What’s on at Leeds Museums & Galleries
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Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Included in admission
A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.
Overlooked Legacies
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Overlooked Legacies is a free extended display of stories which we could not fit into the Overlooked exhibition.
Engineery
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included in admission
Dubbed the Father of Civil Engineering, our exhibition celebrates John Smeaton and civil engineering in its many forms!
The Power of Persuasion
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Included in admission
A peep into the history of advertising. This exhibition takes a nostalgic and critical look at the history of advertising and branding in Leeds and beyond.
Hidden Temple Newsam Tour
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3.50 plus General Admisson
Tue, Sat, Sun 11am & 2pm
Go beyond the ropes, find out about life below stairs, see places exclusive to our hidden tour and discover some secrets along the way!
‘An Axis of Abstraction’: Art in Cornwall and Yorkshire – Then and Now
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
Exploring Modernist artist practices in West Cornwall and West Yorkshire.
Living with Death
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Living with Death is an exhibition exploring death, dying and bereavement. Adult and family events will run throughout the year.
Nothing Lasts Forever: Peter Mitchell
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
Leeds Art Gallery is thrilled to present a major retrospective of British documentary photographer Peter Mitchell.
Entangled
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included in General Admission
A new exhibition with the International Felt Maker's Association Region 10
Sculpture Photographed: A View from the Archive of Sculptors’ Papers
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
This display explores the role played by photography across the history and practice of sculpture from the late-nineteenth century to the present day.
Pumpkin Competition
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Leeds City Museum's ever-popular pumpkin design competition is back for another hair-raising Halloween!
Autumn on the Farm
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free with admission
Visit the Joiner's Shop at Home Farm to see a display outlining our Autumn preparations.
Towards the Fourth Dimension
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
A new display exploring the convergence space between art and science from the 1920s to the present day.
Karanjit Panesar: Furnace Fruit
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
New works inspired by the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery collections.
Pumpkin Patch Trailer Tours
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £10 (pumpkin and tractor ride/ £5 tractor ride only) along with general admission
Get in the Halloween spirit with pumpkin picking and a thrilling tractor ride!
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Power of Persuasion Brand Quiz!
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £5 + booking fee
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us for a Power of Persuasion Brand Quiz! If you are a keen quizzer and know your advertising history then this is the event for you.
1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:15 am
The 1152 Club is a history and heritage talks series for people aged 55 and over, held at Abbey House Museum.
Home Education Workshop: Skeletons
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop for home educated children. Learn about bones of the body and how animals use muscles for support, protection and movement while exploring our fascinating natural history collection.
Loving Kindness Meditation
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Loving Kindness Meditation. Tickets are PAYF.
Managing Pain with Meditation
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session on managing pain with meditation. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Kirkstall Abbey Through Turner’s Eyes
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Pay what you feel
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Walk in silence, study Turner pictures, hear some poems in the inspirational setting that inspired J M W Turner to paint. Lead by Clare Wigzell, Leeds-based poet.
Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.
Introducing Secular Mindfulness
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
10:30 am - 11:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session introducing secular mindfulness. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Encountering the Sacred
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - encountering the sacred. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Visions of the Ultimate
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - visions of the ultimate. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Higher States of Consciousness in Buddhism
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Higher States of Consciousness in Buddhism. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Exploring Happier States of Being and Self Nurturing
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Exploring Happier States of Being and Self Nurturing. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Approaching Equanimity
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - approaching equanimity. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
The Penguin Experience
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for upto 2 people/additional participants (up to a maximum group size of 4) £25pp
11am on Weekends and School holidays
Available every weekend and school holiday. Meet and feed our Humboldt penguins in an up-close animal experience like no other.
Enhancing Positive Emotion
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
10:15 am - 12:00 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Enhancing Positive Emotion. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Ghosts of Temple Newsam Tour
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5
11am & 2pm
Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on, terrifying tales, strange sightings, orbs, noises, and visions. You may even get a glimpse of the Blue Lady…
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Film screening: Paa Joe and the Lion
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Pay As You Feel
11.30am & 2.30pm
Join us for a film screening of 'Paa Joe and the Lion', a documentary film by Ben Wigley which features the lion coffin currently on display in the Living with Death exhibition.
