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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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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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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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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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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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Keepers of Time by Tony Wade

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

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Toddler Disco

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

The cutest disco in town is back!

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Rodeo Night

Friday 27 March 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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Blue Plaque Unveiling: British Jeffrey Diamond

Wednesday 4 March 2026
Start time:2:30PM - End time: 4PM
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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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Rebel Jukebox & Friends

Saturday 7 March 2026
Start time:Doors open: 6:30pm - End time: 10:30pm
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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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Wakefield Open Model Show & Competition

Sunday 8 March 2026
Start time:10am - End time: 4:30pm
£5 on the door

Join IPMS Wakefield and District and see the best of miniature and model-making and painting.

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The Reggulites: Reggae Night

Friday 13 March 2026
Start time:Doors open: 7pm - End time: 10:30pm
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The Reggulites are bringing the vibes of roots reggae to Wakefield.

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Live Pianist

Saturday 14 March 2026
Start time:7pm - End time: 7pm
Free

Our in‑house pianist sets the perfect ambience for unwinding and relaxing.

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Launchpad X WX - About Faces, Eva Kiss & Lucas Assagba

Friday 20 March 2026
Start time:7pm - End time: 10pm
Free

Live music from About-Faces, Eva Kiss and Lucas Assagba.

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The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

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

Bringing a touch of magic, The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years is a 10 metre long Cat that snores, purrs, twitches its ear and swishes its tail!  

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St Paddy's Party: Get Shamrocked

Saturday 21 March 2026
Start time:Doors open; 7pm - End time: 10:30pm
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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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Early Years Creative Sessions for Childminders

Monday 23 March - Tuesday 24 March 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 2:30PM
FREE

Relaxed, artist-led session for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers as part of The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years

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Artwalk at WX

Wednesday 25 March 2026
Start time:5PM - End time: 8PM
FREE

See Glimmers by Ruth Fones and visit The Cat That Slept for a Thousand Years.

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SEND-Friendly Creative Sessions

Wednesday 1 April & Wednesday 8 April 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 11:30AM
FREE

Join us for a free gentle and inclusive exploration of The Cat That Slept For A Thousand Years.

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The Groove Assembly

Friday 3 April 2026
Start time:4PM - End time: 10PM
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The Groove Assembly sees WX welcome the coming together of some local DJ talent for a bank holiday event to make the dancefloor shake!

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Blues Night

Saturday 4 April 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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Join us for an epic night of Blues music with McHale's Permanent Brew and Hot Foot Hall!

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Swing Music Night - The Big Easy

Saturday 11 April 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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The Big Easy are coming to WX for a night of irresistible swing music!

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Boccia Social

Thursday 16 April 2026
Start time:11am - End time: 1pm
Free

Join Active Future for this inclusive sport social club.

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Third Floor Soul: Funk & Soul band

Saturday 18 April 2026
Start time:Doors 6.30pm, start 7pm - End time: 10:30pm
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Powerhouse funk and soul band Third Floor Soul bring their vibrant energy to Wakefield.

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Soul Shed: Music, Poetry, Comedy

Saturday 2 May 2026
Start time:7PM - End time: 10:30PM
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Soul Shed: Music, Poetry, Comedy.

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Luke Jerram's Helios

Friday 12 June - Sunday 6 September 2026
Start time:10AM - End time: 5PM
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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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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