Your York BID 

Working together for a stronger York

Your York BID 

Working together for a stronger York

Delivering services which make York a great place to work, live, visit, study and do business.

York Business Improvement District (BID) is working on behalf of local businesses to deliver key investments and economic growth for York city centre.

Featured Projects

A reassuring presence in the city centre

Keeping our city beautiful and clean

A festive journey featuring Nutcrackers around the world

Making York a wonderful festive experience

York’s Future Developments

Explore York’s future vision with proposed development projects for the coming years. Get involved and have your say for the local community.

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Latest News & Insights

Sign up to participate in Shop York

20 November 2024

York BID is inviting local retail businesses to sign-up to participate in an exciting new project called Shop York. The aim of the event is to incentivise residents to explore…

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York BID Unveils ‘Christmas Around the World’ Nutcracker Trail with Local Artist MarcoLooks

15 November 2024

York BID is excited to launch this year’s Nutcracker Trail, a festive journey with a global twist created in collaboration with York-based artist MarcoLooks. This year’s theme, Christmas Around the…

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York shines brightly with the return of Winter Lights

15 November 2024

York is set to sparkle once again as the Winter Lights return to illuminate the city starting 14th November. Spanning from November through to February, this year’s Winter Lights have…

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York City Centre Insights Q3-2024

31 October 2024

York BID work regularly with data suppliers to bring together insights on the economic performance for York city centre. Our quarterly report is divided into sections focusing on key metrics…

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Record Breaking Tenth Edition of York Restaurant Week

21 October 2024

York Restaurant Week, organised by York BID, has wrapped up its most successful event to date, breaking all previous records! Taking place from 14-20 October 2024, this was the tenth…

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New Murals Unveiled in York’s North Street Gardens

14 October 2024

York BID, in collaboration with York Cares and the City of York Council’s Eco Team, is proud to announce the completion of a transformative mural project in North Street Gardens,…

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Paddington Visits York!

9 October 2024

York BID is excited to announce the arrival of a very exciting visitor and VIB to York city centre. Paddington has taken up residence in Dean’s Park to celebrate the…

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Record breaking year for Live for St Leonard’s

3 October 2024

York BID is thrilled to announce that York’s homegrown music festival, Live for St Leonard’s, has broken all previous records, raising a whopping £6,180 for St Leonard’s Hospice. It brings…

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Phase One of the Snickelway Rejuvenation Project is Complete

23 September 2024

York BID is delighted to announce that permanent festoon lighting has been installed in seven of the city’s key snickelways, as part of an ambitious initiative to revitalise these historic…

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York BID and over 100 volunteers rejuvenate the Lendal Bridge area

18 September 2024

York BID has coordinated a project to improve the appearance of York’s street furniture, with the help of partners and volunteers across the city. The project aims to refresh tired-looking…

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York Nutcracker Trail

The York Nutcracker Trail runs from 14th November to 1st January. York BID have partnered with local artist Marc Godfrey-Murphy to celebrate togetherness and community with this year’s internationally inspired…
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Winter Lights

York will be illuminated with Winter Lights from 14th November 2024 until the new year. Over 50 streets will be covered, with a total 175,000 bulbs in the city! The…
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Stay, Shop and Socialise

in the heart of the city with the York Gift Card

Take the stress out of gifting and buy the York Gift Card for a wide choice of spending across shops, food and drink, hotels, leisure, entertainment and much more.

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