The Crescent Community Venue

The Crescent Community Venue is York's latest fully-licensed, open-access, creative space. A former Working Men's Club, it has a long history of community spirit and musical entertainment spanning over 100 years. It will now be run as a family business aiming to provide an inclusive alternative venue for all members of the community.
The venue contains:

100 capacity bar with:
Projector and wall-mounted screen
DJ Booth & 2kW sound system
Pool table, bar billiards table, bar & board games, retro computer games

250 capacity concert room with:
Large stage and separate DJ booth
Professional 6kW sound system & lighting
Industry standard live and DJ equipment
Separate bar and toilets
Wooden dancefloor


Standard opening hours:
Monday - Thursday – 7 pm - 12:30 am
Friday & Saturday – 6 pm - 1 am
Sunday – 12 pm -6 pm

Regular weekly events – Front Bar from 7pm:
Monday – Dominoes
Tuesday – Retro Gaming
Wednesday – Open Decks (anything goes on Vinyl, CD, USB or Laptop, all welcome)
Thursday – Dominoes, Bar Billiards &, Line Dancing (Concert Room)
Weekends – DJs and bands/solo acts from 7pm

The concert room will also host live bands and performances on various evenings throughout the week from Sunday to Friday, watch this space for announcements! If you would like to hire the concert room (or the front bar – Sundays & Fridays only), please get in touch with us, details below:

For all general inquiries please contact Bob Leyland
For inquiries regarding live music acts and bookings please contact Joe Coates
For inquiries regarding DJ events and bookings please contact Ed Leyland