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Amazing Animated Shorts for 8 - 15 year-olds / Sun 24 May 2026 / Hyde Park Picture House
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23 May 2026 - 31 May 2026
Spring Half Term in Leeds

Family friendly things to do across the city for Spring Half Term, 23 May 2026 - 31 May 2026.

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LGBTQ+ monthly drinks hosted by Angels of Freedom
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Summer
LGBTQIA+ Leeds

 A wide range of events happening across the city hosted by, and supporting, our varied LGBTQIA+ community.

 

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Alabama Shakes - Sounds Of The City
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Summer
Gigs In Leeds

Our regular listings guide to Leeds gigs, club nights, DJs, rock, jazz and pop.

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A visitor inside the busy Print Fair at last year's festival inside the 1912 Mill. The space is a former textile mill with red brick walls, white pillars and strings of festoon lights hanging from the high beams. The space is filled with stalls of original prints and handmade books.
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Summer
Pop Up Markets in Leeds

Crafts, gifts, clothes, junk, art, farmers, vintage, food & drink, seasonal, makers - you name it Leeds is shopping there.

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The Turin Horse (15) / Mon 22 Jun 2026 / Hyde Park Picture House / Image: Curzon Film World Limited
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Summer
Film in Leeds

Discover award winning documentaries, films with live music, screenings including directors talks and Q&As, timeless classics in black and white, family favourites, foreign language films and animation.

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Buds, 2020 © Charlotte Verity photo Ben Westoby 
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Summer
Exhibitions And Visual Art In Leeds

Take a tour of all the artwork on display across Leeds in art galleries, cafes, museums, shops, community centres and outdoor spaces.

