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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...
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...
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 08 Jan 2023
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is pleased to announc...
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Now - Fri 23 Sep 2022
Two years on from the first Covid-19 lockdown, explore the lockdown artwork of Pontefract-based artist Rachel List.
The Covid-19 lockdowns mea...
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AT West Yorkshire History Centre
Now - Sat 01 Apr 2023
Diarist. Landowner. Lesbian. Traveller.
There are a lot of ways to describe the dynamic Anne Lister.
Anne’s diaries are inscribed in th...
Now - Sun 25 Sep 2022
Sheila Hicks (b.USA, 1934) is one of the world’s foremost artists and sculptors working with textiles, fibre, colour and form.
Drawing together...
Now - Sun 30 Oct 2022
In collaboration with the Picasso Museum, Antibes, YSP presents two complementary installations of drawing by Jaume Plensa. They highlight the artist...
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...
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AT National Coal Mining Museum
Now - Sun 04 Sep 2022
Delve into a summer of fun at the National Coal Mining Museum!
The B...
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Now - Sun 21 Aug 2022
Conversations with Nature brings together the works of three contemporary painters from across the UK, Alison Critchlow, Natalie Dowse and Helen Thom...
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AT Trinity Walk
Now - Sat 03 Sep 2022
Trinity Walk is going all carnival this summer holidays with
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ON Fri 19 Aug 2022 - Sun 04 Sep 2022
Jurassic Wakey – back for another bite!
This popular event from
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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...
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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...
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AT Purston Park
ON Fri 26 Aug 2022 - Sat 27 Aug 2022
Head over to Purston Park in Featherstone for A Grand Day Out Featherstone! On Friday 26 and Saturday 27 August join us for two days of free, family-...
ON Tue 30 Aug 2022 - Tue 30 Aug 2022
A special concert at beautiful Chantry Chapel: Wakefield independent gig promoters Bodys are hosting Advance Base and Karima Walker from USA as part ...
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...
ON Fri 09 Sep 2022 - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Cluntergate Comedy – live comedy in the heart of Horbury!
Coming to Hilarity Bites at the Cluntergate Centre in Horbury on
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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...