Get caught up in sun, fun, chills and thrills with, our interactive play system, arts zone, food and, of course, our classic inflatables.
Breeze in the Park will return this year with 26 events across the City - find your nearest event by visiting the website here.
Catering on site but please bring your own picnic blanket.
The annual SNAPS Superhero Challenge is an accessible ‘fun run’ style family event, open to all ages and abilities.
The event will give children the chance to zoom around a 400m athletics track. Each child can decide on their own distance target. They may choose to go halfway round, the full way round or keep going many times. They can choose to either run or walk, and those requiring a wheelchair, walker or pushchair are encouraged to wheel around the track too.
The summer of sport comes to Wellington Place! On Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 July Tower Square will be transformed into Leeds’s answer to Murray Mount for the closing weekend of this year’s Wimbledon tournament.
Enjoy the nail-biting drama of the world famous tournament’s finals weekend on the big screen, with plenty of deck chairs to sit back and enjoy and to make it extra sweet, we’ll be giving away 100 Northern Bloc strawberry & cream ice creams to mark the occasion, because is it really Wimbledon without it?!
Join us at THOR'S Leeds City Square to watch some of the summer's
Join us for the start of the Big Butterfly Count and discover the beauty of butterflies!
Find out more about these stunning creatures at the Butterfly Conservation stall.
Children’s activities include:
Make your own Butterfly feeder / Colouring sheets / Face painting from 12–3pm / FREE prize draw
Follow our NEW Sculpture Trail to the Wildflower Meadow for the Big Butterfly Count.
Treat yourself at the Tropical World Café or grab a freshly baked pizza at Tropical Lookout.
Under 3’s are FREE!
Join us for a day of live music from local musicians and acts, free arts workshops from local artists and practitioners and stalls featuring produce from local traders and community organisations.
The main stage line up:
We are so excited to let you know that we are bringing a new monthly market into the heart of Leeds City Centre.
Starting on Sunday June 23rd 2024.
We will be setting up shop on Briggate, the most central shopping area in the city.
Lined with shops and cafes and always busy and bustling, this is a prime area for shoppers, and we cannot wait to take our artisan community to this high street!
A true celebration of Caribbean culture, colour and mesmerising costumes, Carnival is always a spectacle that sees people travelling from all over the city and beyond for what is Europe’s Oldest Authentic Caribbean
Carnival.
With colourful costumes, tropical music, and mouth-watering food Leeds West Indian Carnival has something for everyone to enjoy.
Get ready for a cultural explosion! Black Music Festival is Europe’s biggest free open-air reggae concert will bring together local, national and international artists from a range of genres, with arts, crafts and funfair rides to keep you busy all day long.
Don’t miss out on incredible performances with a full line up to be announced.
The annual Leeds Reggae concert started back in 1985, to compliment the annual Leeds West Indian Carnival (which had already been running since the 1960s).
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 £30 (+ Eventbrite booking fee) and includes a day of outdoor games and bushcraft activities led by experienced leaders.