Fungus Foray
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £8
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join this guided foraging walk for families and beginners looking at fungi around the Temple Newsam estate.
Autumn Open Day
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Pay As You Feel
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
On this special open day, you can explore Temple Newsam house and Farm and Pay As You Feel! There are activities for all the family too.
Adult Crafts: Make a Halloween Wreath
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £9
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Inspired by the Revive, Repair, Re-use community exhibition we will be using scrap fabrics and haberdashery to make a Halloween garland.
Adult Crafts: Make a Hedgehog Family
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £9
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Inspired by the Revive, Repair, Re-use community exhibition we will be using scrap fabrics and haberdashery to make a cute Hedgehog family.
Opening to Buddhist Meditation
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Opening to Buddhist Meditation. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Buddhism in Leeds
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Buddhism in Leeds. Tickets are PAYF and everyone is welcome.
Loving Kindness Meditation
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
3:30 pm - 4:15 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Loving Kindness Meditation. Tickets are PAYF.
The Picture Library
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
Join us on the selection weekend to choose from hundreds of new original artworks to take away and hang up at home.
Home Educated Workshop – Victorians at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5
10am - 12.30pm & 1 - 2.45pm
Come join us for a fun and educational workshop at Temple Newsam House where kids aged 5-11 will learn all about the Victorians! £5 per child.
Will Writing Workshop
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Do you need to make a Will? Alison Wright of The Wright Will Company will explain all in this free workshop.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Farm Tour Friday
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join our farm tour on a Friday to find out more about our animals and what life is like on a working farm.
Mindfulness for Better Mental Health
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm
Mindfulness gives us a way to relate to experience - even difficult things - that can free us from unhelpful habits. Instead of reacting with anxiety, aversion, overwhelm or craving we can learn to respond with compassion, free from judgement and blame.
Mindfulness in Nature
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
3:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Let the magic and wonder of the natural world draw us into a deeper connection with our senses. By slowing down and letting go, we open more and more to what's here now.
Lakshmi – Divine Feminine Power of Abundance and Grace
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: PAYF
10:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Mindfulness festival 2024 session - Lakshmi - Divine Feminine Power of Abundance and Grace. Tickets are PAYF.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Ghosts of Temple Newsam Tour
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5
11am & 2pm
Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on, terrifying tales, strange sightings, orbs, noises, and visions. You may even get a glimpse of the Blue Lady…
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Will Writing Workshop
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Do you need to make a Will? Alison Wright of The Wright Will Company will explain all in this free workshop.
Ghosts of Temple Newsam Tour
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5
11am & 2pm
Join this spine-tingling tour and discover ghostly goings on, terrifying tales, strange sightings, orbs, noises, and visions. You may even get a glimpse of the Blue Lady…
Arty Facts
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Donations welcome
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A unique opportunity to look closely at objects from the Natural History collection, whilst trying out fun, experimental drawing techniques.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Secret Byrd
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: From £15
Performances at 6.30pm and 9pm
Witness an extraordinary theatrical concert after hours in the majestic setting of Temple Newsam House, celebrating the works of William Byrd.
Tea & Talk Club: Gertrude Bray & the Kitchen Niche
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
On the last Wednesday of every month, our friendly Tea & Talk Club meets for an hour of sociable history in the grand surroundings of Temple Newsam House.
Light Night Leeds: Cumulative Engagement
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Light Night returns with new work by Rian Treanor
Halloween Trail
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Explore our Halloween Trail with artworks created by local schools, families, and our arts and crafts groups, inspired by Halloween themed objects in the museum.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free creative, playful crafting sessions for adults with the opportunity to make something in response to our exhibitions and displays.
Once Upon a Nightmare: Twisted Tales Unveiled
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £12.50/£10 Breezepass (children only)/£10 Lotherton Members
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Breeze presents a spine-chilling Halloween experience for brave souls aged 8 to 15...
