The ultimate list of summer family days out in & around West Yorkshire
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Ah summertime..fun, sun and the pressure to keep the kids entertained for six weeks! If you’re looking to fill your days with family fun, we not only have plenty of Yorkshire Days out to recommend, we also have you covered with over 200 events and activities happening in and around West Yorkshire this summer.
This year our summer round up starts with weekend round ups for the first two weeks in July, and then covers daily events from July 20th.
Please check with event organisers before setting off for any changes/cancellations.
West Yorkshire family events July 6-7
FREE Daily | Gateway to Eternity at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
Daily | Peter Rabbit: Mischief And Mayhem at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Daily | Family Cycle Zone and Welly Walk at Bolton Abbey
Daily | Digital Dimensions at Eurkea! Halifax
Daily | Farmer Copleys PYO Strawberry Experience at Farmer Copleys Farm Shop, Wakefield
June 28 – July 7 | Bradford Literature Festival at Bradford City Centre
FREE July 6 | Heptonstall Festival, Heptonstall
FREE July 6 | Sensory Stories at The Hepwoth, Wakefield
July 6 | Wakefield Armed Forces Day at Pontefract Racecourse, Pontefract
July 6 | Hade Edge Gala 2019, Holmfirth
July 6 | Seussical the Musical at Bradford Playhouse, Bradford
FREE July 6-7 | Picnic & Play at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
July 6-7 | Saturday Diesel Trains and Sunday Steam Trains at Middleton Railway, Leeds
July 6-7 | Time Travellers Weekend at Temple Newsam, Leeds
July 6-7 | The Yorkshire Wartime Experience 2019, Hunsworth
July 6-7 | Cleckheaton Folk Festival 2019, Cleckheaton
July 6-7 | Into the Cellar Theatre at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE July 7 | Pontefract Liquorice Festival at Pontefract Precinct, Pontefract
FREE July 7 | Wheels in the Park – vehicles and live music in Beaumont Park, Huddersfield
FREE July 7 | Big Butterfly Count, Brighouse
July 7 | Craft Fair at Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West
July 7 | Mercedes Benz Car Rally at National Coal Mining Museum, Huddersfield
July 7 | Thurstonland & Stocksmoor Gala 2019
July 7 | PJ MASKS (TM) Visit to Thornton Hall Country Park
West Yorkshire family events July 13-14
FREE Daily | Gateway to Eternity at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
Daily | Peter Rabbit: Mischief And Mayhem at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Daily | Family Cycle Zone, Pirate Ship and Pop-up Beach and Welly Walk at Bolton Abbey
Daily | Digital Dimensions at Eurkea! Halifax
Daily | Farmer Copleys PYO Strawberry Experience at Farmer Copleys Farm Shop, Wakefield
Daily | YORK MAZE, York
July 12-13 | Summer Nights Film Festival at National Trust Nostell, Wakefield
FREE July 12-14 | Bradford Festival at City Park, Bradford
FREE July 13 | SEND Friendly Sessions at The Hepworth, Wakefield
July 13 | Belgrave Feast, Leeds
July 13 | Kirkstall Festival: Kirkstall on t’Farm, Leeds
July 13 | Pride and Prejudice Outdoor Theatre at Harewood House, Leeds
July 13 | Garforth Feastival 2019, Garforth, Leeds
July 13 | Mirfield Arts Festival 2019, Mirfield
July 13 | Emergency Services Show 2019, Birkenshaw
July 13 | Kumon Y’all – Let’s Unite family fun day 2019, Dewsbury
July 13 | Denby Dale District Lions Scarecrow Trail 2019, Huddersfield
July 13-14 | Sixties Celebration at Lotherton Hall
Go back to the sounds of the swinging sixties with the Sixties Celebration at Lotherton Hall. Celebrate the decade when Lotherton became a museum. All weekend there will be live music, flower power activities, retro games and crafts, dressing up, jukebox music and family entertainment. And if the sun comes out don’t forget your picnics! .
