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Biofluorescence in Nature

Activity Adventure Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Illuminate: Biofluorescence in Nature

Calendar Fri 24 Oct - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Clock icon17:45 - 19:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Two women in vibrant costumes performing at the Pontefract Liquorice Festival.
Part of Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Free event

Activity Families Festival Food and Drink Market Talk

Fringe Activity @ Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Calendar Sun 13 Jul - Sun 13 Jul 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Precinct
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Summer Holidays at Pit

Activity Adventure Art Craft Families Heritage Music Talk Walk Workshop

Summer Holidays at Pit

Calendar Sat 19 Jul - Sun 31 Aug 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Specialised Spoonbill Experience

Activity Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Specialised Spoonbill Experience

Calendar Now - Sun 20 Jul 2025
Clock icon10:30 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Wildflowers Guided Walk

Activity Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Wonderful World of Wildflowers Guided Walk

Calendar Sat 12 Jul - Sat 23 Aug 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Artwalk Wakefield

Free event

Exhibition Literature Music Performance Talk Walk

Artwalk Wakefield

Calendar Wed 30 Jul - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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Painting by Louisa Fennell, courtesy of Wakefield Libraries

Heritage Talk Walk

Round Our Way Heritage Walk – Louisa Fennell

Calendar Wed 30 Jul - Wed 30 Jul 2025
Clock icon18:30 - 20:00
Map pinWakefield Cathedral
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Snailman of Pontefract

Free event

Heritage Talk

Talk: The Snailman of Pontefract, and Other Recent Discoveries

Calendar Wed 16 Jul - Wed 16 Jul 2025
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Birding for Beginners

Activity Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Birding for Beginners

Calendar Sat 30 Aug - Sat 30 Aug 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Part of Heritage Open Days 2025

Free event

Heritage Talk

Heritage Open Days: If these walls could talk

Calendar Wed 17 Sep - Wed 17 Sep 2025
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Carnegie Library to Local Museum
Part of Heritage Open Days 2025

Free event

Heritage Talk

Talk: 120 years – from Carnegie Library to Local Museum

Calendar Fri 19 Sep - Fri 19 Sep 2025
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Free event

Festival Food and Drink Music Performance Talk Tour

The Big Jolly Beer & Ale Weekend at WX

Calendar Thu 10 Jul - Sun 13 Jul 2025
Clock icon20:00 - 15:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Medieval Herb Garden

Free event

Heritage Talk

The Medieval Herb Garden at Pontefract Castle

Calendar Now - Sat 20 Sep 2025
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Black British Ballet Presentation
Part of Black British Ballet Exhibition

Free event

Dance Talk

Black British Ballet Presentation

Calendar Sat 09 Aug - Sat 09 Aug 2025
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinWakefield Library
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Waterton's Wall
Part of Heritage Open Days 2025

Free event

Heritage Talk Tour Walk

Waterton’s Parkland and Wall

Calendar Mon 15 Sep - Tue 16 Sep 2025
Clock icon15:00 - 19:00
Map pinWaterton Park Hotel & Walton Hall
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The Haribo bear at Liquorice Fun at Pontefract Library
Part of Pontefract Liquorice Festival

Free event

Activity Craft Families Heritage Talk Workshop

Liquorice Fun at Pontefract Library!

Calendar Sat 12 Jul - Sun 13 Jul 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Library
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A woman holding a coffee cup in a field. She is Ashleigh-ellan Kavannagh, author of

Craft Talk

Threads of Resistance: Women’s Creativity in Protest and Activism

Calendar Sat 02 Aug - Sat 02 Aug 2025
Clock icon11:15 - 15:00
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Virtual Reality Workshop
Part of Black British Ballet Exhibition

Free event

Activity Dance Talk Workshop

Virtual Reality Workshop

Calendar Thu 14 Aug - Fri 29 Aug 2025
Clock icon10:30 - 14:30
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Part of The Big Jolly Beer & Ale Weekend at WX

Free event

Festival Food and Drink Talk

In Conversation with the Jolly Boys

Calendar Fri 11 Jul - Fri 11 Jul 2025
Clock icon19:00 - 20:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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