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4 piglets walking on a cobble path in Home Farm

Springtime Babies

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Tue 1 Apr - Tue 20 May
General Admission
Two people looking at a taxidermy penguin and other items in Leeds Discovery Centre's collection store

Behind The Scenes Store Tour

Leeds Discovery Centre
Wed 2 Apr - Wed 2 Jul
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Two lambs at Home Farm

Easter holidays - Where's Woolly?

Temple Newsam
Sat 5 Apr 10:00 - Mon 21 Apr 17:00
Included in Admission
A felt bunny hidden amongst some pots at Abbey House Museum

Easter - Bunny Fun

Abbey House Museum
Sat 5 Apr 12:00 - Sun 20 Apr 17:00
Included in Admission

The Wallaby Experience

Lotherton
Sat 5 Apr - Sat 4 Oct
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Easter in the Chapel

Lotherton
Sat 5 Apr 14:00 - Mon 21 Apr 14:30
Included in Admission
2 Capybaras at Wildlife World being fed cabbage

The Capybara Experience

Lotherton
Sat 5 Apr - Sat 5 Jul
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Dragon Quest: The Search for the Lost Eggs

Lotherton
Mon 14 Apr - Mon 21 Apr
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A young girl and parent doing crafts at Leeds City Museum

Miffy Crafts: Collage

Leeds City Museum
Tue 15 Apr - Thu 17 Apr
Free

Animation Workshop: Inspired by Miffy

Leeds City Museum
Tue 15 Apr
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Free events

All free events

  • Animation Workshop: Inspired by Miffy

    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 15 Apr
    Create your own animation! Join us for a fun-filled 1.5 hour animation workshop where creativity comes to life!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 15 Apr
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  • Easter Store Tours

    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Tue 15 Apr - Thu 17 Apr
    Join us this Easter for a behind the scenes tour of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.More…
    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Tue 15 Apr
    -
    Thu 17 Apr
    Free

  • Make it Move: History of Animation

    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Wed 16 Apr
    Learn about the history of animation and take part in an activity to become a digital animator for the day.More…
    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Wed 16 Apr
    Free

Exhibitions                                                               

All exhibitions

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

Abbey House Museum | 1 July - 8 March 2026 | A community display celebrating Leeds writers, from historical fiction to thought-provoking poetry, and plays written for stage and screen.

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.

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

Leeds Art Gallery | 4 April – 4 November 2025 | A display drawn from the archive of Helen Chadwick, providing a unique insight into the artist’s modes of working and thinking about art.

Fashion at Play

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.

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.

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

Leeds Art Gallery | Until 7 December 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.

Pride and Place

Leeds City Museum | 9 June - 31 August 2025 | An exhibition showcasing voices and stories of South Leeds

Preservative Party on the Case

Leeds City Museum | 28 April - 19 October 2025 | An exhibition from the Preservative Party about themes that mean the most to them.

To Improvise a Mountain: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Curates

Leeds Art Gallery | 16 May - 5 October 2025 | A major new exhibition curated by one of the most important figurative curators of today.

Portrayals of Women

Leeds Art Gallery | 29 March 2025 - 5 April 2026 | A display from the works on paper collection exploring how women have been portrayed from the 1600s to the present day

School holidays                                            

All school holiday events

  • Springtime Babies

    Temple Newsam Home Farm
    Tue 1 Apr - 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
    Tue 1 Apr
    -
    Tue 20 May
    General Admission

  • Easter holidays - Where's Woolly?

    Temple Newsam
    Sat 5 Apr 10:00 - Mon 21 Apr 17:00
    Visit Temple Newsam this Easter to find the missing sheep in our fun family trail!More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam Estate
    Sat 5 Apr
    -
    Mon 21 Apr
    From 10:00
    Included in Admission

  • Easter - Bunny Fun

    Abbey House Museum
    Sat 5 Apr 12:00 - Sun 20 Apr 17:00
    Join us to look for bunnies as they hop about our Victorian Streets this Easter!More…
    Abbey House Museum
    Sat 5 Apr
    -
    Sun 20 Apr
    From 12:00
    Included in Admission

Talks, tours and workshops               

All talks, tours and workshops

  • Behind The Scenes Store Tour

    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Wed 2 Apr - Wed 2 Jul
    Join us on Wednesdays and Thursdays for one of the best ways to access and see our amazing collections is to enjoy our free tours. From toucans and telephones, to meteorites and masks, there is something for everyone to enjoy.More…
    Leeds Discovery Centre
    Wed 2 Apr
    -
    Wed 2 Jul
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  • LEGO® Build the Change: Rewild our Museum!

    Leeds Industrial Museum
    Tue 15 Apr - Thu 17 Apr
    Use LEGO® bricks to design how we can make the museum grounds better for us and our environment. More…
    Leeds Industrial Museum
    Tue 15 Apr
    -
    Thu 17 Apr
    Included in Admission

  • Animation Workshop: Inspired by Miffy

    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 15 Apr
    Create your own animation! Join us for a fun-filled 1.5 hour animation workshop where creativity comes to life!More…
    Leeds City Museum
    Tue 15 Apr
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Community events                                       

All community events

  • Easter in the Chapel

    Lotherton
    Sat 5 Apr 14:00 - Mon 21 Apr 14:30
    Celebrate Easter with a host of community events in our chapelMore…
    Lotherton
    Sat 5 Apr
    -
    Mon 21 Apr
    From 14:00
    Included in Admission

  • Meet & Make

    Leeds Art Gallery
    Fri 25 Apr - Fri 11 Jul
    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 25 Apr
    -
    Fri 11 Jul
    Free

  • Tea and Talk

    Temple Newsam
    Wed 30 Apr - Wed 10 Dec
    Join our friendly tea and talk sessions on the last Wednesday of the month.More…
    Temple Newsam
    Temple Newsam House
    Wed 30 Apr
    -
    Wed 10 Dec
    Free
A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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