July 13 -14 | Saturday Diesel Trains and Sunday Steam Trains at Middleton Railway, Leeds
July 13 -14 | Hebden Bridge Steampunk Weekend 2019, Hebden Bridge
July 13-14 | Day Out with Thomas at Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West
July 13-14 | Leeds Health Healing and Wellbeing Festival, Leeds
FREE July 14 | Let’s Ride Pop Up – Brownlee Centre, Leeds
FREE July 14 | Kirklees Model Boat Club Open Day at Wilton Park, Batley
FREE July 14 | Mirfield Carnival Parade 2019, Mirfield
July 14 | Holme Valley Mountain Rescue Rides, Huddersfield
July 14 | Autism and SEND Friendly LaserZone sessions at LaserZone, Castleford
West Yorkshire family events July 20-21
FREE Daily | Gateway to Eternity at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE Daily | Summer @ Pit at National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
Daily | Peter Rabbit: Mischief And Mayhem at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Daily | Family Cycle Zone, Pirate Ship and Pop-up Beach and Welly Walk at Bolton Abbey
Daily | Digital Dimensions and Big Summer Festival at Eurkea! Halifax
Daily | YORK MAZE, York
Daily | Childrens Summer Trail at Thorpe Perrow, Bedale
Daily | Create : Sculpt : Play at Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
Daily | Copleys Corn Maze & Fun Park at Farmer Copleys Farm Shop, Pontefract
July 18-25 | Bradford Science Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
July 19-21 | The Tiger Who Came to Tea at Victoria Theatre, Halifax
FREE July 20 | Live Acoustic Music in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
July 20 | ABBA Sensation at Thorpe Perrow, Bedale
July 20 | Bingley Show at Myrtle Park, Bradford
July 20-21 | Saturday Diesel Trains and Sunday Steam Trains at Middleton Railway, Leeds
FREE July 20-21 | A Journey Through Time at Kirstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE July 21 | Peace Day Celebrations at Bradford Industrial Museum, Bradford
July 21 | ¡VAMOS! Leeds 5 at Millennium Square, Leeds
July 21 | Xploring Science at Xplore, Castleford
July 21 | Butter Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
Summer events – On every day
FREE Daily | Gateway to Eternity at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE Daily | Summer @ Pit at National Coal Mining Museum for England, Wakefield
FREE Daily | Create : Sculpt : Play at Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds
FREE Daily | Art Pods at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE Daily | Visit the amazing Wonderlab at National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
FREE Daily | Take a walk through Ai Weiwei: Circle of Animals / Zodiac Headsfollowat Yorkshire Sculpture Park
FREE Daily | Artspace: Sculpture Experiences at Leeds City Art Gallery, Leeds
FREE Daily | Leeds Jurassic Trail, Leeds
Daily | Peter Rabbit: Mischief And Mayhem at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
Daily | Mother Shipton’s School for Witchcraft and Wizardry
This Summer Holiday, you have been accepted at Mother Shipton’s School for Witchcraft and Wizardry. Visit the Wuthering Woodland, be sorted into a school house and meet your magic teachers. Attend all your lessons including Broomstick Training and Potions to become a qualified Witch or Wizard!
See the Petrifying Well and Mother Shipton’s Cave. The park has scenic picnic areas alongside the popular River Nidd, an adventure playground, gift shop and museum.
Daily | Digital Dimensions and Big Summer Festival at Eurkea! Halifax
Daily | YORK MAZE, York
Daily | Monsters in the Mansion at Temple Newsam, Leeds
Daily | Professor Humboldt’s Chamber of Time, Leeds
This summer there is something for everyone at Bolton Abbey! Whether you’re wanting to enjoy the Estate on two wheels in our Family Cycle Zone , pulling on those wellies to get muddy on the Welly Walk , perhaps with bucket and spade in tow for the Pirate Ship and Pop-up Beach or coming to enjoy some moonlit outdoor cinema! With plenty of places to choose from for an ice cream pit stop or a picnic why not come and make a day of it?
