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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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Reclaim the Night: Wakefield

Free event

Art Exhibition

Reclaim the Night: Wakefield – Exhibition celebrating the 2025 Reclaim the Night March

Calendar Now - Fri 13 Mar 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:00
Map pinThe Art House
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Imagine A World: Story-led yoga with Jenny Clark

Activity Families Literature Sports

Imagine A World: Story-led Yoga with Jenny Clark

Calendar Sat 07 Mar - Sun 08 Mar 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 14:45
Map pinNostell, National Trust
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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

Free event

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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The Shoop Shoop Show

Music Performance Theatre

The Shoop Shoop Show

Calendar Thu 19 Mar - Thu 19 Mar 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 22:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Gilbert Bayes Award Winners

Free event

Art Exhibition

The Royal Society of Sculptors: The 2025 Gilbert Bayes Awardees

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Wed 06 May 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 16:30
Map pinThe Art House
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The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years

Free event

Art Exhibition

The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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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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Lost Cause Brewing Co

Free event

Food and Drink

The Lost Social

Calendar Fri 27 Mar - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Clock icon15:00 - 21:00
Map pinLost Cause Brewing Co
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Dragon Egg Week

Free event

Activity Craft Families

Dragon Egg Week at Pontefract Castle

Calendar Sat 28 Mar - Mon 06 Apr 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Rugby Day

Free event

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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Object Handling at Castleford Museum

Free event

Activity Families Heritage

Object Handling at Castleford Museum

Calendar Now - Mon 23 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 11:30
Map pinCastleford Museum
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S.H.L

Music Performance

S.H.L

Calendar Fri 06 Mar - Fri 06 Mar 2026
Clock icon20:00 - 22:30
Map pinWakefield Jazz
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QOW Trio

Music Performance

QOW Trio

Calendar Fri 13 Mar - Fri 13 Mar 2026
Clock icon20:00 - 22:30
Map pinWakefield Jazz
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Simon Spillett Plus Trio

Music Performance

Simon Spillett Plus Trio

Calendar Fri 20 Mar - Fri 20 Mar 2026
Clock icon20:00 - 00:22
Map pinWakefield Jazz
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Talk Tour Walk

Specialised Booming Bittern Experience

Calendar Sat 21 Mar - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Clock icon08:00 - 10:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Chris McCausland

Comedy Theatre

Chris McCausland: Yonks!

Calendar Sun 29 Mar - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Clock icon20:00 - 22:30
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Animal Creations

Free event

Activity Craft Families Heritage

Animal Creations

Calendar Tue 31 Mar - Tue 31 Mar 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 15:00
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Tulip Festival

Activity Families Festival

Tulip Festival

Calendar Wed 01 Apr - Fri 01 May 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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Dragon Eggsplorers
Part of Dragon Egg Week at Pontefract Castle

Free event

Activity Craft Families

Dragon Eggsplorers

Calendar Wed 01 Apr - Wed 01 Apr 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Dragon Parade Day
Part of Dragon Egg Week at Pontefract Castle

Free event

Activity Craft Families

Dragon Parade Day

Calendar Thu 02 Apr - Thu 02 Apr 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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