arrow drop search cross
Open today - 10am - 4pm

Opening Times

Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10am - 4pm
Wednesday: 10am - 4pm
Thursday: 10am - 4pm
Friday: 10am - 4pm
Saturday: 10am - 4pm
Sunday: 10am - 4pm
Filter Events

Filter by date

Filter by type

Showing: Families

Explore & Draw Stations

Explore & Draw Stations

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during term time / Monday - Sunday, 10am - 5pm during the Wakefield holidays (including bank holidays), FREE with an exhibition ticket

Borrow looking tools, handling objects and drawing materials to discover the exhibitions and create your own works of art. Suitable for all ages, including adults.
More Info
Explore & Draw Kits

Explore & Draw Kits

Available Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Discover artworks in the galleries and garden using our Explore and Draw kits. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

More Info
Art Pod

Art Pod

Every Saturday during term time / Every Monday, Friday and Saturday during the Wakefield school holidays, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Visit the galleries with your family and join us at the Art Pod to make your own artwork inspired by what you see. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.
More Info
Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Saturday 22, Sunday 23, Saturday 29, Sunday 30 November, Sunday 7, Sunday 14, Sunday 21, Tuesday 23 December, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm)

Create your own clay art work inspired by the Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto exhibition. Suitable for families with children aged 2-12. FREE with an exhibition ticket.
More Info
Toddler Tuesdays

Toddler Tuesdays

First Tuesday of the Month, 10.30am - 12pm. £7 for one child with one adult + £2 per additional child/adult

Enjoy a playful morning with your little ones and join specialist early years artists to explore The Hepworth Wakefield. For families with children aged 1 - 4.
More Info
Christmas Holidays

Christmas Holidays

Saturday 20 December 2025 - Sunday 4 January 2026, 10am-4pm*

Imagine and play with us every day during the Christmas holidays! With an array of activities including workshops, Art Pods and Explore & draw kits, it's the perfect opportunity to get creative as a family.
*The Hepworth Wakefield is closed on  Wednesday 24, Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December
More Info
Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Family Workshop: Hepworth Hats

Sunday 9 November, Sunday 28, Tuesday 30, Wednesday 31 December, Thursday 1, Sunday 4 January, drop-in 11am - 4pm (closed for lunch 1 - 1.30pm). FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Transform yourself into a sculpture! Explore the galleries and draw Barbara Hepworth-inspired shapes before making a wearable sculpture hat from colourful card and string.
More Info
Family Workshop: Printed Pots

Family Workshop: Printed Pots

Sunday 15, Tuesday 17, Wednesday 18, Thursday 19, Sunday 22 February, drop-in 11am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

Discover the forms, patterns and shapes in Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels exhibition and experiment with block printing to create your own printed paper pot to take home. 
More Info
The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
T: +44 (0)1924 247360
E: hello@hepworthwakefield.org

Registered charity number 1138117


Website by substrakt