Daily | Childrens Summer Trail at Thorpe Perrow, Bedale
Daily | Copleys Corn Maze & Fun Park at Farmer Copleys Farm Shop, Pontefract
Daily | Life’s a Beach @ Kirklees Light Railway , Clayton West
Daily | Peter Rabbit & Friends Woodland Adventure Trail, Swinton Estate, Masham
Every Tuesday | Tuesday Tales @ Kirklees Light Railway
Every Wednesday | Circus Workshops at Thornton Hall Country Park
Every Friday | Friday Rocks @ Kirklees Light Railway
West Yorkshire family events July 22-28
June 18 – July 29 | The Lost Words Treasure Hunt at The Moors National Park Centre, Lodge Lane, Danby
July 18-25 | Bradford Science Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
July 22 | Professor Pumpernickel Shows at Thornton Hall Country Park
July 22 – August 13 | School’s out for Summer at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
FREE July 23 | Family Activities at Bradford Cathedral at Bradford Cathedral, Bradford
FREE July 23 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
July 23 | Make a journey stick at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
FREE July 23-25 | Sound Sculptures at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE July 24 | Geocaching Taster at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
FREE July 24 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
July 24 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
July 24 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Slaithwaite Library, Huddersfield
FREE July 24 -26 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 | How to heal your dragon at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE July 25 | Family Activities at Bradford Cathedral at Bradford Cathedral, Bradford
July 25 | It’s a monks life family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
July 25 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Kirkheaton Library, Huddersfield
July 25 | Make a journey stick at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
July 25 | Poster Creators at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
July 25 | Little Explorers for Under 5s at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
FREE July 25-27 | Writing Through the Ages at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
FREE July 26 | Egyptians! at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
July 26 | Pond Dipping at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
July 26 | Chow Down at The Piece Hall, Halifax
July 26-27 | Zog at St George’s Hall, Bradford
FREE July 27 | Dewsbury Canal Festival 2019, Dewbury
FREE July 27 | Kidz Film Club at Kirkgate Market, Leeds
FREE | Summer Lion Event, Huddersfield
July 27 | Hopton Village Fete 2019, Hopton
July 27 | BEATLEMANIA at Thorpe Perrow, Bedale
FREE July 27-28 | Clarence Park Festival Celebration! at Clarence Park Bandstand, Wakefield
July 27-28 | North Parade Street Festival at North Parade, Bradford
FREE July 27 – September 1 | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
FREE July 28 | Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE July 28 | Musical Sculptures at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE July 28 | Let’s Ride Pop Up – Brownlee Centre, Leeds
July 28 | Steam Toys North at Leeds Industrial Museum at Armley Mills, Leeds
July 28-31 | Toddler Time – Octonauts: Hot in the Sun at Picturehouse at NSMM, Bradford
West Yorkshire family events July 29 – August 4
FREE Daily | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
June 18 – July 29 | The Lost Words Treasure Hunt at The Moors National Park Centre, Lodge Lane, Danby
July 22 – August 13 | School’s out for Summer at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
July 28-31 | Toddler Time – Octonauts: Hot in the Sun at Picturehouse at NSMM, Bradford
July 29 | Professor Pumpernickel Shows at Thornton Hall Country Park
July 29 | Game Design in a Day: Ocean Spark (teenagers / young adults) at Batley Library, Batley
July 29 | Try It Archery (Cliffe House, Shepley), Huddersfield
FREE July 29 – August 3 | Victorian Historians at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE July 30 | Family drop in activity: Exotic Birds at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighley
FREE July 30 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE July 30 | The Lost Words Storywalk (for families with children aged 6+) at Holmfirth Library, Holmfirth
July 30 | Around the World Crafts at Bagshaw Museum, Batley
July 30 | Game Design in a Day: Ocean Spark (teenagers / young adults) at Huddersfield Library, Huddersfield
July 30 | Bread Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighely
July 30 | Make a min folly at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
July 30 | Egyptian Jewellery at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE July 30 – August 1 | Big Sculpture at The Hepworth, Wakefield
July 30 – August 27 | Summer Holidays at Thwaite Mills Watermill, Leeds
FREE July 31 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE July 31 | Money, Money, Money at Leeds Discovery Centre, Leeds
July 31 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
July 31 | Kids Outdoor Day at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
July 31 | Mid-Week Opening at Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Shipley
July 31 | Forest School Club at Newmillerdam Country Park & Boathouse, Wakefield
July 31 | Wuthering Heights at Oakwell Hall, Birstall
July 31 | Wakefield District Cycle Forum cycle skills at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
July 31 | Fun and frivolous Georgians family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
FREE July 31 – August 2 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
FREE August 1 | Yorkshire Day! Family Drop In at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
