28 Mar 2026 - 12 Apr 2026

No need to get hot or cross looking for family friendly things to do in Leeds, we've found storytelling, crafts, play, film, trips, theatre, walks... 

It's time to Spring into action, hatch a plan and have a very Hoppy Easter!

And... don't miss Leeds Young Film Festival - more about that here.

If you are looking for family friendly events all year round, please explore more here.

A toddler kneeling on the floor in fancy dress wearing a hat
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Easter Holidays: Hats off to History
Temple Newsam
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays Heritage Leeds Museums & Galleries
hot wheels
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live
first direct bank arena
Family Friendly School Holidays Performance Sports
Under £10
An illustration of birds and bumblebees at Tropical World
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Birds and Bumblebees at Tropical World
Tropical World
Adventure Family Friendly School Holidays
Under £10
A new born lamb at Temple Newsam Home Farm
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Easter at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Outdoor
Free
A photographic portrait of author Matty Long
Sat 28 Mar 2026
CROAKY Drawing Workshop with Matty Long
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Free
Two children smile and engage in a playful outdoor setting. One wears red gardening gloves, holding soil. The backdrop includes wood chips and plants, evoking adventure and joy.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Rowland Road Play Patch 1st Birthday Party
Rowland Road Play Patch
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays
Free
Painting of Leeds City Museum with 'Make a Zine' posters.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Make a Zine Day
Leeds City Museum
Craft Creative Workshop Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Workshop
Under £10
Film still from Hola Frida
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Tue 31 Mar 2026
Leeds Young Film Festival: Cine Takeovers
Hyde Park Picture House
Festival Activity LYFF Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
A father and two small girls pond dipping. Dad is wearing bunny ears.
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Easter Trail
Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays
Under £10
Man with grabbing tool and dog with net in a vegetable patch with rabbits and a large rabbit shadow behind them
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit
Hyde Park Picture House
Film Family Friendly School Holidays
A playful cartoon character running with a net, reaching towards multicoloured floating bubbles of various sizes. Amongst the bubbles are images of workshops with young people.
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Explore
Leeds Grand Theatre
Family Friendly Festival School Holidays
A family, a man, three children and a woman peer around a doorframe with shocked faces
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
A toddler runs through colourful ribbons
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Spring
Family Friendly Events
Family Friendly
a child playing
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Spring
Family Friendly Workshops
Family Friendly Workshop