Events in Wakefield From 20th April – 26th April 2026

You can find a range of events across Wakefield this week, from 19 to 26 April 2026, covering science talks at community libraries and practical sessions hosted in civic centres. The Kirkgate Centre library runs a talk on cosmology, referencing local STEM outreach through Wakefield College, while Westgate Library hosts discussions on climate resilience using data from the borough-wide sustainability programme.

Workshops take place at multiple locations: a two-day course on adult safeguarding is held at Pontefract Civic Centre; another at Norman Street Arts Hub focuses on preserving historic textiles. NHS Careers Information Sessions run weekly in Featherstone’s Leisure Centre, highlighting digital health and logistics roles linked to the city's professional services sector.

Evenings feature music at venues including The Basement near Kirkgate Station, once affected by infrastructure issues but now part of a revitalised cultural corridor along Aire and Calder Navigation routes. Themed nights such as Ghost Walks take place in Eastmoor, using curated audio-visual narratives tied to coal-mining archives stored at Wakefield Museum.

Family activities are hosted in green spaces: interactive learning sessions for children explore Roman architecture with scaled models in parks like Castleford Green. These events reflect a broader pattern of civic engagement across the borough, involving towns such as Knottingley and Lupset through coordinated outreach.

Check listings below for precise times and locations.