FREE August 1 | In a League of Their Own at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE August 1 | Yorkshire Day – A Victorian Garden Party at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 1 | Potwallopers: A Town Centre Performance at Pontefract Museum, Pontefract
August 1 | Make a min folly at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 1 | Yorkshire Day at Bolling Hall, Bradford
August 1 | Lammas Celebrations – Dough Making at East Riddlesden Hall, Bradford
FREE August 1-4 | Huddersfield Food and Drink Festival 2019, Huddersfield
August 1-31 | Ilkley Summer Festival at Ilkley Town Centre, Ilkley
FREE August 2 | Make A Miniature Mummy Case at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE August 3 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Dumbo (PG) at Oastler Shopping Centre, Bradford
FREE August 3 | Live Acoustic Music in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
August 3 | Family Outdoor Day at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
August 3 | Emley Show 2019, Emley
August 3 | Pirate Pearl & the Big Blue Monster at LBT, Huddersfield
August 3 | Festival in the Field, Gomersal
August 3 | Moor Fest 2019, Dewsbury
August 3 | Britpop 90’s Night at Thorpe Perrow
August 3-4 | Hebden Bridge Vintage Weekend 2019, Hebden Bridge
FREE August 4 | Sound Sculptures at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 4 | Sunday Street Festival at The Piece Hall, Halifax
FREE August 4 | Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
August 4 | Butter Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
August 4 -31 | Bradford Family Film Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
West Yorkshire family events August 5-11
FREE Daily | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
Daily | Ilkley Summer Festival at Ilkley Town Centre, Ilkley
July 22 – August 13 | School’s out for Summer at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
July 30 – August 27 | Summer Holidays at Thwaite Mills Watermill, Leeds
August 4 -31 | Bradford Family Film Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
FREE August 5 | The Lost Words Storywalk (for families with children aged 6+) at Shepley Library, Huddersfield
August 5 | Try It Archery (Cliffe House, Shepley), Huddersfield
August 5 | Professor Pumpernickel Shows at Thornton Hall Country Park
FREE August 5-6 | A Roman Industry at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE August 5-10 | A Week Of Tomfoolery at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 6 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
August 6 | Around the World Crafts at Bagshaw Museum, Batley
August 6 | Water Wheel Workshops at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 6 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Honley Library, Holmfirth
FREE August 7 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE August 7 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Double Bill at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 7 | Castle Crafts at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 7 | National Playday at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 7 | A day at the seaside at Leeds Discovery Centre, Leeds
August 7 | It’s a monks life family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 7 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Crows Nest Park, Dewsbury
August 7 | SCRAPtastic Summer Crafts at Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield
August 7 | Drop-in Family Art Day at Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield
August 7 | Xploring Science at Xcape, Castleford
August 7 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
August 7 | Wakefield District Cycle Forum cycle skills at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
August 7 | Forest School Club at Newmillerdam Country Park & Boathouse, Wakefield
August 7 | Mid-Week Opening at Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Shipley
FREE August 7-9 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
August 8 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Peter Rabbit (U) at Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Bradford
August 8 | Water Wheel Workshops at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 8 | Pirate Day at Shibden Hall, Halifax
August 8 | Try It Archery (Cliffe House, Shepley), Huddersfield
FREE August 8-10 |A Roman Industry at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE August 8-28 | Outside at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
August 9 | Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘All Creatures Great and Small‘, Thirsk
August 9 | Stream Dipping at Jerusalem Farm, Halifax
August 9 | Fun Friday: Face Painting and Dressing Up at The Piece Hall, Halifax
August 9 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Denby Dale Community Library, Huddersfield
August 9 | Pond Dipping at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
FREE August 9-11 | Bradford Food and Drink Festival at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 10 | Seaside In Castleford at Castleford Precinct, Castleford
FREE August 10 | Cliffe House Classic Car Show 2019, Huddersfield
FREE August 10 | Birstall Beach Day 2019, Birstall
FREE August 10 | Fairy & Fantasy Festival, Oakworth
FREE August 10 | Bradford Family Film Fest – Secret Lives of Pets 2 at Oastler Shopping Centre, Bradford
FREE August 10 | Family Fun – Tracks & Trails at Ilkley Manor House, Ilkely
FREE August 10 | Live Acoustic Music in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
August 10 | Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘Caribbean Carnival‘, Redcar
August 10 | Halifax Agricultural Show 2019, Halifax
August 10 | Family Parkland Walk at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
August 10-11 | Get Medieval at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 10-11 | Family Fun Weekend at Thorpe Perrow
