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JORVIK Viking Festival 2007

Wednesday 14th February - Family Day!

Under 5s Get Crafty @ DIG
DIG, St Saviour's Church, St Saviourgate
10.00am – Last Admission 4.00pm: Included in standard admission charge to DIG.
Come to our drop-in activity sessions at DIG, aimed at families with young children. Experience Viking life first hand and participate in various craft activities, as well as exciting storytelling sessions.

Viking Market
Barley Hall, off Stonegate
10.00am – 5.00pm, £1 admission
Meet Dark-Age craftsmen and women demonstrating and selling their wares. A slice of living history that is also a great shopping experience, set in a magnificent medieval hall. Telephone: 01904 610275.

Meet the Vikings of Coppergate
Coppergate Square
10.30am - 4.00pm, Free!
The Vikings of York are preparing for the coming of spring, putting everything in place to voyage once more into the unknown. Befriend Viking men and women, listen to their stories and see their boats drawn up in Coppergate Square.

Archaeology unleashed!
Parliament Street Activity Area
10.30am - 4.00pm, Free!
Chat with real archaeologists from the York Archaeological Trust to learn all about the latest excavation and research techniques and handle genuine finds discovered in and around the city. Have a go at craft activities inspired by ancient objects. Small charge for some craft activities.

Festival Launch
The Great JORVIK Balloon Release
Coppergate Square
11.00am, Free!
See a cloud of colourful balloons launched on their voyage into the unknown. The creators of the most famous animated Viking in the world, Noggin the Nog, will be on hand to help, along with the Lord Mayor of York. Look out for a special appearance by Thor Nogson, who will be sending the army of young Vikings on their journey across the city!
In association with the Dragons' Friendly Society. Please see www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk for more information.

Launch Competition
Tickets to win a balloon ride for two can be purchased from the JORVIK Viking Centre for £1. The ticket attached to the balloon that flies the furthest wins! Tickets on sale until Tuesday 13th February.

Access all Areas @ DIG: Vikings for the Very Young
DIG, St Saviour's Church, St Saviourgate
11.00am, 1.00pm, 3.00pm
Special activities for our very youngest Viking fans with local theatre in education company Risky Things. A colourful journey with story-telling and object handling for the under fives.
Pre-booking essential: 01904 543402. Standard admission charges apply for a full visit to DIG - An Archaeological Adventure.
Funded by Awards for All

Design a 'Viking Tunic' Workshop
York Designer Outlet
11.00am - 4.00pm, Free!
Children can join in the fun and create their own Viking T-shirts. Meet the JORVIK Viking between 12 and 2pm and learn more about Viking costumes to inspire your design. You might even get to try on a Viking helmet!

Mini Vikings across the City: Procession and Performance
Coppergate Square to the Festival marquee, St. Sampson's Square: Free!
11.30am start (approx.)
Join local children and follow the procession of Mini Vikings to St. Sampson's Square, to see colourful stories of the Vikings of York performed on our stage at 12.00 noon and 1.15pm! Performances have been devised especially for the Festival with theatre group MarkMark.

Viking battle drills
Parliament Street Activity Area
11.30am, 12.30pm and 2.00pm, Free!
A chance for mini Vikings to learn the skills of defence and attack with JORVIK's Vikings.
Sponsored by Next Generation Clubs

Access all Areas @ DIG: Opening the Viking Vault
DIG, St Saviour's Church, St Saviourgate
12.00 noon, 2.00pm, Free!
Ever wanted to get hands-on with some 1000 year-old objects? A special chance to meet our archaeologists and see finds from the vaults, not normally on display to the public. Special tactile handling sessions for visitors with specific needs. Standard admission charges apply for a full visit to DIG - An Archaeological Adventure.
Funded by Awards for All

Viking Snickleways Walk
Museum Gardens Gates, Museum Street
2.15pm: £5 adult / £4.50 NUS, Yorkcard / £2 child
The city of York is honeycombed by a maze of alleyways, many of Viking origin. Travel back in time and explore York's Scandinavian past.
Enquiries: 01904 622303. A Yorkwalk event.

Voyage to Valhalla
Rowntree Park pavilion
3.00pm til dusk, £3 per person.
Join this family event to build your very own miniature longship with the help of Viking
poet Adrinskald, then launch your candlelit boat with its cargo of poetry and power-words on its voyage into the unknown as darkness falls. Participants will also get a chance to try their hand at a variety of other Viking crafts, including dyeing, Viking food and rune stones. Come in Viking dress for the full experience. Prize for the best-dressed Viking. 40 places, pre-booking is essential: call Stephen Whittaker 07771 941155. A Young Friends of Rowntree Park event in conjunction with City of York Council Parks Section and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Val and Halla's Loony Longboat Legends
(a complete history of the vicious vengeful Vikings and their vulgar vanquished victims!)
Festival marquee, St. Sampson's Square
2.30pm, 3.45pm, £2 per person.
An interactive storytelling show which offers a lively, practical and fun way to explore the history of the Vikings with theatre group MarkMark. The audience will find themselves playing the heroes, villains and monsters of Viking legend, with no rehearsal or preparation necessary! Pre-booking: 01904 543402

Late night DIG
St Saviour's Church, St Saviourgate
6.00pm, £10 adult, £8 child
See history come to life! DIG is peopled by characters from York gone by. Meet the Roman soldier, Medieval Monk, Viking craftsmen and Victorian lady and hear their stories as part of your special after-hours tour.
Pre-booking only: 01904 543402

Noggin goes North!
A screening of Noggin the Nog, in the company of creators Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate.
City Screen, Coney Street
6.00pm, £8 adult, £6.50 conc.
The JORVIK Viking Festival is very proud to present two giants of children's television, Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate, who join the Festival in 2007 to introduce this very special screening of some of Noggin the Nog's finest moments. The partnership responsible for creating such
timeless classics as the Clangers, Ivor the Engine and Bagpuss will be bringing Noggin, Nogbad, Graculus and many other well-loved characters to life at York's City Screen. There will be stories told about their work - (it's not widely known that Peter Firmin made Olly Beak and Basil Brush!) - and the chance to ask them questions, or even just to say 'thank you' to these two visionary programme-makers for their wonderful storytelling, characters and memories.
Pre-booking: 08707 583219.
In association with the Dragons' Friendly Society. Please see www.dragons-friendly-society.co.uk for more information.

Park and Raid: A Comedy Viking Walk
West end of the Minster (opposite Reeds cafe)
7.00pm, £3.50 adults / £3 conc.
Take an alternative and surreal view of some of the sights of the city with York stand-up comedian Howard Spencer-Mosley. Please note: the walk involves crossing some busy roads. Some of the sites have uneven floors. Sturdy footwear is a must!'

Evening Viking Walk
Exhibition Square
7.30pm, £3 adult, £2 child
Explore the history, archaeology and development of the Viking city in the company of a costumed guide. A Viking Walk event.

The Festival Gig: 422 plus Fribo
National Centre for Early Music, Walmgate
7.30pm, £12 / £10 conc.
A thrilling double bill of music from Britain, Scandinavia and beyond.
Youthful band 422 (alias Emily and Sophy Ball, Joey Oliver, Sam Pirt and Ian Stephenson) have been making music together since their childhood in The Pack, while Fribo combines the stunning Norwegian singer Anne-Sofie Linge Valdal with young Scottish guitarist Ewan MacPherson and fiddle player Sarah-Jane Summers.
Pre-booking: 01904 658338, or book online at www.ncem.co.uk. A Black Swan Folk Club event.