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The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market

Saturday 22, Sunday 23, Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 November, 10am-4pm, £2.50 in advance / £3.50 on the day

Start your festive shopping and discover over 75 independent makers selling ceramics, food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints, stationery, textiles and more. Plus family activities, live music, street food and half-price exhibition entry.

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Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto

22 November 2025 – 4 May 2026. Exhibition entry is £13 / £11 / FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s. Ticket includes entry to all our gallery spaces on the day of visit.

The artist and author Edmund de Waal (b.1954, Nottingham) has curated the first major exhibition of acclaimed Danish ceramicist Axel Salto (1889 – 1961), considered one of the greatest masters of 20th-century ceramic art.

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Play Pavilion

Play Pavilion

22 November 2025 - 4 May 2026, 10am - 4pm. Tuesday - Sunday, during term time / Monday - Sunday, during the Wakefield school holidays (including bank holidays)

Explore the Play Pavilion as part of your visit to the exhibition Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto. In this space you will find books, drawing materials, natural objects, stamps, and creative activities that invite you to explore, touch and create.

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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.

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Festive Films

Festive Films

Sunday 7, 14 & 21 December, 10.30am, pay as you feel

Join us at The Hepworth Wakefield for a relaxed screenings of festive favourites.

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Curator's Tour: Playing with Fire

Curator's Tour: Playing with Fire

Saturday 13 December, 1pm & Saturday 21 March, 1pm, £5

Join The Hepworth Wakefield's Curator, Dr. Abi Shapiro for a guided tour of Playing with Fire: Edmund de Waal and Axel Salto.

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Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Slow Down - Creative Wellbeing Workshops

Every fourth Wednesday of the month*, 10.15 - 11.45am, FREE

Slow down, look and connect at The Hepworth Wakefield. Spend time looking and drawing in the gallery with guided exercises.

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Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Dementia-friendly Creative Café

Every fourth Wednesday of the month* 1.30 - 3.30pm, FREE

The Hepworth Wakefield invites people living with dementia, their carers, friends and family to talk, make and imagine with us inspired by our exhibitions and art collection. No need to book, just drop in.

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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

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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.

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Teacher CPD: Playing with Clay

Teacher CPD: Playing with Clay

Wednesday 14 January 2026, 4 - 5.45pm, FREE

Join artist Harriet Fletcher to explore ways of approaching clay in the classroom and gain practical ideas to take back to school.

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