What’s on at Leeds Museums & Galleries

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Revive, Repair, Re-use: Stories of Sustainability

10 October 2024 - 19 January 2025

Venue: Abbey House Museum

Price: Included in admission

A display co-curated with volunteers about the practices and effects of sustainability in Leeds.

Engineery

27 October 2023 - 28 September 2025

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!

A box of fairy soap with a picture of a fairy and the slogan 'charms all dirt away'

The Power of Persuasion

20 January 2024 - 31 December 2024

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.

A statue of a woman with an urn set against a pink background and a bottom border of orange marigolds.

Living with Death

06 May 2024 - 05 January 2025

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.

A photograph of a wet felt depiction of a mill.

Entangled

18 May 2024 - 25 May 2025

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

14 July 2024 - 18 March 2025

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.

Volunteers of Leeds – Celebrating Diversity in Volunteering

23 September 2024 - 08 December 2024

Venue: Leeds City Museum

Price: Free

Artists Polly Chilcott and Farhad Abdulla have created a original artworks to showcase the different ways that volunteers transform our city.

Towards the Fourth Dimension

03 October 2024 - 23 March 2025

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

04 October 2024 - 13 April 2025

Venue: Leeds Art Gallery

Price: Free

New works inspired by the British Library and Leeds Art Gallery collections.

a child writing on a clipboard

Halloween Trail

25 October 2024 - 29 November 2024

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.

A hand-made wooden star christmas decoration hanging on a tree

Christmas Craft Workshop: Strohsterne – Straw Stars

06 November 2024

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.

An embroidery hoop, pots of sequins, and cotton thread

Stitch Art

06 November 2024

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

06 November 2024

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.

A young woman smiling at the camera in front of a gallery wall

Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up

06 November 2024

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.

colourful skeleton wearing a big hat with marigold flowers

Museum Lates: Living with Death

07 November 2024

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.

Stuart Croft: Eternal Return

08 November 2024 - 06 April 2025

Venue: Leeds Art Gallery

Price: Free

A major new survey show of the Leeds artist-filmmaker.

Silent Echoes, Spoken Truths: Curtis Holder

08 November 2024 - 13 April 2025

Venue: Leeds Art Gallery

Price: Free

New works on paper as part of the Decolonising Arts Institute's 20/20 project.

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Tiny Tigers

08 November 2024

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!

A white and brown cow calf at Temple Newsam Home Farm.

Farm Tour Friday

08 November 2024

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.

The Penguin Experience

09 - 10 November 2024

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.

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Arbeau Dancers

09 November 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

09 November 2024

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.

A hand feeding a piece of kale to a capybara

The Capybara Experience

09 - 10 November 2024

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.

A close up of 2 hands crocheting with red fabric

Craft and Create: Christmas Crochet

12 November 2024

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. 

craft materials

Tiny Tigers

15 November 2024

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!

people dancers wearing historical

Arbeau Dancers

16 November 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

16 November 2024

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.

A hand reaching over a fence to stroke the head of a goat

Meet The Farmer

16 November 2024

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!

A hand reaching over a fence to stroke the head of a goat

Meet The Farmer

16 November 2024

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

17 November 2024

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.

A young male holding a filming camera to his eye, looking at a walk with graffiti on

Care Creatives

18 November 2024

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.

A hand-made wooden star christmas decoration hanging on a tree

Christmas Craft Workshop: Strohsterne – Straw Stars

20 November 2024

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.

craft materials

Tiny Tigers

22 November 2024

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

23 November 2024 - 05 January 2025

Venue: Lotherton

Price: Various

Join us at Lotherton for Yorkshire's ultimate festive day out.

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Arbeau Dancers

23 November 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

23 November 2024

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

24 November 2024

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

24 November 2024

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.

A young male holding a filming camera to his eye, looking at a walk with graffiti on

Care Creatives

25 November 2024

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.

People sitting on chairs and talking to eachother

Tea & Talk Club: Rail History of Leeds

27 November 2024

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.

A young woman smiling at the camera in front of a gallery wall

Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up

27 November 2024

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.

craft materials

Tiny Tigers

29 November 2024

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!

A cat teddy sat inside with paper crafts surrounding

Children’s Festive Craft Workshops

30 November 2024

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

30 November 2024 - 24 December 2024

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.

people dancers wearing historical

Arbeau Dancers

30 November 2024

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!

Santa Claus sat in a chair, talking to two children sat on the floor next to a Christmas Tree

Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

30 November 2024 - 01 December 2024

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.

Mrs Claus reading a festive story to a child and Mrs Claus' elf at Temple Newsam.

Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

30 November 2024 - 01 December 2024

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.

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

30 November 2024

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.

candles and heart shaped soaps

Abbey House Craft Fayre

30 November 2024 - 01 December 2024

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!

The Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam dressed for Christmas with traditional dancers.

Christmas at Temple Newsam

30 November 2024 - 01 December 2024

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.

Christmas Rag Rug Wreath Workshop

02 December 2024

Venue: Abbey House Museum

Price: £9 + booking fee

10am & 2pm

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.

A young male holding a filming camera to his eye, looking at a walk with graffiti on

Care Creatives

02 December 2024

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.

