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Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun

Meet radical changemakers making a difference in York and discover how we can all play a part in building the future today.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Workshops

Bike Repair Workshop: Recycle York

Look after your bike, and your bike will look after you. Pop along to reCycle York for a FREE bike service this weekend!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Workshops

Print Room Party: Make Your Own Merch!

Inky fingers, not fast fashion! Join Mek Summat in the Print Room and make your own festival merch.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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St Nicks: The Green Heart of York Workshops

Come along and learn about pollinating insects and the nature around us, and try willow weaving and slow floristry.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Mindful Rock Balancing

A family friendly workshop which combines the fun, interactive practice of rock stacking, along with the challenge and art of mindfulness!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Everything you ever wanted to know about COMPOST!

Top rotter 'Compost John' brings his recycling know how to help you start your composting endeavours. Including free samples - bring a container.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Future York: Young People's Hopes and Dreams for the Future

How can we make York a better place to live for young people? Join us as we use arts-based methods (collage, zine making) to design a Future York, and to envision what our community can become.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Print Poetry with Little Hirundine Micro Press

Come and have a go at printing a letterpress poem! Be part of a poetry experiment and watch our collaborative poem unfold on a historic Adana press.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Preserve Making Workshop

Come and see how to preserve seasonal homegrown fruit and veg. Book at the workshop area!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: Civic Square

Curated by Civic Square, hear practitioners and neighbourhoods share their bold visions for futures of thriving in balance through a series workshops and micro talks.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: YoCo

York Central Co-Owned (YoCo) project asks what would make a vibrant, inclusive neighbourhood on York Central – or indeed anywhere else.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: YorSpace - The people's property: dreaming up community ownership

Join YorSpace for a family-friendly, playful workshop imagining your dream home, pub, green space, and highstreet in York. You might even pitch your idea as YorSpace’s next exciting project!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: Threads in the Ground

Join Threads in the Ground at the Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun all weekend, they will be exploring future food systems and the superpowers of fungi!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Living Lab: Future Community

Help staff and students from the York St John Living Lab to create the perfect, climate-resilient, community space. Explore our own experiments in positive futures and bring your craft, words and ears to create a bit of the future.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Edible York - activities and inspiration

Sow seeds, build a bug hotel and learn about our Abundance project.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Hands-on Workshops

Get stuck into a range of hands-on workshops. Learn how to make jam, screenprint your old t-shirt, whittle a spoon, compost your food waste, repair your clothes, service your bike, create a terrarium, and more!

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Living Lab: Crafting Activities & Sewing Repair Cafe

Guided crafting and sewing repair cafe from York St John Living Lab.

All day, Saturday 5th July

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Yoga for Liberation

Join the Teapot Collective for a morning of gentle, accessible chair or mat-based asana yoga.

10:15, Saturday 5th July

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Your Park. Reimagined

A legacy of the Homestead Park Festival will be a new community structure in the park. We’ll be gathering your thoughts and hopes for what a new structure could be, and what you might use it for.

11:00, Saturday 5th July

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Chanting in Community

Connect with each other through sound and vibration in this chanting workshop from the Teapot Collective.

13:15, Saturday 5th July

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Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun

Meet radical changemakers making a difference in York and discover how we can all play a part in building the future today.

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Bike Repair Workshop: Recycle York

Look after your bike, and your bike will look after you. Pop along to reCycle York for a FREE bike service this weekend!

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Creative writing workshops

Come and construct a future through creative writing.

All day, Sunday 6th July

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Workshops

Print Room Party: Make Your Own Merch!

Inky fingers, not fast fashion! Join Mek Summat in the Print Room and make your own festival merch.

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here is Action

Family

Cardboard City

Join us to create a world out of cardboard! Imagine your perfect city, then build it! Fancy your own apartment building? A zoo?! Drop by and contribute to our dream city.

All day, Sunday 6th July

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Workshops

Everything you ever wanted to know about COMPOST!

Top rotter 'Compost John' brings his recycling know how to help you start your composting endeavours. Including free samples - bring a container.

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here is Action

Workshops

Preserve Making Workshop

Come and see how to preserve seasonal homegrown fruit and veg. Book at the workshop area!

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here is Action

Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: Civic Square

Curated by Civic Square, hear practitioners and neighbourhoods share their bold visions for futures of thriving in balance through a series workshops and micro talks.

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: YoCo

York Central Co-Owned (YoCo) project asks what would make a vibrant, inclusive neighbourhood on York Central – or indeed anywhere else.

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: YorSpace - The people's property: dreaming up community ownership

Join YorSpace for a family-friendly, playful workshop imagining your dream home, pub, green space, and highstreet in York. You might even pitch your idea as YorSpace’s next exciting project!

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun: Threads in the Ground

Join Threads in the Ground at the Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun all weekend, they will be exploring future food systems and the superpowers of fungi!

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here Is Hope

Workshops

Hands-on Workshops

Get stuck into a range of hands-on workshops. Learn how to make jam, screenprint your old t-shirt, whittle a spoon, compost your food waste, repair your clothes, service your bike, create a terrarium, and more!

All day, Sunday 6th July

Here is Action

Workshops

Let's Play with Theatre of Connections

Enjoy a story-filled drama workshop made for everyone - all ages welcome!

10:00, Sunday 6th July

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Workshops

Mossarium Workshop

Come and make a mossy landscape with York Terrariums.

11:00, Sunday 6th July

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Workshops

Your Park. Reimagined

A legacy of the Homestead Park Festival will be a new community structure in the park. We’ll be gathering your thoughts and hopes for what a new structure could be, and what you might use it for.

11:00, Sunday 6th July

Here is Play

Talks

Sanctuary of the Hopeful Sun sunset discussion - Weaving the threads towards York’s future

Join us for a cosy closing circle to gather your ideas from the weekend. Bring a blanket, a cuppa, and your hopes for York’s future. There’ll be space for all to share their reflections - on land, neighbourhoods, ownership, and more, as we imagine what comes next, together.

16:30, Sunday 6th July

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