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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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May Half Term

Free event

Activity Adventure Craft Exhibition Families Heritage Walk Workshop

May Half Term

Calendar Sat 23 May - Sun 31 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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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 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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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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Artwalk Wakefield

Free event

Exhibition Literature Music Performance Talk Walk

Artwalk Wakefield

Calendar Wed 27 May - Wed 25 Nov 2026
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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WheelFest

Free event

Exhibition Families Festival Performance

WheelFest & 1940s Ropergate

Calendar Sat 13 Jun - Sat 13 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Precinct
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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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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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Gilbert Bayes Award Winners

Free event

Art Exhibition

The Royal Society of Sculptors: The 2025 Gilbert Bayes Awardees

Calendar Now - Wed 06 May 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:30
Map pinThe Art House
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Emily Andersen

Free event

Art Exhibition

Emily Andersen: Somewhere Else Entirely

Calendar Now - Sat 30 May 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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History Wardrobe Presents: LOVE & MARRIAGE

Exhibition Heritage Literature Performance Talk

The History Wardrobe – Love and Marriage

Calendar Fri 08 May - Fri 08 May 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 20:30
Map pinWakefield Cathedral
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Open Studios at The Art House

Free event

Art Craft Exhibition Market Tour

Open Studios at The Art House

Calendar Sat 09 May - Sat 09 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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A Stitch in Time
Part of WallFest

Free event

Art Exhibition

A Stitch In Time

Calendar Tue 12 May - Mon 01 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Harriet Bowman

Free event

Art Exhibition

Harriet Bowman: Slow Puncture

Calendar Sat 16 May - Thu 09 Jul 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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UK AIDS Memorial Quilt

Free event

Art Exhibition

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Display

Calendar Thu 04 Jun - Sun 07 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Helios

Free event

Art Exhibition

Luke Jerram’s Helios

Calendar Fri 12 Jun - Sun 06 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Jakob Rowlinson: REVIVER

Free event

Art Exhibition

Jakob Rowlinson: REVIVER

Calendar Sat 18 Jul - Sat 12 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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A painting picturing pontefract's Buttercross, by William Shone.

Free event

Art Exhibition Heritage

Picturing Pontefract

Calendar Now - Sat 03 Oct 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:30
Map pinPontefract Museum
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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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Hold to this Earth

Art Exhibition

Hold to this Earth: Works by Contemporary Indigenous North American Artists from Tia Collection

Calendar Sat 13 Jun - Sun 18 Apr 2027
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Annie Montgomerie

Art Exhibition

Annie Montgomerie: Missies and Nippers

Calendar Sat 11 Jul - Sun 01 Nov 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Angela Harding, Blossomise. Image © the artist

Art Exhibition

Angela Harding: A Chronicle of Birds and Beasts

Calendar Sat 14 Nov - Sun 28 Feb 2027
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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