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Bird ID, Song & Optics Workshop

Activity Outdoor Walk Workshop

Bird ID, Song & Optics Workshop

Calendar Now - Sun 15 Nov 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 11:00
Map pinRSPB Fairburn Ings
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Friarwood Festival 2022

Festival Music Outdoor Performance

Friarwood Festival 2026

Calendar Sat 08 Aug - Sat 08 Aug 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 20:00
Map pinFriarwood Valley Gardens
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Castle Mambo

Families Festival Food and Drink Music Outdoor

Castle Mambo

Calendar Sat 05 Sep - Sat 05 Sep 2026
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Heritage Outdoor Tour Walk

Bat walk at the Castle

Calendar Thu 10 Sep - Thu 10 Sep 2026
Clock icon19:30 - 20:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Free event

Activity Families Heritage Outdoor Poetry Walk

Walk and Write: Pontefract (families, 10+)

Calendar Sat 08 Aug - Sat 08 Aug 2026
Clock icon13:30 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Free event

Activity Art Heritage Outdoor

Urban sketching: Pontefract Castle

Calendar Mon 17 Aug - Mon 17 Aug 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Season Finale and National Hunt Handover

Outdoor Sports

Season Finale and National Hunt Handover

Calendar Mon 19 Oct - Mon 19 Oct 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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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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Medieval Herb Garden

Free event

Heritage Outdoor Talk

The Medieval Herb Garden at Pontefract Castle

Calendar Now - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Clock icon13:00 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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FarmTrax Music Festival

Festival Music Outdoor

FarmTrax Music Festival

Calendar Sat 25 Jul - Sun 26 Jul 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 21:00
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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A photograph of a child wearing sunglasses and a flat cap, in a crowd at Pontefract Racecourse, part of Summer Soundtrack Family Day

Music Outdoor Sports

Summer Soundtrack Family Day

Calendar Sun 26 Jul - Sun 26 Jul 2026
Clock icon11:30 - 18:30
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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In The Zone Family Day

Outdoor Sports

Family Day

Calendar Sun 16 Aug - Sun 16 Aug 2026
Clock icon12:30 - 18:00
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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Giant back-lit letters spelling

Festival Food and Drink Music Outdoor

Yonder at the Castle

Calendar Sat 05 Jun - Sat 05 Jun 2027
Clock icon16:00 - 22:00
Map pinPontefract Castle
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Bunting in trees, against a clear blue sky

Festival Music Outdoor

Northern Green Gathering

Calendar Thu 13 Aug - Sun 16 Aug 2026
Clock icon14:00 - 23:00
Map pinNewland Park
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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
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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Clarence Park Festival

Free event

Festival Music Outdoor

Clarence Park Festival

Calendar Sat 25 Jul - Sun 26 Jul 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 21:00
Map pinClarence Park
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Autumn Afternoon Racing

Outdoor Sports

Autumn Afternoon Racing

Calendar Thu 17 Sep - Thu 24 Sep 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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Outdoor Sports

The Penultimate Meeting

Calendar Mon 05 Oct - Mon 05 Oct 2026
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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Art installation Ship of the Gods by Heinrich & Palmer

Free event

Art Christmas Families Festival Outdoor

Light Up Wakefield

Calendar Fri 13 Nov - Sat 14 Nov 2026
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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