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A vinyl record, sleeve and documents from The Who - Live at Leeds recording

'Music turned off’ Hour – Music Leeds Us exhibition

Leeds City Museum
Sun 12 Oct 15:00 - Sun 28 Jun 16:00
Give What You Can
Mini mannequins with hand-made famous musician costumes on

Mini Musicians Trail

Leeds City Museum
Sat 14 Feb 11:00 - Sun 28 Jun 16:00
Give What You Can
A group of people walking through a large room in Temple Newsam House

Temple Newsam Tours

Temple Newsam House
Tue 24 Feb 11:00 - Tue 20 Oct 14:00
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Little Lotherton

Lotherton
Fri 13 Mar 10:00 - Fri 13 Nov 12:00
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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 6 May and Wed 3 Jun
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The Duchess show programmes for November 1996

On Stage: Performances in Music Leeds Us

Leeds CIty Museum
Sat 9 May 13:00 - Sat 27 Jun 14:00
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The Capybara Experience

The Capybara Experience

Lotherton
Mon 1 Jun - Sat 1 Aug
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Volsung Vikings

Lotherton
Sat 6 Jun 10:00 - Sun 7 Jun 17:00
Included in Admission
Two people browsing wool clothing stalls

Woolfest 2026

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 6 Jun 10:00 - 17:00
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Real Markets at Lotherton

Lotherton
Sat 6 Jun 10:00 - 16:00
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Mini mannequins with hand-made famous musician costumes on

Mini Musicians Trail

Leeds City Museum
Sat 14 Feb 11:00 - Sun 28 Jun 16:00
Give What You Can
Two ducks eating food

Open Farm Sunday

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Sun 7 Jun 10:00 - 16:00
Free

Play Barn SEND Sessions

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Mon 8 Jun - Wed 2 Sep
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Story Time

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Mon 8 Jun - Mon 7 Sep
Included in Admission

Toddler Farm Tours

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Mon 8 Jun - Mon 7 Sep
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Nicky Bray in a pineapple costume holding a miniature guitar

Creatures Songtime for Under 5s

Leeds City Museum
Wed 10 Jun Multiple times
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Rhythm Time

Temple Newsam Home Farm
Thu 11 Jun - Thu 3 Sep
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Meet & Make

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

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 12 Jun and Fri 10 Jul
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Family at an artisan fair looking at a craft stall

Family Fun Fest

Temple Newsam Estate
Sat 20 Jun and Sun 21 Jun
Free
Families sat on seats outside Lotherton in the gardens

1940's Weekend

Lotherton
Sat 20 Jun and Sun 21 Jun
Included in Admission
A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 24 Jun - Wed 16 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 1 Jul - Wed 2 Dec
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Artisan Fayre tents in the Ampitheatre

Artisan Fayre

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 5 Jul - Sun 4 Oct
Free
An old drawing of Abbey House Museum

1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 7 Jul - Tue 1 Dec
Free
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Summer Zone at Leeds City Museum

25 July - 30 August | Leeds City Museum | This summer Leeds city centre is being transformed into a giant game of Trivial Pursuit. Get ready to step onto the oversized gameboard within Leeds City Museum.

Muslims in the North

Until 25 July 2027 | Leeds City Museum | This display highlights the inspiring stories of prominent Muslims living and working in the north of England and the contributions they have made in the areas of commerce, healthcare, law and research.

Reflections in Silver at Temple Newsam

COMING SOON | Temple Newsam | 12 August - 23 October 2026 | Reflections in Silver | Temple Newsam is proud to unveil two new commissions of contemporary silver by leading silversmiths Miriam Hanid and Yusuke Yamamoto.

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.

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.

Hannah Catherine Jones: UNEARTHING(S)

22 May - 30 August 2026 | Leeds Art Gallery | A new commission by artist Hannah Catherine Jones in collaboration with Yorkshire Contemporary

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.

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

COMING SOON | 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.

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,

Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years

10 October 2025 - 28 June 2026 | Leeds City Museum | Marking 60 years of Leeds Conservatoire, this special exhibition celebrates the people, places and magic moments that have shaped the city’s musical identity across six vibrant decades.

Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

Leeds Art Gallery | 12 July 2025 - 30 August 2026 | 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.