August 10 -18 | Amazing Animals at Temple Newsam, Leeds
FREE August 11 | Folk Music Concert at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 11 | Let’s Ride Pop Up – Brownlee Centre, Leeds
FREE August 11 | Bright Light Sculptures at The Hepworth, Wakefield
August 11 | Archery at the Mining Museum, Wakefield
West Yorkshire family events August 12-18
FREE Daily | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
Daily | Ilkley Summer Festival at Ilkley Town Centre, Ilkley
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
July 30 – August 27 | Summer Holidays at Thwaite Mills Watermill, Leeds
August 4 -31 | Bradford Family Film Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
FREE August 8-28 | Outside at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
August 12 | Try It Archery (Cliffe House, Shepley), Huddersfield
August 12 | Professor Pumpernickel Shows at Thornton Hall Country Park
August 12 | Making Monday: Weave A Bookmark at The Piece Hall, Halifax
FREE August 12-13 | Vintage Summer Fun at Castleford Museum, Castleford
August 12-15 | Summer Art Club at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 12-17 | Civil Wars Attack & Defence at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 13 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
August 13 | Build a mini raft at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 13 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Golcar Library, Huddersfield
August 13 | Special Guests at Thornton Hall Country Park
August 13 | Around the World Crafts at Bagshaw Museum, Batley
August 13 | Bread Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighely
FREE August 13-15 | Sound Sculptures at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 14 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Spirited Away at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 14 | Indian Summer at Leeds Discovery Centre, Leeds
FREE August 14 | Talk: The Exotic Beasts of the Natural Sciences at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighely
FREE August 14 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE August 14 | Cambridge Hands-on Science FREE kid-friendly demonstrations, Barnsley Markets, Barnsley
August 14 | Wakefield District Cycle Forum cycle skills at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
August 14 | Fun and frivolous Georgians family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 14 | Create a Kite at Calder Holmes Park, Hebden Bridge
August 14 | Forest School Club at Newmillerdam Country Park & Boathouse, Wakefield
August 14 | Kids Outdoor Day at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
August 14 | Mid-Week Opening at Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Shipley
August 14 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
FREE August 14-16 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
FREE August 15 | Suffragette March Story Walk (aged 6+) at Wilton Park, Batley
FREE August 15 | Picnic with Barry the Dragon at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
August 15 | Build a mini raft at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 15 | Try It Archery (Cliffe House, Shepley), Huddersfield
August 15 | Family Gardening – Plant a Pot of Pleasing Plants at Manor Heath Park, Halifax
August 15 | Faries, Elves and Goblins at Shibden Hall, Halifax
FREE August 15-17 | Vintage Summer Fun at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE August 16-18 | Bradford Classic at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 17 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG) at Oastler Shopping Centre, Bradford
FREE August 17 | Bradford Family Film Festival – The Great Race (U) at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 17 | Live Acoustic Music in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
August 17 | Family Outdoor Day at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
August 17 – 24 | Burley Summer Festival at Burley-in-Wharfedale
FREE August 17-18 | Seaside in the City at Wakefield Precinct, Wakefield
FREE August 17-18 | The Hepworth Wakefield Summer Fair at The Hepworth, Wakefield
August 17-18 | Archery in the water garden at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 17 – September 1 | Make a pom-pom in Swanley Grange at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
FREE August 18 | Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 18 | Music in the Garden: New Orleans Wiggle Band at Tolson Memorial Museum, Huddersfield
August 18 | Under 18s Race Free Family Race Day, Pontefract
August 18 | Butter Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
August 18 | Day Out with Thomas at Kirklees Light Railway, Clayton West
August 18 | Mirfield Show 2019, Mirfield
August 18 | Vintage Bus Day at Leeds Industrial Museum, Leeds
FREE August 18 – 22 | Civil Wars Attack & Defence at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
West Yorkshire family events August 19-25
FREE Daily | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
Daily | Ilkley Summer Festival at Ilkley Town Centre, Ilkley
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
July 30 – August 27 | Summer Holidays at Thwaite Mills Watermill, Leeds
August 4 -31 | Bradford Family Film Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
FREE August 8-28 | Outside at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
August 10 – September 1 | City Beach 2019, Leeds
August 17 – 24 | Burley Summer Festival at Burley-in-Wharfedale
August 17 – September 1 | Make a pom-pom in Swanley Grange at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
FREE August 18 – 22 | Civil Wars Attack & Defence at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 19 | Space Chase: Summer Reading Challenge (aged 7+) at Birstall Library, Batley
