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Breadcrumbs - Outdoor Theatre Performance

Hansel and Gretel are siblings that just can't seem to get along. They argue about everything: Who's the loudest, who's the fastest, who's the smartest, who's Mum's favourite, and who gets the most Christmas presents?! So when they wake up lost and confused in the heart of the enchanted forest one day, it's no surprise they even disagree about how they came to be there! But with only a trail of breadcrumbs to guide them home, they'll have to put aside their differences once and for all to solve the mystery of how they got there and make it home in time for tea!

Public Art Walk and Draw

Make the most out of Summer in Leeds and join us for a special walk and draw tour around campus.

Stretch your legs with a relaxed stroll around the University of Leeds. Discover the fantastic Public Art on campus - highlights include work by Yorkshire's own Barbara Hepworth, and campus landmark, Keith Wilson’s ‘Sign for Art’ (the squiggles!)

As you walk round you will be guided through a series of quick and fun drawing activities inspired by the art you see.

Breeze In The Park

This summer get caught up in sun, fun, chills and thrills with, the interactive play system, arts zone, games, sports, food and, of course, Breeze's classic inflatables!

Are you ready to have some fun this summer?! Breeze in the Park is back to bring family fun to a park near you this summer holidays!  

With 26 events and 12 relaxed events, all jam packed and ready to bring the fun to your holidays!

The family events will run from 12-4pm in a different park across Leeds each day!

Wild Play for 8-12-year-olds

Set up camp for a day of wildness in the woods at TCV Skelton Grange...

Activities will vary from session to session depending on the season and the group - but past Wild Play days have included:

Wide games, shelter building, fire lighting, campfire cooking, field games, hammock hanging, wild food walks, woodwork crafts, string making, bows and arrows, stalking and tracking, pyro-carving and charcoal making.

The cost per child is £36 and includes a day of outdoor games and bushcraft activities led by experienced leaders.

Sessions run from 10am - 4pm

A Midsummer Night's Dream at Kirkstall Abbey

It’s Midsummer’s Eve and deep in an enchanted forest mischief is stirring. 

The Fairy King and Queen are feuding, four runaway lovers are tying themselves in knots, and a troupe of quite appalling actors are preparing a theatrical extravaganza destined to impress. With shapeshifting trouble-maker Puck at the helm, the course of true love never did run smooth.

★★★★★ – “So entertaining…laugh-out-loud funny”

★★★★★ – “One of the best Shakespeare plays I’ll ever watch” – The Bristol Post

Wonderland Awaits

Leeds city centre will be reimagined through the curious lens of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, with seven larger-than-life installations and a free family trail guaranteed to spark imagination, laughter, and discovery.

Inspired by Lewis Carroll’s timeless classics, Wonderland Awaits transports visitors down the rabbit hole to follow in Alice’s footsteps where they’ll encounter iconic scenes and some familiar characters in this summer’s magical immersive experience in Leeds city centre.

The Most Perilous Comedie of Elizabeth I - at Kirkstall Abbey

Elizabethan theatre is flourishing. But will a brand-new Tudor musical romp, in which Good Queen Bess takes to the stage herself, be the making of this heroine or spell the beginning of her downfall?

The stage is set for regicidal rivalries, devious dramatics, and plotting playwrights. Beset by misunderstandings and a script that…let’s just say…needs some work, this production promises to be largely historical, always hysterical.

As the old saying goes…thy show must go-eth on!

Summer Bands in Leeds Parks 2025

We’re pleased to share the first concerts in this year’s Summer Bands in Leeds Parks series – and there’s more to come! Unlike previous years, there won’t be a printed brochure for the 2025 series, so please keep checking back here as we’ll be adding more concerts over the coming weeks. Thank you for your patience and support, we hope you enjoy these free concerts!

All concerts begin at 2.30pm unless otherwise stated.

1940s Weekend

Bring your dancing shoes to our 1940s weekend, complete with vintage singers and military re-enactors to take you back to the 1940s. There will be craft activities for kids, outdoor games, an RAF flypast (see website for details) and plenty of space for all the family to have a picnic.