22 Jul 2026 - 1 Sep 2026

Family friendly things to do across the city for the school summer holidays 22 July 2026 - 1 September 2026.

Workshops, walks, film, exhibitions, music, theatre and activities - there's something for everyone!

A still from "The Dark Crystal"
Sat 1 Aug 2026 - Sun 2 Aug 2026
Hyde and Seek: The Dark Crystal (PG) Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
Dinosaur Adventure Live
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Dinosaur Adventure Live: Danger on T-Rex Mountain
Yeadon Town Hall
Adventure Family Friendly Performance School Holidays
Image of bats flying in front of moon
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Bat Walk
Temple Newsam
Activity Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Walk
Free
A sound mixing deck sits in the foreground, young people are in the background playing instruments such as a keyboard.
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Cloth Cat’s Summer Music Camp (Ages 11-18) in partnership with Leeds Libraries
Leeds Central Library
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Music Performance
Under £10
A rapper teaching a younger rapper using a flipchart
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Fri 14 Aug 2026
Read to the Beat - The Rap School
Leeds Libraries
Family Friendly Workshop All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays
Free
Three smiling children stand together outdoors in a community garden, holding up a colourful tower made from stacked flower-shaped pieces. Apartment buildings, greenery and other children taking part in activities can be seen in the sunny background.
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Thu 6 Aug 2026
Garden Gremlins - Free family Arts Activities
Roxby Community Garden (Leeds)
Family Friendly Outdoor School Holidays
Under £10
A person wearing headphones draws in expressive arcs.
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Tue 18 Aug 2026
Read to the Beat- Silent Disco Draw Along
Leeds Libraries
Family Friendly Workshop All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays
Under £10
Three brown owls read books and draw zines as they listen to music on a purple record player
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Tue 18 Aug 2026
Read to the Beat- Zine Workshop with Molly Pukes
Leeds Libraries
Family Friendly Workshop All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays
Under £10
A woman wearing a green shawl and glasses acts shocked in front of a group of smiling children
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Mon 24 Aug 2026
Read to the Beat- Stories with Liv Presents...
Leeds Libraries
Family Friendly Performance All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays
Free
A collection of sporting memorabilia, centred around Leeds
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Thu 6 Aug 2026
Champion Crafting: Sports Family Fun
Leeds Discovery Centre
Heritage Craft Family Friendly School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Photograph of a child holding up their drawing
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Tue 25 Aug 2026
Arty in the Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Family Friendly Craft Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
A photograph of an adult and a child say behind a pottery wheel with their hands on a lump of clay
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Double Trouble! Adult and Child Pottery Throwing Experience with Jeannie
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop