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Accelerate Car Show

Families

Accelerate Car Show

Calendar Sun 13 Sep - Sun 13 Sep 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 16:00
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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Object Handling at Castleford Museum

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Activity Families Heritage

Object Handling at Castleford Museum

Calendar Mon 14 Sep - Mon 14 Dec 2026
Clock icon10:30 - 11:30
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Walk and Write families

Activity Families Heritage Outdoor Poetry Walk

Walk and Write: Pontefract (families, 10+)

Calendar Sat 10 Oct - Sat 10 Oct 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Thursdays in the Hidden Forest

Activity Art Craft Families Outdoor

Thursdays in the Hidden Forest

Calendar Now - Thu 01 Oct 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Object Handling at Wakefield Museum

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Object Handling at Wakefield Museum

Calendar Wed 14 Oct - Wed 09 Dec 2026
Clock icon16:00 - 18:00
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Ilbert's Dragon Tales

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Ilbert’s Dragon Tales

Calendar Now - Wed 02 Dec 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Activity Comedy Dance Families Music Performance Workshop

Open Mic Night

Calendar Fri 18 Sep - Fri 18 Sep 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 22:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Farmer Copley's Pumpkin Festival

Activity Families Festival Food and Drink Outdoor

Farmer Copleys’ Pumpkin Festival

Calendar Sat 26 Sep - Sun 01 Nov 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
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Activity Art Craft Families Workshop

Fabric Pumpkins: Children’s Craft Workshop

Calendar Thu 01 Oct - Thu 01 Oct 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 20:00
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Activity Art Craft Families Workshop

West Yorkshire Police Band

Calendar Fri 02 Oct - Fri 02 Oct 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 22:30
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Dance Exhibition Families Music Performance Theatre Workshop

Wakefield Chanting Group

Calendar Sun 11 Oct - Sun 11 Oct 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 15:30
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Christmas Dance Families Music Performance

The Witching Hour

Calendar Sun 18 Oct - Sun 18 Oct 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 15:30
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Activity Craft Families Workshop

The Makers Frontier

Calendar Tue 27 Oct - Tue 27 Oct 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
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Activity Craft Families Workshop

The Haunted Campfire

Calendar Thu 29 Oct - Thu 29 Oct 2026
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Christmas Dance Families Music Performance

Tinsel: Family Christmas Show

Calendar Wed 02 Dec - Wed 02 Dec 2026
Clock icon17:30 - 19:00
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Christmas Dance Families Music Performance

Burns Night: Ceilidh

Calendar Sat 23 Jan - Sat 23 Jan 2027
Clock icon19:00 - 22:00
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Christmas Dance Families Music Performance

Cowboy Nerf Shootout

Calendar Sat 23 Jan - Sat 23 Jan 2027
Clock icon19:00 - 22:00
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Art Craft Families Market Performance

Craft & Flea

Calendar Sun 27 Sep - Sun 27 Sep 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 16:00
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Art Families Music Performance Theatre

Noisy Cow Theatre present: A Night at the MOOsicals

Calendar Thu 29 Oct - Thu 29 Oct 2026
Clock icon18:00 - 21:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Fireworks at Thornes Park

Free event

Activity Families Food and Drink Music

Thornes Park Fireworks

Calendar Sat 07 Nov - Sat 07 Nov 2026
Clock icon16:30 - 20:00
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Families Performance Theatre

Mother Goose

Calendar Sun 10 Jan - Sat 16 Jan 2027
Clock icon12:00 - 22:00
Map pinPontefract Town Hall
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Family Fun @ Pontefract Museum

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Activity Craft Families

Family Fun @ Pontefract Museum

Calendar Now - Sat 19 Dec 2026
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
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Museum Minis

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Museum Minis – Pontefract Museum

Calendar Mon 14 Sep - Mon 14 Dec 2026
Clock icon11:15 - 12:15
Map pinPontefract Museum
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A giant snowglobe underneath Castleford Festival Lights

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Activity Christmas Families Festival Food and Drink Market Outdoor Performance

Castleford Light Switch-On

Calendar Sun 22 Nov - Sun 22 Nov 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinCastleford Precinct
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