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York Residents Festival

Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 January 2019
Enjoy over 100 attractions, events and offers with a valid York Card or Student ID. Organised by Make It York and sponsored by Grand Central, the York Residents Festival is your chance to explore the city and be a tourist for the weekend for free! This year there's chance to explore behind the scenes at a number of venues not usually open to the public, plus some great dining and retail offers. York Residents Festival is open to all York Residents and York students who have a valid YorkCard or student ID. You'll need one card per person. Remember that for some of the attractions, tours and events, you'll need to pre-book and that some venues have limited free tickets and operate on a first come, first served basis.

John Lewis, Vangarde Shopping Park

York’s first John Lewis department store. The region’s largest M&S. A state of the art Next. Restaurants.. including Giraffe, Costa Coffee, Prezzo, Nando’s, Frankie & Benny’s.

A Guide to The City of York.

York is one of England's beautiful historic cities, located in the north of England in the county of North Yorkshire. York has over 2000 years of history, preserved for us to see today in it's beautiful architecture. From The Romans, Vikings and Normans to the Georgians and Victorians, they have all left a lasting impression on our city. One of the first places to visit is York Minster, which dominates York's skyline, and is one of the largest and magnificent Gothic Cathedrals in Europe.

York today is a lively and busy city full a contemporary shops, restaurants and award winning tourist attractions. Here you can find information you need if you are visiting or living in York. If you haven't visited York yet then what are you waiting for? York is Britain's favourite city!

York has an official Tourist Information Centre at 1 Museum Street and another at York Rail Station. Where you can plan your visit to York, buy tickets to all major tourist attractions, save money with a York Pass, book accommodation, buy souvenirs and pickup a map of York.

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