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
An adult and a young person in front of an artwork in a gallery
Thu 6 Aug 2026 - Thu 20 Aug 2026
Leeds Art Gallery Kids Aloud Tours
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition Family Friendly Guided Tour Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays Visual Arts
Free
Children playing in a playground
Thu 6 Aug 2026 - Tue 25 Aug 2026
Pop-up and Play
The Compton Centre
Activity All Library Events Family Friendly School Holidays
A still from "Flow"
Fri 7 Aug 2026 - Sun 9 Aug 2026
Hyde & Seek: Flow (U) Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
Mini Runway
Sat 8 Aug 2026
Mini Runway presented by Culture Fashion Show UK
Leeds Dock
Family Friendly Performance School Holidays
Free
A family group looking down a storage aisle filled with taxidermy animals
Tue 11 Aug 2026 - Thu 13 Aug 2026
Amazing Animals Week
Leeds Discovery Centre
Craft Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Punch and Judy puppet show box
Tue 11 Aug 2026
Puppet Theatre: Dame Judy and Mr. Punchinello
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays Theatre
Pile of dried flowers.
Wed 12 Aug 2026
Summer Holidays: How to make a Nature Crown with the RHS
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly Craft Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Leeds Children’s Charity
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Summer Family Fun Day
Leeds Children's Charity at Lineham Farm
Activity Family Friendly School Holidays
Under £10
A still from "Pinocchio"
Fri 14 Aug 2026
Hyde and Seek: Pinocchio (U) Toddler Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
A still from "Song of the Sea"
Sat 15 Aug 2026 - Sun 16 Aug 2026
Hyde & Seek: Song of the Sea (PG) Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
Under £10
Photographs of old trains
Sat 15 Aug 2026
Trains Trains Trains!: A Railway Extravaganza
Leeds Industrial Museum
Exhibition Family Friendly Heritage Leeds Museums & Galleries School Holidays
Under £10
A break dancer performing in blue trousers and white t-shirt
Tue 18 Aug 2026 - Tue 25 Aug 2026
Read to the Beat - Hello Hip Hop
Leeds Central Library
Family Friendly Workshop All Library Events Read to the Beat School Holidays