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What's in our Garden?

Tuesday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm during term time / Monday - Sunday, 10am - 4pm during the Wakefield school holidays, FREE

Discover birds, mini-beasts, plants and trees in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden with our new biodiversity activity booklet. What’s in our Garden has been developed for families but we invite visitors of any age to join in.

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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sun 6, Tue 8, Wed 9, Thur 10, Sun 13, Tue 15, Wed 16, Thur 17, Sun 20, Mon 21 April, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.

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Garden Play

Every Saturday and Sunday during term time, from Saturday 5 April - October 2025. Every day during the school holidays. Drop in 11am-4pm, FREE

Come and play in The Hepworth Wakefield Garden. Stack, build, experiment, draw and imagine with your family in the open air. Be inspired by the garden’s artworks and plants, the weather and buildings around you. No need to book, just turn up and play!

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Easter holidays

Saturday 5 - Monday 21 April 2025, 10am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Planning what to do with children over the Easter holidays? There’s something fun happening every day during the Wakefield school holidays!

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Art Pod

Every Saturday during term-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.

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Family Workshop: Spring Drawing

Sunday 25 April, Sunday 18 May, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Move through the learning studio to create a 'garden of drawings' featuring birds, plants and trees. Join in with large drawing activities and try out new materials and techniques or make your own drawings to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12.

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Earth Day at The Hepworth Wakefield

Sunday 27 April 2025, 10am - 5pm. Entry to Just Transition Wakefield's Eco Festival is FREE

Celebrate Earth Day at The Hepworth Wakefield and visit Just Transition Wakefield's Eco Festival. Come and find out about the many green organisations active in our district, and how you can join or support them to make where we live a truly sustainable place.

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Family Workshop: Clay Studio

Sunday 4 May, Sunday 29 June, drop-in 11am - 4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore textures and shapes in Barbara Hepworth's sculptures and make your own clay artwork to take home. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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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.

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Family drop-in: Print

Sunday 11 May, Sunday 22 June, drop-in 11am - 4pm. FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore Barbara Hepworth’s sculptures in the galleries and make a collagraph print inspired by the artworks you have seen. Suitable for families with children aged 2 - 12 years old.

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The Hepworth Wakefield
Gallery Walk, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 5AW
T: +44 (0)1924 247360
E: hello@hepworthwakefield.org

Registered charity number 1138117


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