Things to Do in Wakefield
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FREECalm Relaxation Sessions
📍 The Cluntergate Centre
FREEThink about Suicide-SafeTALK Training- Start the conversation. SAVE A LIFE
📍 St Mary’s Community Centre, Pontefract
Branching Out- August
📍 Newmillerdam Country Park
£11.55
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Summer of Play: Step into the Thomas More Painting
📍 Nostell
FREEInclusive Social Walks @ Purston Park, Featherstone, Wakefield
📍 5 Towns Veterans Support Hub
FREEOpioid Overdose and Naloxone Training August
📍 Socialicious
FREEThornes Park - Learn to Ride a Bike/Build your Confidence - Age 16+
📍 The Outdoor Athletics Track
Contemplating Gratitude & Blessings- A Creative Workshop
📍 Westgate Art Studios
£17.00
Off and On
📍 71 High St
£8.30
Bike Hire & a Coffee in Wakefield - £5!!
📍 Pugneys Country Park Car Park
£6.13
FREEFinding My Roots~ Creative Nature Workshops
📍 Green Tracks Enterprise
FREEMY Network Wakefield
📍 Theatre Royal Wakefield
Yorkshire Knee Preservation Workshop 2026
📍 BHF Priory Centre
£11.55
FREETrinity Run Club
📍 DIY Kitchens Stadium
FREEFairwood Fields Music Night
📍 Fairwood Fields Care Home
An Evening Of Clairvoyance With Karen Dawson
📍 Cella bar 8 Pontefract
£16.96
Sunflower Field Brand Bloom Photoshoot
📍 Farmer Copleys
£68.32
FREEGet Fishing - South Bramwith Canal | 28/08/2026 - Pumping Station Cottage, Low Ln, Stainforth, Doncaster, DN7 5SN
📍 Pumping Station Cottage, Low Ln
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Summer of Play: Owl Adventures
📍 Nostell
Kids Keyring/Bag Charm Making
📍 Haus Coffee & Plants Wakefield Ltd.
£2.50
Unified Dating - Meet Singles in Leeds
📍 Leeds Secret Venue (TBA)
From £17.99
Let's Fish Sykehouse-New Junction Canal Canal-West Yorkshire AAG-29/08/2026
📍 New Junction Canal
£5.98
Pilates By Chaise Parker
📍 The Pledwick Well Inn
£29.96
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Summer of Play: Wrongsemble Theatre presents Rapunzel
📍 Nostell
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