Spooky Streets: Halloween at Abbey House Museum
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Included with admission
Wander our Spooky Streets to encounter scary spiders, wicked witches, wily wolves, beguiling bats and skeletons pulling pints!
Haunted Halloween Hunt
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included with admission
Join our fun family trail through the abbey ruins to find creepy creatures, spooky statues and peculiar props.
Spooky Skeletons: Scarytales
Venue: Lotherton
Price: Included in general admission.
Enjoy eerie encounters and spine-tingling tales with Lotherton's Halloween trail.
Halloween Hauntings at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: General Admission
Temple Newsam is infamous for its ghostly residents. Join us over October half term for spooky family fun. Enjoy the themed rooms and creepy crafts.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Spooky Cellar Tours
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5 plus General Admission
Every half hour between 11am - 4pm
Dare you venture into the cellars of Temple Newsam House?! Explore the dark and scary route below the creaking floorboards, what horrors will await you?!
Adinkra Printing Workshop
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: £25
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Try the Ghanian printing technique of adinkra ‘farewell’ with creative Nana-Essi (Part of Black History Month).
The Penguin Experience
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for upto 2 people/additional participants (up to a maximum group size of 4) £25pp
11am on Weekends and School holidays
Available every weekend and school holiday. Meet and feed our Humboldt penguins in an up-close animal experience like no other.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
The Capybara Experience
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for 2 people
2:30pm on Weekends and School holidays
Available every weekend and school holiday. Meet and feed our happy Capys, Carly and Bryan, in an up-close experience like no other.
Artisan & Craft Markets
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free/Included in admission
Times vary - please see event details.
Join us throughout the year for seasonal artisan and craft markets with local makers, producers, and creatives.
Family Workshop: Day of the Dead
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: Free
10am - 12pm & 1 - 3pm
Come and learn about Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) and the widely practised Mexican tradition of honouring the deceased each November.
Junior Ghost Walks
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Our family friendly ghost tours provide a fun and gentle journey through magical stories and curious tales.
Home Farm’s Haunted Histories
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Explore the dark and eerie corners of Home Farm and uncover the spooky stories, mysterious sightings, and strange happenings that have been passed down through the generations.
Half Term: Calacas Crafts
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
Celebrate Mexican and Latin American artists by designing your own Day of the Dead mask or assembling a flower crown.
Owls in the Abbey
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included with admission - donations welcome
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join us in the cloister at Kirkstall Abbey to meet some feathered friends from the Wise Owl Bird of Prey Rescue.
Spooky Storytime
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Enjoy the magic of Halloween without the frights as you dip in to our cauldron of silly tales that are spooky enough to send shivers down your spine and tickle your imagination without being the stuff of nightmares.
Latin Dance Workshop for Young People with Additional Needs
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 11:30 pm
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Leeds City Museum with special Latin dance workshops led by RISE Dance. For young people with additional needs.
Lego© Build the Change: Rewild our Museum!
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included as part of entry ticket
10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Get creative and environmentally sustainable with LEGO© this half term.
Half Term Store Tours
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: Free
11am - 12pm & 1 - 2pm
Join us this October half term for behind the scenes tours of the Leeds Museums and Galleries collection store.
Latin Dance Workshop
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
1 - 2pm & 2.30 - 3pm
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Leeds City Museum with special Latin dance workshops for families led by RISE Dance.
Pumpkin Carving
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Join us in the Walled Garden to carve pumpkins for Halloween. Pick one of ours or bring your own. No need to book.
Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.
Family Workshop: Adinkra Printing
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: £7.50
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Learn about Adinkra printing and try it yourself with artist Nana-Essi in this family workshop (part of Black History Month).
Junior Ghost Walks
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Our family friendly ghost tours provide a fun and gentle journey through magical stories and curious tales.
Sensory Room for Families with Additional Needs
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 3:00 pm
Pop-up sensory room for families who might find a visit to the museum overwhelming.
