Events

Pace Egg making and decorating – Tue 15 Apr 2025

Date: Tuesday 15 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Pace Egg making and decorating
15 April 2025 | Included in general admission | Times advertised at the museum on the day

Join us in the Castle Kitchen during the Easter Holidays as we demonstrate how to make and create Pace Eggs, an old and seasonal tradition in northern England.

Watch the team naturally dye the eggs and decorate them in a variety of ways!

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Tales from the Trail – Wed 16 Apr 2025

Date: Wednesday 16 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Tales from the Trail
16 April 2025

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day
Included in general admission

Do you know your grocer from your greengrocer?

Hardware from haberdasher?

Confectioner from chemist?

Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping as our Kirkgate characters and York Castle Museum celebrate the New Year with our fantastic museum trail.

Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

New for Easter 2025: Step back into the 1960s for another exciting Tales from the Trail story. Details coming soon!

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Tales from the Trail – Thu 17 Apr 2025

Date: Thursday 17 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Tales from the Trail
17 April 2025

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day
Included in general admission

Do you know your grocer from your greengrocer?

Hardware from haberdasher?

Confectioner from chemist?

Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping as our Kirkgate characters and York Castle Museum celebrate the New Year with our fantastic museum trail.

Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

New for Easter 2025: Step back into the 1960s for another exciting Tales from the Trail story. Details coming soon!

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Pace Egg making and decorating – Sat 19 Apr 2025

Date: Saturday 19 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Pace Egg making and decorating
19 April 2025 | Included in general admission | Times advertised at the museum on the day

Join us in the Castle Kitchen during the Easter Holidays as we demonstrate how to make and create Pace Eggs, an old and seasonal tradition in northern England.

Watch the team naturally dye the eggs and decorate them in a variety of ways!

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Tales from the Trail – Sat 19 Apr 2025

Date: Saturday 19 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Tales from the Trail
19 April 2025

Times will be advertised at the museum on the day
Included in general admission

Do you know your grocer from your greengrocer?

Hardware from haberdasher?

Confectioner from chemist?

Prepare for silliness, stories and urgent shopping as our Kirkgate characters and York Castle Museum celebrate the New Year with our fantastic museum trail.

Two slightly madcap Victorian characters will be on Kirkgate. Short scenes take place, each concerning a story or a bit of fun about objects to be purchased from the shops of Kirkgate.

New for Easter 2025: Step back into the 1960s for another exciting Tales from the Trail story. Details coming soon!

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Pace Egg making and decorating – Mon 21 Apr 2025

Date: Monday 21 April 2025, All Day
Venue: York Castle Museum

Pace Egg making and decorating
21 April 2025 | Included in general admission | Times advertised at the museum on the day

Join us in the Castle Kitchen during the Easter Holidays as we demonstrate how to make and create Pace Eggs, an old and seasonal tradition in northern England.

Watch the team naturally dye the eggs and decorate them in a variety of ways!

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