Autumn

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!

Free
Illustration of Mongolian Steppe landscape
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sun 1 Nov 2026
October Half-Term: Stories from the Steppe
Royal Armouries Museum
Activity Family Friendly Heritage School Holidays
Cartoon intestine sat on top of a toadstool, holding a basket full of mushrooms/
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sun 1 Nov 2026
October Half Term: Mighty Mushrooms
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly School Holidays
Free
mage of a large mural on the very colourful mural painted on the gable end of a row of terraced post war houses. at the bottom of the muralis ovr grown grass on uneven ground.
Sat 24 Oct 2026
Creative Family Drop-in
Leeds Caribbean & African Centre CIC
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Free
Colour photograph of a plastic bat skeleton hung against the stonework of Kirkstall Abbey ruins
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sun 1 Nov 2026
Nocturnal Creatures Trail
Kirkstall Abbey
Family Friendly Activity Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
The Littlest Yak
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sun 25 Oct 2026
The Littlest Yak
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly School Holidays Theatre
Free
Black and white picture of a skeleton sitting on a bench in a Victorian Street display.
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sun 1 Nov 2026
Spooky Streets
Abbey House Museum
Activity Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
An excited lady holding a whale puppet
Sat 24 Oct 2026
The Tale Of The Loneliest Whale
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly School Holidays Theatre
lady dressed as a dark version of Snow White, holding halloween props standing in a darkened woods
Sat 24 Oct 2026 - Sat 31 Oct 2026
Once Upon A Nightmare
Lotherton
Family Friendly Performance School Holidays
A man in a pork pie hat and polka dot waistcoat creates large bubbles on-stage in a festival tent, as children and families reach out in the audience.
Sun 25 Oct 2026
The Giant Bubble Show
City Varieties Music Hall
Family Friendly School Holidays Theatre
Big Fish Little Fish
Sun 25 Oct 2026
Big Fish Little Fish LEEDS Halloween Family Rave
Belgrave Music Hall
Family Friendly Music School Holidays
Steve Backshall Deadly Live!
Sun 25 Oct 2026
Steve Backshall Deadly Live!
first direct bank arena
Adventure Family Friendly School Holidays
Someone crafting an art project with paint
Mon 26 Oct 2026 - Tue 27 Oct 2026
October Half Term: Mushroom Masterpiece Workshop
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Craft Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays