Booking is now live for this year’s Christmas Tree Festival! Book your timed entry ticket here.

The festival will run during sightseeing times until Monday 5 January. Entry is included with a sightseeing ticket.

As a living church, we will be closed on occasions during Advent and Christmas for services, this will result in temporary closures to the Christmas Tree Festival. Please note, the Festival’s opening times during the Christmas period:

• Monday 22 December: 9.30am – 5pm
• Tuesday 23 December: 9.30am – 1.30pm
• Wednesday 24 December: Christmas Tree Festival closed, please join us for services.
• Thursday 25 December: Christmas Tree Festival closed, please join us for services.
• Friday 26 December: 10am – 5pm
• Saturday 27 December: 10am – 5pm
• Sunday 28 December: 12.45pm – 3.30pm
• Monday 29 December: 10am – 5pm
• Tuesday 30 December: 10am – 5pm
• Wednesday 31 December: 10am – 5pm
• Thursday 1 January: 10am – 5pm
• Friday 2 January: 10am – 5pm
• Saturday 3 January: 9.30am – 5pm
• Sunday 4 January: 12.45pm – 3.30pm
• Monday 5 January: 9.30am – 5pm

*Last admission to York Minster is one hour before closing time.

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.

Please note, the trees may feature flashing lights.