Top Things To Do In Wakefield This Easter

Can you and your little ones help Blacker Hall Farm find all the hidden Easter eggs? The Blacker Hall Bunnies have been busy hiding Easter eggs around the Little Farmers Trail, and now they need your little ones to help find them all. Pick up a map from the Farmers Barn, complete the quiz and receive your Easter biscuit prize!

📍 Blacker Hall Farm, Wakefield, WF4 3DN
📅 Monday 7 April – Sunday 27 April, 9am – 5pm
💰 £5 (includes free entry for one to The Little Farmer’s Trail and a Easter treat when you have completed the hunt)
🎟️ For more information, and how to book, click here.

The Easter Dragon Egg Hunt at Pontefract Castle is back for another year, and better than ever! Help Ilbert the Dragon find all his eggs on a special trail. Join in with different dragon activities throughout the week, including craft activities, storytelling and games.

There is something to entertain you every day. Most of the activities, including the trail, are free! 

📍 Pontefract Castle, Pontefract, WF8 1QH
📅 Saturday 12 April – Monday 21 April, 10am – 4pm
💰 Free – £2.50
🎟️ Dragon Egg Week events are a mix of drop-in and bookable. For full information and to book, click here.

Make your way along the trail and find nature-inspired activities for the whole family at Nostell‘s Easter Egg Trail. There are 10 fun trail points to discover as you make your way around the garden including an egg and spoon race, easter egg toss, hula hoop challenge and matching egg pairs game.

There’s also the woodland play area, house, wild play and den building, cycle trails, café and shop to add to your family day out!

📍 Nostell, National Trust, Wakefield, WF4 1QE
📅 Saturday 5 – Monday 21 April, 11am – 5pm
💰 £3.50 per trail (includes Easter trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy or vegan and Free From chocolate egg). Normal admission applies, National Trust members and under 5’s free admission
🎟️ More information can be found by clicking here.

Spring has sprung at Castleford Museum! Go on a trail around the displays to spot the signs of spring. Then have a go at making a flapping paper bird and decorating your own plant pot. Don’t forget to take part in the sunflower growing competition!

Please note: Friday 11 and Thursday 17 April are SEND sessions. SEND groups are welcome at all of sessions, but these sessions are designed for families who prefer a more relaxed atmosphere.

📍 Castleford Museum, Castleford, WF10 1BB
📅 Monday 7, Tuesday 8, Thursday 10, Friday 11, Monday 14, Tuesday 15 and Thursday 17 April, 10am – 3pm
💰 Free
🎟️ No booking required.

Immersion Theatre invite you on a vibrant underwater adventure like no other in their most spectacular and fantastical family musical yet, The Little Mermaid! Packed with dazzling sets, colourful characters, astounding choreography, original music, and heaps of audience participation, this brand-new adaptation sees the adventurous Little Mermaid embark on an unforgettable adventure as the wonders of the sea burst onto the stage in a magical experience that will have audiences of all ages enchanted and enthralled from start to FIN-ish!

📍 Theatre Royal Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 2TE
📅 Tuesday 8 April, 2:30pm – 5pm and 6pm – 8:30pm
💰 From £10
🎟️ For more information, and how to book, click here.

Visit Horncastle Farm for a unique and memorable lamb feeding experience this Easter! Sessions run daily, where you can bottle feed some adorable lambs. The price includes Lamb Bottle Feeding for one person only (young children may have one accompanying adult to help them). A ticket is required for all who wish to partake in the bottle feeding. A bottle feeding ticket allows for one observer to enter the barn with those taking part in bottle feeding.

📍 Horncastle Farm, Wakefield, WF4 2HN
📅 Daily until Sunday 20 Apr, sessions at 10am, 1pm and 4pm
💰 £12.58
🎟️ For more information, and how to book, click here.

Discover the ultimate playground for construction enthusiasts and thrill-seekers alike at Diggerland in Castleford, the ultimate adventure theme park experience! Feel the power of real-life construction machinery as you take control of diggers and dumpers, experience rides like the Spindizzy and so much more!

📍 Diggerland, Castleford, WF10 5NW
📅 Diggerland is open 10am – 5pm every day during the Easter school holidays.
💰 From £12.97 per person
🎟️ Booking not essential, however full information can be found by clicking here.

The Aspire Kidz Club is the perfect solution to keep your 8-12 year olds entertained and active this Easter. Led by an experienced team, your child will get to enjoy a range of exciting games, creative crafts and activities with new friends. Let your kids’ imaginations soar as they participate in interactive activities designed just for them. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for your little ones to learn, play, and grow in a safe and welcoming environment.

📍 Aspire @ The Park, Pontefract, WF8 4RA
📅 Monday 7 April, Wednesday 9 – Friday 11 April and Tuesday 15 – Friday 18 April, 9am – 4pm (optional breakfast club from 8am)
💰 £28 per day (breakfast, lunch and snacks included)
🎟️ More information and booking information can be found by clicking here.

Celebrate Easter with Wakefield Trinity at their Family Fun Easter Lunch on Easter Sunday. Bring the whole family along for a delightful afternoon filled with delicious food, fun activities, disco and memorable moments with Daddy Cool!