FREE August 19 | Ancient Egyptian Animals at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE August 19 | SEND Friendly Sessions at The Hepworth, Wakefield
August 19 | Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘ Carnival Day‘, Catterick
August 19 | Professor Pumpernickel Shows at Thornton Hall Country Park
August 19 | Messy play Mondays for little ones at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 19-20 | Rugby Week at Castleford Museum, Castleford
FREE August 19 – 24 | Witches & Wizards at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 20 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
August 20 | Make your own bread at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 20 | Around the World Crafts at Bagshaw Museum, Batley
August 20 | Special Guests at Thornton Hall Country Park
August 20 | Wildlife Hero Tuesdays at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 20-22 | Outdoor Play at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 21 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Toy Story 1 at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 21 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE August 21 | Marvellous Minerals at Leeds Discovery Centre, Leeds
FREE August 21 | The Imagination Museum: Fact or Fiction? at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 21 | Tykes’ Coffee Mornings at Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
August 21 | Outdoor Theatre – A Midsummer Night’s Dream at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
August 21 | Clay Creatures at Temple Newsam, Leeds
August 21 | It’s a monks life family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 21 | Let’s Make and Fly a Kite! at Roils Head Road, Halifax
August 21 | Wakefield District Cycle Forum cycle skills at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
August 21 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
August 21 | Forest School Club at Newmillerdam Country Park & Boathouse, Wakefield
August 21 | Mid-Week Opening at Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Shipley
August 21 | Drop-in Family Art Day at Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield
August 21 | Bio Blitz Day: The Mini Beast Hunt at Victoria Tower , Huddersfield
FREE August 21-23 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
August 21 – 25 | Luna Kids Open Air Cinema at Harewood House, Leeds
August 22 | Art in the Park at Shelf Hall Park, Halifax
August 22 | Make your own bread at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 22 | Mini tech jam (aged 8+) at Slaithwaite Library, Huddersfield
August 22 | Xploring Science at Xcape, Castleford
August 22-23 | Craft sessions for children and families – every Thursday and Friday at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 22-24 | Rugby Week at Castleford Museum, Castleford
August 23 | Pond Dipping at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 23 | Magical Trail at Calverley Wood
August 23-26 | Cannon Hall Farm Food Festival 2019, Barnsley
August 23-26 | Charity Jigsaw Festival at St. Martin’s Parish Church, Brighouse
FREE August 23-28 | Museum Of The Moon at Wakefield Market Hall, Wakefield
August 23 – September 8 | The Festival Of The Moon in Wakefield
FREE August 24 | Bradford Family Film Festival – Frozen (U) at Oastler Shopping Centre, Bradford
FREE August 24 | Bowl Up Bradford at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 24 | Live Acoustic Music in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefracts
August 24 | Family Outdoor Day at Brimham Rocks, North Yorkshire
August 24 – 26 | Monarchs – Charles II at Royal Armouries, Leeds
FREE August 25 | Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE August 25 | Big Sculpture at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 25 | Let’s Ride Pop Up – Brownlee Centre, Leeds
FREE August 25 | Family Art Workshop: Scrapheap Pattern Printing at The Tetley, Leeds
August 25| Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘Circus Family Race Day‘, Beverley
August 25 | Feast & Fiesta at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
West Yorkshire family events August 26 – September 1
FREE Daily | Keighley by the Sea at Airedale Shopping Centre, Keighley
Daily | Ilkley Summer Festival at Ilkley Town Centre, Ilkley
July 24 – September 1 | A Sixties Summer of Fun at Lotherton Hall, Leeds
FREE July 25 – August 30 | School Holidays – Musical Museum at Leeds City Museum, Leeds
July 30 – August 27 | Summer Holidays at Thwaite Mills Watermill, Leeds
August 4 -31 | Bradford Family Film Festival at Bradford City Centre, Bradford
FREE August 8-28 | Outside at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
August 10 – September 1 | City Beach 2019, Leeds
August 17 – September 1 | Make a pom-pom in Swanley Grange at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 23-26 | Cannon Hall Farm Food Festival 2019, Barnsley
August 23-26 | Charity Jigsaw Festival at St. Martin’s Parish Church, Brighouse
FREE August 23-28 | Museum Of The Moon at Wakefield Market Hall, Wakefield
August 23 – September 8 | The Festival Of The Moon in Wakefield
August 24 – 26 | Monarchs – Charles II at Royal Armouries, Leeds
FREE August 26 | AFLOAT: A Creative Parade Of Boats at Castleford Canal, Castleford
August 26 | Messy play Mondays for little ones at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
August 26 | Deer Drop In at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 26 | Ascents of Wainhouse Tower, Halifax
August 26| Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘Bank Holiday Family Day‘, Ripon
August 26 | Leeds West Indian Carnival Parade, Leeds
FREE August 26-30 | Medieval Mêlée Week at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
MR MONTGOMERY’S CIRCUS SPECTACULAR
Roll up, roll up, the circus is coming to town!
