York Festival of Ideas 2022 - Get your free tickets!

Presented under the banner of The Next Chapter, this year’s Festival promises to educate, entertain and inspire with an array of talks, performances, family activities and panel discussions. 

With events covering 16 different themes and topics ranging from archaeology to art, history to health, politics to psychology, and more, the Festival offers something for all interests. 

Event highlights

• Ukraine: Causes, consequences and implications (in person and online)
• Next Generation Citizens: How are young people shaping the future of democracy? (in person and online)
• (Re)telling Stories at York Theatre Royal with Oscar-winning Film Editor Joe Walker
• Tim Dowling’s Podcasting Year (in person)
• FixOurFood: Sustainable, healthy and tasty food for all (in person and online)
• Rise: Extraordinary women of colour who changed the world (online)
• The Flavour of Chocolate: Taste training (in person)
• The Event Your Dog Wishes You Would Attend (online)
• Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, stabbings and broken hearts (online)
• Plotting Murder: An expert’s guide (in person)
  

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