Home Farm’s Haunted Histories
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Explore the dark and eerie corners of Home Farm and uncover the spooky stories, mysterious sightings, and strange happenings that have been passed down through the generations.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Community Choir
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join our monthly community choir at Leeds City Museum. Free, fun, and open to all.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Sociable History Club: Day of the Dead
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sociable History Club is our monthly talks series for adults with guest speakers and a different theme each time.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Leonora Cohen – The Leeds Suffragette
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £6
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
An online study session focussed on the Leeds Suffragette Leonora Cohen, with objects and discussion.
1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:15 am
The 1152 Club is a history and heritage talks series for people aged 55 and over, held at Abbey House Museum.
Christmas Craft Workshop: Strohsterne – Straw Stars
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Before plastic baubles, tinsel and string lights, Christmas trees were decorated in a much simpler way. Join us at the Stable Courtyard for a 2 hour Strohsterne Christmas Decoration workshop.
Stitch Art
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions and notice the textures, colours and shapes to help inspire your own textile art.
Keep Crafting
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come along to our monthly creative crafting session for adults with a different theme each time.
Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.
Museum Lates: Living with Death
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: £10
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Explore Leeds City Museum by night in this after-hours event inspired by the Mexican tradition of Day of the Dead.
Silent Echoes, Spoken Truths: Curtis Holder
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
New works on paper as part of the Decolonising Arts Institute's 20/20 project.
Stuart Croft: Eternal Return
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
A major new survey show of the Leeds artist-filmmaker.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Farm Tour Friday
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join our farm tour on a Friday to find out more about our animals and what life is like on a working farm.
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free creative, playful crafting sessions for adults with the opportunity to make something in response to our exhibitions and displays.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
The Capybara Experience
Venue: Lotherton
Price: £70 for 2 people
2:30pm on Weekends and School holidays
Available every weekend and school holiday. Meet and feed our happy Capys, Carly and Bryan, in an up-close experience like no other.
Youth Collective – Pop Up Portraits
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free - booking essential
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Have fun in our pop up portrait workshop with Curtis Holder, inspired by his exhibition.
Craft and Create: Christmas Crochet
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at Leeds Discovery Centre to learn some simple crochet stiches to create your own Christmas hanging decoration or garland.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Meet The Farmer
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Find out about our rare breed animals from the farmer himself; A walk and talk with an expert!
Meet The Farmer
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Find out about our rare breed animals from the farmer himself; A walk and talk with an expert!
Light for Leeds – Interfaith Event
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Free
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A day of music and contemplation with a chance to meet and speak to representatives of different beliefs and faiths in Leeds.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Craft and Create: Knitting Fingerless Gloves
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at Leeds Discovery Centre to try your hand at knitting cosy fingerless gloves for yourself or gift to a loved one.
Christmas Craft Workshop: Strohsterne – Straw Stars
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £15
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Before plastic baubles, tinsel and string lights, Christmas trees were decorated in a much simpler way. Join us at the Stable Courtyard for a 2 hour Strohsterne Christmas Decoration workshop.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
The Christmas Experience
Venue: Lotherton
Price: Various
Join us at Lotherton for Yorkshire's ultimate festive day out.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Artisan & Craft Markets
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free/Included in admission
Times vary - please see event details.
Join us throughout the year for seasonal artisan and craft markets with local makers, producers, and creatives.
Arty Facts
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Donations welcome
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A unique opportunity to look closely at objects from the Natural History collection, whilst trying out fun, experimental drawing techniques.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Craft and Create: Christmas Lino Printing
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at Leeds Discovery Centre to design, cut and print your own Christmas cards or gift tags as we prepare for Christmas.
Tea & Talk Club: Rail History of Leeds
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
On the last Wednesday of every month, our friendly Tea & Talk Club meets for an hour of sociable history in the grand surroundings of Temple Newsam House.
Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Children’s Festive Craft Workshops
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
Sign up for a space by the fire in our Joiner’s Shop at Home Farm and enjoy an hour long craft workshop making lovely things to decorate your holiday home.
Reindeer Trail in the Abbey
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included in admission
Can you help us find all our deer-friends in time for Christmas? Explore the abbey ruins looking for our herd of seasonally decorated reindeers.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Father Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Mrs Claus this year to join in an interactive storytelling session and help her get everything ready for Christmas.
