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A group of people looking at a wall in the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam Tours

Temple Newsam House
Tue 23 Jun 11:00 - Tue 20 Oct 14:00
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Two children wearing yellow hard hats and orange high-visibility jackets, holding clipboards that say danger detectives

Danger Detectives

Leeds Industrial Museum
Wed 8 Jul 10:00 - Wed 30 Jun 16:00
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Little Lotherton

Lotherton
Fri 10 Jul 10:00 - Fri 13 Nov 12:00
Included in Admission
The top of Kirkstall Abbey peaking through trees

1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Tue 1 Sep - Tue 1 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 2 Dec
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The Capybara Experience

The Capybara Experience

Lotherton
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 2 Dec
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From Ashes: Create a paper craft model of Leeds

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep 15:00 - 16:00
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Keep Crafting

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 3 Mar
Give What You Can
a toddler and adult playing with a toy train track

Little Bobbins

Leeds Industrial Museum
Thu 3 Sep - Thu 3 Dec
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A cauliflower designed teapot from Temple Newsam's collection

Tea Traditions

Temple Newsam House
Thu 3 Sep 11:00 - 14:00
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The top of Kirkstall Abbey peaking through trees

1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Tue 1 Sep - Tue 1 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 2 Dec
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A adult working on paper crafts on a table

From Ashes: Create a paper craft model of Leeds

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep 15:00 - 16:00
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a toddler and adult playing with a toy train track

Little Bobbins

Leeds Industrial Museum
Thu 3 Sep - Thu 3 Dec
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Artisan Fayre tents in the Ampitheatre

Artisan Fayre

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 6 Sep and Sun 4 Oct
Free
Children sitting on the floor, a story is being read to them

Story Time

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Mon 7 Sep and Mon 14 Sep
Included in Admission
Child at the farm stroking an animal

Toddler Farm Tours

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Mon 7 Sep and Mon 14 Sep
Included in Admission
A clipboard with a pile of white and blue coloured paper with cut outs and different shapes drawn on

Mark Making Workshop

Leeds Art Gallery
Tue 8 Sep and Tue 29 Sep
Give What You Can
Child going down an indoor slide

Play Barn SEND Sessions

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Wed 9 Sep - Wed 30 Sep
Included in Admission
Children sitting on the floor listening to music with parents

Rhythm Time

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Wed 9 Sep - Wed 30 Sep
Included in Admission
The Exterior of Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum Memories: The 2026 Alastair Laurence Lecture

Abbey House Museum
Fri 11 Sep 10:00 - 11:15
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Heritage Open Days: Cottage and Gardens Tours

Leeds Industrial Museum
Fri 11 Sep and Fri 18 Sep
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Meet & Make

Every second Friday of the month, 1pm - 3pm

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 11 Sep - Fri 12 Mar
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Harvest Weekend

Sat 12 Sep 10:00 - Sun 13 Sep 17:00
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Exhibitions                                                               

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Steve McQueen Resistance

Coming Soon 6 November 2026 - 25 April 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | This thought-provoking new exhibition explores how acts of resistance have shaped life in the UK and the powerful role photography has played in both documenting and driving change.

Reflections in Silver at Temple Newsam

12 August - 23 October 2026 | Temple Newsam | The unveiling of two new commissions of contemporary silver by leading silversmiths Miriam Hanid and Yusuke Yamamoto.

Now We Breathe Free

Leeds City Museum | 29 September - 25 October | Breathe Free is a 19-week trauma-informed recovery programme for women aged 16 and over who have experienced domestic abuse and complex trauma at Women’s Health Matters, through the Photovoice process, women reflected on their journeys.

Our Memories of Leeds Banner

27 July - 16 November | Leeds City Museum | Our Memories of Leeds textile banner was made in response to the exhibition Don’t Let’s Ask for the Moon, we have the stars as part of the Community Program at Leeds Art Gallery.

Dinner Party: With Matthew Smith, Jacob Epstein, Olivia Bax

26 June 2026 – 29 August 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | The exhibition revisits one of the pioneering and legendary exhibitions the then Leeds Curator Phillip Hendy organised for Temple Newsam House during the dark years of the Second World War when the City Art Gallery was closed.

Ludd in the Machine at Leeds Industrial Museum

Leeds Industrial Museum | 17 August 2026 - 13 August 2027 | A community exhibition focusing on trade unions and workers rights from 1812 to the time of AI.

