Continental
Market Parliament Street
9.00am - 5.00pm
Please see listing for Thursday 15th.
Viking
Market Barley Hall, off Stonegate
10.00am - 4.00pm, £1 admission
Please see listing for Wednesday 14th.
Telephone: 01904 610275.
Access
All Areas @ DIG: Under 5s Get Crafty DIG, St. Saviour's, St. Saviourgate 10.00am - 4.00pm
Included in standard admission charge to DIG. Please
see listing for Wednesday 14th.
Funded by Awards for All.
Living History: Meet
the Vikings Hospitium, Museum Gardens
10.00am - 4.00pm; £1.50 adult, £1 conc,
£4 family of four
Please see listing for Saturday 17th February.
Tenth-Century
Traders The Guildhall, off St. Helen's
Square
10.00am - 4.00pm, £1.50 adults, £1 conc.,
£4 family of four
See listing for Saturday 17th February
Battle
of Fulford Workshops Fulford Social Hall, School
Lane, Fulford
10.00am - 3.00pm (and Monday 19 February, 9.00am - 1.00pm),
FREE!
There will be an dyeing and embroidery workshop taking
place alongside the sorting of thousands of finds from
the area of the 1066 battle at Fulford. There will be
experts on hand to advise and assist with these hands-on
activities. Material and refreshments will be for sale.
Faces from the Past:
A Journey into Viking Yorkshire (special coach tour)
10.00am start, return approx. 5.00pm. Pick up York
city centre. £10
Join an expert from the York Archaeological Trust
on a brand new Festival tour to uncover Viking and
Anglo-Saxon secrets deep in the Yorkshire countryside
(please note: some of the sites have uneven floors).
Sturdy footwear is a must and please bring a packed
lunch. Pre-booking only: 01904 543402
Meet the Vikings of Coppergate Coppergate Square
10.30am - 4.00pm
Please see listing for Wednesday 14th.
Archaeology unleashed,
plus Mr. Swede Head! Parliament Street Activity
Area
10.30am - 4.00pm, Free!
For Archaeology unleashed, please see listing for
Wednesday 14th.
Plus: Take part in JORVIK's first ever Mr. Swede Head
contest, vegetable crafting with a Viking twist! Create
a fun character from your own root vegetable, or just
'turnip' and use one of ours! Small charge for some
craft activities.
International Vikings! Festival Marquee, St Sampson's
Square
11.00am - 3.00pm, Free!
See warriors from across the Viking world put to the
test in the Festival Trial of Strength. Which of the
warriors will you back to win the Viking strongman
title? Look out for leg-wrestling and lifting the
weights. Get a taste of Viking lands with some of
our international visitors. The Danish Seamen's Church
of Hull will be on hand to discuss their work and
to display a range of Scandinavian wares. The York
Anglo-Scandinavian Society (www.angloscan.org.uk)
will be selling a selection of their hand-made cards,
and will have a display of traditional crafts for
you to join in and enjoy! There will also be information
about how you can join the Society and support their
valuable work.
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. You might even get to try on a Viking helmet!
Viking battle drills
Parliament Street
Activity Area
11.30am, 12.30pm and 2.00pm, Free!
Please see listing for Wednesday 14th.
Access
all Areas @ DIG: Opening the Viking Vault DIG, St Saviour's Church, St
Saviourgate
12.00 noon, 2.00pm
Standard admission charges apply for a full visit to
DIG
- An Archaeological Adventure.
Please see listing for Wednesday 14th February
Funded by Awards for All
Falconry at The Eye
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled on advice
from DEFRA.
Journey to the Afterlife:
A Royal Viking Burial Museum Gardens by Hospitium
(weather permitting, otherwise in Living History Display)
1.00pm
A powerful and influential queen and her companion
are buried with many of their most precious possessions.
Witness the re-enactment, based on the discoveries
during the excavation of the famous Oseberg ship burial
discovered in Norway in the early 1900s.
Access
all Areas @ DIG: Signed Lecture DIG, St Saviour's Church, St
Saviourgate
1.00pm Viking Filth: The Evidence
Andrew 'Bone' Jones
Please see listing for Saturday 14th February.
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
Please see listing for Wednesday 14th.
Enquiries: 01904 622303. A Yorkwalk event.
Saga and Song Night Barley Hall, off Coffee Yard
8.00pm: £20
A special candlelit evening in the beautiful surroundings
of Barley Hall. Be entertained by ancient stories,
enchanting songs and traditional instruments, whilst
sampling delicious Scandinavian food and drink, buffet
style. Pre-booking: 01904 543402
