York Festival of Ideas is a cultural festival in York, England, that aims to "educate, entertain and inspire". It runs for two weeks in June each year, in venues across the city centre and at the University of York. The festival was launched in 2011 as a partnership between the University of York and major cultural organisations in the city including York Theatre Royal, York Museums Trust, the National Centre for Early Music and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation to celebrate York's reputation as a city of ideas and innovation, and to demonstrate the transformative power of education and ideas.