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Foundations Scratch Night Volume 4

Foundations Scratch Night Volume 4

Friday 6 February 2026
£7

Foundations returns for a night of comedy, theatre, and poetry

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Art & Exhibitions
Keepers of Time by Tony Wade

Keepers of Time by Tony Wade

Everyday
FREE

The Wall is a changing display that celebrates creatives from across the Wakefield district.

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Forever Funky

Forever Funky

Wednesday 4 February 2026
Start time:12:30pm - End time: 3:30pm
Free

Free over 60s daytime disco! No need to book, just bring your dancing shoes.

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Foundations Scratch Night Volume 4

Foundations Scratch Night Volume 4

Friday 6 February 2026
Start time:7pm - End time: 10:30pm
£7

Foundations returns for a night of comedy, theatre, and poetry

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Motown Night

Motown Night

Saturday 7 February 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
Free

Join Motown Gospel Choir for a night of Motown music like you've never heard it before.

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Family
Free
Courses / Workshops / Talks
Family Leaf Collage Workshop

Family Leaf Collage Workshop

Saturday 14 February 2026
Start time:1pm - End time: 3pm
Free

Join artist Tony Wade for this hand's on leaf rubbing workshop

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Galentine's: Taylor Swift Tribute Night

Galentine's: Taylor Swift Tribute Night

Saturday 14 February 2026
Start time:7:30PM - End time: 10:30PM
FREE

Bring your besties for the ultimate Galentine's Day, with a Taylor Swift tribute and friendship bracelet making station!

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Crafts
Craft and Flea

Craft and Flea

Sunday 15 February 2026
Start time:11am - End time: 4pm
£3

Craft & Flea brings together the best independent makers, collectors, designers, and creatives from the Wakefield area.

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Family
Free
Rhubarb Half-Term Family Activities

Rhubarb Half-Term Family Activities

Monday 16 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
Free

Enjoy some fun family activities during February Half-Term inspired by the upcoming Rhubarb Festival!

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Family
Comedy
Family Comedy Show

Family Comedy Show

Thursday 19 February 2026
Start time:Doors open: 5:30pm - End time: 8pm
£6 General Admission

Join El Baldiniho and Paul ‘Silky’ White for a side-splitting night of family-friendly comedy fun!

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Free
Family
Rhubarb Festival at WX

Rhubarb Festival at WX

Friday 20 - Sunday 22 February 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 5PM
FREE

Join us at the Rhubarb Festival Event Hub to celebrate the city's most famous vegetable!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Launchpad X WX - Map the Wilderness & Birdhouse

Launchpad X WX - Map the Wilderness & Birdhouse

Friday 20 February 2026
Start time:8pm - End time: 10:30pm
Free

Live music from the brilliant Map the Wilderness and Birdhouse. 

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Comedy
Rhubarb Shed: Music, Poetry, Comedy

Rhubarb Shed: Music, Poetry, Comedy

Saturday 21 February 2026
Start time:7:30pm - End time: 10pm
Free

Soul Shed (or rather Rhubarb Shed!) returns with a night of poetry, music and comedy during Wakefield's famous Rhubarb Festival! 

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Health & Wellbeing
Boccia Social

Boccia Social

Wednesday 25 February 2026
Start time:11am - End time: 1pm
Free

Join Active Future for this inclusive sport social club.

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Family
Free
Toddler Disco

Toddler Disco

Friday 27 February 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 12PM
FREE

The cutest disco in town is back!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Rodeo Night

Rodeo Night

Friday 27 February 2026
Start time:7pm - End time: 10pm
FREE

Yeehaw, Rodeo nights are back for 2026  - pull on your cowboy boots and get ready to stomp!

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Health & Wellbeing
Family
Family GLOW Party - powered by Clubbercise

Family GLOW Party - powered by Clubbercise

Saturday 28 February 2026
Start time:12PM - End time: 1:30PM
£5

Get ready to light up your day with the ULTIMATE family workout!

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Health & Wellbeing
DAY RAVING - powered by Clubbercise

DAY RAVING - powered by Clubbercise

Saturday 28 February 2026
Start time:3PM - End time: 5PM
£10

Craving a dancefloor fix with a fitness twist?

