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!

Free
A mum and daughter crafting at a table
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Thu 6 Aug 2026
Craft a Cardboard Game
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly Craft Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Under £10
Several young children performing a shadow puppet play, with homemade puppet shapes.
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Tue 11 Aug 2026
Shadow Puppet Workshop
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Craft table with different plants, paint roller and ink.
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Summer Holidays: Make Your Mark Workshop
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly Craft Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Free
Lots of small sculptures on the floor lit to make strong shadow-shapes
Tue 4 Aug 2026 - Tue 18 Aug 2026
Shadow Structures
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts Activity Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Free
A young boy holding up a LEGO creation
Wed 5 Aug 2026 - Wed 26 Aug 2026
Urban Nature - Building in LEGO
Kirkstall Abbey
Activity Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Under £10
A blue ukulele
Wed 5 Aug 2026 - 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
Free
image shows a hand holding a corn doll, made with plated rafia, with a round wooden face and a dried ear of corn headdress.
Wed 5 Aug 2026
A Season in Seacroft
Seacroft Forest Garden
Family Friendly Outdoor School Holidays Visual Arts
Free
Collage making with hands, shapes and lines
Wed 5 Aug 2026 - Wed 26 Aug 2026
Playful Art
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts Activity Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Free
Den Building
Wed 5 Aug 2026 - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Den Building Leeds Market Summer of Fun
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays
Christopher Nibble
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Christopher Nibble (Topsy Turvy Theatre)
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly School Holidays Theatre
Free
Colorful play structures with orange and blue panels are arranged on grass. Nature items like bark and stones are placed on them. A playful, creative scene.
Wed 5 Aug 2026 - Thu 27 Aug 2026
pARCHIVE: Art and Play in the Park
Cross Flatts Park
Family Friendly Outdoor School Holidays
Free
A family looking at a painting hung in a gallery exhibition space
Thu 6 Aug 2026 - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Loud Gallery Tour
Leeds Art Gallery
Visual Arts Guided Tour Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays