Autumn

We've sifted through our creative workshops collection page to sort out the longer running courses for those of you who would like to spend a bit of time learning a craft or perfecting a technique.

Take a look below.

The Rhythm Section
Tue 18 Aug 2026
TNL: The Rhythm Section
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Music Performance Gigs Jazz
A still from "Polite Society"
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Polite Society (12A)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
A child stroking a bearded dragon
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Animal Handling
Leeds City Museum
Activity Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Free
A curator with a tour group in Leeds Discovery Centre's Collection Store
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Leeds Young Film Festival Screenings
Leeds Discovery Centre
Film Heritage Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Children holding a ukelele and bells.
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Children's Music and Storytelling Workshop
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop SoC
Free
Let's Get Lathered
Wed 19 Aug 2026 - Fri 21 Aug 2026
Make Your Own Whipped Bath Soap Leeds Market Summer of Fun
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Family Friendly Craft School Holidays
Free
Kublai Khan giving a gold laissez-passer to the Polo brothers. MS BNF Français 2810 f. 3v
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Royal Armouries Lecture: Merchants as governors in the Mongol Empire
Royal Armouries Museum
Talk
Free
An open portfolio containing several prints, with a hand leafing through them. The top-most print is of a hammer, which has been burnt into the thick watercolour paper using a heated steel stencil.
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Reading the Book as Object: Exploring Artists’ Books in the Sculpture Research Library
Henry Moore Institute
Creative Workshop Guided Tour Visual Arts
Golomb
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Golomb
Hyde Park Book Club
Music Gigs
Free
A shelf with old cameras on from Leeds Discovery Centre's collection store
Thu 20 Aug 2026
In the Frame: World Photography Week
Leeds Discovery Centre
Activity Creative Workshop Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Workshop
Free
Minecraft screenshot showing a character in a library.
Thu 20 Aug 2026
Family Workshop: The Minecraft Sculpture Park
Henry Moore Institute
Family Friendly School Holidays Workshop
Children playing the piano and tambourines.
Thu 20 Aug 2026
Children's Music and Storytelling Workshop
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop SoC
Chalkboard sign advertising a festival, featuring various beerand event details.
Collection
Summer
Food & Drink in Leeds
Food & Drink
At a kitchen counter beside a tabby cat, Brian Bilston reads a book entitled 'how to write a poem', his face obscured behind its cover.
Collection
Summer
Talks and Discussions in Leeds
Talk
A toddler runs through colourful ribbons
Collection
Summer
Family Friendly Events
Family Friendly
an illustrated image of children playing amongst flowers in an abstract pattern
Collection
Summer
Exhibitions And Visual Art In Leeds
Exhibition
Image copyright Harry Woodgate 2026, Read to the Beat, copyright The Reading Agency 2026
Collection
Summer 2026
Read to the Beat - Summer Reading Challenge
Read to the Beat
Leeds 400 Web Banner
Collection
2026
Leeds400
Leeds 400
Alice / 23 Aug 2026 / Hyde Park Picture House / Image: Park Circus
Collection
Summer
Film in Leeds
Film
Portrait of Mary
Collection
Summer
Gigs In Leeds
Gigs
Lilith: The Other Side of the Story
Collection
Summer
Theatre In Leeds
Theatre
Dancers on stage jump in the air
Collection
Summer
Dance in Leeds
Dance (Li)
Photo by Franck V. on Unsplash
Collection
Summer
Summer Holidays in Leeds
School Holidays
Lunchtime Recital: Adam Heron
Collection
Summer
Classical Music In Leeds
Concerts