Summer

Welcome to our page of family friendly events in Leeds.

You'll find things to do on sunny days, rainy days and also on those 'but I'm reeeaally bored' days.

Leeds is dedicated to being a Child Friendly City, so take a look and see what's out there!

A group of children playing a parachute game with a rainbow striped parachute.
Until Tue 27 Oct 2026
Wild Play for 8-12-year-olds
Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Activity Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Under £10
A little boy with a microphone laughs with glee as an adult performer pulls a silly face
Until Wed 30 Dec 2026
Anything Could Happen @Seven Arts!
Seven Arts
Comedy Family Friendly School Holidays
Free
Toddlers playing with toys on a colourful play mat.
Until Fri 13 Nov 2026
Little Lotherton
Lotherton
Craft Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A small child in a striped hat constructing a makeshift shelter with tarps and bamboo poles. They appear focused, surrounded by a woodland setting.
Until Sat 26 Sep 2026
Rowland Road Play Patch
Rowland Road Play Patch
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays
Free
Yellow, pink and white flowers as music notes on a plant stem stave underneath a blue butterfly.
Until Sun 27 Sep 2026
Summer Bands in Leeds Parks
Leeds' parks and green spaces
Concerts Family Friendly Music Outdoor
Free
A colourfully dressed woman sits in front of a bookshelf reading a large picture book to a group of children.
Until Wed 23 Dec 2026
Story & Rhyme
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events Family Friendly Literature
Under £10
Portrait of Genghis Khan
Until Sun 1 Nov 2026
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World
Royal Armouries Museum
Exhibition Family Friendly School Holidays Heritage
Illustration of whimsical plants with two silhouettes of children pointing
Until Sun 3 Jan 2027
Exhibition: Where Magic Grows
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Exhibition Family Friendly School Holidays
Photo by James Coleman on Unsplash
Until Sun 6 Sep 2026
The House Cup
The Hole In Wand Leeds
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays
Under £10
7 year old boy with a microphone laughs hysterically while a female performer pulls a funny face
Until Wed 30 Dec 2026
Anything Could Happen @Seven Arts!
Seven Arts
Comedy Family Friendly School Holidays
Under £10
A blue ukulele
Until Fri 18 Sep 2026
Read to the Beat - Family Ukulele Workshop
Leeds Libraries
Family Friendly Workshop All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays
Photo by Agnese Rudzīte on Unsplash
Until Sat 19 Sep 2026
Creative Nature Clinic for Families
Meanwood Valley Urban Farm
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop SoC