York Walls Festival

About Us

York Walls Festival is an annual event hosted by volunteers to celebrate the walls and all of their history. We set up stalls all around the city packed with activities and culture.

Friends of York Walls

We are partnered with Friends of York Walls, with many of our volunteers also working for the small charity. Based at Fishergate Postern Tower, Friends of York Walls are all about providing a gateway into the past and teaching us about the walls' heritage.

Upcoming Festival

We are in the process of planning for our 2021 York Walls Festival, in the meantime, make sure you've checked out our online content for our 2020 Festival. We also have an archive of all of our past festivals!

The York Walls Festival is back this weekend, Sat 15th and Sun 16th August 2020.

This third festival is smaller than last year’s, because of the Coronavirus, but will still contain open days at two of the historic towers on the City Walls and a range of online events. Details are listed on our planned events page.

Check out our online events here

Some great reasons to walk the City Walls. Remember that they are clockwise only at the moment.