We warmly invite you to the York Climate Commission's Annual Celebration Event.

Join us as we celebrate a year of real progress – from new collaborations to tangible steps toward a greener, healthier and more resilient York. You’ll hear updates from our working groups across biodiversity, energy, transport, health and more, along with how we’re planning to organise ourselves for the year ahead.

This will also be an interactive session where you can help shape the Commission’s next phase and collective priorities for 2026 and beyond.

City of York Council has launched a consultation on its proposals to improve sustainable travel through the city centre, known as the Rougier Route.

York Climate Commission’s Health working group are hosting this session to help those working with at-risk groups or vulnerable communities to explore climate risk and adaptation planning for extreme heat.

Attendees will hear expert advice on how to plan for extreme heat and have the chance to be involved in an interactive workshop. Groups who might find this session helpful include (but are not limited to): the third sector, charities, private businesses, public health organisations.

No minimum age restriction.

Join us for a spectacular night-time cycle ride across York as we light up our bikes and demand safer, better-lit streets!

This mass glow ride will take us through some of York’s most poorly lit cycling routes, as we ride together in a joyful, visible convoy. Along the way, we’re highlighting the importance of lighting – on bikes and in our public spaces – to ensure everyone feels safe cycling after dark.

Dress to glow! Adorn yourself and your bike with: