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VisitBooking is now live for this year’s Christmas Tree Festival! Book your timed entry ticket here.
Experience York Minster’s popular Christmas Tree Festival, set inside the medieval Minster, with 70 trees on display in the cathedral’s stunning Nave, Chapter House and Lady Chapel.
Explore the trees, which will be decorated to individual themes by local businesses, schools and charities, and add your own Christmas message to a tag on the festival’s prayer trees.
The festival will open on Saturday 29 November at 10am with a light switch-on at ‘Minster Mash-Up’, York Minster’s special service for children and families.
The festival will run during sightseeing times until Monday 5 January. Entry is included with a sightseeing ticket.
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Please note, the trees may feature flashing lights.
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