Reel-ise

Leeds Industrial Museum | 15 July 2025 - 16 July 2026 | A new community exhibition exploring the rich film history of Leeds.
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Mini mannequins with hand-made famous musician costumes on

Mini Musicians Trail

Leeds City Museum
Sat 14 Feb 11:00 - Sun 28 Jun 16:00
Give What You Can
Two people browsing wool clothing stalls

Woolfest 2026

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 6 Jun 10:00 - 17:00
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Greenhouse with flowers on each side

Plant Power: Summer at Temple Newsam

Temple Newsam Estate
Sat 18 Jul 09:00 - Mon 31 Aug 17:00
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A Lotherton Summer Holiday

Lotherton
Sat 18 Jul 10:00 - Mon 31 Aug 17:00
Included in Admission
An adult and child looking trough a walkway in victorian streets

Stories in the Streets

Abbey House Museum
Sun 19 Jul 10:00 - Sun 30 Aug 16:00
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A group looking around the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

Summer Store Tours

Leeds Discovery Centre
Mon 20 Jul - Wed 26 Aug
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a collection of framed moths

Moth Week!

STORE TOUR AND WORKSHOP

Leeds Discovery Centre
Tue 21 Jul - Thu 23 Jul
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A green background with quatrefoil shapes with people and paintings in

Summer Holidays: Plant Power!

Temple Newsam House and Home Farm
Wed 22 Jul 10:30 - Wed 26 Aug 17:00
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Wild summer at the Mill

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 25 Jul 10:00 - Mon 31 Aug 17:00
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A group of adults and children doing craft activity around a table

Summer of Play - Step into the Game

Leeds City Museum
Sat 25 Jul 11:00 - Sun 30 Aug 16:00
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4 puzzle pieces in teal, navy, light blue and yellow on a pink background

Puzzles & Riddles Trail

Leeds City Museum
Sat 25 Jul 11:00 - Sun 30 Aug 17:00
Give What You Can

Steam Toys & Meccano Show

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sun 26 Jul 12:00 - 16:00
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A curator holding a box of ancient tiles in front of a tour group

Festival of Archaeology: Floral Tile Crafts

STORE TOUR AND WORKSHOP

Leeds Discovery Centre
Tue 28 Jul - Thu 30 Jul
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Blue delphiniums

Pot a Plant

Temple Newsam Estate
Wed 29 Jul 13:00 - 15:00
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A group of people walking through a large room in Temple Newsam House

Temple Newsam Tours

Temple Newsam House
Tue 24 Feb 11:00 - Tue 20 Oct 14:00
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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 6 May and Wed 3 Jun
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a person looking closely at a pressed plant

Dead Plants Society: Drink and Draw

Leeds Discovery Centre
Sat 6 Jun 15:00 - 17:00
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An old oil painting of park land around Kirkstall Abbey

Meditation Walks

Every Wednesday from 1 April

Kirkstall Abbey
Wed 10 Jun - Wed 24 Jun
Give What You Can

Meet & Make

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

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 12 Jun and Fri 10 Jul
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A cauliflower designed teapot from Temple Newsam's collection

Tea Traditions

Temple Newsam House
Sat 13 Jun - Thu 3 Sep
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Napoleon Archive Talk

Lotherton
Wed 17 Jun 14:00
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Two adults and 2 children looking around a grand room in Lotherton Hall

Lotherton Hall: A Historic Tour of Yorkshire’s Edwardian Gem

Lotherton
Thu 18 Jun - Thu 17 Sep
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Florence Nightingale Experience

Lotherton
Tue 23 Jun - Wed 24 Jun
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A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 24 Jun - Wed 16 Dec
Free
The rooftop and view of temple newsam house

Rooftop and Cellar Experience

Temple Newsam House
Sat 27 Jun - Sun 13 Sep
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Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 1 Jul - Wed 2 Dec
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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 3 Jul - Fri 2 Oct
Give What You Can
An old drawing of Abbey House Museum

1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 7 Jul - Tue 1 Dec
Free
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Meet & Make

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

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 12 Jun and Fri 10 Jul
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A community group at Leeds City Museum singing as a choir

Community Choir

Leeds City Museum
Fri 19 Jun - Fri 20 Nov
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A man talking to a room full of people in Temple Newsam

Tea and Talk

Temple Newsam
Wed 24 Jun - Wed 16 Dec
Free

Stitch Art

Leeds Art Gallery
Wed 1 Jul - Wed 2 Dec
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Artisan Fayre tents in the Ampitheatre

Artisan Fayre

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 5 Jul - Sun 4 Oct
Free
An old drawing of Abbey House Museum

1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum

Abbey House Museum
Tue 7 Jul - Tue 1 Dec
Free
Picture of Lisa Holdsworth (with Bobby Knutt) winning the RTS Yorkshire Writer of the Year (2011) - Photo Credit Paul Harness, courtesy of Lisa Holdsworth

An Evening with Lisa Holdsworth: TV Writer from Leeds

Abbey House Museum
Wed 2 Sep 18:30 - 20:00
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A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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