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Health Checks at WX

Every Wednesday
Start time:9:30am - End time: 3:30pm
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Stay healthy with free Health Checks at WX!

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Chair-Based Exercise

Every Wednesday
Start time: 10am - End time: 11am
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Sit, stretch and smile at our weekly chair-based exercise classes!

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WX Pop Choir

Every Wednesday
Start time:12pm - End time: 1pm
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Do you love to sing? Join the WX Pop Choir! 

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Early Years Stay & Play

Every Friday (Term-Time Only)
Start time:9:30am - End time: 11:00am
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Pop in for a cuppa and meet other parents and carers while little ones enjoy our toys and games!

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Rodeo Night

Friday 29 May 2026
Start time:7pm - End time: 10pm
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Yeehaw, Rodeo nights are back for 2026  - pull on your cowboy boots and get ready to stomp!

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Toddler Disco

Friday 26 June 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 12PM
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The cutest disco in town is back!

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Glimmers by Ruth Fones

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

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Boccia Social

Sunday 10 May 2026
Start time:11am - End time: 1pm
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Join Active Future for this inclusive sport social club.

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Launchpad: Live music with Molly Rymer, Romy Taylor & Lola Simms

Friday 8 May 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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Molly Rymer brings her six‑piece band to WX, with support from Romy Taylor and Lola Simms as part of Launchpad’s emerging artist showcase.

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With Banners Held High

Saturday 9 May 2026
Start time:12:30PM - End time: 4PM
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With Banners Held High returns this May for the general strike 100th anniversary.

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Helen Riddle: A Stitch in Time

Tuesday 12 May - Sunday 31 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
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A pop-up art exhibition exploring decay and repair in the wall that Charles Waterton built around his estate in Walton in the 1820s. Helen Riddle explores the current state of the wall, using felt, textiles and stitch.

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Eurovision Viewing Party!

Saturday 16 May 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: MIDNIGHT
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Get ready to Embrace the cheese and sing along to Europe's favourite song contest!

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The Soulburys

Friday 22 May 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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The Soulburys celebrate Motown and beyond with their lively performance!

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Wallfest: Helen Riddle Viewing and Talk

Saturday 23 May 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 12PM
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Join the Northern Society of Costume and Textiles as they celebrate Helen Riddle’s intricate textile response to Waterton’s Wall - a pioneering symbol of early wildlife conservation.

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Wallfest: Barbara Phipps Talk on Charles Waterton

Saturday 23 May 2026
Start time:2:30PM - End time: 3:30PM
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Discover more about Wakefield's pioneering naturalist whose ideas influenced Charles Darwin.

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Dino Slime Drop-In Workshop

Dino Slime Drop-In Workshop

Saturday 23 May 2026
Start time:11AM - End time: 3PM
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The perfect crafty drop-in workshop for the kids this May Half-Term!

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Folk & Americana Music Night

Saturday 23 May 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10PM
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Wakefield Music Collective present three exceptional acts, bringing fresh energy to Folk & Americana music with foot-stomping spirit!

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ArtWalk

Wednesday 27 May 2026
Start time:5PM - End time: 8PM
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Discover local creativity at WX as part of Wakefield Artwalk

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The Roarsome Dino Quiz

The Roarsome Dino Quiz

Thursday 28 May 2026
Start time:6:30PM - End time: 8PM
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Do you know your stegosaurus from your triceratops? Join our resident dino expert and test your dino knowledge!

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Luke Jerram's Helios

Friday 12 June - Sunday 6 September 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
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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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Student Art & Design Exhibition

Friday 12 June - Thursday 18 June 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
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An end-of-year exhibition showcasing works by Wakefield College BA Hons Art & Design Students 

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Wakefield Chanting Group Showcase

Wakefield Chanting Group Showcase

Saturday 13 June 2026
Start time:12PM - End time: 1PM
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Wakefield Chanting Group invite you to experience the harmony, serenity, and collective spirit that chanting can bring.

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The Big Bingo Social

Tuesday 16 June 2026
Start time:1PM - End time: 3PM
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Join us for the Big Bingo Social, a feel good get together with friendly faces, and plenty of chances to play.

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Summer Jazz - Martín Berger and friends

Friday 19 June 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:00PM
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Join us for an evening of Brazilian choro and Argentine tango

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A Day Through the Decades

Saturday 20 June 2026
Start time:11AM - End time: 4PM
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Celebrating 100 amazing years of the Castleford Male Voice Choir with a makers market dancers, kids’ crafts, live music, and cars from the decades and a hundred male voices lifting the roof. This event is for all the family, so grandad bring your camera.

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The Pop Up Planetarium

The Pop Up Planetarium

Wednesday 22 July & Wednesday 12 August 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 4PM
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Step inside the planetarium and be transported into space!

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Creative Drop In Sessions

Creative Drop In Sessions

Thursday 23 July - Thurday 27 August 2026
Start time:11AM - End time: 3PM
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Every Thursday during the Summer Holidays, drop-in for a different FREE family creative workshop session! No booking needed – get creative this summer with activities inspired by the sun and space. All materials provided.

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Summer Fiesta - Gipsy Kings Tribute

Friday 24 July 2026
Start time:6.30PM - End time: 10.30PM
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Be transported to Southern Spain with the iconic sound of the Gipsy Kings

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Motown Night

Saturday 15 August 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10.30PM
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Join Motown Gospel Choir for a night of Motown music like you've never heard it before...

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Horns Of Ibiza

Friday 4 September 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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Horns of Ibiza deliver unstoppable energy, bringing iconic Ibiza anthems to life with an electrifying live brass performance!

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Bard Company

Thursday 22 October 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10PM
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Join Rocky, Bolshie and Punky for a rebel‑rousing night of punk rock, metal and ska with Bard Company.

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