February half-term
Saturday 14 - Sunday 22 February 2026
FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s
Free with an exhibition ticketImagine and play with us every day during February half-term!
With an array of activities including drop-in workshops, Art Pods and activity kits, it’s the perfect opportunity to get creative as a family.
Bring a packed lunch to enjoy in our indoor picnic area, or visit our café to enjoy lunch, cake and a hot chocolate.
The Hepworth Wakefield is accessible with a quiet space, lift access to the galleries, baby changing facilities and a Changing Places toilet as well as a space to leave buggies and pushchairs.
We can’t wait to welcome you to The Hepworth Wakefield.
Ticket offer for families
Family activities are FREE with an exhibition ticket.
Exhibition tickets are FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s.
Non-Wakefield residents can get 50% off a standard adult ticket when visiting with a child during the Wakefield school holidays (Saturday 14 – Sunday 22 February). Use discount code FAMILY50 when booking online or in person. (One discounted adult ticket per child). Full price entry to the exhibitions is £13 / £11 .
What's On
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 the Elizabeth Fritsch: Otherworldly Vessels exhibition through creative looking and drawing activities.
In the Clore learning studios experiment with block printing to make repeat patterns and create your own printed paper pot to take home.
Find out more at hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/print-2/
Art Pod
Saturday 14, Monday 16, Friday 19 & Saturday 20 February
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.
Find out more at hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/art-pods/
Play Pavilion
Every day
Drop-in 10am – 5pm
FREE with an exhibition ticket
Visit our Play Pavilion – part of Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto – filled with books, drawing materials, natural objects, stamps and creative activities.
Find out more at hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/play-pavilion/
Explore & Draw Kits
Every day during the Wakefield school holidays
Available 10am – 5pm
FREE with an exhibition ticket
Have fun moving, imagining and creating drawings inspired by what you find in our galleries and garden.
Find out more about Explore and Draw Kits at hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/explore-draw-kits
Explore & Draw Stations
Every day during the Wakefield school holidays
Drop-in 10am – 5pm
FREE with an exhibition ticket
Borrow looking tools, handling objects and drawing materials inspired by the artworks in the galleries.
Find out more about Explore and Draw stations at hepworthwakefield.org/whats-on/explore-draw-stations/