What's on at The Hepworth Wakefield

Festive Market

Friday 20 November, 7 - 10pm, Saturday 21, Sunday 22, Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 November 2026, 10am - 5pm, £2.50 in advance / FREE for Members & under 18s

Start your Christmas shopping at The Hepworth Wakefield where you'll find 100 indie makers each weekend selling ceramics, food and drink, homeware, jewellery, prints, textiles, vinyl and more.

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Family Workshop: Festive Lantern Making

Family Workshop: Festive Lantern Making

Saturday 21, Sunday 22 November, Sunday 6, Sunday 20, Tuesday 22, Wednesday 23 December, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore the galleries with your family and discover the bright glowing colours in the Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S BIGGEST METAPHOR exhibition. Look out for Ida’s laterns and chandeliers then make your own to decorate your house this Christmas.

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Teacher CPD: Playing with colour, inspired by Chagall

Teacher CPD: Playing with colour, inspired by Chagall

Thursday 26 November 2026, 4 – 5.30pm

Join artist Jo Blaker to build your confidence with colour through playful activities to creatively introduce colour to your students inspired by our exhibition Marc Chagall: The Circus.

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Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Family Workshop: Festive Clay

Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, Sunday 13 December, drop-in 11am - 3.45pm (closed for lunch 1-1.30pm)

Create your own clay decoration inspired by Barbara Hepworth's sculptures. Suitable for families with children aged 2-12. FREE with an exhibition ticket.

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Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Family Workshop: Soap Carving

Sunday 27 December, drop-in 11am-4pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Inspired by Hepworth’s carved sculptures try making your own creative carved artwork using soap.

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Family Workshop: Chagall Print & Paint

Family Workshop: Chagall Print & Paint

Tuesday 29, Wednesday 30, Thursday 31 December, Sunday 3 January, drop in 11am - 3.45pm, FREE with an exhibition ticket

Explore the magical Marc Chagall exhibition and make your own circus-inspired print to take home.

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Teacher CPD: Creating Sculpture in the Classroom

Teacher CPD: Creating Sculpture in the Classroom

Thursday 4 February 2027, 4 – 5.30pm

Discover creative ways to deliver sculpture in the classroom with artist John Mayson using simple materials and techniques inspired by our exhibition Ida Ekblad: WORLD'S LARGEST METAPHOR.

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The Hodge Podge: Jarvis Cocker & Kim Sion curate The Hepworth Wakefield

The Hodge Podge: Jarvis Cocker & Kim Sion curate The Hepworth Wakefield

21 May 2027 - 31 October 2027, FREE for Members, Wakefield District residents and under 18s

The Hepworth Wakefield is working with Yorkshire-born musician Jarvis Cocker and his wife, creative consultant Kim Sion, on an exhibition that will bring together a personal selection of artworks across an eclectic range of media and time periods.

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Future exhibitions

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Our past exhibitions

A guide to our exhibitions programme and collection displays since opening in 2011.