Address:
Paragon Street, York YO10 4AH

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Telephone:
01904 313297 (accessible ticket bookings)

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Opening Times:

York Barbican opens according to its performance schedule. The box office opens from 18:00 on most show nights, with individual door and performance times published for each event.

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Description:
York Barbican is the city’s largest music and arts venue, hosting more than 200 events each year across live music, comedy, family entertainment, orchestral performances and major sporting fixtures. The programme ranges from touring bands and household-name comedians to the UK Snooker Championship, with refreshments available from the venue’s cashless bars.

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Good for:
Live music · stand-up comedy · touring shows · snooker · orchestral concerts · family entertainment · major events · accessible seating · pre-booked experiences · big nights out

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Nearby:
York city walls · Walmgate Bar · Fishergate Bar · Clifford’s Tower · York Castle Museum · Fishergate · Walmgate · River Foss

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Make a Day of It:
Walk the city walls from Walmgate Bar, explore York Castle Museum or find an early dinner around Walmgate before heading to the Barbican. Arrive with enough time for the entrance checks, collect a drink and locate your seat before the lights go down and somebody in your row decides this is the perfect moment to squeeze past.

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The Tidy Take:
York Barbican is where the city goes when the performance needs a bigger stage. The programme is impressively broad, the atmosphere rises nicely when the room fills and there is always something coming up that makes you think, “Actually, I would quite like to see that.”