Regency Rejigged dance performance at St Helen’s Square
4.00pm - Georgian Execution Tour, Bloody Tours of York - book your tickets online
7.00pm - York Georgian Ball at The Grand Assembly Rooms - book your tickets online

Sunday 10 August 2025

11.00am - Regency Rejigged dance performance at St Helen’s Square
11.30am - Georgian ice cream cooking demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
2.00pm - Regency Rejigged dance performance at St Helen’s Square
2.30pm - Dressing a Georgian Lady demo at York Mansion House, free with admission
4.00pm - Georgian Gin Tasting with Mad Alice and York Gin at Impossible York - book your tickets online
7.00pm - Figures In A Landscape, York Mansion House - book your tickets online

Monday 11 August 2025

Throughout the Festival attend Striking the Hours: The Secret World of a Georgian Clockmaker at The Bar Convent.

Accommodation Travelling in for the festival?

Why not treat yourself to the full Georgian experience and stay at the stunningly historical No1 by GuestHouse. This Georgian townhouse is full of character, the perfect place for slow breakfasts, afternoon tipples in the bar, and sinking into spa serenity. The kind of spot that feels like home — if home came with heritage cornicing and a view of the Minster spire.