Your York BID 
Live For St Leonard's
York's homegrown music festival is back! With free live music every evening from 18-26 September 2026, 5pm-9pm
Your York BID
Live For St Leonard's
York's homegrown music festival is back! With free live music every evening from 18-26 September 2026, 5pm-9pm
Back for its 6th year, this much-loved community music festival brings together York's finest local artists to support the vital work of St Leonard's Hospice.
ARTISTS LINE-UP
MAIN STAGE, PARLIAMENT ST
ACOUSTIC STAGE, ST SAMPSON'S SQ
Friday 18th September
5pm Trey Jackson
6pm Embers Acoustic Trio
7pm Tri-starrs
8pm Bang Bang Bang
Saturday 19th September
5pm Attention Freaks
6pm Bluesy Vic & The 145's
7pm York Latinos
8pm The Y Street Band
Sunday 20th September
5pm BAM BAM
6:30pm Grainne Hillery & Charlie Daykin
8pm Katie Lou McCabe
Monday 21st September
5-9pm York College Takeover
Tuesday 22nd September
5pm David Keegan
6pm Plastered
7pm Smith & Wallace
8pm Accidentally Acoustic
Wednesday 23rd September
5pm Trey Jackson
6pm Yorky Pud Street Band
7pm Miles & The Chain Gang
8pm Leather'o
Thursday 24th September
5pm Missing Rowan
6pm YouVee Band
7pm Third Saint
8pm Paisley Flames
Friday 25th September
5pm TBC
6pm Ten Eighty Trees
7pm Tri-starrs
8pm The Big Finish
Saturday 26th September
5:30pm Jess Gardham
6:45pm Yorky Pud Street Band
8pm Melting Pot
Friday 18th September
5pm Bob Fleming
7pm TBC
8pm Eve Thomas
Saturday 19th September
5pm Martin Ledger
7pm Joshua Murray
Sunday 20th September
5pm Rachel Makena
6pm Miles Salter
7pm That Guy Called Si
Monday 21st September
5-9pm York College Takeover
Tuesday 22nd September
5pm Pen & Stu
6pm Mal Westland-Fry
7pm Woodside Wingers
8pm Wings of Glass
Wednesday 23rd September
5pm Charlie Swainston
6pm Maggie May Treanor
7pm Alisha Gardner
8pm Georgette Hilton
Thursday 24th September
5pm Pen & Stu
6pm Gary Stewart
7pm That Guy Called Si
Friday 25th September
5pm Emily Gaskell
6pm Ava Rie & Charlie Daykin
7pm Andrew Riverstone
8pm Jenny Cook
Saturday 26th September
5pm Zac Heartsink
6pm TBC
7pm Nouvelle Fleur
8pm Georgette Hilton
ACOUSTIC STAGE, ST SAMPSON'S SQ
Friday 18th September
5pm Bob Fleming
7pm TBC
8pm Eve Thomas
Saturday 19th September
5pm Martin Ledger
7pm Joshua Murray
Sunday 20th September
5pm Rachel Makena
6pm Miles Salter
7pm That Guy Called Si
Monday 21st September
5-9pm York College Takeover
Tuesday 22nd September
5pm Pen & Stu
6pm Mal Westland-Fry
7pm Woodside Wingers
8pm Wings of Glass
Wednesday 23rd September
5pm Charlie Swainston
6pm Maggie May Treanor
7pm Alisha Gardner
8pm Georgette Hilton
Thursday 24th September
5pm Pen & Stu
6pm Gary Stewart
7pm That Guy Called Si
Friday 25th September
5pm Emily Gaskell
6pm Ava Rie & Charlie Daykin
7pm Andrew Riverstone
8pm Jenny Cook
Saturday 26th September
5pm Zac Heartsink
6pm TBC
7pm Nouvelle Fleur
8pm Georgette Hilton
NOISE & COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
Music performances will take place each evening during the festival, commencing at 5pm and finishing no later than 9pm.
Sound levels will be maintained at a reasonable and appropriate level for outdoor event space and will be monitored throughout the festival by our onsite Acoustic Consultants and experienced events team.
Wherever possible, the organisers have attempted to contact all residents in the immediate area who may be affected by noise associated with the festival.
If you have a complaint regarding noise, or any other issue relating to the festival, please contact the event team at admin@theyorkfoodfestival.com or 07766 651761. We will investigate concerns as quickly as possible and address any issues where appropriate.