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Early Years Atelier

Leeds Art Gallery
Thu 26 Feb - Fri 27 Feb
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Blooming Zine Workshop

Leeds Art Gallery
Thu 26 Feb 10:30 - 13:00
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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
Thu 26 Feb - Wed 3 Jun
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A child weighing pom pom sweets in clear containers

Little Shoppers

Abbey House Museum
Fri 27 Feb - Fri 26 Jun
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Childrens' arts and crafts materials on a table

Tiny Tigers

Leeds City Museum
Fri 27 Feb - Fri 28 Aug
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A group walking through Kirkstall Abbey

Monthly Kirkstall Abbey Tours

Kirkstall Abbey
Fri 27 Feb and Fri 27 Mar
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Meet & Make

Every Friday in term time, 1pm - 3pm

Leeds Art Gallery
Fri 27 Feb - Fri 3 Jul
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Girl at arts and crafts table, cutting paper.

Rory’s Saturday Club

Leeds City Museum
Sat 28 Feb - Sat 29 Aug
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Family Winter Tours

Lotherton
Sat 28 Feb 13:00
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Artisan Fayre tents in the Ampitheatre

Artisan Fayre

Temple Newsam Estate
Sun 1 Mar - Sun 4 Oct
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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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A child looking at a taxidermy chimpanzee

A Discovery Day

Leeds Discovery Centre
Thu 9 Apr 10:00 - 16:00
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A tour guide stood next to a taxidermy penguin and objects from the collection store

Easter Store Tours

Leeds Discovery Centre
Mon 13 Apr - Fri 17 Apr
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Family Singalongs

Leeds City Museum
Tue 14 Apr 11:00 - 14:00
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Family Drumming Workshops

Leeds City Museum
Wed 15 Apr 11:00 - 14:00
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Hedgehog Hideaway Trail

Leeds City Museum
Fri 1 May 10:00 - Sun 31 May 17:00
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A tree with the moon and bats in the background

Bat Walk

Temple Newsam Estate
Sat 2 May 19:00 - 22:00
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A child looking through glass at a penguin swimming

Love Your Zoo Week

Lotherton
Sat 23 May 09:00 - Sun 31 May 17:00
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3 adults and a toddler looking into a industrial machine with wool in

Woolly Good May Half Term

Leeds Industrial Museum
Sat 23 May 10:00 - Sun 31 May 15:00
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May half term: Find Your Happy!

Temple Newsam House and Home Farm
Sat 23 May 10:30 - Sun 31 May 17:00
General Admission
An adult and child looking at a trail in the victorian streets at Abbey House Museum

Gnomes Sweet Gnome

Abbey House Museum
Sat 23 May 12:00 - Sun 31 May 17:00
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A parent and child over looking deer in a field

Deer Tractor Tours

Lotherton
Mon 25 May 11:00 - Fri 29 May 14:00
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a young boy doing crafts at a table

Spiky Crafts

Leeds City Museum
Tue 26 May 10:00 - Thu 28 May 15:00
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Woolly Wonders - Wet Felting

Leeds Industrial Museum
Tue 26 May - Thu 28 May
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A choir group stood on grass with Kirkstall Abbey behind

Leeds City Museum Choir in the Abbey

Kirkstall Abbey
Fri 29 May 14:30 - 15:15
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felt flower bouquet

Make a Felt Flower Bouquet

Abbey House Museum
Sat 14 Mar 10:00 - 12:00
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Lotherton Hall: A Historic Tour of Yorkshire’s Edwardian Gem

Thu 19 Mar - Thu 17 Sep
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Repeated colourful rag rugs

Spring Equinox Felt Wreath Workshop

Abbey House Museum
Thu 19 Mar 14:00 - 16:00
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violin

Study Afternoon: Women and Music

Abbey House Museum
Fri 20 Mar 13:30 - 16:30
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Sphagnum Pioneers / Messing with Mosses

Leeds Art Gallery
Sat 21 Mar 13:00 - 16:30
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An old oil painting of park land around Kirkstall Abbey

Meditation Walks

Every Wednesday from 1 April

Kirkstall Abbey
Wed 1 Apr - Wed 24 Jun
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The rooftop and view of temple newsam house

Rooftop and Cellar Experience

Temple Newsam House
Fri 10 Apr - Sun 13 Sep
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Melodies DJ Academy x Speedqueen Q&A

Leeds City Museum
Sat 11 Apr 12:00 - 16:00
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Thinking With Plants: Ecofeminism and Contemporary Art

Thu 16 Apr 13:00 - 14:00
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The view of Temple Newsam House from the bottom of Temple Newsam Park

Dawn Chorus Walk

Temple Newsam Estate
Sat 18 Apr 06:00 - 09:00
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An oval frame hung on green patterned wallpaper. The frame picture is Africa by F Solimena

Special Tour: Traces of Empire

Temple Newsam House
Sun 19 Apr 11:00 - 14:00
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Willow Sculpture workshop

Wed 22 Apr 10:00 - 14:00
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The front façade of Leeds City Museum with the sun rising behind

Access in Museums Conference 2026

Leeds City Museum
Thu 23 Apr - Fri 24 Apr
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A Brazilian Ruby Hummingbird and Water Vole on a cream background

Still Life Drawing: Animals

Abbey House Museum
Thu 23 Apr 14:00 - 16:00
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A curator holding a mammoth tusk in the Leeds Discovery Centre collection store

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