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!

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
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
A corn dolly made from recycled materials including fake grass and flowers and held up by a finger and thumb
Thu 6 Aug 2026
Family Workshop: Folkloric Sculptures
Henry Moore Institute
Family Friendly School Holidays Workshop
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 Read to the Beat 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
Free
Photo by Fatima Shahid on Unsplash
Sat 8 Aug 2026
LS14 Youth Chess Tournament
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Family Friendly School Holidays
Mini Runway
Sat 8 Aug 2026
Mini Runway presented by Culture Fashion Show UK
Leeds Dock
Family Friendly Performance School Holidays