Yorkshire Halloween Festival-Part 1

By Tracie Jarvis | 24/10/2024 | Comments Off on Yorkshire Halloween Festival-Part 1
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Date/Time
Date(s) - 24/10/2024 - 27/10/2024
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location
York Parliament Street

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Held in the heart of York, on Parliament Street, The Yorkshire Halloween Festival will take place between

24th October – 1st November.

Hosted by Made in Yorkshire, The Yorkshire Halloween Festival is a celebration of creativity and interactivity suitable for all the family!

As well as our well know large group of local artisans you will also find at the festival, a unique series of local makers who will be running workshops to entertain and encourage you to make and create – all with a Halloween/Autumnal theme.

 

 

We will also, for the first time, provide an attractive Tipi (Jorvik Tipis) in which we aim to create an inclusive sensory environment to host a series of accessible and creative events ( free, paid and pre-bookable) and offer a Halloween
inspired sensory haven in the centre of York.  This will host a variety of children’s activities as well as specialist sessions for adults.

 

We will schedule a range of activities including:

????Tactile pumpkin decorating

????Create your own leaf for the central tree

????Ginger bread biscuit decorating

???? Stone painting

????Yarn Ghosts

????Lollipop spiders webs

????Face painting

 ????Spiders Web Suncatchers

 ????Halloween Bunting making

 ????Sensory Storytelling

 

Children (and adults!) are welcome to book any of the above activities- just click here to book your space-come and join in the fun!!

 

 

Our sensory tipi will also play host to a “Crackling Campfire Storytelling Experience”- with special sessions for those with autism and other additional needs.  Click below to find out more and book a space:

Crackling Campfire Storytelling Experience

Crackling Campfire Storytelling Experience – AUTISM FRIENDLY SESSION

Demonstrations and Workshops

The Yorkshire Halloween Festival will also feature a series of small pop-up marquees, erected in front of the main marquee, which will house on-going demonstrations and workshops with an Autumnal/Halloween theme from the following:

 

Blacksmithing

Chimps Forge and Must Forge, two local blacksmiths who will be demonstrating their blacksmithing skills and offering workshops on creating your own metal rose.

               

 

 

Click here to book: 

Make Your Own Metal Rose Workshop

 

Ceramics

Natasha Jackson will lead a series of workshops offering families the opportunity to paint ceramics and throw a pot. Many of the pots will be Halloween themes e.g. pumpkins, witches, leaves, skulls etc

 

Click here to book: 

Pot Throwing & Pottery Painting Workshop

 

Autumnal Paper Collaging

Lauri Bower will be hosting collage workshops , with opportunity to create an autumnal paper collage.

 

Click here to book:

Artists Around Wetherby-Autumnal Paper Collage Workshop

 

Felt Making -autumnal felt picture making

Katy Small will be hosting felt picture making workshops to create a colourful seasonal felt picture

 

Click here to book:

Artists Around Wetherby-Felted Picture Workshop

 

Stained Glass Workshops

Janet Fraser is a stained-glass specialist and she will be providing workshops giving the opportunity to learn the basic techniques in stained glass and to create a small take home piece. Her workshops are aimed at 13 yrs +

 

Click here to book:

Stained Glass Workshop-Make Your Own Halloween Ghost Decoration

 

Click below for more details on workshops:

Pot Throwing & Pottery Painting Workshop

Artists Around Wetherby-Autumnal Paper Collage Workshop

Artists Around Wetherby-Felted Picture Workshop

Make Your Own Metal Rose Workshop

Stained Glass Workshop-Make Your Own Halloween Ghost Decoration

 

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