Experience Wakefield

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Welcome to Experience Wakefield, your online portal for everything happening in the Wakefield district.

Top Highlights

Christmas Market

The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market 2023

AT The Hepworth Wakefield

Now - Sun 03 Dec 2023

Start your Christmas shopping and support independent makers when The Hepworth Wakefield’s popular

Christmas Performance Theatre

Sleeping Beauty

AT Theatre Royal Wakefield

Now - Sun 07 Jan 2024

Theatre Royal Wakefield‘s very own panto returns for 2023/24 with the marvellous and magical

What's On

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Part of Our Year 2024

Exhibition Our Year

Erwin Wurm: Trap of the Truth

Now - Sun 28 Apr 2024

10:00 - 18:00

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Christmas Heritage Music Performance

Carols by Candlelight

Fri 15 Dec - Thu 21 Dec 2023

19:00 - 21:30

Wakefield Cathedral

Santa Underground

Now - Sun 24 Dec 2023

10:00 - 14:00

National Coal Mining Museum

Light Organ Late

Thu 07 Dec - Mon 22 Jan 2024

18:00 - 20:00

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Makers Wonderland

Now - Sat 23 Dec 2023

09:30 - 16:00

The Art House

Wakefield BID Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time

Free event

Christmas Dance Families Performance

Wakefield BID Simply Having a Wonderful Christmas Time

Sat 16 Dec - Sat 16 Dec 2023

11:00 - 16:30

Wakefield City Centre

Part of Our Year 2024

Festival Food and Drink Our Year

Peddler Market Wakefield

Fri 16 Feb - Sat 21 Dec 2024

17:00 - 23:00

Tileyard North

Free event

Christmas Families Heritage

Christmas at Nostell

Now - Sat 23 Dec 2023

11:00 - 15:00

Nostell, National Trust

Christmas in Wakefield

Have yourself a merry little Christmas in Wakefield.

Guides

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Things to do this Christmas in Wakefield

Looking forward to a very merrie Christmas? Us too! Take a look at our top picks for making your festive season bright.

Where to Eat & Drink this Christmas in Wakefield

Take a look at our top picks for where to eat and drink this Christmas in Wakefield! Christmas is a time for indulging in some fantastic food and drink, and where better to do that tha...

Where To Meet Santa in Wakefield

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without a trip to meet the all-important man in red and check if you’ve made the naughty or nice list. Find out where to meet him in the Wak...

Where to Shop This Christmas in Wakefield

The Wakefield district is the perfect place to get your Christmas gift purchases sorted for everyone on your list – and even some for yourself

Attractions

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Gallery

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hepworth Wakefield is an award-winning art gallery in the heart of Yorkshire, set within Wakefield’s historic waterfront overlooking the River Calder....

Theatre

Theatre Royal Wakefield

Opened in 1894, the theatrical masterpiece that is Theatre Royal Wakefie...

Adventure Family Attraction Sports Leisure Venue Tourist Attraction

Xscape Yorkshire

Xscape Yorkshire is the ultimate, fun-fuelled day out destination. With...

Family Attraction Museum

National Coal Mining Museum

Experience the National Coal Mining Museum, the site of two former working coal mines! Explore Caphouse, a modern colliery that witnessed more than...

Country Park Family Attraction Gallery Tourist Attraction

Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a leading international centre for modern and contemporary sculpture. It is an independent charitable trust and registered mus...

Family Attraction Landmark or Historical Building Park Tourist Attraction

Nostell, National Trust

Georgian treasure house, landscaped gardens, parkland and stables courtyard. Nostell is one of the greatest treasure houses of the north of England...

Landmark or Historical Building Place of Worship

Wakefield Cathedral

For over 1,000 years people have gathered in Wakefield Cathedral to of...

Artist Studio Arts Centre Family Attraction Gallery

The Art House

Welcome to the house that art built. The Art House provides time, space and support for artists, makers and creative businesses to develop their pr...