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 "Alice"
Sun 23 Aug 2026
Alice PG
Hyde Park Picture House
Film Family Friendly School Holidays
DIY nature brushes made of leaves, twigs and flowers.
Sun 23 Aug 2026
Summer Holidays: A Brush with Nature Workshop
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly Craft Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
A ladybird, bear, elephant and snail made out of brightly coloured salt dough.
Mon 24 Aug 2026
Stories, rhymes and salt dough play for under 5's
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Finger painting of a tree.
Mon 24 Aug 2026
Stories, rhymes and finger painting for under 5's
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Pink flower made out of felt.
Tue 25 Aug 2026
Children's Wet Felting Workshop
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Free
Lazy Art Studio
Wed 26 Aug 2026 - Fri 28 Aug 2026
Chinese Calligraphy & Art - On a Drawstring Bag
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Craft Family Friendly School Holidays
Prints made out of lego blocks.
Wed 26 Aug 2026
Children's Lego Printing Workshop
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop
Free
Photograph of museum storage, including a large string instrument and a taxidermy deer
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Music Around the World: Store Tour and Workshop
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly Guided Tour School Holidays Leeds Museums & Galleries Workshop
A still from "Winnie the Pooh"
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Winnie The Pooh Screening (U) part of LS6 Great Bear Hunt
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly Film School Holidays
A collection of different plants in jars on a table, with paint brushes.
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Summer Holidays: Nature's Palette Workshop
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly Craft Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Free
Two adults and a child working together to make a collage artwork on the floor.
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Pro-TECH-tion Charms: Creative Drop-In Workshop
Henry Moore Institute
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Visual Arts Workshop
A monkey made out of brightly coloured lego blocks.
Thu 27 Aug 2026
Children's Lego Robotics Workshop
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays Workshop