Including a 2-course Easter Sunday roast dinner and a gift for every child, this event is the perfect way to enjoy the Easter time together and create lasting memories.

📍 Wakefield Trinity, Wakefield, WF1 5EY
📅 Sunday 20 April, 11am – 3:30pm
💰 £15 per child, £30 per adult, £80 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children)
🎟️ More information and booking information can be found by clicking here.

Children are invited on a free egg hunt around The Art House. Pick up a map in the Coffee House to help discover the whereabouts of the missing eggs.

Then, grab the pencils and crayons to design your own easter egg and enter it into our egg design competition. The winner will be revealed on the 21st of April and will win an easter surprise!

📍 The Art House, Wakefield, WF1 2TE
📅 Monday 14 – Sunday 27 April, 9:30am – 4pm
💰 Free
🎟️ No booking required.

Join the National Coal Mining Museum this Easter for hands-on activities, underground adventures and so much more. Enjoy Minecraft-inspired escape fun, be transported through the centuries of mining history, embark on an Easter scavenger hunt, get to grips with LEGO robotics and much more!

📍 National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield, WF4 4RH
📅 Saturday 5 – Sunday 20 April, 10am – 4pm
💰 Free – £15 per person
🎟️ More information and booking information can be found by clicking here.

Join WX Wakefield Exchange for a fun-filled drop-in Toddler Crafts session, where little hands can get creative with a Spring Flower Pots activity!

Kids will decorate their very own plant pot using paints, stickers, and colourful decorations. Once their masterpiece is complete, they’ll plant a sunflower seed inside, ready to grow at home. Each pot comes with a cute ribbon handle, making it easy for little ones to carry their creation home with pride!

📍 WX Wakefield Exchange, Wakefield, WF1 3AD
📅 Wednesday 16 April, 10am – 3pm
💰 Free
🎟️ No booking required.

Can you spot the bunnies hiding in the woods around the Pugneys Light Railway track over Easter weekend? Hop on board one of the 7¼” gauge passenger-carrying miniature trains and enjoy a picturesque trip alongside the lake at Pugneys Country Park.

Please note, trains may not run in bad weather. Please check ahead on the Pugneys Light Railway Facebook page.

📍 Pugneys Light Railway, Wakefield, WF2 7EQ
📅 Friday 18 – Monday 21 April, 11am – 4pm
💰 £2 per person
🎟️ No booking required.

Join the egg hunts, crafts, and games across all six Wakefield District Markets this Easter. Join colouring and craft sessions and enter your artwork into a competition for a chance to win a large Easter egg, follow the egg trail to find the hidden eggs and collect a chocolate treat from the Easter Bunny, try giant games and fun challenges with friends and family, and much more!

📍 All Wakefield District Markets
📅 Saturday 5 – Saturday 19 April, 10am – 3pm
💰 Free
🎟️ Booking not required, more information can be found by clicking here.

The Hepworth Wakefield is open every day during the Wakefield school holidays with an array of activities to try. From Garden Play in the outdoors and Art Pods in the galleries to drop-in workshops led by local artists where you can make something to take home (including your own soap!), it’s the perfect opportunity to get creative as a family.

📍 The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield, WF1 5AW
📅 Saturday 5 – Monday 21 April, 10am – 4pm
💰 Free with an exhibition ticket (Exhibition tickets are free for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s, or £14 / £12.50 for others)
🎟️ More information can be found by clicking here.

Discover the stories of some of pantomime’s best loved characters this Easter at Pontefract Museum. Get creative and make a marvellous mask to take home and wear!

9 April: Animals and Creatures – Are you a golden goose or a pantomime horse? Make a bright mask to bring your animal to life.

16 April: Heroes and Villains – Boo and cheer for your favourite characters – but will you be the hero or a baddie?

📍 Pontefract Museum, Pontefract, WF8 1BA
📅 Wednesday 9 and Wednesday 16 April, 10:30am – 12pm and 10:30pm – 3pm both days
💰 Free
🎟️ Booking not required.

Get stuck in to some squishy squashy fun at Wakefield Museum! Play with different doughs to mash, make, squash and shape. Join in with a story and rhymes, then make a special model to take home. Once you’ve been, you can tick off #5 Rough and Smooth on your 50 Things To Do Before You’re 5!

1pm: This is a relaxed toddler session. It will have reduced numbers and there will be more space.

📍 Wakefield Museum, Wakefield, WF1 2UP
📅 Thursday 10 April, 10:30am – 11:30am and 1pm – 2pm
💰 Free
🎟️ More information, including how to book, can be found by clicking here.

Pirate Bonnie is looking for treasure – but no ordinary treasure, for she is no ordinary pirate. The treasures she seeks are stories, the long-lost stories of swashbuckling pirates. Bonnie invites the audience on board her ship to join the crew, set sail and discover treasures. Each treasure recovered is a forgotten legend of a real female pirate.

In typical Fidget Theatre style, the show is warm and witty with original songs and friendly interaction for children and their grown-ups who all become Bonnie’s ship-shape crew.

📍 The Cluntergate Centre, Horbury, WF4 5DA
📅 Sunday 6 April, 2pm – 3pm
💰 £5 per person
🎟️ More information, including how to book, can be found by clicking here.