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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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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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Refugee Week Celebration Day

Free event

Activity Art Craft Dance Exhibition Food and Drink Music Performance Workshop

Refugee Week Celebration Day

Calendar Sat 20 Jun - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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Museum Store tour

Activity Heritage Tour

Museum Store Tour (18+)

Calendar Sat 04 Jul - Sat 04 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 11:00
Map pinWakefield Museums and Castles Collections Store
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Families Festival Food and Drink Market Outdoor Performance

Wakefield Armed Forces Day

Calendar Sat 04 Jul - Sat 04 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:30
Map pinPontefract Park
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Museum Store tour

Activity Families Heritage Tour

Museum Store Tour (8+)

Calendar Sat 04 Jul - Sat 04 Jul 2026
Clock icon11:30 - 12:30
Map pinWakefield Museums and Castles Collections Store
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Proms at the Castle

Music Outdoor Performance

Proms at the Castle

Calendar Sat 20 Jun - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Clock icon17:30 - 22:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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ABBA at the Castle 2025

Music Outdoor Performance

Tributes at the Castle

Calendar Sun 21 Jun - Sun 21 Jun 2026
Clock icon16:00 - 20:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Pontefract Ghost Walk

Calendar Now - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 20:00
Map pinThe Counting House Pontefract
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1940s Day

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Activity Dance Exhibition Families Food and Drink Heritage Performance

1940s Day

Calendar Sat 20 Jun - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Adventure Cinema

Activity Cinema Outdoor

Adventure Cinema

Calendar Thu 25 Jun - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 21:00
Map pinNostell, National Trust
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 02 Jul - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:30
Map pinThe Black Horse
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Heaven 17

Music Performance

WX Live – Heaven 17

Calendar Wed 08 Jul - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 23:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Damien Hirst, The Virgin Mother

Art Exhibition Outdoor

Damien Hirst

Calendar Now - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 17:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Modern Art and Modern Life

Art Exhibition

Modern Art and Modern Life: Highlights from Wakefield’s 20th Century Collection

Calendar Now - Wed 31 Mar 2027
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Rhythm, Dance and Everything

Art Exhibition

Rhythm, Dance and Everything: The Body and Performance from Hepworth to Now

Calendar Now - Wed 31 Mar 2027
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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The Black Ledger - Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

The Black Ledger – Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 18 Jun - Thu 30 Jul 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:00
Map pinThe Black Horse
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Kadir Karababa: One Song

Free event

Art Exhibition Music

Kadir Karababa: One Song

Calendar Sat 20 Jun - Mon 31 Aug 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 04:00
Map pinThe Art House
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Romeo & Juliet

Outdoor Performance Theatre

Romeo & Juliet

Calendar Sun 05 Jul - Sun 05 Jul 2026
Clock icon17:30 - 19:30
Map pinNostell, National Trust
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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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Beauty and the Beast

Families Theatre

Beauty and the Beast

Calendar Tue 24 Nov - Sun 03 Jan 2027
Clock icon19:00 - 17:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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