Organised by York African Community, this event will be the third Africa Day celebration in a row in the city. Each edition has been a valuable addition to the cultural life of the City of York—a city that many Africans proudly call home. This time, it’s happening in Homestead Park!

This will be a fun and interactive day of activities for all to drop in on. There will be music on the lawn, drumming circles, dance, stalls, and art exhibitions in the Pavilion.

Join Nic and Chloe of Abundance press in the Pavilion for some Queer risograph action! Laid back create and print your own project- monthly!

Are you currently home educating in York? Join us at Homestead Park for our relaxed nature socials. 

We will connect with nature, form community and create together - each session includes nature journaling, an exploration outside, and a social space inside with refreshments. Family friendly for all ages.

Join for family friendly for all ages in the Homestead Park Pavilion

Sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month and cost £5 per child (free places are always available - just ask).

To book, email: paulinecarneyart@icloud.com

On Saturday and Sunday 9th and 10th May, there will be many events in the park as part of York’s Dead Good Festival.

See the full programme here: https://www.yorksdeadgoodfestival.co.uk/2026-programme

It happens to every one of us, so why do we find it so hard to talk about death – or even to think about it, let alone prepare for it? York’s Dead Good Festival re-imagines death, dying and bereavement and brings to light ways we as a society can do things differently. The more we learn, the more we see the dignity, respect and wellbeing we can bring to the end of life. Through education, practical information-sharing, music, art, and conversation we can, together, discover how to accept and prepare for the inevitable, to everyone’s benefit.

On Saturday and Sunday 9th and 10th May, there will be many events in the park as part of York’s Dead Good Festival.

See the full programme here: https://www.yorksdeadgoodfestival.co.uk/2026-programme

It happens to every one of us, so why do we find it so hard to talk about death – or even to think about it, let alone prepare for it? York’s Dead Good Festival re-imagines death, dying and bereavement and brings to light ways we as a society can do things differently. The more we learn, the more we see the dignity, respect and wellbeing we can bring to the end of life. Through education, practical information-sharing, music, art, and conversation we can, together, discover how to accept and prepare for the inevitable, to everyone’s benefit.

Now that the evenings are longer, the music nights in the park are starting again for 2026.

Pizza from Bistro Guy York from 4pm

Music from Holly Taymar from 6pm

Birdsong and horticultural delight - all day long

(Sunshine TBC)

These will be happening once a month, from April to September, so come along for some gorgeous sounds and great food in the lovely surroundings of a performance in the park.

As usual, there’s no need to book, just show up on the day.
The performance is free, food is to buy if you’d like to.


Are you currently home educating in York? Join us at Homestead Park for our relaxed nature socials. 

We will connect with nature, form community and create together - each session includes nature journaling, an exploration outside, and a social space inside with refreshments. Family friendly for all ages.

Join for family friendly for all ages in the Homestead Park Pavilion

Sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month and cost £5 per child (free places are always available - just ask).

To book, email: paulinecarneyart@icloud.com

For York’s City Nature Challenge 2026, join us for an exploration of our local flora and fauna.

We will meet in the Pavilion building at 10am for an introduction to the City Nature Challenge, how to use iNaturalist, and some tips for what species we might find. Then we will head out and spread out, seeing how many species of wild plant and animal we can find and record. This can be around the park, or also out onto Clifton Ings, which will be in full growth in late April.
There will then be the option to regroup and compare results, and get any help needed identifying your findings.

Meet at the Homestead Park Pavilion, in the corner of the main lawn, at 10am.
Location: https://w3w.co/sounds.open.digits

See other events organised for that weekend on the City Nature Challenge York Website - https://yorkcitynaturechal.wixsite.com/yorkcnc/events

Also for the City Nature Challenge, there is be a Dawn Chorus in the park walk earlier that day.

For York’s City Nature Challenge 2026, we are having a slow, quiet walk around the park absorbing the birdsong as Spring reaches its peak. Join us and some bird call ID experts for some species recording and acoustic wonder. We may also have some overnight moth traps set which we can open and pore over their results too.
We will be opening the park early specially to make this happen, so it’s also a chance to enjoy the park at first light.

Meet near the Shipton Road entrance to the Park, under the Copper Beech, at 5:30am.
Location: https://w3w.co/vase.robe.puff

See other events organised for that weekend on the City Nature Challenge York Website - https://yorkcitynaturechal.wixsite.com/yorkcnc/events

Also at the park, later in the day there is a species survey ‘bioblitz’ with expert guidance.

Are you currently home educating in York? Join us at Homestead Park for our relaxed nature socials. 

We will connect with nature, form community and create together - each session includes nature journaling, an exploration outside, and a social space inside with refreshments. Family friendly for all ages.

Join for family friendly for all ages in the Homestead Park Pavilion

Sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month and cost £5 per child (free places are always available - just ask).

To book, email: paulinecarneyart@icloud.com

Join Nic and Chloe of Abundance press in the Pavilion for some Queer risograph action! Laid back create and print your own project- monthly!

Join the football coaches from York City for a session in the park on the playground lawn.

10am to 10:45 | 4-5 and 6-7 year olds
11am to 12pm | 8-10 and 11-14 year olds

On the 31st March and 7th April

Join the football coaches from York City for a session in the park on the playground lawn.

10am to 10:45 | 4-5 and 6-7 year olds
11am to 12pm | 8-10 and 11-14 year olds

On the 31st March and 7th April

Are you currently home educating in York? Join us at Homestead Park for our relaxed nature socials. 

We will connect with nature, form community and create together - each session includes nature journaling, an exploration outside, and a social space inside with refreshments. Family friendly for all ages.

Join for family friendly for all ages in the Homestead Park Pavilion

Sessions take place on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month and cost £5 per child (free places are always available - just ask).

To book, email: paulinecarneyart@icloud.com

Sunday Lime is an intergenerational, protected space for Global Majority* folks and their families in York and the surrounding areas to catch up like cousins, to hang out with no agenda. Tea and snacks provided, clothes & plant swap (or just take), games, hanging around. Intergenerational space for togetherness, conversation, play and rest.

Wheelchair accessible, two disabled bathrooms and quiet room available.
Message or email if you want funding for transport to get to the event.
Parking is available at Homestead Park - Shipton Road entrance or message about accessible parking.

Why Lime? Our Trinidadian friend @pixel.vistas introduced the slang word which is linked to the art of doing nothing, hanging out, eating, drinking and chilling together.

*Global Majority is an expansive term that refers to people who make up the Majority of the worlds population: Black, Indigenous, Brown, Gypsy, Roma, Traveller, Arab, Latin American, Asian and mixed ethnicity people.

Join Nic and Chloe of Abundance press in the Pavilion for some Queer risograph action! Laid back create and print your own project- monthly!