For one week only, Mr Montgomery and his circus troupe are coming to Yeadon Town Hall to dazzle and delight audiences of all ages. Expect magnificent costumes, astounding circus tricks and mesmerising dancing from a team of talented circus performers. This family-friendly show is packed full of fun – so grab your popcorn, take a seat and prepare to be amazed.
FREE August 27 | Family Drop in Activity: Hieroglyph Bookmark at Cliffe Castle Museum, Keighely
FREE August 27 | Mini Museum Explorers at Wakefield Museum, Wakefield
FREE August 27 | Handsome Hats at Castleford Museum, Castleford
August 27 | Bread Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighely
August 27 | Make a mini statue at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 27 | Special Guests at Thornton Hall Country Park
August 27 | Wildlife Hero Tuesdays at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 27-29 | Big Sculpture at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 27-31 | Handsome Hats at Castleford Museum, Castleford
August 27 – September 1 | Mr Montgomery’s Circus Spectacular at Yeadon Town Hall, Yeadon
FREE August 28 | BFFF – The Red Balloon & Gene Wilder’s Willy Wonka at City Park, Bradford
FREE August 28 | SEND Friendly Sessions at The Hepworth, Wakefield
FREE August 28 | Games Galore at Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
FREE August 28 | Magnetic Toys and Games at Leeds Discovery Centre, Leeds
FREE August 28 | The Imagination Museum: Museums for the Future at Pontrefract Museum, Pontefract
FREE August 28 | Tykes’ Coffee Mornings at Belgrave Music Hall, Leeds
August 28 | Wild Wednesday Workshops at Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth
August 28 | Forest School Club at Newmillerdam Country Park & Boathouse, Wakefield
August 28 | Mid-Week Opening at Shipley Glen Cable Tramway, Shipley
August 28 | Fun and frivolous Georgians family tour at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 28 | Wakefield District Cycle Forum cycle skills at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 28-30 | Peace OUT at The Peace Museum, Bradford
August 29 | Make a mini statue at Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
August 29 | Little Explorers for Under 5s at Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
August 29 | Bug Hunts and Worm Whispering with Superworm (children up to 8) at Meltham Library, Holmfirth
August 29-30 | Craft sessions for children and families – every Thursday and Friday at Nostell Priory, Wakefield
FREE August 29-31 | Handsome Hats at Castleford Museum, Castleford
August 30| Under 18s Kids go Free Family Race Day ‘Pirate Family Fun Day‘, Thirsk
August 30 – September 1 | Huddsfest 2019, Huddersfield
FREE August 31 | Wallace and Gromit in the Curse of the Were-Rabbit at Oastler Shopping Centre, Bradford
FREE August 31 | Kidz Film Club at Kirkgate Market, Leeds
FREE August 31 | Pomfret 60 at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
August 31 | Wilton Park Bioblitzes at Wilton Park, Batley
August 31 | Mini Beast Day at Thorpe Perrow
FREE August 31 – September 1 | Standedge Summer Fair 2019, Marsden
FREE September 1 | Concerts in the Bandstand at Pontefract Castle, Pontefract
FREE September 1 | Sensory Stories at The Hepwoth, Wakefield
September 1 | Fun Dog Show at Oakwell Hall, Birstall
September 1 | Vintage Vehicle Rally at Kirklees Light Railway
September 1 | Butter Making in the Barn at East Riddlesden Hall, Keighley
Free summer days out in Yorkshire
There’s no doubt about it, holiday fun can be hard on the pocket book! For that reason we’ve rounded up over 100 free days out to try in Yorkshire this summer!
Create your own Yorkshire Summer Bucket List
More ideas here..
This is such a comprehensive guide for the Summer, we will definitely be checking out some of these events!
Thank you Charlotte! I hope it helps!
wow didn’t know there can be so many things to do for the summer! thanks for sharing! x