Births, deaths and marriages

Births, deaths and marriages

Ceremonies at York Register Office

Visit our new Ceremonies at york Register Office website to find out more about the services offered by York Register Office. These services include arranging a marriage or civil partnership, vow renewal ceremonies and naming ceremonies.

The Ceremonies at York Register Office website also provides you with more information about our different approved venues and how to licence a venue in York.



Illustrative sugar skull; a traditional symbol of the Mexican holiday known as 'Day of the Dead'.

This year, York’s Dead Good Festival is taking place from 8 to 17 May. The festival reimagines death, dying and bereavement, helping everyone to learn about the dignity, respect and wellbeing we can bring to the end of life.

York's Dead Good Festival 2026