Special Event Days at Knaresborough Castle & Museum 2013
Events arranged by Museums and Arts in black KC = Knaresborough Castle M=Museum
Events in Red external
Date
Venue
Event
Wednesday 27th March
Knaresborough Castle &
Museum
KC&M
Opens for the season
Sat 29th March – 14th April
KC & M
Children’s Easter Trail
Tuesday 2 April
KC & M
£1 day
£1 entry day
Tuesday 9th April
KC & M – Resource Room
Medieval Pendant Making
Drop In
workshop £2 a
go.
Every Tuesday from 16th April
1 – 2pm
KC & M Bowling Green
Have a go Bowling for all
ages
Free
Saturday 4th May 1.30 -3.30pm
Friday 17th May 6 – 7pm and 7.15
– 8.15pm
KC King’s Tower (museum
if bad weather
KC & M- Resource Room
Sallyport and King’s Tower
Enjoy music from our
resident lute player
Meet Knaresborough’s
special cave spiders as part
of a creepy crawlies
roadshow. For children.
Part of Museums at Night
Normal
admission price
Bookable £4
per child
Places limited
Wednesday 29th May 1 -4pm
KC & M Resource Room
£2 a go
Saturday 1st June 1.30 -3.30pm
Saturday 8th June
KC King’s Tower (museum
if bad weather)
KC & M
Drop-In Craft activity for
children. Make paper
Kings and Queens
Enjoy music from our
resident lute player
Bed Race
Sunday 9th June
KC grounds
Band Concert – White
Rose Concert Band
Free
Sunday 16th June
KC grounds
Band Concert – Yorkshire
Brass Quintet
Free
Sunday 23rd June
KC grounds
Band Concert -Phoenix
Band
Free
Sunday 30th June 11am – 4pm
KC & M inc grounds
Medieval Day
Free
Friday 29th March and Saturday
30th March
Easter Fayre
Offer
None
Normal
admission price
None
Saturday 6th July 1.30 – 3.30pm
KC King’s Tower (museum
if bad weather)
Enjoy music from our
resident lute player
Normal
Admission Price
Sunday 7th July
KC grounds
Band concert -Garforth
Band
Free
Sunday 14th July
KC grounds
Band concert – Drums
Agogo
Free
Sunday 21st July
KC grounds
Band concert –
Knaresborough Silver Band
Free
Tuesday 23rd July 7.30pm
KC & M
Macbeth
Late July Date tbc
KC & M Resource Room
and yard by Courthouse
Saturday 3rd August 1.30 –3.30pm
Saturday 10 Aug 11am -4pm
KC King’s Tower (museum
if bad weather)
KC & M inc grounds
Mon 12th Aug 2.30 -4.30
KC & M and town
Dig for Treasure
Part of Festival British
Archaeology
Enjoy music from our
resident lute player
Medieval Stories crafts,
games, including Horrible
Histories author Terry
Dreary, have a go archery
Joint event with Yorkshire
Archaeological Trust Part
of Feva
Historical tour of
Knaresborough – part of
Feva
£12 adult £10
concessions
£8 children
£1 per go
Tues 13th Aug
KC & M and library
Children’s storytelling trail
– part of Feva
Free – book at
library
Tues 13th Aug 7.30pm
KC & M
Evening tour of Castle –
part of Feva
£4.50 and £3
Wednesday 14th Aug
KC & M and town
Historical tour of
Knaresborough
£4.50 and £3
Thursday 15th Aug
KC & M
Evening tour of Castle –
part of Feva
£4.50 and £3
Sunday 18th Aug
KC & M
£1 entry day – part of Feva
£1 for all
Normal
admission price
Activities from
free to £3
£4.50 and £3
Saturday 7th September 1.30 –
3.30pm
KC King’s Tower (museum
if bad weather)
Enjoy music from our
resident lute player
Friday 13th September
KC&M
Heritage Open Day
Normal
admission
charge
Free
Saturday 14th September
KC&M and RPRM
Heritage Open Day
Free
Closed weekdays 16 – 20th Sep
23 – 27 Sep(Open weekends)
Sunday 29th September
KC&M
Last Day