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Abbey House Craft Fayre
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Come along to Abbey House Museum's indoor craft fayre and support local Yorkshire-owned. Art, gifts, homeware and more!
Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Florence Peake: Your meaning not your materiality
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm
A new performative work exploring the choreographic potential of casting in plaster.
Christmas Rag Rug Wreath Workshop
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £9 + booking fee
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us in the stunning Gatehouse to make a rag rug wreath from scrap fabric and deadstock. All levels of crafting experience welcome and all materials provided.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
1152 Club: Talks at Abbey House Museum
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:15 am
The 1152 Club is a history and heritage talks series for people aged 55 and over, held at Abbey House Museum.
Craft and Create: Book Binding
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Discover the beautiful art of book binding in this inspiring beginners book binding class. Throughout this engaging workshop, you will learn all the essential techniques and skills needed to create your very own hand-bound book.
Stitch Art
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Take a closer look at artworks in our collections and exhibitions and notice the textures, colours and shapes to help inspire your own textile art.
Grief Café hosted by Good Grief Guiseley
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: FREE
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Death Café hosted by Good Grief Guiseley. All welcome to join this accessible, respectful and confidential session.
Keep Crafting
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Come along to our monthly creative crafting session for adults with a different theme each time.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Sociable History Club: Choir Performance
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Enjoy a Christmas choir performance from the Leeds City Museum Community Choir and the Forget-me-not Choir.
Farm Tour Friday
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join our farm tour on a Friday to find out more about our animals and what life is like on a working farm.
Meet & Make
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Free creative, playful crafting sessions for adults with the opportunity to make something in response to our exhibitions and displays.
Community Choir
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Join our monthly community choir at Leeds City Museum. Free, fun, and open to all.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Father Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Mrs Claus this year to join in an interactive storytelling session and help her get everything ready for Christmas.
Youth Collective – Sculpture Photographed
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free - booking essential
11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Go on a curatorial journey of discovery as we explore the Henry Moore Institute Archive Gallery, connecting the relationship between sculpture and photography.
Carols in the Abbey
Venue: Kirkstall Abbey
Price: Included in admission
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
We are delighted to welcome back the Heritage Singers for their annual concert of carols in the abbey. A genuine highlight of our year.
A Dickensian Christmas
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £5 + booking fee
10am & 1:30pm
10am - Sold out. Get into the Spirit of Christmas past with our Dickensian Christmas. We will have objects inspired by Dicken's novels, Victorian Christmas traditions and their origins, book readings, music and of course a festive mince pie.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Craft and Create: Patchwork Trinket Bowl
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £25
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Join us at Leeds Discovery Centre to make own patchwork bowl. Using traditional quilting technique, we'll learn to sew your own patchwork trinket bowl.
Tea & Talk Club: Temple Newsam Archaeology
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
On the last Wednesday of every month, our friendly Tea & Talk Club meets for an hour of sociable history in the grand surroundings of Temple Newsam House.
Christmas Wreath Workshops
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £15
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Wrap up warm and join us in the Walled Garden to make a festive wreath from natural materials.
Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Meet up in the Art Library Drawing Room at Leeds Central Library for a creative workshop with other young people aged 14-24 years.
Home Education Workshop: Ancient Greece
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop for home educated children. Learn about the life and religion of the Ancient Greeks. This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Talk: Living with the dead: The stories families tell with Dr Laura King
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
What stories do we tell of the dead, and why? This talk will focus on the way we connect with and remember the dead through stories.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Father Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Mrs Claus this year to join in an interactive storytelling session and help her get everything ready for Christmas.
Foraged Festive Wreath Workshop
Venue: Abbey House Museum
Price: £15 + booking fee
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us in the stunning Gatehouse to make a festive wreath from foraged foliage. All levels of crafting experience welcome and all materials provided.
Care Creatives
Venue: Leeds Art Gallery
Price: Free
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Creative workshops inspired by our exhibitions and collections, designed for young adults aged 16-24 with lived experience of the care system.
Festive Mystery Matinees
Venue: Leeds Industrial Museum
Price: Included in admission
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us in the Palace Picture House, for festive family favourites in the run-up to Christmas.
