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Spark is temporarily closed as we complete venue improvements for our Summer season. We cannot wait to see you from 9am on Friday 25th April.

Friday

Activities starting from 6pm

FREE Temporary Tattoo Booth

Courtesy of crowd fave, FacePaintYork! Get yourself a full sleeve, neck piece, or something a bit more demure. We won’t tell your mum.

DJ: Lift Your Feet Collective

Presented by our good pal Jono – fusions of jazz & soul past, present and future. Guaranteed to get your toes tapping!

Circus Performers

Close up tricks, juggling, plate spinning, and more. The lovely lot from the University of York Circus and Magic Society are back to boggle your brains.

Fire Breathers

Lighting up our first roofless evening in style.

Karaoke

Need we say more? Belt out some old favourites or flex your Top 40 knowledge. You only live once!

Saturday

Mongo Skates

Calling all skateboarding enthusiasts! Your one stop shop for all things skate.

FREE Hand Drawn Portraits

Swing by and get a custom drawn portrait by our friends at Buttercrumble of you, your mates, and even your dog!

Silent Disco: Pete Le Freq

Back once again to bless your eardrums with reworked funk, soul and disco tracks. Boogie on down and grab a pair of headphones! 

 Vegan Ice Cream 

Emma from Francesca’s Street Eats will be parking her adorable little trike in our courtyard all weekend!

Sunday

Queer Affaire x SPARK Market

Our brilliant friends from Queer Affaire are hosting a roof-off edition of their popular LGBT+ Maker’s Market. Support local creatives by grabbing yourself something beautiful. 

Bubble Artists

Who doesn’t want to spend an afternoon surrounded by bubbles? Be mesmerised by their shiny glory. 

Mongo Skates

Mongo Skates are back at SPARK York for Raise The Roof – a one-stop shop for all things skateboarding.

Live: Acoustic Music

Gentle tunes for our first roofless Sunday. Let Sheet Show serenade you as you kick back with a cold one. 

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Vegan Ice Cream Trike

Friday - Sunday

Emma from Francesca’s Street Eats will be parking her adorable little trike in our courtyard all weekend, ready to serve you lucky lot!

She has three gorgeous flavours to choose from: 

  • Persian Saffron
  • Orange Blossom
  • Pistachio 

Mongo Skates

Saturday - Sunday

Calling all skateboarding enthusiasts!

Mongo Skates are back at SPARK York for Raise The Roof – a one-stop shop for all things skateboarding.

Mongo Skates is an online skate store for pool and park skateboarders, and also offer skateboard decks and accessories. They stock a wide variety of brands as well as collectable items.

Lift Your Feet

Presented by our good pals Jono & Joe Hell

Friday

Lift Your Feet is a vibrant, DJ-focused dance party that blends jazz, soul, and eclectic club sounds into one joyful experience. They bounce between tons of incredible venues in Leeds and York, but for Raise the Roof, they are parking themselves on Piccadilly Tap terrace! 

Get ready to lift your feet (get it) to tons of sunny, soulful LYF classics. Boogie shoes essential. 

 

Free Hand Drawn Portraits

With Buttercrumble

Saturday

After their extremely popular Valentine’s Day Pop-Up here at SPARK York, Buttercrumble are back doing free hand drawn portraits for Raise the Roof! 

Buttercrumble is a creative studio based just outside of York and is formed by twin sisters, Chloe and Abigail Baldwin. Over the years they have been smashing it when it comes to the design world, partnering with businesses and organisations like Chester Zoo, Mamas & Papas, John Lewis and Seasalt Cornwall!

Pete Le Freq - Silent Disco

Saturday

York’s king of disco edits is grooving on down to Spark once again!

Resident DJ at some well-known York spots, Pete Le Freq is truly a master of his craft. Expect his infamous reworked disco, funk, and soul tracks, beautifully blended into sounds that are bound to get your booty moving.

Stick your headphones on and Freq out!