Events in York in December 2026
York has 12 sourced events in December 2026. Compare dates, venues, and ticket sources below, then build the rest of your trip around the events you choose.
The York calendar for December 2026 leads with these:
- Beans On ToastDec 2The Crescent · Source: Ticketmaster
- Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club - YorkDec 5The Basement, City Screen Picturehouse · Source: Ticketmaster
- Just RadioheadDec 5The Crescent · Source: Ticketmaster
By TripSapien · Updated August 24, 2026
Sourced events
- Dec 7
- Dec 8
- Dec 10
- Dec 11
The Big Christmas Sing A-Long with Aled Jones and Alexander Armstrong
York Barbican. Arts & Theatre · Classical.
Source: Ticketmaster
- Dec 11
The Big Christmas Sing-A-Long: Venue Premium Tickets
York Barbican. Music · Other.
Source: Ticketmaster
- Dec 12
Love Actually Live In Concert - Venue Premium Tickets
York Barbican. Film · Music.
Source: Ticketmaster
- Dec 14
- Dec 14
- Dec 15
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Planning leads
Early leads on events still lining up. Exact dates and details firm up closer to your trip.
- Dec 1 - Dec 24
York Christmas Festival
The streets of York come alive in the run up to Christmas with carol singers, buskers, and the St Nicholas Fair featuring market stalls and wooden chalets on Parliament Street and St Sampson's Square.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: festival research
- Dec 1 - Dec 31
Yorkshire's Winter Wonderland
Featuring The Ice Factor, the North's largest seasonal ice rink with a giant Christmas tree centerpiece, a vintage funfair, log cabin stalls, and Santa's Grotto.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: festival research
- Dec 1 - Dec 31
World class series of concerts, lectures and workshops focusing on pre-18th century music which takes place at venues across the city.
Planning lead · details firm up closer in · Source: seasonal calendar
Holidays, observances & long weekends
Holiday and observance schedules can affect services and venue hours; confirm each place directly.
- Christmas Day · publicDec 25
- Boxing Day · publicDec 26
- Boxing Day (substitute day) · publicDec 28
- Long weekendDec 25–Dec 28
- Long weekendDec 25–Dec 27
- Long weekendDec 26–Dec 28
Holiday data: date-holidays (ISC/CC-BY-3.0).
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