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.

Family sat in cinema chairs
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Sun 19 Apr 2026
Mystery Matinees
Leeds Industrial Museum
Family Friendly Film School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
The Karate Kid himself stares at his opponent in intimidating fashion.
Sat 4 Apr 2026
The Karate Kid
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
Free
Two children colouring on a blue table
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
Musical Museum Crafts
Leeds City Museum
Craft Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Music
Multiple of the same orange human-like figure and someone touching one of them
Tue 7 Apr 2026
Aardman: Morph Making Workshop
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop Film School Holidays
Free
A cat in a space shuttle, a fish in coral reef and a frog among leaves
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Fri 17 Apr 2026
Story Explorers: Craft a Story, Create Your Own Lego World and Out of This World Coding
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events Craft Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Under £10
Mini LEGO figures holding up a mini LEGO earth
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Thu 16 Apr 2026
LEGO® Build the Change: Rewild our Museum!
Leeds Industrial Museum
Activity School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Workshop
Free
Seedlings in a tray
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Wed 8 Apr 2026
Pumpkin and Wildflower Sowing in Walled Garden
Temple Newsam
Activity Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Man cramped inside of a pink box alongside various toys and other objects that are spilling out of the box like an exercise ball, slinky and squeaky chicken. He is holding a toy stuffed dog.
Tue 7 Apr 2026
Out of the Box
City Varieties Music Hall
Family Friendly School Holidays Performance
Animated image. A mossy wooden plank sign protrudes from messy grass and mushrooms, accompanied by a smiley gingerbread man with a moon and starry sky in the background.
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Shrek: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
School Holidays Theatre
Child using a camera in filmmaking workshop
Wed 8 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
Leeds Young Film Festival: Movie Club
Carriageworks Theatre
Festival Activity LYFF Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Free
A child looking at a taxidermy chimpanzee
Thu 9 Apr 2026
A Discovery Day
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A girl and a boy sit at a table moulding with clay
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min
Henry Moore Institute
Creative Workshop School Holidays Visual Arts Workshop