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!

Leeds Young Creatives
Sat 11 Jul 2026 - Sat 18 Jul 2026
Matilda the Musical Jnr performed by Leeds Young Creatives
Grammar School at Leeds
Family Friendly Performance Theatre
Free
Moortown Park Event
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Moortown Festival
Moortown Park
Family Friendly Festival Leeds 400 Music Outdoor
Under £10
A group of kids are captured mid-performance at the Bust A Move festival, showcasing their breaking routine
Sun 12 Jul 2026
Bust-A-Move Festival
Open Source Arts
Craft Dance Family Friendly
A still from "Shrek"
Fri 17 Jul 2026 - Sun 19 Jul 2026
Shrek (U)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film Family Friendly
Older child bouncing on a yellow hop ball
Sat 18 Jul 2026 - Mon 31 Aug 2026
A Lotherton Summer Holiday
Lotherton
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Illustration of whimsical plants with two silhouettes of children pointing
Sat 18 Jul 2026 - Sun 3 Jan 2027
Exhibition: Where Magic Grows
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Exhibition Family Friendly School Holidays
Under £10
Butterfly
Sat 18 Jul 2026 - Sun 19 Jul 2026
The Big Butterfly Count
Tropical World
Family Friendly School Holidays Workshop
Under £10
Temple Newsam house in summer with illustration of flowers growing from the roof
Sat 18 Jul 2026 - Mon 31 Aug 2026
Plant Power: Summer at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Exhibition Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries
Cartoon of a pair of lungs with arms and legs, one holding a potted plant, the other holiday a watering can
Sat 18 Jul 2026 - Tue 1 Sep 2026
Summer Holidays: Hocus Crocus
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Free
Pineapples in sunglasses
Sun 19 Jul 2026 - Fri 28 Aug 2026
Summer of Fun - Leeds Market
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Adventure Family Friendly School Holidays
Free
Drawings of Birds, Bees, Bats and Butterflies on a sage green background
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Birds, Bees, Bats & Bugs
Kirkstall Abbey
Craft Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries Outdoor School Holidays
Free
Drawing of Mongolian Warrior on horseback demonstrating horse archery
Wed 22 Jul 2026 - Mon 31 Aug 2026
Mongolian Summer: Free Horse Shows at Royal Armouries Museum
Royal Armouries Museum
Activity Family Friendly Leeds 400 Performance School Holidays