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Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red (1943) by Barbara Hepworth on display at The Hepworth Wakefield

Art Exhibition

Sculpture with Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue and Red

Calendar Now - Sun 01 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Emily Ryalls: Divine Archives

Free event

Art Exhibition

Emily Ryalls: Divine Archives

Calendar Now - Sat 07 Mar 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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Marshmallow Laser Feast: Of the Oak

Art Exhibition

Marshmallow Laser Feast: Of the Oak

Calendar Now - Sun 15 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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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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A close up image of a map, part of Ebb and Flow by Annie Harrison at Castleford Museum

Free event

Art Exhibition Heritage

Ebb and Flow by Annie Harrison at Castleford Museum

Calendar Now - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinCastleford Museum
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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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A watercolour painting of Wakefield by Cynthia Kenny

Free event

Art Exhibition Heritage

Cynthia Kenny: A City Framed

Calendar Now - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 16:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Jordy Kerwick - One To Give, One To Take Away

Exhibition

Jordy Kerwick: One to Give. One to Take Away

Calendar Now - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon00:00 - 00:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Families Heritage Tour

Pontefract Castle Explorer Tours

Calendar Now - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 13:45
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

Families Heritage Tour

Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

Calendar Now - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:45 - 11:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Nour Jaouda's Dust that Never Settles - part of The Hepworth Wakefield's exhibition,

Art Exhibition

A Living Collection

Calendar Now - Sun 01 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Art Exhibition

Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels

Calendar Now - Sat 28 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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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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A virtual image of a person, from Voices of Coal

Free event

Art Exhibition Heritage

Voices of Coal

Calendar Now - Sun 01 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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A painting of a bird, with a cloudy night sky behind, part of Betwixt and Between at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Art Exhibition

Andrew Waddington: Betwixt and Between – The Poetry of Landscape

Calendar Now - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 17:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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A group of three men, the tribute band Dire Streets, performing with guitars on stage

Music Performance Theatre

Dire Streets

Calendar Fri 16 Jan - Fri 16 Jan 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 22:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Jack and the Beanstalk

Families Music Performance Theatre

Jack and the Beanstalk

Calendar Now - Sat 17 Jan 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 22:00
Map pinPontefract Town Hall
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Production Park: Where Live Industry Lives

Free event

Exhibition

Production Park: Where Live Industry Lives

Calendar Now - Wed 29 Apr 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 13:00
Map pinMuseum Hub at South Elmsall Library
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