York Castle Museum reopens Christmas attraction this November
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 21 Oct, 12:32 · Archive
York Castle Museum will open its annual Christmas attraction from November 14 to January 3, 2027.
York Castle Museum is reopening its Christmas attraction, running from November 14 to January 3, 2027. The annual event aims to create the feeling of Christmas Eve anticipation throughout the museum and city centre.
The display will feature festive goods in shop windows, a grand tree, and twinkling garlands alongside historical dining rooms set for 17th and 18th-century feasts. Victorian parlours and 20th-century decorations will also be on show. Hidden snickets will be decorated with frosty elements, allowing families to explore the wintery cityscape.
A new addition for 2026, designed by Spatial Projects, will project shadows and silhouettes of residents preparing for Christmas, decorating trees, and sharing a mistletoe kiss onto Kirkgate. Carla Starkey, immersive interpretation producer at York Castle Museum, said the museum wanted to 'capture the excitement that many people feel, the gifts, the food, the traditions of Victorian England'. The museum will again host its popular one-man performances of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge.
How it is being reported
- Top York venue set to reopen magical Christmas attractionA much-loved York museum is set to bring the feeling of Christmas Eve anticipation to the city centre this year.Gazette & Herald (Malton) · 21 Oct, 12:24
- Top York venue set to reopen magical Christmas attractionA much-loved York museum is set to bring the feeling of Christmas Eve anticipation to the city centre this year.York Press · 21 Oct, 11:54
In this story: York Castle Museum · York · Spatial Projects · Charles Dickens · Carla Starkey
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