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July Yorkshire Family Events

ByErin Ek Rush Published on Updated on

July is a great time for family events in Yorkshire, with lots of free days out, fairs, fetes and steam rallies taking place all over the county.

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Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries

Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries

🍓 Spilmans Pick Your Own: A Family Tradition At Spilmans, farming isn’t just a job – it’s a way of life. For four generations, the Spilman family has lovingly tended...

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Barnsley’s Big Weekend

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The Elmer Adventure

The Elmer Adventure

At Lawrence Batley Theatre, Huddersfield, join three friends on a joyful jungle adventure in a magical, musical adaptation of the much-loved Elmer books by David McKee. Everyone loves the stories about Elmer...

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Yorkshire Family Events Saturday, July 5 – Sunday, July 6

05/07/2025

The Wizard of York @ York City Centre - £3 – £18
Leeds Waterfront Festival 2025 @ Granary Wharf - £4
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries @ Spilmans Farm - £4
Nao Victoria docks in Scarborough @ North Warf Quay - £4.66
Space-Themed Family Fun Day @ City Park - Free
Northern Academy of Performing Arts @ Fir Vale School - Free
Museums for Play and Growth @ Bradford Industrial Museum - Free
Northern Academy of Performing Arts Sheffield Free SEN Event @ Fir Vale School - Free
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

06/07/2025

Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
Nao Victoria docks in Scarborough @ North Warf Quay - £4.66
Magical Family Fun Day @ City Park - Free
Create Your Own Character Writing Workshop @ WX (Former Market Hall) - Free
K9 Party in the Park @ Manor Heath Park - Free
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

Yorkshire Family Events Saturday, July 12 – Sunday, July 13

12/07/2025

The Wizard of York @ York City Centre - £3 – £18
Family Workshop: Colours to Move You @ Millenium Gallery - £5
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
Scarborough Extreme @ Scarborough South Bay - Free
Darley Street Market Opening Weekend Celebrations @ Darley Street Market - Free
Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries @ Spilmans Farm - £4
Baildon Carnival @ Baildon Recreation Centre
Barnsley’s Big Weekend @ Barnsley Town Centre - Free
Play with Paint @ Seagulls Reuse - £4.50 – £7.21
The Witch Trial of Mary Sykes at Bolling Hall @ Bolling Hall Museum & Library - Free
Yorkshire Caribbean Family Festival @ Hooton Lodge Farm - £12.95
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

13/07/2025

Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
Scarborough Extreme @ Scarborough South Bay - Free
Pontefract Liquorice Festival @ Pontefract - Free
Barnsley’s Big Weekend @ Barnsley Town Centre - Free
Now Then! @ Tadcaster Community Sports Trust - Free
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

Yorkshire Family Events Saturday, July 19 – Sunday, July 20

19/07/2025

The Elmer Adventure @ Lawrence Batley Theatre - £14.00 – £16.00
The Wizard of York @ York City Centre - £3 – £18
DEN FEST – The Family Friendly festival @ William’s Den - £12 – £75
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
A Summer of Pirates and Pixies @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Regular admission applies
Fairies & Hobblings Summer Holidays @ Mother Shipton’s - £15
BLUEY AND BINGO @ Whistlestop Valley - £1 – £19.95
Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries @ Spilmans Farm - £4
Summer at Murton Park @ Murton Park - £1 – £18.00
Summer of Play at Nostell @ National Trust Nostell Priory - Regular admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
A Lotherton Summer Holiday @ Lotherton Hall - Included in general admission to Lotherton
Summer of Play at Fountains Abbey @ Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden - Normal admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
Festival of Archaeology at East Riddlesden Hall @ NT East Riddlesden Hall
Worsbrough Mill Self Led Trails @ Worsbrough Mill - Free
Cannon Hall Self led trails @ Cannon Hall Museum & Parkland - Free
Summer Fun on the Farm @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Fabulous Food and Fancy Feasts @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Wrecks & Reefs @ The Deep - Regular admission applies
Come Play ft. TV’s Taskmaster at Brodsworth Hall @ Brodsworth Hall and Gardens - Regular admission applies
Summer Holidays @ National Coal Mining Museum for England - Cost varies
Summer Holiday Fun at Beningbrough @ Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens - Included in admission
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

