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A mural on the side of a house in blue, yellow, black and white colours, showing people playing sport under rays of sun.

Sports Heritage Trail

Leeds City Museum
Tue 17 Dec 10:00 - Sat 1 Mar 17:00
Free

LYFF on Tour

Leeds Industrial Museum
Thu 6 Feb 10:00 - Sun 6 Apr 17:00
Included in Admission
miffy looking at an art gallery wall covered in miffy outlines

Miffy Trail

Leeds City Museum
Fri 14 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
Free

Love Birds

Lotherton
Sat 15 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
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4 piglets walking on a cobble path in Home Farm

Springtime Babies

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Sat 15 Feb - Tue 20 May
General Admission
decorative snakes

Year of the Snake

Abbey House Museum
Sat 15 Feb 12:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
Included in Admission
Family sitting in a small cinema

Mystery Matinees

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 15 Feb 14:00 - Sun 23 Feb 16:00
Included in Admission
Barn owl in flight

Love Birds in the Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Thu 20 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 16:00
Included in Admission
An illustration of Temple Newsam House with a servant and large silverware sparkling

Sparkle and Shine

Temple Newsam House
Fri 21 Feb 10:30 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
General Admission
A child drawing people in Leeds Art Gallery

Who Do You See in the Gallery?

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 21 Feb 11:00 - 15:00
Free

Free events

All free events

  • Sports Heritage Trail

    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 17 Dec 10:00 - Sat 1 Mar 17:00
    Follow our sports trail around the museum to find out about Leeds's sporting icons.More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 17 Dec
    -
    Sat 1 Mar
    From 10:00
    Free

  • Miffy Trail

    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 14 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
    Embark on an adventure around the museum with your family following miffy!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 14 Feb
    -
    Sun 23 Feb
    From 10:00
    Free

  • Who Do You See in the Gallery?

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 21 Feb 11:00 - 15:00
    Have fun drawing people in this school holiday workshop in Artspace, our relaxed, family friendly, creative studio space. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 21 Feb
    11:00 - 15:00
    Free

Exhibitions                                                               

All exhibitions

Fashion at Play

COMING SOON | Lotherton | 1 March - 12 October 2025 | A new exhibition exploring children’s fashion from the 1600s to modern day.

Miffy's 70th Birthday

Leeds City Museum | 7 Feb - 7 Sept 2025 | An exhibition celebrating 70 years of miffy and Dick Bruna's artwork in Leeds..

Story Time

Abbey House Museum | 25 Jan - 31 Dec 2025 | Children's books then and now. Are you sitting comfortably? Uncover a love of reading in this family-friendly exhibition.

Inspired by Temple Newsam

COMING SOON | Temple Newsam | 25 Apr - 21 Sept 2025 | An exhibition in collaboration with Leeds Fine Artists at Temple Newsam House.

Stuart Croft: Eternal Return

Leeds Art Gallery | 8 November 2024 - 6 April 2025 | A major exhibition of artist film works by Leeds-born Stuart Croft, the first since his untimely death in 2015.

Silent Echoes, Spoken Truths: Curtis Holder

Leeds Art Gallery | 8 November 2024 - 13 April 2025 | New works on paper as part of the Decolonising Arts Institute's 20/20 project.

Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 15 June 2025 | Inspired by the collections of the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery, Furnace Fruit, by Leeds-based artist Karanjit Panesar, is a mixed media exhibition centred around new moving image work.

Towards a Fourth Dimension

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 02 Mar 2025 | A new display exploring the convergence space between art and science from the 1920s to the present day.

Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 18 March 2025 | This display explores the role played by photography across the history and practice of sculpture from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.

'An Axis of Abstraction': Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 23 March 2025 | Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.

Entangled

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 25 May 2025 | Entangled is an exhibition in association with the International Felt Maker’s Association.

Engineery

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 1 Nov 2026 | Engineery is an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of John Smeaton, the father of civil engineering.

Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability

Abbey House Museum | Until 15 June 2025 | A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.

School holidays                                            

All school holiday events

  • Miffy Trail

    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 14 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
    Embark on an adventure around the museum with your family following miffy!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Fri 14 Feb
    -
    Sun 23 Feb
    From 10:00
    Free

  • Love Birds

    Lotherton
    Sat 15 Feb 10:00 - Sun 23 Feb 17:00
    Celebrate our feathered friends this half-term week.More…
    Lotherton
    Sat 15 Feb
    -
    Sun 23 Feb
    From 10:00
    Book now

  • Springtime Babies

    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Sat 15 Feb - Tue 20 May
    Visit Home Farm as we gear up for Spring and welcome our new born lambs, piglets and other farm animals! More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam Estate
    Sat 15 Feb
    -
    Tue 20 May
    General Admission

Talks, tours and workshops               

All talks, tours and workshops

  • Tea and Talk

    Temple Newsam
    Wed 26 Feb - Wed 10 Dec
    Join our friendly tea and talk sessions on the last Wednesday of the month.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Wed 26 Feb
    -
    Wed 10 Dec
    Book now

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 28 Feb - Fri 23 May
    Take inspiration from our exhibitions and displays with an opportunity to be creative, playful and make something in response to the collections. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 28 Feb
    -
    Fri 23 May
    Free

  • The Secret of the Children's Illustrators

    Abbey House Museum
    Fri 28 Feb 13:00 - 16:00
    Fun, creative workshop about drawing children's book illustrations.More…
    Abbey House Museum
    Fri 28 Feb
    13:00 - 16:00
    More info

Community events                                       

All community events

  • Tea and Talk

    Temple Newsam
    Wed 26 Feb - Wed 10 Dec
    Join our friendly tea and talk sessions on the last Wednesday of the month.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Wed 26 Feb
    -
    Wed 10 Dec
    Book now

  • Youth Collective Mid-Week Meet Up

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 26 Feb 17:00 - 19:00
    Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Wed 26 Feb
    17:00 - 19:00
    Free

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 28 Feb - Fri 23 May
    Take inspiration from our exhibitions and displays with an opportunity to be creative, playful and make something in response to the collections. More…
    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 28 Feb
    -
    Fri 23 May
    Free
A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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