York Early Music Christmas Festival
The Festival was created in 1997 to introduce audiences to the immense wealth of music associated with Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, from the Medieval to the Baroque, intertwined with the sagas, stories and tales of the north.
When
❄️Winter festival
Fri, 4 Dec 2026 — Sun, 13 Dec 2026
About
The York Early Music Christmas Festival was created in 1997 to introduce audiences to the extraordinary wealth of music associated with Advent, Christmas and Epiphany, from the Medieval to the Baroque, intertwined with the sagas, stories and tales of the north.
Artists joining us this Christmas include Ruby Hughes & Jonas Nordberg, Spiritato led by violinist Huw Daniels, Ex Corde & The York Waits, Echo Vocal Ensemble and Ceruleo.
Events
The English Night: Music for a Winter's Evening
Bellot Ensemble
- Fri, 4 Dec 2026
National Centre for Early Music, York
6:30pm
£10 - £23
York Early Music Christmas Festival
Bach: Mass in B minor
Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
- Sat, 5 Dec 2026
- Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
- 7:00pm
- £7 - £35
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
À la venue de noël: As Christmas approaches
Portrait Players
- Sun, 6 Dec 2026
- Bedern Hall, York
- 2:00pm
- £10 - £23
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Cozzolani Unbound!
Echo Vocal Ensemble
- Sun, 6 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £35
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Anima Amante
ArteSonado Musica Medieval
- Mon, 7 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £25
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Handel and the New Society
Spiritato
- Tue, 8 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £35
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Voices of Longing
Ceruleo
- Thu, 10 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £25
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Continuo Funded
Wit and Mirth
Nocturnalia Ensemble
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 12:30pm
- £10 - £15
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Christmas in Renaissance Rome
Ex Corde Vocal Ensemble | The York Waits
- Fri, 11 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £35
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
A Shepard's Tale
Allyn Wu
- Sat, 12 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 12:30pm
- £10 - £15
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Amidst the Shades
Ruby Hughes | Jonas Nordberg
- Sun, 13 Dec 2026
- National Centre for Early Music, York
- 6:30pm
- £10 - £35
- York Early Music Christmas Festival
Location
York
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