Events

  • Wakefield Armed Forces Day

    Pontefract Park Park Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Wakefield Armed Forces Day is a free, family-friendly event at Pontefract Park honouring serving and veteran members of the Armed Forces alongside the broader services of military personnel.

  • West Yorkshire Astronomical Society – Open Night

    The Rosse Observatory Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Come along and join the West Yorkshire Astronomical Society for an open night of stargazing (weather permitting!) and have a look around the observatory and dome.

  • KLH Events – Artisan Craft Fair

    Pontefract Town Centre WF8, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    KLH Events are proud to be supporting Liquorice Shoots

  • KLH Events – Craft and Gift Fair

    Pontefract Town Hall 3 Bridge Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    LIQUORICE DAY! Our favourite time of the year!
    Our team are in the beautiful Pontefract Town Hall, waiting to meet and greet you, with 40 of their finest makers and bakers, fabulously talented stallholders, many with liquorice themed goodies to tempt you.

  • Pontefract Liquorice Festival

    Pontefract Town Centre WF8, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Pontefract Liquorice Festival is back – and what a sweet treat it is!
    Get ready for Pontefract’s annual confectionary-themed bonanza celebrating the town’s historic link with liquorice.

  • Liquorice Singers present – A night at the movies

    Roundhill Working Mens Club Roundhill Road, Castleford, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Enjoy an unforgettable night of glitz and glamour from Pontefract's own community choir, featuring fabulous songs from the silver screen

    £8.50
  • The Sun and the Solar Eclipse

    The Rosse Observatory Carleton Road, Carleton, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    With a partial solar eclipse set to take place in August 2026, this engaging session at Rosse Observatory offers the perfect opportunity to learn more about one of nature’s most fascinating phenomena.

  • Pontefract Civic Society Monthly Talk – Friends of Waterton Wall

    Pontefract Town Hall 3 Bridge Street, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom

    Friends of Waterton Wall Barbara Phipps lives in Walton, near Wakefield and has studied the life and work of Charles Waterton for many years. Her book, Charles Waterton, Creator of the First Nature Reserve, was published in 2019. She gives talks and leads walks around Walton Hall parkland. Starting with a short history of the…

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