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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 Sports

Wakefield Trinity RLFC Fixtures

Calendar Sun 12 Apr - Sat 05 Sep 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Trinity
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Free event

Art Exhibition

The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

Calendar Now - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Tulip Festival

Activity Families Festival

Tulip Festival

Calendar Now - Sun 03 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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Damien Hirst, The Virgin Mother

Art Exhibition

Damien Hirst

Calendar Now - Tue 01 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 17:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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William Kentridge, YSP

Art Exhibition

William Kentridge: The Pull of Gravity

Calendar Now - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

Families Heritage Tour

Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

Calendar Now - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:45 - 11:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Families Heritage Tour

Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Calendar Now - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 13:45
Map pinPontefract Castle
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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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Children meet the ponies at Easter Holidays at National Coal Mining Museum

Activity Adventure Craft Families Heritage Performance Talk Workshop

Easter Holidays

Calendar Now - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Easter egg trail at Nostell

Activity Adventure Families

Easter Egg Trail at Nostell

Calendar Now - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 16:00
Map pinNostell, National Trust
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Playing With Fire

Art Exhibition

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

Calendar Now - Mon 04 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Kira Freije, The Throat is a Threaded Melody

Art Exhibition

Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus

Calendar Now - Mon 04 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Louise Lockhart

Art Exhibition

Louise Lockhart: Cake Crumbs and Lemonade

Calendar Now - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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LR Vandy Rise

Art Exhibition

LR Vandy: Rise

Calendar Now - Sun 13 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Nicola Turner: Time’s Scythe

Art Exhibition

Nicola Turner: Time’s Scythe

Calendar Now - Sun 27 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Free event

Art Exhibition Families

Glimmers by Ruth Fones

Calendar Now - Sun 30 Aug 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

Exhibition

The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work – on permanent display

Calendar Now - Fri 01 Jan 2027
Clock icon12:00 - 12:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Pond Dipping at RSPB Fairburn Ings

Activity Walk

Pond Dipping at Fairburn Ings

Calendar Now - Wed 30 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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