York 50+ Festival is back with a bang!
York 50+ Festival is back again! Running from Saturday, 20 September to Wednesday, 1 October, this annual anti-ageism extravaganza is one of the best festivals our city has to offer. Boasting an extensive programme of talks, performances, activity sessions and social events (with the Central Parade running through York on Saturday, 27th September), York 50+ Festival 2025 is shaping up to be a corker! In anticipation of its launch, we’ve put together a selection of some of the festival’s hottest upcoming events:
20 SEPTEMBER – 1 OCTOBER
Discover York With Ease
10am-2pm
“I Want To Speak Please” Quilted Banner
10am-4pm
20 SEPTEMBER
Introduction to Racketball at York Squash Club
9.30am-11am
York In Close Up
10.15am – 11.30am
Stories in Glass: Open Day at St Denys Church, Walmgate
10.30am-3.30pm
Red Tower Open Days
12.00pm-4.00pm
Memorable Moments
2.00pm-4.00pm
21 SEPTEMBER
Burnholme Open Gym Session
9.00am-11.00am
York Minster In Close Up – The Exterior
2.15pm-3.30pm
22 SEPTEMBER
Walking Football
10.00am-11.00am
Cake and Connection
10.30am-12.00pm
Clutter to Calm – A Free Talk
12.30pm-1.30pm
Sporting Memories
1.00pm-2.30pm
Silver Swans Over 50s Ballet Classes
1.30pm-2.30pm
Games Afternoon
1.30pm-3.00pm
Energise Blood Pressure Checks
3.30pm-4.00pm
Energise Gentle Circuits Class
4.00pm-4.45pm
Burnholme Open Gym Session
6.00pm-8.00pm
Walking Touch Rugby
6.30pm-7.30 pm
23 SEPTEMBER
Maintaining Good Physical and Cognitive Fitness at 50+
2.00pm-4.00pm
Yearsley Aqua Aerobics Class
2.10pm-2.55pm
Over 55’s Ballet Class
3.00pm-4.00pm
24 SEPTEMBER
On an Autumn Morning: Seasonal Collage for a Positive Future
10am-12.30pm
Uncover York’s Hidden Histories
11am-12.30pm
In person: Sighted Guiding Taster for Friends and Family of People Living with Sight Loss.
12.00pm-1.00pm
Lip Reading Taster Session
2.00pm-3.00pm
History of Joseph Rowntree Theatre
6.00pm-7.30pm
What IS Conscious Ageing at 50, 60+ and Beyond?
6.30pm-8.30pm
25 SEPTEMBER
Talk to a Trusted Solicitor About Making Your Will and Lasting Powers of Attorney
10.00am-3.00pm
Move It or Lose It Exercise Class
10.15am-11.00am
Burnholme Blood Pressure Checks
1.00pm-1.45pm
Crafts for a Cause – Spreading Kindness Through Creativity.
2.00pm-4.00pm
26 SEPTEMBER
Pure Stretch and Relaxation
10.15am-11.15am
Line Dance Taster Workshop & Social
1.30pm-4.30pm
Introduction to Whittling
2.00pm-3.30pm
27 SEPTEMBER
From Role to Soul – The Inner Work of Age
10.00am-12.30pm
Symmetry & Serenity: Paper folding session
10.00am-12.00pm
50+ LGBT Coffee Social
12.30pm-3.30pm
28 SEPTEMBER
York Open Eco Homes
10.00am-4.00pm
Intergenerational Planet Southbank Foraging Walk
2.00pm-3.30pm
29 SEPTEMBER
Sporting Memories
1.00pm-2.30pm
Games Afternoon
1.30pm-3.00pm
Energise Gentle Circuits Class
4.00pm-4.45pm
Walking Touch Rugby
6.30pm-7.30pm
30 SEPTEMBER
Deal or No Deal
12.30pm-1.30pm
Discover the Power of Volunteering
6.00pm-7.30pm
1 OCTOBER
Meet the Curator: Visions, Voices, Vocations
10.00am-12.00pm
Sewn With Love – Pillow making workshop
10.00am-3.00pm
A Brew with Bronte
2.00pm-4.00pm
CARE: Film screening and discussion
2.30pm-4.00pm
Strictly Fun Dancing!
2.30pm-4.30pm
Visit www.ageuk.org.uk/bp-assets/globalassets/york/original-blocks/our-services/hsd/york-50-festival-2025—digital-programme.pdf to browse the full York 50+ Festival 2025 events programme.
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