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Activity Families Festival Food and Drink Heritage Market Music

Rhubarb Festival

Calendar Fri 20 Feb - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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Children sit beneath a huge inflatable sculpture, part of Jason and the Coal Mining Adventure at the National Coal Mining Museum

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Jason and the Coal Mining Adventure

Calendar Fri 27 Mar - Sun 04 Oct 2026
Clock icon09:45 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

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Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Now - Thu 04 Jun 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:30
Map pinThe Black Horse
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Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

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Pontefract Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 19 Feb - Thu 28 May 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 20:30
Map pinThe Counting House Pontefract
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The Black Ledger - Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

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The Black Ledger – Murders of Wakefield Ghost Walk

Calendar Thu 18 Jun - Thu 18 Jun 2026
Clock icon18:30 - 20:00
Map pinThe Black Horse
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A close up image of a map, part of Ebb and Flow by Annie Harrison at Castleford Museum

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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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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 29 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:45 - 11:30
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February Half Term

Calendar Sat 14 Feb - Sun 22 Feb 2026
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Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Wakey Worms

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Wakey Worms

Calendar Wed 18 Feb - Thu 19 Feb 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Have a Dabble Masterclass: Copper-Foil Terrarium

Activity Craft Heritage Workshop

Have a Dabble Masterclass: Copper-Foil Terrarium

Calendar Sat 07 Mar - Sat 07 Mar 2026
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Map pinPontefract Castle
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Geology Rocks

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Activity Craft Families Food and Drink Heritage Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Geology Rocks

Calendar Sat 11 Apr - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Calendar Tue 14 Apr - Tue 14 Apr 2026
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Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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A virtual image of a person, from Voices of Coal

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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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Scratch That: Video Game Design

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Scratch That: Video Game Design

Calendar Wed 18 Feb - Wed 18 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 14:15
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Heritage for Youth: Lotions and Potions

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Heritage for Youth: Lotions and Potions

Calendar Thu 19 Feb - Thu 19 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Have a Dabble - Secret Language of Fans

Activity Craft Heritage Workshop

Have a Dabble – Secret Language of Fans

Calendar Tue 03 Mar - Tue 03 Mar 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 15:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Walking on Hot Coals: Firewalk Challenge

Activity Adventure Heritage Walk

Walking on Hot Coals: Firewalk Challenge

Calendar Wed 18 Mar - Wed 18 Mar 2026
Clock icon17:00 - 20:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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200 Years of Waterton's Wall

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Heritage Talk

Curator Talk: 200 Years of Waterton’s Wall

Calendar Thu 19 Mar - Thu 19 Mar 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Walk and Write: Poetry Workshop
Part of Cynthia Kenny: A City Framed

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Activity Art Heritage Walk Workshop

Walk and Write: Poetry Workshop

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Find Your Passion - Kokedama

Activity Art Craft Heritage Workshop

Find Your Passion – Kokedama

Calendar Thu 26 Mar - Thu 26 Mar 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 18:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Rugby Day

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Activity Craft Families Food and Drink Heritage Sports Talk Workshop

Rugby Day 2026

Calendar Sat 28 Mar - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Dance Families Food and Drink Heritage Music Performance

Gala Night: 40 Years Reimagined

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 22:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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