Untangled at Leeds Industrial Museum

Leeds Industrial Museum | 23 May 2026 - 6 June 2027 | A new exhibition from the International Felt Makers Association Region Ten, celebrating the connections between nature and industry.

Arp: The Plasters

22 May 2026 – 4 October 2026 | Leeds Art Gallery | Arp: The Plasters celebrates the recent acquisition of plaster sculptures by French-German sculptor, painter and poet Jean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966), a gift from the Stiftung Arp, e.V. to Leeds Museums and Galleries and The Hepworth Wakefield.

Garth Evans: The Anti-Virus Sculptures

22 May 2026 – 4 October 2026 | Leeds Art Gallery | British sculptor Garth Evans (b. 1934) presents his Anti-Virus plaster sculptures, created during the first Covid lockdown in his home in Connecticut, USA.

Peat. Plants. People.

Leeds City Museum | 18 May - 13 December | What is Peat? Why is it so important and what does it have to do with People?

Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the collection

21 April 2026 – 11 April 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | This display brings together a range of drawings from the Leeds Museums and Galleries renowned works on paper collection.

Gordon Brooke's Bus Collection Display

19 January - October 2026 | Leeds City Museum | | See a glimpse of Gordon Brook's bus collection dating back to 1949.

Botanically Beautiful: Art and design inspired by nature

Lotherton | March - 18 October 2026 | Explore why artists, designers and markers have been inspired by nature to create a wealth of decoration for our homes and bodies.

In the Picture: Objects in Focus

Abbey House Museum | 28 February - 31 December | Discover iconic objects from Leeds Museums and Galleries collection paired with paintings and photographs of their history.

‘Some Steel’: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90

31 January 2026 – 10 January 2027 | Leeds Art Gallery | Tracing the relationship between sculpture and steel over a period of thirty years,

Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

Leeds Art Gallery | 12 July 2025 - 3 January 2027 | A new commission as part of Mike Nelson's blown out tyre series

Literature in Leeds: Prose, Poetry and Plays

Abbey House Museum | Until 20 September 2026 | A community display celebrating Leeds writers, from historical fiction to thought-provoking poetry, and plays written for stage and screen.

Engineery

Leeds Industrial Museum | Until 1 Nov 2026 | Engineery is an exhibition marking the 300th anniversary of John Smeaton, the father of civil engineering.
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Two children wearing yellow hard hats and orange high-visibility jackets, holding clipboards that say danger detectives

Danger Detectives

Leeds Industrial Museum
Wed 8 Jul 10:00 - Wed 30 Jun 16:00
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illustrated pumpkins on top of compeition entries of drawn pumpkins

Pumpkin Competition

Leeds City Museum
Thu 1 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Give What You Can
A dark image of a tour in the picture gallery at Temple Newsam

The Ghosts Of Temple Newsam Tour

Temple Newsam House
Fri 2 Oct - Sun 18 Oct
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Lotherton Pumpkin Patch

Sat 3 Oct - Sat 17 Oct
General Admission

Nocturnal Creatures Trail

Kirkstall Abbey
Sat 24 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 15:00
Give What You Can

Halloween at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam
Sat 24 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Included in Admission

Spellbound

With Breeze Leeds

Lotherton
Sat 24 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
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Scarecrow Trail

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 24 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Included in Admission

Glow in the Dark Trail

Leeds City Museum
Sat 24 Oct 11:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Give What You Can
Someone walking through the dark cellars of Temple Newsam

Halloween Cellar Tours

Temple Newsam House
Sat 24 Oct - Sun 1 Nov
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A skeleton in fancy dress sat on a bench

Spooky Streets

Abbey House Museum
Sat 24 Oct 12:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Included in Admission
Family sitting in a small cinema

Mystery Matinees

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 24 Oct and Sat 19 Dec
Included in Admission

Once Upon A Nightmare 2026

With Breeze

Lotherton
Sat 24 Oct 17:30 - Sun 1 Nov 21:00
Not on Sale

Glow in the Dark Family Day

Leeds City Museum
Tue 27 Oct 10:00 - 15:00
Give What You Can
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Talks, tours and workshops               

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A group of people looking at a wall in the Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam Tours

