What's On
Our What’s On page is up to date with all the events that we host throughout the festival. From our highlights to fringe events.
Our program for the next JORVIK Viking Festival hasn’t been released yet, but stay tuned! Keep an eye on our socials and sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about the latest news and updates from Europe’s largest Viking Festival. Exciting announcements are just around the corner—don’t miss out!
Adult Crafting – Nalbinding for Beginners
- 08/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 08/02/2027 5:00 pm
- DIG classroom
- Join our Nalbinding for Beginners sessions and make your own Viking hats and socks!
Kids Crafting
- 08/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 14/02/2027 4:00 pm
- Barley Hall
- Let your little Vikings unleash their creativity with our Kids Crafting activities!
Adult Crafting – Leatherworking
- 08/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 08/02/2027 5:00 pm
- Barley Hall Classroom
- Leather work like a Viking in our workshop and use traditional tools.
JORVIK Viking Encampment
- 08/02/2027 10:30 am
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- 13/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Parliament Street
- Catch a glimpse of Viking life right in the heart of the city in our Viking Encampment.
Adult Crafting – Blacksmithing
- 08/02/2027 10:30 am
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- 13/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Parliament Street
- Join us for our Blacksmithing workshop and make your own Viking tool
Berserker Boot Camp
- 08/02/2027 10:30 am
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- 13/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Midgard Marquee
- Get your Little Vikings ready for battle at our Berserker Bootcamp!
How To Train Your Dragon School – Poo Week!
- 08/02/2027 11:00 am
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- 14/02/2027 4:00 pm
- DIG Lunch Room
- It’s smelly, it’s squelchy, and it’s a highlight of the Festival calendar!
Jorvik Immersive Theatre
- 08/02/2027 6:00 pm
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- 08/02/2027 8:30 pm
- Barley Hall Great Hall
- Become part of the story at Jorvik Immersive Theatre
Adult Crafting – Embroidery
- 09/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 10/02/2027 5:00 pm
- Barley Hall Classroom
- Are you ready to sew like a Viking and what stitches will you master?
Adult Crafting – Advanced Nalbinding with Sally Pointer
- 09/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 09/02/2027 4:00 pm
- DIG classroom
- Join our Advanced Nalbinding sessions what will you make?
Forensic Archaeology Workshops with Sherlock Bone
- 09/02/2027 6:00 pm
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- 09/02/2027 8:30 pm
- DIG
- Put your detective skills to the test with Sherlock Bone
Adult Crafting – Pottery
- 10/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 10/02/2027 5:00 pm
- DIG classroom
- Create your own unique piece of pottery worthy of any Viking hoard!
Conservation Lab Tour
- 10/02/2027 11:00 am
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- 12/02/2027 4:00 pm
- 47 Aldwark, York Archaeology, Conservation Lab
- Join us for a behind-the-scenes tour of York Archaeology's conservation Laboratory
Pablo & Splash with Sheena Dempsey
- 10/02/2027 1:30 pm
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- 10/02/2027 3:00 pm
- York Explore Library (Marriott Room)
- Celebrate the release of the newest Pablo and Splash book with author Sheena Dempsey
Mead Tasting
- 10/02/2027 7:00 pm
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- 10/02/2027 9:00 pm
- Barley Hall, Great Hall
- Discover your new favourite drink with the award-winning Lancashire Mead Company.
JORVIK Viking Festival Feast
- 10/02/2027 7:00 pm
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- 10/02/2027 11:00 pm
- Merchant Adventurers Hall
- Take your place at a banquet fit for a King at the JORVIK Viking Festival Feast!
Adult Crafting – Spoon Making
- 11/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 11/02/2027 5:00 pm
- DIG classroom
- Our Spoon Making crafting sessions lets you become a Viking woodcarver for a day!
Adult Crafting – Tablet Weaving
- 11/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 11/02/2027 5:00 pm
- Barley Hall Classroom
- Discover the craft of Tablet Weaving at our hands-on sessions
It’s Your Role – A Family Friendly D&D Adventure
- 11/02/2027 5:00 pm
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- 11/02/2027 6:30 pm
- Barley Hall
- Join is for a Family Friendly adventure from It's Your Role
Beowulf by Candlelight
- 11/02/2027 7:00 pm
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- 12/02/2027 8:15 pm
- St. Helen's Church
- Join us for a thrilling evening of Beowulf by Candlelight inside the historic St. Helen's Church
It’s Your Role – An Adult Only D&D Adventure
- 11/02/2027 8:00 pm
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- 11/02/2027 9:30 pm
- Barley Hall
- Join is for an Adults Only adventure from It's Your Role
Adult Crafting – Flatbow Making
- 12/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 12/02/2027 5:00 pm
- DIG Garden
- Ever dreamed of wielding a Viking bow? Now’s your chance to make one!
10th Century Traders
- 12/02/2027 10:00 am
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- 14/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Merchant Adventurers Hall
- Step into 10th Century York as it takes over the Merchant Adventurers Hall!
It’s Your Role – A D&D Experience
- 12/02/2027 10:30 am
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- 12/02/2027 1:30 pm
- Barley Hall Classroom
- Join It's Your Role for a beginner-friendly D&D session!
Mead Cocktails and Sagas
- 12/02/2027 7:00 pm
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- 12/02/2027 9:00 pm
- Barley Hall Great Hall
- Join us for an evening of Mead Cocktails and Sagas with our partners at Horns of Odin.
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Adult Crafting – Knife Forging
- 13/02/2027 10:30 am
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- 13/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Parliament Street
- Forge a Knife like a master in our newest Adult Crafting session
Viking Games
- 13/02/2027 11:00 am
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- 13/02/2027 12:00 pm
- Eye of York
- Two teams face off but who will emerge victorious?
Kids Barbaric Battles
- 13/02/2027 1:00 pm
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- 13/02/2027 4:30 pm
- Museum Gardens
- Is your little Viking Warrior worthy of Valhalla?
March to Coppergate
- 13/02/2027 1:15 pm
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- 13/02/2027 1:45 pm
- Coppergate
- It wouldn't be the Viking Festival without the March to Coppergate
The Battle for York
- 13/02/2027 2:00 pm
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- 13/02/2027 3:00 pm
- Eye of York
- Whose side are you on for The Battle for York?
Far vel to Festival – Party with Ramashang
- 13/02/2027 7:00 pm
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- 13/02/2027 10:00 pm
- Midgard Marquee
- Join the Danish band Ramashang to celebrate the end of the Festival
Our program for the next JORVIK Viking Festival hasn’t been released yet, but stay tuned! Keep an eye on our socials and sign up for our mailing list to be the first to know about the latest news and updates from Europe’s largest Viking Festival. Exciting announcements are just around the corner—don’t miss out!
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