Summer

Family friendly things to do across the city for the school summer holidays until 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
Free
Stall holder Fudji
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Yorkshire Day Morley
Morley Town Centre
Fair Family Friendly School Holidays
A small 'robot' made from junk materials with yellow pom pom hair, gold straw arms, shiny tin foil eyes and eye brows and stripey body.
Sat 1 Aug 2026
Junk Magic Characters - The Wonderful Workshop Weekender
Sunny Bank Mills
Family Friendly School Holidays Workshop
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
Five willow wands displayed within a garden. The wands are light brown and knotted at the end with a star.
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Willow Wands - The Wonderful Workshop Weekender
Sunny Bank Mills
Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Under £10
Two Male gladiators fearfully screaming
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Colosseum of Chaos
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Family Friendly School Holidays Theatre
Within the art room at Henshaws, three artists sit at at table working on their craft. The room is filled with papermache models ready to be painted.
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Wire Sculptures - The Wonderful Workshop Weekender
Sunny Bank Mills
Family Friendly School Holidays Workshop
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
someone using both hands to play a keyboard sampler
Mon 3 Aug 2026 - Fri 7 Aug 2026
Cloth Cat Summer Music Camp
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Family Friendly Music School Holidays Workshop
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