Temple Newsam House
Tue 23 Jun 11:00 - Tue 20 Oct 14:00
More info
The top of Kirkstall Abbey peaking through trees

1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Tue 1 Sep - Tue 1 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 2 Dec
Book now
A woman painting a craft piece at Leeds City Museum

Keep Crafting

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 3 Mar
Give What You Can
A adult working on paper crafts on a table

From Ashes: Create a paper craft model of Leeds

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep 15:00 - 16:00
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A cauliflower designed teapot from Temple Newsam's collection

Tea Traditions

Temple Newsam House
Thu 3 Sep 11:00 - 14:00
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A blue and teal image of the top of Leeds City Museum's building

Sociable History Club

Leeds City Museum
Fri 4 Sep and Fri 2 Oct
Give What You Can

Archaeology Talk: Life After the Ice Age

Leeds City Museum
Sat 5 Sep 14:00 - 15:30
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A clipboard with a pile of white and blue coloured paper with cut outs and different shapes drawn on

Mark Making Workshop

Leeds Art Gallery
Tue 8 Sep and Tue 29 Sep
Give What You Can
Booklets with plants and flora drawings

Nature Diary Workshop

Lotherton
Wed 9 Sep 14:00 - 16:00
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The Exterior of Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum Memories: The 2026 Alastair Laurence Lecture

Abbey House Museum
Fri 11 Sep 10:00 - 11:15
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The rooftop and view of temple newsam house

Rooftop and Cellar Experience

Temple Newsam House
Fri 11 Sep - Sun 13 Sep
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A white and black printed circle with other cut out circles above

Meet & Make

Every second Friday of the month, 1pm - 3pm

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 11 Sep - Fri 12 Mar
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Hands working on a herbarium sheet craft activity

Dead Plants Discovery Day

Heritage Open Week - Special Saturday Opening

Leeds Discovery Centre
Sat 12 Sep 16:00
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Community and Youth events                                       

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The top of Kirkstall Abbey peaking through trees

1152 Club: Talks at Kirkstall Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Tue 1 Sep - Tue 1 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 2 Sep - Wed 2 Dec
Book now
A adult working on paper crafts on a table

From Ashes: Create a paper craft model of Leeds

Leeds City Museum
Wed 2 Sep 15:00 - 16:00
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A community group at Leeds City Museum singing as a choir

Community Choir

Leeds City Museum
Fri 4 Sep - Fri 20 Nov
More info
Artisan Fayre tents in the Ampitheatre

Artisan Fayre

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 6 Sep and Sun 4 Oct
Free
A clipboard with a pile of white and blue coloured paper with cut outs and different shapes drawn on

Mark Making Workshop

Leeds Art Gallery
Tue 8 Sep and Tue 29 Sep
Give What You Can
A white and black printed circle with other cut out circles above

Meet & Make

Every second Friday of the month, 1pm - 3pm

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 11 Sep - Fri 12 Mar
More info
A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 30 Sep - Wed 16 Dec
Free
illustrated pumpkins on top of compeition entries of drawn pumpkins

Pumpkin Competition

Leeds City Museum
Thu 1 Oct 10:00 - Sun 1 Nov 17:00
Give What You Can

Drawing from Lines of Enquiry

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 7 Oct 17:00 - 19:00
Free
A black silhouette of Durga, She is shown with multiple arms. Each hand holds a weapon given to her by a different god.

Durga: Finding our Power and Resilience through Mantra and Meditation

Abbey House Museum
Fri 9 Oct 10:30 - 11:30
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A blue light illumination on a white arched ceiling, above decorated Victorian Streets

Sound Bath in the Street

Abbey House Museum
Sat 10 Oct 10:15 - 11:15
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A hand drawing on paper in pencil

Abbey House Art Group: Drawing Session

Abbey House Museum
Tue 13 Oct 10:00 - 12:00
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A hand resting on a persons thigh

A Quiet Mind in a Loud World - The Art of Raja Yoga Meditation

Abbey House Museum
Thu 15 Oct 10:30 - 11:30
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The ruins of Kirkstall Abbey with an evening glow on the stones

Enrich Your Inner Self: Poetry, Nature and Walking

Kirkstall Abbey
Wed 21 Oct 12:00 - 13:00
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Youth Artivism! Leeds suffrage photo walk

Leeds Art Gallery
Sat 7 Nov 13:00 - 16:00
Free
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