A NEW pop-up festival of exhibitions, events and activities for all ages will run in York Minster’s Dean’s Park this summer.
The Heart of Yorkshire Festival will see the space transformed for a range of events, including an international stone carving festival, open air cinema and a tipi bar with sculpture show.
Other highlights from the summer in the park programme, which runs from July 4 to September 2, include family music, dance and storytelling workshops, talks and activities for adults and the return of the Minster’s popular children’s craft activities.
The festival is themed around sustainability, the environment and conservation, reflecting the completion of the 10-year, £11.5m project to restore the cathedral’s East End and Great East Window.
The centrepiece will be the international York Minster Stone Carving Festival - the first the cathedral has hosted since 2010 – which will run from August 17 to 19.
For full details of all events, including how to book tickets, visit yorkminster.org.
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