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Now - Mon 29 Aug 2022
Come experience A Grand Day Out, Wakefield’s summer festival on tour!
Join us every weekend through the month of August as we bring A Gr...
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AT National Coal Mining Museum
Now - Sun 02 Oct 2022
Coal has been powering Britain in one form or another since 1200 BC. Follow the rise and fall of this energy source as we delve into the nation’s evo...
ON Thu 24 Nov 2022 - Sat 31 Dec 2022
Turn again Dick Whittington!
Wakefield’s very own pantomime returns for 2022. You can expect dazzling sets, spectacular costumes and the...
Now - Sun 01 Jan 2023
This exhibition is drawn from the Sherwin Collection, arguably the most important privately-owned collection of British Surrealism. The collection ha...
Now - Sun 04 Sep 2022
Emii Alrai (b.1993), will present a new commission at The Hepworth Wakefield this spring.
Alrai, who lives in Leeds and has a studio in Wakefi...
Now - Thu 22 Sep 2022
Taking inspiration from the current exhibition Robert I...
Free event
ON Sat 17 Sep 2022 - Sat 17 Sep 2022
Wakefield Live is a free, multi-venue festival across Wakefield City Centre. Taking place across the full day and night, a huge range of venues will ...
ON Sat 24 Sep 2022 - Sat 24 Sep 2022
STREET FOOD | LIVE DJ SETS | FESTIVAL VIBES – Yonder’s royal birthday bash!
Yonder is coming to
ON Sun 30 Oct 2022 - Sun 30 Oct 2022
He’s back! It’s been a busy few years for Jason since his last smash-hit stand up show but fans of his Absolute Radio show will know this nationally ...
Now - Wed 31 May 2023
Charity (2002-2003), Myth (2010), The Hat Makes the Man (2004-2007) and The Virgin Mother (2005-2006) came to YSP as part of Yorkshire Sculpture Inte...
Now - Sun 04 Sep 2022
This exhibition will explore how, after initially finding success with figurative carvings in the 1920s and early 1930s, Barbara Hepworth developed a...
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Now - Wed 31 May 2023
Castleford Museum’s new family-friendly and interactive displays celebrate women who have made important contributions to our town.
Hi...
Now - Sun 04 Sep 2022
Jason Wilsher-Mills uses iPads and Wacom tablets to create bright, celebratory and poignant works exploring themes of disability. His digital drawing...
Free event
ON Sat 20 Aug 2022 - Sun 21 Aug 2022
Head down to Knottingley Amphitheatre (on the bank of the river near Knottingley Town Hall) for A Grand Day Out Knottingley on Saturday 20 and Sunday...
Free event
ON Sat 20 Aug 2022 - Sun 21 Aug 2022
A free family fun day out descends on Castleford town centre this August! Join us for A Grand Day Out Castleford on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August ...
ON Wed 24 Aug 2022 - Sat 03 Sep 2022
Wakefield Youth Music Theatre return to the stage with the smash hit musical West Side Story.
Jam packed with vibrant songs and dance routines...
AT South Kirkby Miners Welfare Club
ON Sun 28 Aug 2022 - Sun 28 Aug 2022
SESKU Pride is a Pride festival that represents the people of South Elmsall, South Kirkby, Upton and the surrounding areas. SESKU Pride 2022 will be ...
ON Thu 08 Sep 2022 - Sat 17 Sep 2022
Written by John Godber and Jane Thornton | Directed by John Godber
The double BAFTA winning partnership bring their writing skills to the clas...
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ON Fri 09 Sep 2022 - Sun 18 Sep 2022
Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture – Heritage Open Days 2022!
Free event
ON Sat 10 Sep 2022 - Sat 10 Sep 2022
Join us for a special Heritage Open Day tour under the keep of Pontefract Castle. Not usually open to the public the keep gate is often connected wit...
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ON Thu 15 Sep 2022 - Sat 17 Sep 2022
Visit Nostell as the gates are thrown open welcoming everyone to see inside the gardens and house. Visit the hidden Menagerie Garden, or take in the ...
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ON Fri 30 Sep 2022 - Fri 30 Sep 2022
Who you gonna call!?
LOT Wakefield are back with our the start of their Halloween season!
Showing the classic favourite Ghostbusters! C...
ON Thu 20 Oct 2022 - Mon 01 May 2023
The Hepworth Wakefield will present the first major survey of British photographer Hannah Starkey, tracing the development of her work across two dec...
ON Thu 03 Nov 2022 - Thu 03 Nov 2022
Agile as a tapir! Cunning as an ant! The self-styled supervarmint returns!
Harry is back with brand-new amazing jokes in an all-singing, all-d...