What’s on
Most of our Lectures and Cafe Scientifique events are held in person with a few on Zoom. Please check the date, time and day of the week for each event as they do vary.
Opening hours for our office at the Lodge are shown on our homepage.
8
Sep
YPS Get Together Lunch on Tuesday 8 September from 12pm
YPS Activities
- Date
- 8 Sep 2026
- Start time
- 12:00 PM
- Venue
- York Theatre Royal
- Speaker
- N/A
8
Sep
Charles Watson (1771-1836), ‘Yorkshire’s leading architect’
YPS Lectures
- Date
- 8 Sep 2026
- Start time
- 2:30 PM
- Venue
- Tempest Anderson Hall
- Speaker
- Christopher Webster, Architectural Historian
17
Sep
22
Sep
Movement as medicine: what can physical activity really do for our health?
YPS Lectures
- Date
- 22 Sep 2026
- Start time
- 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Tempest Anderson Hall
- Speaker
- Professor Garry Tew, York St John University
20
Oct
The Buildings Archaeologist – Discovering the Secrets of Britain’s Ancient Buildings
YPS Lectures
- Date
- 20 Oct 2026
- Start time
- 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Tempest Anderson Hall
- Speaker
- Dr James Wright
11
Nov
Yorkshire’s hidden toxic legacy of historical metal mining: lead, floods and health
YPS Lectures
- Date
- 11 Nov 2026
- Start time
- 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Tempest Anderson Hall
- Speaker
- Professor Mark G. Macklin, University of Lincoln
24
Nov
The Melsonby hoards: a window on the nature of power in Late Iron Age Yorkshire
YPS Lectures
- Date
- 24 Nov 2026
- Start time
- 7:00 PM
- Venue
- Tempest Anderson Hall
- Speaker
- Professor Tom Moore, University of Durham


