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Part of Heritage Open Days 2026

Free event

Activity Heritage Tour

Heritage Open Days: Museum Store Tours

Calendar Fri 18 Sep - Fri 18 Sep 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museums and Castles Collections Store
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Free event

Activity Families Festival Food and Drink Heritage Market Performance Workshop

Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Calendar Sun 12 Jul - Sun 12 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Precinct
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Festival Music

RNB MANIA – Wakefield’s R&B Festival

Calendar Sat 25 Jul - Sat 25 Jul 2026
Clock icon15:00 - 22:00
Map pinTileyard North
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Wakefield Community Pride

Free event

Activity Families Festival Performance

Wakefield Community Pride

Calendar Sun 09 Aug - Sun 09 Aug 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Part of Heritage Open Days 2026

Free event

Activity Heritage Tour

Heritage Open Days: Dungeon Tours

Calendar Sat 12 Sep - Sat 19 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:45 - 15:45
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Families Poetry Theatre

Nice! Stories and Rhymes with Michael Rosen

Calendar Sat 12 Sep - Sat 12 Sep 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Exhibition

Wakefield Model Railway Show

Calendar Sat 17 Oct - Sun 18 Oct 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:30
Map pinQueen Elizabeth Grammar School
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Jason and the Coal Mining Adventure

Free event

Art Exhibition Heritage

Jason and the Coal Mining Adventure

Calendar Now - Sun 04 Oct 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Wakefield Trinity RLFC Fixtures

Activity Families Outdoor Sports

Wakefield Trinity RLFC Fixtures

Calendar Now - Sat 05 Sep 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Trinity
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Helios

Free event

Art Exhibition

Luke Jerram’s Helios

Calendar Now - Sun 06 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Hold to This Earth

Art Exhibition

Hold to this Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection

Calendar Now - Sun 18 Apr 2027
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Activity Craft Workshop

Find Your Passion – clay beads

Calendar Thu 24 Sep - Thu 24 Sep 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 18:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 16 Jul - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:30
Map pinThe Black Horse
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Pontefract Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 23 Jul - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 20:00
Map pinThe Counting House Pontefract
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Activity Adventure Families Food and Drink Outdoor Tour

Canal Boat Trips

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Calendar Wed 29 Jul - Thu 27 Aug 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 15:30
Map pinStanley Ferry
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Theatre

The Haunted Bride

Calendar Thu 01 Oct - Thu 01 Oct 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 21:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Theatre

The Makings of a Murderer: The Undercover Detective

Calendar Wed 14 Oct - Wed 14 Oct 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 21:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Wildflowers Guided Walk

Activity Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Wonderful World of Wildflowers Guided Walk

Calendar Now - Sat 15 Aug 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Specialised Spoonbill Experience

Activity Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Specialised Spoonbill Experience

Calendar Now - Sun 26 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Families Heritage Outdoor Tour

Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Calendar Now - Sun 27 Sep 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 14:45
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Performers dancing in Theatre Royal Wakefield's Wakefield Youth Music Theatre production

Music Performance Theatre

The Band

Calendar Wed 19 Aug - Sat 29 Aug 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 19:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Children's Summer Art Club

Activity Art Families Workshop

Children’s Summer Art Club

Calendar Thu 20 Aug - Thu 27 Aug 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 15:00
Map pinThe Art House
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Elvis By Candlelight

Music Performance

Elvis By Candlelight

Calendar Sat 05 Sep - Sat 05 Sep 2026
Clock icon18:15 - 21:45
Map pinWakefield Cathedral
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Theatre

The Void

Calendar Tue 20 Oct - Tue 20 Oct 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 21:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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