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Art Exhibition

Helen Chadwick: Life Pleasures

Calendar Now - Mon 27 Oct 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Exhibition

Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels

Calendar Now - Sat 28 Feb 2026
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Kerry Ellis

Music Performance Theatre

Kerry Ellis – Queen of the West End

Calendar Fri 24 Oct - Fri 24 Oct 2025
Clock icon19:30 - 22:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Artwalk Wakefield

Free event

Exhibition Literature Music Performance Talk Walk

Artwalk Wakefield

Calendar Now - Wed 26 Nov 2025
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
Map pinWakefield City Centre
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William Kentridge

Exhibition

William Kentridge: The Pull of Gravity

Calendar Now - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Clock icon09:00 - 18:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Aladdin’s Cave: The Cliffe Collection

Free event

Exhibition

Aladdin’s Cave: The Cliffe Collection

Calendar Now - Tue 23 Dec 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinFeatherstone Museum Hub
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Lesley Barnes and Ross McAuley

Exhibition

Lesley Barnes and Ross McAuley: Fashion Play

Calendar Now - Sun 26 Oct 2025
Clock icon00:00 - 00:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Jordy Kerwick

Exhibition

Jordy Kerwick: One to give. One to take away (Unum dare. Unum ut auferat)

Calendar Now - Sun 22 Feb 2026
Clock icon00:00 - 00:00
Map pinYorkshire Sculpture Park
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Jack and the Beanstalk

Dance Families Music Performance Theatre

Jack and the Beanstalk

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Calendar Tue 25 Nov - Sun 04 Jan 2026
Clock icon19:00 - 18:00
Map pinTheatre Royal Wakefield
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Pantomime
Part of

Free event

Exhibition Families Heritage Our Year

Oh Yes It Is! 75 years of the St Giles with St Mary’s Pantomime Society

Calendar Now - Sat 01 Nov 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 16:30
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Caroline Walker, Daphne, 2021

Art Exhibition

Caroline Walker: Mothering

Calendar Now - Mon 27 Oct 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Season Finale and National Hunt Handover

Our Year Sports

Season Finale and National Hunt Handover

Calendar Mon 20 Oct - Mon 20 Oct 2025
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinPontefract Racecourse
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Gaelforce in Concert at St Austins Theatre, Wakefield

Music Performance

Gaelforce in Concert at St Austins Theatre, Wakefield

Calendar Sat 01 Nov - Sat 01 Nov 2025
Clock icon19:00 - 22:00
Map pinSt Austin's Theatre
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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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Farmer Copley's Pumpkin Festival

Activity Families Festival Food and Drink

Farmer Copleys’ Pumpkin Festival

Calendar Now - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 16:00
Map pinFarmer Copleys
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Production Park: Where Live Industry Lives
Part of

Free event

Exhibition Our Year

Production Park: Where Live Industry Lives

Calendar Now - Wed 29 Apr 2026
Clock icon09:30 - 13:00
Map pinMuseum Hub at South Elmsall Library
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Ilbert's Dragon Tales

Activity Craft Families Our Year

Ilbert’s Dragon Tales

Calendar Now - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Clock icon13:30 - 14:30
Map pinPontefract Castle
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The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work

Exhibition

The Hepworth Family Gift / Hepworth At Work – on permanent display

Calendar Now - Fri 01 Jan 2027
Clock icon12:00 - 12:00
Map pinThe Hepworth Wakefield
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Museum Minis

Free event

Activity Craft Families Heritage

Museum Minis

Calendar Now - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Clock icon10:30 - 11:30
Map pinWakefield Museum
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Ships of the Gods

Free event

Exhibition Families

Ships of the Gods

Calendar Fri 21 Nov - Sun 23 Nov 2025
Clock icon10:00 - 17:00
Map pinWX Wakefield Exchange
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Family Fun @ Pontefract Museum

Free event

Activity Craft Families

Family Fun @ Pontefract Museum

Calendar Now - Sat 20 Dec 2025
Clock icon11:00 - 15:00
Map pinPontefract Museum
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Free event

Art Christmas Festival Food and Drink Music

Light Up 2025

Calendar Fri 21 Nov - Sun 30 Nov 2025
Clock icon17:00 - 21:00
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Part of Light Up 2025

Free event

Activity Christmas Families Festival Market

Light Up Castleford

Calendar Tue 25 Nov - Tue 25 Nov 2025
Clock icon12:00 - 18:00
Map pinCastleford Precinct
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Part of Light Up 2025

Free event

Activity Christmas Families

Light Up Ossett

Calendar Sat 29 Nov - Sat 29 Nov 2025
Clock icon12:00 - 19:00
Map pinOssett Precinct
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