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Rhubarb Festival

Friday 21 February - Sunday 23 February 2025
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Rhubarbarians assemble – Wakefield’s celebration of its most famous vegetable, the Rhubarb Festival, returns to paint the city pink for three days from 21 – 23 February 2025!

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Sentinel

Friday 21 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
Free

Studio Vertigo’s stunning light sculpture will illuminate the main hall of WX and is inspired by the mining heritage of the district.

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Revealed Triptych

Friday 21 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
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A rich digital visualisation with striking imagery and compelling audio that combines film, Augmented Reality and a video game celebrating local mining heritage. 

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Coal Lines

Friday 21 February - Sunday 2 March 2025
Free

This immersive sound installation will surround the Sentinel light sculpture and invite visitors to explore, play, and move around the space, whilst exploring the area’s rich mining heritage. 

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Coal Mining & Rhubarb Heritage Talk with Stephanie Thompson

Friday 21 February 2025
Free

Join Stephanie Thompson from the National Coal Mining Museum for England explores the link between coal mining and rhubarb in her talk: ‘Coal, Rhubarb and Miners’ Welfare’.

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Rhubarb Heritage Talk with Janet Oldroyd

Saturday 22 February 2025
Free

Join us as Janet Oldroyd shares her passion for Rhubarb and the heritage of the Rhubarb Triangle.

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The History and Mystery of the Rhubarb Triangle with John Whitaker

Sunday 23 February 2025
Free

John Whitaker is a curator at Wakefield Museums and Castles. He has worked for the service for over 20 years and, most importantly, loves rhubarb!

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WX Games Weekend

Saturday 8 March – Sunday 9 March 2025
FREE

A FREE 2-day games event featuring exciting modern and retro console games to play, old-school arcade games and brand-new games developed by indie games companies based in Yorkshire and the North of England.

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This Was Our Year

Friday 14 March - Sunday 23 March 2025
Free

Our Year – Wakefield District 2024 was a celebration of the amazing culture, heritage and community of our district. This exhibition is part of Our Year and is supported with funding from West Yorkshire Combined Authority and Arts Council England.

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Jason and the Wakefield Adventure

Friday 20 June - Sunday 7 September 2025
Free

Wakefield Exchange and artist Jason Wilsher-Mills are proud to present ‘Jason and the Wakefield Adventure’, Jason’s first large-scale exhibition of work in his hometown of Wakefield

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Ships of the Gods

Friday 21 November - Sunday 23 November 2025
Free

As part of Light Up Wakefield 2025, WX welcomes Heinrich & Palmer’s light installation Ships of Gods.

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