Eboracum Roman Festival

Eboracum Roman Festival
Eboracum Roman Festival set to return in May!
Saturday 16 - Sunday 31 May 2026
Greetings and salutations await visitors to York at the end of May, when some of the top attractions in the city join forces for two weeks of gladiators, centurions, gods and goddesses with the return of Eboracum Roman Festival.

Join us on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May for the Living History Camp. Visitors can meet costumed interpreters, enjoy re-enactments, explore demonstrations of Roman Life. Families can chat to Roman soldiers, see objects from daily life, try Roman-style crafts and activities. Curators and historians from across York will offer object handling sessions and mini excavations to bring the city’s Roman past even closer. The Roman Festival has something for everyone!

This year’s festival has been organised by the Yorkshire Museum in partnership with York Archaeology, York Minster, University of York, Roman Bath Museum, Uncomfortable York, and City Screen.

Living History Camp in York Museum Gardens
Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 May 2026 | 10am – 5pm
Free entry to York Museum Gardens, some activities incur a charge

Ecce! Romani! Romans take over York Museum Gardens again this May with a living history encampment demonstrating the Roman way of life in Eboracum. This is a family friendly, free event for everyone to enjoy, celebrating York’s Roman history.

Explore the day-to-day lives of citizens and centurions through living-history demonstrations, expert talks, hands-on activities and storytelling for all ages.

York Museum Gardens







Please visit www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk for a full programme of events.