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Comedy
Comedy Night February

Comedy Night February

Saturday 28 February 2026
Start time:Doors open 6:30 - End time: 10pm
From £6

Come join us for a night of laughter at WX's comedy night in association with Plane Comedy.

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Free
Blue Plaque Unveiling: British Jeffrey Diamond

Blue Plaque Unveiling: British Jeffrey Diamond

Wednesday 4 March 2026
Start time:2:30PM - End time: 4PM
FREE

Join Wakefield Civic Society to celebrate the history of British Jeffrey Diamond, a company that manufactured mining machinery in Wakefield for over 100 years!

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Courses / Workshops / Talks
BREWeD x WOMENed

BREWeD x WOMENed

Saturday 7 March 2026
Start time:11am - End time: 5pm
£12

An educators conference with a difference! Step right up for a marvellous troupe of education wonders, appearing one day only under the dazzling spotlight of BREWeD x WOMENeD!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Rebel Jukebox & Friends

Rebel Jukebox & Friends

Saturday 7 March 2026
Start time:Doors open: 6:30pm - End time: 10:30pm
Free

Rebel Jukebox will be serving up a high energy mix of hip shaking, feel good party classics you can sing along to.

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
The Reggulites: Reggae Night

The Reggulites: Reggae Night

Friday 13 March 2026
Start time:Doors open: 7pm - End time: 10:30pm
Free

The Reggulites are bringing the vibes of roots reggae to Wakefield.

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Northern Soul: Keeping the Faith

Northern Soul: Keeping the Faith

Sunday 15 March 2026
Start time:3pm - End time: 8pm
From £5

Get ready for a full-on Northern Soul all-dayer at Wakefield Exchange – a glorious celebration of one of youth culture’s most iconic underground movements.

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Comedy
Music / Dance / Theatre
Dark and Doomy

Dark and Doomy

Thursday 19 March 2026
Start time:6:30pm - End time: 8:30pm
£10 General admission, £8 concession

If you're a games fan, this is an evening you won't want to miss! 

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Art & Exhibitions
Free
The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

Saturday 21 March - Sunday 12 April 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 5PM
Free

The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years promises an unforgettable experience! 

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
St Paddy's Party: Get Shamrocked

St Paddy's Party: Get Shamrocked

Saturday 21 March 2026
Start time:Doors open; 7pm - End time: 10:30pm
Free

Raise a pint and turn up the craic as Stout Boots brings the house down with high‑energy Celtic Pub Rock.

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Comedy
Comedy Night - March

Comedy Night - March

Saturday 28 March 2026
Start time:Doors Open: 6:30pm - End time: 10pm
From £6

Another month, another epic line up of comedians! In association with Plane Comedy. 

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Blues Night

Blues Night

Saturday 4 April 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
FREE

Join us for an epic night of Blues music with McHale's Permanent Brew and Hot Foot Hall!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
The Spring Hoedown

The Spring Hoedown

Friday 24 April 2026
Start time:6pm - End time: 11pm
£15

Cowgirls and cowboys assemble… the rodeo is rollin' into town.

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Comedy
Comedy Night - April

Comedy Night - April

Saturday 25 April 2026
Start time:Doors Open: 6:30pm - End time: 10pm
Early Bird Ticket: £6 (until 6 April)

Plane Comedy return with another outstanding line up of comedians - Sam Avery, Silky, and Darius Davies.

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Fair
The Galactic Gathering Sci Fi Comic Con & Collectors Fair

The Galactic Gathering Sci Fi Comic Con & Collectors Fair

Sunday 3 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
From £4

Calling all bounty hunters...join the hunt for an out of this world experience!

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Crafts
KLH Events Craft & Gift Fair

KLH Events Craft & Gift Fair

Sunday 10 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
FREE

From candles to crochet, plants to pet stuff… pop into The Factory for this craft and gift fair!

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Family
Dino Week

Dino Week

Saturday 23 May - Sunday 31 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
FREE

Uh oh, the dinosaurs have escaped the park and are on the loose in WX … again!

