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Activity Families Festival Food and Drink Heritage Market Performance Workshop

Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Calendar Sun 12 Jul - Sun 12 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Precinct
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Jason and the Coal Mining Adventure

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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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Calendar Sat 04 Jul - Sat 04 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 11:00
Map pinWakefield Museums and Castles Collections Store
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Museum Store tour

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Museum Store Tour (8+)

Calendar Sat 04 Jul - Sat 04 Jul 2026
Clock icon11:30 - 12:30
Map pinWakefield Museums and Castles Collections Store
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

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Pontefract Ghost Walk

Calendar Now - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 20:00
Map pinThe Counting House Pontefract
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1940s Day

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Activity Dance Exhibition Families Food and Drink Heritage Performance

1940s Day

Calendar Sat 20 Jun - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 02 Jul - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:30
Map pinThe Black Horse
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A watercolour painting of Wakefield by Cynthia Kenny

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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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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

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Pontefract Castle Dungeon Tour

Calendar Now - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon10:45 - 11:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Calendar Now - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 14:45
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Elizabeth Love Museum Art Workshop

Art Heritage Workshop

Elizabeth Love Museum Art Workshops

Calendar Now - Sun 12 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 15:30
Map pinThe Elizabeth Love Museum
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The Black Ledger - Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

The Black Ledger – Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 18 Jun - Thu 30 Jul 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:00
Map pinThe Black Horse
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Pony Party Day

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Activity Adventure Craft Families Food and Drink Heritage Music Talk Workshop

Pony Party Day

Calendar Sat 11 Jul - Sat 11 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Urban Sketching: Pontefract

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Activity Art Heritage Outdoor Workshop

Urban Sketching: Pontefract

Calendar Now - Fri 19 Jun 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Free Cathedral Guided Tour

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Activity Families Heritage Talk Tour

Free Cathedral Guided Tour

Calendar Thu 18 Jun - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 12:00
Map pinWakefield Cathedral
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Family friendly guided tour, behind the scenes at West Yorkshire History Centre
Part of Heritage Open Days 2026

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Heritage Talk Tour

Behind The Scenes at West Yorkshire History Centre

Calendar Thu 17 Sep - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 15:30
Map pinWest Yorkshire History Centre
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Heritage Performance Theatre

Blackadder Goes Forth

Calendar Wed 23 Sep - Sat 26 Sep 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 21:20
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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A painting picturing pontefract's Buttercross, by William Shone.

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Art Exhibition Heritage

Picturing Pontefract

Calendar Now - Sat 03 Oct 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:30
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Castleford Cemetery Trail

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Heritage Outdoor Talk Walk

Castleford Cemetery Trail

Calendar Wed 08 Jul - Wed 08 Jul 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:00
Map pinCastleford Cemetery
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Friends of Waterton Wall

Heritage Talk

Friends of Waterton Wall

Calendar Tue 21 Jul - Tue 21 Jul 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 21:00
Map pinPontefract Town Hall
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Wakefield Cathedral Tower Tours
Part of Heritage Open Days 2026

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Heritage Tour

Wakefield Cathedral Tower Tours

Calendar Sat 12 Sep - Sat 12 Sep 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 14:00
Map pinWakefield Cathedral
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The Mobile Police Museum

Exhibition Heritage Talk

The Mobile Police Museum

Calendar Tue 20 Oct - Tue 20 Oct 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 21:00
Map pinPontefract Town Hall
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heritage open days wakefield

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Heritage

Heritage Open Days 2026

Calendar Fri 11 Sep - Sun 20 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 17:00
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A person sitting in Stanley Ferry Workshop
Part of Heritage Open Days 2026

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Heritage Tour

Stanley Ferry Workshop Open Day

Calendar Sat 12 Sep - Sat 12 Sep 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinStanley Ferry Workshop
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