Summer

Welcome to our page of family friendly events in Leeds.

You'll find things to do on sunny days, rainy days and also on those 'but I'm reeeaally bored' days.

Leeds is dedicated to being a Child Friendly City, so take a look and see what's out there!

Image shows a little girl looking at plants and insects using a magnifying glass to complete a nature quest mission
Fri 1 Aug 2025 - Wed 31 Dec 2025
Nature Quest Backpack Hire - RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St. Aidan's Nature Reserve
Workshop
Seedlings in a pot
Fri 1 Aug 2025 - Wed 29 Oct 2025
Walled Garden Events at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Workshop
story time
Mon 4 Aug 2025 - Fri 31 Oct 2025
Story & Rhyme
Various Locations
Play , Literature
A woman sitting on grass reading a picture book to two young children at an outdoor event. She is smiling and holding the book open while one child sits in her lap and another leans in to look. Colorful cardboard boxes with painted faces are in the background
Wed 6 Aug 2025 - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Paint Maze: Art and Play in the Park
Cross Flatts Park
Play , Workshop
A photo of a child doing crafts with paper and other materials on a table
Wed 6 Aug 2025 - Wed 20 Aug 2025
Kids Craft
Fabrication Crafts
Workshop
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Thu 7 Aug 2025 - Thu 28 Aug 2025
Stitch Up Summer School: Upcycling Workshops
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft , Workshop
The exhibition, which is CNN's Top 10 Most Unmissable Exhibitions and features over 70 sculptures, including reinterpretations of world-famous artworks such as Van Gogh's Starry Night, will open at Broadgate on 8 August
Sat 9 Aug 2025 - Fri 6 Feb 2026
The Art of the Brick
Broadgate
Exhibitions , Visual Art
Yoga Hero studio with mats and bolsters laid out in a circle
Sat 9 Aug 2025 - Sat 30 Aug 2025
Family Yoga with the Pink School
Yoga Hero
Healthy Living , Workshop
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Mon 11 Aug 2025 - Mon 18 Aug 2025
Stitch Up Summer School: Beginners Crochet Two-Week Course
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft , Workshop
Two people stood side by side and one of the people has hand that is magically turning green
Tue 12 Aug 2025 - Thu 21 Aug 2025
Fladam presents... Green Fingers
Various Locations
Theatre
A jigsaw puzzle with an anthropomorphic family of cats. The mother cat is reading to three kittens in their bedroom.
Tue 12 Aug 2025 - Wed 31 Dec 2025
Story Time: Children's Books Then and Now
Abbey House Museum
Exhibitions
Elio sits looking concerned at the night sky, light from below by green lightbulbs.
Sun 17 Aug 2025
Elio
Hyde Park Picture House
Film