Tiny Tigers
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:00 am - 11:45 am
Join us for fun, messy craft sessions for under 5s and their carers. Babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers welcome!
Relaxed Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Our Relaxed Christmas at Temple Newsam is a day for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Relaxed Father Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
Allotted time slots between 11am - 3pm
Our Relaxed Father Christmas at Temple Newsam is perfect for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Relaxed Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
Allotted time slots between 11.15am - 3pm
Our Relaxed Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus experience is perfect for families who would prefer a quieter and more relaxed Christmas event.
Children’s Festive Craft Workshops
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
Sign up for a space by the fire in our Joiner’s Shop at Home Farm and enjoy an hour long craft workshop making lovely things to decorate your holiday home.
Arbeau Dancers
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in admission
Please check with us first to confirm the group are performing.
Watch our Arbeau Dancers rehearse in the Picture Gallery of Temple Newsam, with a repertoire spanning 500 years of historic dance!
Rory’s Saturday Club
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Looking for something creative to do with kids in the city? Come down to Leeds City Museum for our craft sessions for families.
Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Up to £9.50
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Explore the beautifully decorated House with Christmas trees adorning the rooms, and traditional historical garlands which transport you back to the festivities Temple Newsam experienced over the past 500 years.
Father Christmas at Temple Newsam
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Father Christmas this year, will be inviting you to tell him your Christmas wishes and give you an early Christmas present to take home.
Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £12 per visit, including house entry and a gift
Allotted time slots from 11.15am - 3pm
Visit Mrs Claus this year to join in an interactive storytelling session and help her get everything ready for Christmas.
Children’s Festive Craft Workshops
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
Sign up for a space by the fire in our Joiner’s Shop at Home Farm and enjoy an hour long craft workshop making lovely things to decorate your holiday home.
Children’s Festive Craft Workshops
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
Sign up for a space by the fire in our Joiner’s Shop at Home Farm and enjoy an hour long craft workshop making lovely things to decorate your holiday home.
Come In From The Cold
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: Included in Admission
Our animals will all be snuggled up in the farm buildings over the colder months, so this is a great time to come and spot some of our farmyard friends
Sociable History Club: the Royal Stuart Dynasty and Mary Queen of Scots
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sociable History Club is our monthly talks series for adults with guest speakers and a different theme each time.
Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Come along to Rory's Saturday Club on Saturday morning for free sports inspired craft activities for families at Leeds City Museum.
Farm Tour Friday
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £3 plus General Admission
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Join our farm tour on a Friday to find out more about our animals and what life is like on a working farm.
Winter Wander
Venue: Temple Newsam
Price: £5 plus General Admission
10:30 am - 12:30 pm
Wrap up warm for a gentle, family friendly stroll around the estate, when we'll be grabbing our binoculars on the lookout for winter birds and brushing up on our ID skills ahead of the Big Garden Bird Watch!
Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Come along to Rory's Saturday Club on Saturday morning for free sports inspired craft activities for families at Leeds City Museum.
Arty Facts
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Donations welcome
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
A unique opportunity to look closely at objects from the Natural History collection, whilst trying out fun, experimental drawing techniques.
Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Come along to Rory's Saturday Club on Saturday morning for free sports inspired craft activities for families at Leeds City Museum.
Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
11:00 am - 12:15 pm
Come along to Rory's Saturday Club on Saturday morning for free sports inspired craft activities for families at Leeds City Museum.
2022 Nick SingletonHome Education Workshop: Activism Through Time
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop for home educated children. Linking with the national curriculum's ‘theme through time’ learn about the history of activism and protest in Leeds. This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.
Sociable History Club: executions at Armley Gaol
Venue: Leeds City Museum
Price: Free
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Sociable History Club is our monthly talks series for adults with guest speakers and a different theme each time.
Home Education Workshop: Stone Age to Iron Age
Venue: Leeds Discovery Centre
Price: £5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Workshop for home educated children. Learn about changes in technology and lifestyle in Britain from the stone age through to the invasion of the Romans (43AD). This workshop also includes a tour of our store where we care for over 1 million objects.
