Friarwood Festival is a family friendly, community music festival, raising funds for the upkeep and maintenance of Friarwood Valley Gardens in Pontefract. Enjoy local bands and artists, delicious street food, bars and plenty of kids entertainment.
All for one – and one for all! Young D’Artagnan is desperate to join Athos, Porthos and Aramis as an elite Musketeer of the King’s Guard. To prove himself he plunges headlong into a thrilling adventure. He must retrieve the Queen’s jewels, restore Her Majesty’s honour, survive the machinations of scheming Cardinal Richelieu, and cross swords with the deadly Milady de Winter.
Set against a sweeping panorama of 1600s France at war, The Three Musketeers is a whirlwind of excitement, comedy and ingenious storytelling.
Let's sketch! Pop along for an afternoon of urban sketching. Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of urban sketching at the magical Pontefract Castle. Step into history and sketch around the castle site.
In this talk Peter Cookson describes the growth of the Wakefield Pontefract & Goole Railway from its beginning to its completion
Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors. They are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK!
Fancy some Atomic Age Dancing with 50s Space Rockets and Flying Saucers Blasting Off as the backdrop? The Comet Club brings you all that... and more, capturing the essence of the mid 20th Century through music and vision.
Join West Yorkshire Bat Group for a very special Pontefract Castle bat walk.
An opportunity to visit heritage venues and events for FREE . Find out what is open to visit near you.
In response to popular demand — and in partnership with Wakefield District Markets, with encouragement from Pontefract Civic Society — we’re delighted to bring an Artisan Craft Fair to Pontefract Market Place. This marks our first solo venture into outdoor events in Pontefract, and we’re genuinely excited to take the plunge… even if we’re starting…
Northern Monkey Tuning in association with Farmer Copleys are dialling it up to 11 this year for the Accelerate Car Show! Bigger, better and more family-orientated.
Hundreds of supercars, modified cars, vans, bikes, competitions everyone can compete in, live music, DJs, games, demonstrations, vendors, awards and lots more going on all day.
