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!

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
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