The Festival of Ideas is taking place from Thu13 to Sat 29 June at various venues across the city. The Festival is organised by the University of York along with many other partners, and hosted by multiple venues including York Explore, the Mansion House, Yorkshire Museum, the University and Explore Acomb Library.
This year's programme, with a theme of North and South, brings together a range of world-class speakers, exhibitions, performances and a host of stimulating and interactive experiences for people of all ages, including York residents and visitors to the city.
Headline speakers including Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney, broadcaster and novelist Melvyn Bragg, screenwriter of Cranford and Call the Midwife, Heidi Thomas, archaeologists and broadcasters Michael Wood and Michael C Scott, and novelists including Judith O’Reilly and Jenni Fagan.
For further information visit: http://yorkfestivalofideas.com/2013/
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