A hand bound book of paper

Craft and Create: Book Binding

03 December 2024

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.

An embroidery hoop, pots of sequins, and cotton thread

Stitch Art

04 December 2024

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

04 December 2024

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.

craft materials

Tiny Tigers

06 December 2024

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!

A white and brown cow calf at Temple Newsam Home Farm.

Farm Tour Friday

06 December 2024

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.

Choir members at Leeds City Museum

Community Choir

06 December 2024

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.

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Arbeau Dancers

07 December 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

07 December 2024

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 Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam dressed for Christmas with traditional dancers.

Christmas at Temple Newsam

07 - 08 December 2024

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.

Santa Claus sat in a chair, talking to two children sat on the floor next to a Christmas Tree

Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

07 - 08 December 2024

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.

Mrs Claus reading a festive story to a child and Mrs Claus' elf at Temple Newsam.

Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

07 - 08 December 2024

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.

A young woman smiling at the camera in front of a gallery wall

Youth Collective – Sculpture Photographed

08 December 2024

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.

A focus of a holly bush at Kirkstall Abbey

Carols in the Abbey

08 December 2024

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 black and white image of an family looking in a shop window on an old street

A Dickensian Christmas

09 December 2024

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.

A young male holding a filming camera to his eye, looking at a walk with graffiti on

Care Creatives

09 December 2024

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

10 December 2024

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.

People sitting on chairs and talking to eachother

Tea & Talk Club: Temple Newsam Archaeology

11 December 2024

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.

A close up of a christmas wreath

Christmas Wreath Workshops

11 December 2024

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.

A young woman smiling at the camera in front of a gallery wall

Youth Collective – Mid Week Meet Up

11 December 2024

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.

A group of people looking down a corridor of shelves with boxes and ancient ruins on

Home Education Workshop: Ancient Greece

12 December 2024

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.

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Tiny Tigers

13 December 2024

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!

people dancers wearing historical

Arbeau Dancers

14 December 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

14 December 2024

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 Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam dressed for Christmas with traditional dancers.

Christmas at Temple Newsam

14 - 15 December 2024

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.

Santa Claus sat in a chair, talking to two children sat on the floor next to a Christmas Tree

Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

14 - 15 December 2024

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.

Mrs Claus reading a festive story to a child and Mrs Claus' elf at Temple Newsam.

Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

14 - 15 December 2024

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.

A hand holding a wreath, cutting foliage

Foraged Festive Wreath Workshop

16 December 2024

Venue: Abbey House Museum

Price: £15 + booking fee

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

*SOLD OUT* Join us in the stunning Gatehouse to make a festive wreath from foraged foliage. All levels of crafting experience welcome and all materials provided.

A young male holding a filming camera to his eye, looking at a walk with graffiti on

Care Creatives

16 December 2024

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.

Sports Heritage Trail

17 December 2024 - 01 March 2025

Venue: Leeds City Museum

Price: Free

Follow our sports trail around the museum to find out about Leeds's sporting icons.

Festive Mystery Matinees

17 December 2024 - 22 December 2024

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.

craft materials

Tiny Tigers

20 December 2024

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 Great Hall at Temple Newsam with a giant real Christmas Tree.

Relaxed Christmas at Temple Newsam

20 December 2024

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.

Father Christmas and a child at Temple Newsam

Relaxed Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

20 December 2024

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.

Mrs Claus reading a festive story to a child at Temple Newsam.

Relaxed Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

20 December 2024

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.

A cat teddy sat inside with paper crafts surrounding

Children’s Festive Craft Workshops

21 December 2024

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.

people dancers wearing historical

Arbeau Dancers

21 December 2024

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club

21 December 2024

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 Picture Gallery at Temple Newsam dressed for Christmas with traditional dancers.

Christmas at Temple Newsam

21 - 23 December 2024

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.

Santa Claus sat in a chair, talking to two children sat on the floor next to a Christmas Tree

Father Christmas at Temple Newsam

21 - 23 December 2024

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.

Mrs Claus reading a festive story to a child and Mrs Claus' elf at Temple Newsam.

Festive Storytime with Mrs Claus

21 - 23 December 2024

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.

A cat teddy sat inside with paper crafts surrounding

Children’s Festive Craft Workshops

22 December 2024

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.

A cat teddy sat inside with paper crafts surrounding

Children’s Festive Craft Workshops

23 December 2024

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.

Red berries on a frozen bush

Come In From The Cold

27 - 31 December 2024

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

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special

04 January 2025

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.

A white and brown cow calf at Temple Newsam Home Farm.

Farm Tour Friday

10 January 2025

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.

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special

11 January 2025

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

12 January 2025

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.

White frosted trees in Temple Newsam park

Winter Wander

18 January 2025

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!

A child cutting paper with scissors

Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special

18 January 2025

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.

Two parents and two children smiling and holding a framed picture from the picture library

The Picture Library

23 - 26 January 2025

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.

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Rory’s Saturday Club Sports Special

25 January 2025

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.

Home Education Workshop: Activism Through Time

27 January 2025

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.

Home Education Workshop: Stone Age to Iron Age

20 March 2025

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.

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