York Environment Festival 2025 (YEF25) is the fifth annual city-wide festival aimed at showcasing and celebrating the work of environment groups active in York.
The festival offers groups and organisations the opportunity to work together to promote environmental activity, and to access shared publicity through the printed programme.
York Environment Festival is for anyone who cares about protecting local nature, increasing biodiversity, thinking about the impact of the built environment and making the city more sustainable. The programme makes it easier for all those interested in making York a greener place to find out more about how to get started and who and what can help.
YEF25 is run by a core group of volunteers, if you would like to join us then do get in touch: info@yorkenvironmentweek.org.uk.
Past events have included everything from nature walks to film screenings to arts workshops. Event organisers in previous years have commented that being part of the programme offers greater visibility for events, enables them to reach new audiences, and gives them the sense of being part of something bigger. Why not join them? We welcome any event that engages in some way with the local environment and/or the climate and biodiversity crisis.
As we live through this time of climate emergency and ecological collapse, York Environment Festival is an opportunity for people to engage with and understand the environment and our impact on it. This is a crucial step towards supporting and engaging with the positive actions that are urgently needed to mitigate the impact of climate change and address the crisis in nature.
YEF is organised by York Environment Forum..
The Forum is a member-led organisation established over 10 years ago, and plays an active role in local consultation processes, as well as taking a proactive stance on engagement with topical environmental issues. The Forum’s aims are to comment on policies and strategic issues in York that affect the built and natural environment; to encourage community initiatives that improve sustainability; and to enable information exchange and networking.
Traditionally, the Forum has functioned as a ‘critical friend’ to the Council, commenting and writing reports on policies and strategies as they relate to York’s environment. Each political party represented on City of York council may nominate a non-voting representative to be part of York Environment Forum.
York Environment Forum is open to all groups and individuals who are interested in environmental issues and how they affect York. More information and how to apply for a membership can be found here.