York International Shakespeare Festival

We are an annual festival presenting around 10 days of exciting Shakespeare productions and productions and events derived from Shakespeare, and celebrating Shakespeare as an International writer.

We are pleased to be able to announce the 8th edition of the York International Shakespeare Festival will run 21 April – 3 May 2026, presenting a variety of arts and culture inspired by Shakespeare from all around the world.​

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In York, some of our venue partners are:

York St John University

Theatre @ 41

Friargate Theatre

York Explore

York Museums Trust

We hope you’ll come and join us!