Beverley legend that takes your breath away
The Bar 600 Celebrations will see a series of events held over the next 10 days.
Events will include bus tours, concerts, a medieval banquet, an outdoor art exhibition, archery and other activities.
A full-day of celebrations will also be held in Beverley Market Place from 10am on Sunday, July 12, when there will be a parade, plays, music, dance, medieval re-enactments and workshops.
It follows a lecture series about medieval Beverley and the construction of the North Bar.
Beverley Renaissance co-ordinator Kerry Straw, whose group initiated the celebrations, said: "People really do treasure the North Bar, they see it as an important part of the town's culture and history. It is the only town left in England with a barred gate and this is the last remaining of three in Beverley."
Professor Barbara English, of Beverley, has written a North Bar 600 booklet outlining the history of the structure.
The booklet costs £2 from Beverley Tourist Information Centre, Butcher Row.
Former Beverley Mayor Councillor Matt Snowden still respects the tradition of the little devil, circled and right, near the town's North Bar
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