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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
Clock icon10:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Urban Sketching: Wakefield City Centre
Part of Cynthia Kenny: A City Framed

Free event

Activity Art Heritage Walk Workshop

Urban Sketching: Wakefield City Centre

Calendar Wed 21 Jan - Wed 21 Jan 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Have a Dabble - Terracotta Soy Candle Pots

Activity Craft Heritage Workshop

Have a Dabble – Terracotta Soy Candle Pots

Calendar Tue 03 Feb - Tue 03 Feb 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 15:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Scratch That: Video Game Design

Activity Families Heritage Workshop

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

Activity Craft Families Heritage Workshop

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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Make a Wormery

Free event

Activity Craft Families Workshop

Make a Wormery

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Calendar Thu 19 Feb - Thu 19 Feb 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Find Your Passion - Hoop Wall Decoration

Activity Craft Workshop

Find Your Passion – Hoop Wall Decoration

Calendar Thu 26 Feb - Thu 26 Feb 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 18:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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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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Walk and Write: Poetry Workshop
Part of Cynthia Kenny: A City Framed

Free event

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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A pile of buttons in different sizes and colours

Activity Craft Heritage Workshop

Find Your Passion – Button It

Calendar Thu 29 Jan - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 18:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Specialised Heronry Experience

Activity Adventure Talk Tour Walk Workshop

Specialised Heronry Experience – RSPB Fairburn Ings

Calendar Wed 04 Feb - Sat 28 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 12:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Sow Rhubarb Seeds
Part of Rhubarb Festival

Activity Craft Families Heritage Workshop

Let’s Sow Rhubarb Seeds!

Calendar Fri 20 Feb - Fri 20 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Chocolate

Activity Exhibition Food and Drink Workshop

Heritage for Youth: Chocolate

Calendar Thu 09 Apr - Thu 09 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Ceramics Fair

Craft Exhibition Fair Families Market Workshop

The Hepworth Wakefield Ceramics Fair

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Sun 22 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinTileyard North
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Rhubarb Fairy
Part of Rhubarb Festival

Free event

Activity Craft Families Festival Food and Drink Performance Workshop

Entertainment @ RhubarbFest

Calendar Fri 20 Feb - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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Two children taking part in a craft workshop at WX - Wakefield exchange.
Part of Rhubarb Festival

Free event

Activity Art Families Festival Food and Drink Market Workshop

Rhubarb Festival at WX

Calendar Fri 20 Feb - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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A man dressed as a coal miner poses to be drawn in the Adult Art Workshops

Craft Workshop

Adult Art Workshops

Calendar Sun 08 Feb - Sun 12 Jul 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 12:30
Map pinNational Coal Mining Museum
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Bollywood Class

Free event

Activity Dance Families Workshop

Bollywood Dance Class

Calendar Now - Wed 25 Mar 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 15:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Castleford Crafts

Free event

Activity Craft Heritage Workshop

Castleford Crafts

Calendar Now - Tue 17 Mar 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 14:30
Map pinCastleford Museum
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Free event

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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