7 things to do in Yorkshire this weekend

Not sure what to get up to this weekend? Whether you’re looking to get active in the Steel City or embrace the arts in this year’s city of culture, there’s plenty to do across Yorkshire over the next few days.

1. The Outdoor City Weekender 
Date: Friday March 17 – Sunday March 19
Location: Across Sheffield
Sheffield will be celebrating the people and places which give the city it’s unique identity as The Outdoor City. Outdoor City Weekender is returning with an exciting line-up of action-packed events taking place from Friday to Sunday. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural weekender, the 2017 edition promises to offer something for everyone. The headline events of the weekend will include the Sheffield Adventure Film Festival, the Climbing Works International Festival and The Magnificent Seven hill climb challenge. Yoga, city orienteering, adventure runs, trail mountain bike coaching, volunteering opportunities and more will also be taking place.

2. Hullywood Icons
Date: Until Sunday April 2
Location: Hull International Photography Gallery
The brainchild of lens-based artist Quentin Budworth, Hullywood Icons has recreated iconic moments from Hollywood films using the people of Hull and the East Riding. The still images were exhibited prominently throughout the city as projections featured in the City of Culture opening event, in the suburbs of Hull, in Beverley and in Bridlington in January and now can be seen at the HIP Gallery.

3. Dr. Frankenstein
Date: Until March 25
Location: Sheffield Lyceum
A psychologically disturbing new version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein will be on stage in Sheffield this weekend. The story follows Victoria Frankenstein, a brilliant, visionary young woman born into a world not ready for her. The industrial revolution is dawning, it’s a time when old orders begin to crumble and everything seems possible. Provided of course, that you are an English-man. Women are not allowed to study medicine in England, so Victoria travels to Ingolstadt, Bavaria and becomes Dr Frankenstein. Convinced that there is no magic, no God, only undiscovered science, Victoria’s experiments lead her to the very brink of human knowledge: the secret of life itself. In the dark of night, a creature is given life.

4. Afternoon tea tour of York
Date: Friday March 17 – Sunday March 19
Location: Kings Square, York
This weekend treat yourself to an afternoon of tea and discover the story of a much-loved tradition that ignited wars and inspires peace. From Asia to Britain with a halt in the Middle-East, discover what has made and continues to make tea-taking a timeless and much-loved tradition across the world. So whether you want to take your mum for an early Mother’s Day day out or just experience the culture of York, it’s an ideal way to spend a bright spring weekend.

5. Adnan Sami
Date: Saturday March 18
Location: First Direct Arena, Leeds
Composer, singer and actor Adnan Sami will be bringing his piano skills, startling film compositions and old classics to Leeds this weekend in what promises to be a brilliant evening. With his legendary high speed piano pyrotechnics.

6. Classical Weekend
Date: Friday March 17 – Sunday March 19
Location: Various venues across Sheffield
Once again Sheffield will be brought to life by thousands of musicians sharing a huge variety of music. This year’s festival is set to be bigger and better than previous years, offering opportunities for children and young people, music from around the world and attracting a larger crowd than ever before. The festival will host the UK premiere of John Luther Adams’ ‘Canticles of the Sky’ for 48 cellos, drawing on talent from across Yorkshire to participate, before reaching a conclusion with a choral concert on a huge scale, performed by hundreds of local singers.

7. The York Literature Festival 
Date: Until Thursday March 30
Location: Various venues in York
The York Literature Festival is returning to the city and will be promoting the arts with an emphasis on literature, spoken word and poetry from this Thursday until the end of March. The annual festival will also feature music, comedy, cinema and theatre in the programme. This year will see the largest the festival have ever delivered, with more than 60 events across the fortnight.