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Leeds aggro jazzers Vipertime launch their new joint album with Kent post-punk band Moron Butler at Wharf Chambers on May 27th for Leeds Jazz Festival
Wed 27 May 2026
Vipertime x Moron Butler - A Jazz/Punk Meltdown Album Launch / Leeds Jazz Festival
Wharf Chambers
Leeds Jazz Festival
Dance
Gigs
Jazz
Music
A still from "Paris 75"
Thu 28 May 2026
Paris 75 (12A)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from "Orphan"
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Orphan (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Under £10
A still from "The Jungle Book"
Thu 28 May 2026
The Jungle Book (U) with Made with Music Workshop
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Film
School Holidays
Music
Free
Two adults and a child working together to make a collage artwork on the floor.
Thu 28 May 2026
Pro-TECH-tion Charms: Creative Drop-In Workshop
Henry Moore Institute
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Visual Arts
Workshop
Images of Taylor Swift
Thu 28 May 2026
TAYLOR SWIFT-inspired Adult & Child Dance Class
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
Free
Piano Keys being played
Thu 28 May 2026
Piano Unplugged Presents - Phonically
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Concerts
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Music
Felt collage with ladybirds and a hen
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Woolly Wonders - Wet Felting
Leeds Industrial Museum
Craft
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A bean seed emerging from the soil
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Bean Planting
Temple Newsam
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Child doing arts and crafts
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Spiky Crafts
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Curled and flat pieces of paper
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Holiday activity with artist Laura Slater : Form Play
Leeds Art Gallery
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Free
Image of a large warehouse containing museum collection objects, such as a rocking horse, taxidermy and furniture.
Until Thu 28 May 2026
Everyday Heroes - May Half Term
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
black and white photograph of two smiling models wearing hats
Thu 28 May 2026
Have a Go at Half Term: Magnificent Millinery
M&S Archive
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Image by Taisiya Kozorez on Canva
Thu 28 May 2026
The Bookish Type Writes
The Bookish Type
Creative Workshop
LGBT+
Literature
Workshop
A typewriter
Thu 28 May 2026
The Bookish Type Writes
The Bookish Type
Creative Workshop
LGBT+
Literature
Workshop
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Thu 28 May 2026
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Otley Courthouse
Film
Theatre
Shot in profile, Macy Gray looks through a misty window, her face lit by a deep blue light, the rest of her in shadows.
Thu 28 May 2026
An Intimate Evening with Macy Gray
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Under £10
ADRIAN SNELL | SPECIAL ONE OFF SOLO CONCERT | The Barn Coffee Shop Meanwood | Leeds | Thur 28th May 2026
Thu 28 May 2026
Adrian Snell - Special One Off Solo Concert
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
You Choose
Thu 28 May 2026 - Fri 29 May 2026
You Choose
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
Under £10
A still from "The Snail and The Whale"
Fri 29 May 2026
The Snail and the Whale (U) with Made with Music Workshop
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Film
School Holidays
Music
Free
Close up of colouring table.
Until Fri 29 May 2026
Free Family Half Term Activities
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Free
Leeds City Museum choir stood in the abbey
Fri 29 May 2026
Leeds City Museum Choir in the Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Concerts
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Free
An illustration of a cat in space, a fish, a frog, stars and planets
Until Fri 29 May 2026
Story Explorers: Whale Tales
Leeds Libraries
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Literature
Spoken Word
Free
Historic drawing of the Leeds skyline in the 1840s, viewed from Rope‑Hill in what is now Middleton Park. The scene shows prominent landmarks including St Paul’s Church, Trinity Church, Woodhouse Methodist, Bower’s glassworks, and the Middleton Colliery railway. Numerous factory chimneys across the town release smoke into the sky
Fri 29 May 2026
Booming Borough: Leeds in the 1800s
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
Exhibition
Heritage
Leeds 400
Free
A picture of glass chemistry equipment on a blue background
Fri 29 May 2026
Chemistry 25: F R Kesby, Megan Pattie and Mn for Manganese
The Chemic Tavern
Literature
Performance
Spoken Word
Ancestral Meditation & Energy Healing
Fri 29 May 2026
Ancestral Meditation & Energy Healing
We Are Wellness
Workshop
Healthy Living
John Barrowman smiles in a sparkling suit in a shimmering auditorium.
Fri 29 May 2026
John Barrowman: My Life in Musicals
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Theatre
Paul Pahsley
Fri 29 May 2026
A Night With Paul Pashley
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Food & Drink
Music
Performance
Free
Looking into a shop window there is a vinyl sign saying THE ART COURT X Eye Room with a QR code beneath in. Inside we can see a light wooden shelf with a pair of thick rimmed glasses and a stack of books with a lump of white coral and thin orange synthetic rope tangled around it. Further inside the shopw we see shelves of glasses and tow framed artworks made up of coloured rectangles.
Until Sat 30 May 2026
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Eye Room
Exhibition
Visual Arts
An image of some drawing of female forms wearing different outfits.
Sat 30 May 2026
Fashion Illustration Workshop with Alison Teece UKs
Swarthmore Education Centre
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Malory Towers
Until Sat 30 May 2026
Malory Towers
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
An embroidery hoop with various embroidery patterns, besides some thread spools and a pair of scissors
Sat 30 May 2026
Improvers Embroidery Day - with Textile Artist, Hayley Mills Styles
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
A white macrame plant hanger is suspended against a pink background, It has a white pot containing a green dangly plant.
Sat 30 May 2026
Make a Macramé Plant Hanger with Hannah Sibai of Dear Prudence Macramé
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
plants
Sat 30 May 2026
SCRAP Plant and Seed Sale & Swap
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Sale
Market
A photograph of three bird drawings lay on a wooden table. The drawing are of an owl and two swans, they are on brown paper and use white and black pens and pencils
Sat 30 May 2026
Bird Drawing and Construction with Michael Rios
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
A group outside the Tetley brewery
Sat 30 May 2026
The History of Briggate - Leeds Walking Tour
The Tetley Pub
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
A selection of wood type
Sat 30 May 2026
Letterpress Taster Day
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Free
A family wearing animal masks
Until Sat 30 May 2026
Story Explorers: Animal Trail
Leeds Libraries
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
School Holidays
Colourful image of a goldfish made of stained glass
Sat 30 May 2026
Stained Glass Making workshops
Bramley Baths
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
A stylised digital image with a dot matrix-like overlay, resembling a large LED screen. On the left, a person’s face is visible, with an individual behind them looking away, while the right side features abstract, curved shapes in vibrant teals and purples.
Sat 30 May 2026
Banco de Gaia (live)
Howard Assembly Room
Gigs
Music
Susan Calman casually stands smiling, with hands in pockets, wearing a floral white shirt and red trainers against an orange backdrop.
Sat 30 May 2026
Susan Calman: Work in Progress
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Ian Smith press shot.
Sat 30 May 2026
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Otley Courthouse
Comedy
Within a circular ring of sunlight, a young man stands central in karate robes and headband, flanked by two other characters, including a young woman an older man.
Until Sat 30 May 2026
The Karate Kid: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Music
Theatre
Under £10
Django sitting on a windowframe
Sat 30 May 2026
Django Durrant - 'Stories As You Pass By' Album Tour
The Attic
Gigs
Music
KERRANG'D! + Friday Night Lights - LEEDS
Sat 30 May 2026
KERRANG'D! + Friday Night Lights
Eiger Studios
Gigs
Music
Social
Under £10
3 adults and a toddler looking into a industrial machine with wool in
Until Sun 31 May 2026
Woolly Good May Half Term
Leeds Industrial Museum
Activity
Craft
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
An adult and child looking at a trail in the victorian streets at Abbey House Museum
Until Sun 31 May 2026
Gnomes Sweet Gnome
Abbey House Museum
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A still from "The Super Mario Galaxy Movie"
Sat 30 May 2026 - Sun 31 May 2026
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (PG)
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Free
Riley Lawless
Until Sun 31 May 2026
Photo North at Kirkgate Market
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Royal Armouries actor dressed as a Saxon warrior, wearing maille and a helmet
Until Sun 31 May 2026
May Half-Term: Saxons Story Hunters
Royal Armouries Museum
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Heritage