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Film
Dino Slime Drop-In Workshop

Dino Slime Drop-In Workshop

Saturday 23 May 2026
Start time:11AM - End time: 3PM
FREE

The perfect crafty drop-in workshop for the kids this May Half-Term!

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Family
Dino Film Club

Dino Film Club

Sunday 24 May - Sunday 31 May 2026
Start time:1PM - End time: 3PM
FREE

Watch your favourite dinosaur movies at our Dino Film Club!

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Family
Health & Wellbeing
Stretch it Like T Rex – Pilates for Kids

Stretch it Like T Rex – Pilates for Kids

Wednesday 27 May 2026
Start time:9:30AM - End time: 10AM
FREE

Stretch those tiny arms in this fun, playful pilates session!

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Family
Dino Disco Day

Dino Disco Day

Friday 29 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
FREE

Don your dino suits and get ready to shake your tail (feathers) at the Dino Disco!

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Comedy
Comedy Night - May

Comedy Night - May

Saturday 30 May 2026
Start time:Doors Open: 6:30pm - End time: 10pm
Early Bird Tickets (until Monday 11 May)

Comedians MC Colin Manford, Lou Conran, Paul Pirie, and Mike Mclean are upping the hilarity for our May Comedy Night in association with Plane Comedy.

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Art & Exhibitions
UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Display

UK AIDS Memorial Quilt Display

Thursday 4 June - Sunday 7 June 2026
Start time:10am - End time: 5pm
Free

Wakefield is set to be the first city to welcome the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, outside of London.

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Art & Exhibitions
Free
Luke Jerram's Helios

Luke Jerram's Helios

Friday 12 June - Sunday 6 September 2026
Free

Step inside Helios at Wakefield Exchange this summer and experience a breathtaking, larger‑than‑life encounter with the Sun, surrounded by free, family‑friendly space activities for all ages.

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Comedy
Comedy Night Special featuring Russell Kane

Comedy Night Special featuring Russell Kane

Saturday 27 June 2026
Start time:Doors open: 5pm - End time: 9:30pm
£25

We're bringing you a very special Comedy Night with an epic line up! MC Colin Manford, Vince Atta, Nina Gilligan and headliner Russell Kane! In association with Plane Comedy.

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Collectors' Vault: Geeky Market

Collectors' Vault: Geeky Market

Sunday 5 July 2026
Start time:9:45AM - End time: 4PM
£2.17 - £7.59

A room full of pure geeky heaven, with stalls galore!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
WX Live - Heaven 17

WX Live - Heaven 17

Wednesday 8 July 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 11PM
£25

WX Live returns again welcoming Heaven 17 to the stage, bringing their iconic synth-pop sound and decades of influential music to Wakefield. 

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Gaelforce

Gaelforce

Saturday 24 October 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
£14

Gaelforce deliver a high-energy mix of electrified traditional folk songs, jigs & reels!

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Fair
Winter Con: Wakefield Freeze Over

Winter Con: Wakefield Freeze Over

Sunday 29 November 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
£4.34 - £10.84

Join us in the heart of Wakefield for a family‑friendly extravaganzaat our unique Winter Comic Con!

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Weekly Events
Health & Wellbeing
Free
Health Checks at WX

Health Checks at WX

Every Wednesday
Start time:9:30am - End time: 3:30pm
FREE

Stay healthy with free Health Checks at WX!

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Health & Wellbeing
Free
Chair-Based Exercise

Chair-Based Exercise

Every Wednesday
Start time: 10am - End time: 11am
Free

Sit, stretch and smile at our weekly chair-based exercise classes!

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Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
Bollywood Dance Class

Bollywood Dance Class

Every Wednesday (Until 25 March)
Start time:2PM - End time: 3PM
FREE

Our Bollywood dance class is back by popular demand!

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Health & Wellbeing
Music / Dance / Theatre
Free
WX Pop Choir

WX Pop Choir

Every Wednesday
Start time:12pm - End time: 1pm
Free

Do you love to sing? Join the WX Pop Choir! 

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Family
Free
Early Years Stay & Play

Early Years Stay & Play

Every Friday (Term-Time Only)
Start time:9:30am - End time: 11:30am
Free

Pop in for a cuppa and meet other parents and carers while little ones enjoy our toys and games!

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