20/07/2025

The Elmer Adventure @ Lawrence Batley Theatre - £14.00 – £16.00
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
DEN FEST – The Family Friendly festival @ William’s Den - £12 – £75
A Summer of Pirates and Pixies @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Regular admission applies
Fairies & Hobblings Summer Holidays @ Mother Shipton’s - £15
Summer at Murton Park @ Murton Park - £1 – £18.00
Summer of Play at Nostell @ National Trust Nostell Priory - Regular admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
A Lotherton Summer Holiday @ Lotherton Hall - Included in general admission to Lotherton
Summer of Play at Fountains Abbey @ Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden - Normal admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
Festival of Archaeology at East Riddlesden Hall @ NT East Riddlesden Hall
Worsbrough Mill Self Led Trails @ Worsbrough Mill - Free
Cannon Hall Self led trails @ Cannon Hall Museum & Parkland - Free
Create Your Own Character Writing Workshop @ WX (Former Market Hall) - Free
Summer Fun on the Farm @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Fabulous Food and Fancy Feasts @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Wrecks & Reefs @ The Deep - Regular admission applies
Come Play ft. TV’s Taskmaster at Brodsworth Hall @ Brodsworth Hall and Gardens - Regular admission applies
Summer Holidays @ National Coal Mining Museum for England - Cost varies
Summer Holiday Fun at Beningbrough @ Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens - Included in admission
Big Butterfly Count at the Castle @ Pontefract Castle - Free
Open Day @ Marley Activity and Coaching Centre, - £1.00
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

Yorkshire Family Events Saturday, July 26 – Sunday, July 27

26/07/2025

The Wizard of York @ York City Centre - £3 – £18
Cirque The Greatest Show @ Victoria Theatre Halifax - Free – £30.25
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
York Summer Adventure @ York City Centre - Free
A Summer of Pirates and Pixies @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Regular admission applies
Fairies & Hobblings Summer Holidays @ Mother Shipton’s - £15
Spilmans Pick Your Own Strawberries @ Spilmans Farm - £4
Summer at Murton Park @ Murton Park - £1 – £18.00
Summer of Play at Nostell @ National Trust Nostell Priory - Regular admission applies
A Lotherton Summer Holiday @ Lotherton Hall - Included in general admission to Lotherton
Summer of Play at Fountains Abbey @ Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden - Normal admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
BD:Festival @ Bradford City Park Pavilion - Free
Festival of Archaeology at East Riddlesden Hall @ NT East Riddlesden Hall
Summer of play: play through the ages @ East Riddlesden Hall - Regular admission applies
Worsbrough Mill Self Led Trails @ Worsbrough Mill - Free
Cannon Hall Self led trails @ Cannon Hall Museum & Parkland - Free
Birds, Bees & Butterflies @ Kirkstall Abbey - Pay as you feel
Be Inspired by Temple Newsam  @ Temple Newsam Estate - Regular admission applies
Summer Fun on the Farm @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Wrecks & Reefs @ The Deep - Regular admission applies
Come Play ft. TV’s Taskmaster at Brodsworth Hall @ Brodsworth Hall and Gardens - Regular admission applies
Summer Holidays @ National Coal Mining Museum for England - Cost varies
Summer Holiday Fun at Beningbrough @ Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens - Included in admission
Let’s Forge it Festival @ Hooton Lodge Farm - £9.95 – £19.95
Breeze In The Park @ East Ardsley Community Centre - £1
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

27/07/2025

Horrible Histories: Gorgeous Georgians and Vile Victorians @ Skipton Town Hall - £4 – £52.00
Robyn Hood @ Lawrence Batley Theatre - £10.00 – £12.00
Eonarium: Enlightenment @ Leeds City Museum - £5 – £13.00
York Summer Adventure @ York City Centre - Free
A Summer of Pirates and Pixies @ North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Regular admission applies
Fairies & Hobblings Summer Holidays @ Mother Shipton’s - £15
Summer at Murton Park @ Murton Park - £1 – £18.00
Summer of Play at Nostell @ National Trust Nostell Priory - Regular admission applies
A Lotherton Summer Holiday @ Lotherton Hall - Included in general admission to Lotherton
Summer of Play at Fountains Abbey @ Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Garden - Normal admission applies
Summer at Whistlestop Valley @ Whistlestop Valley - £10.95
Festival of Archaeology at East Riddlesden Hall @ NT East Riddlesden Hall
Summer of play: play through the ages @ East Riddlesden Hall - Regular admission applies
Worsbrough Mill Self Led Trails @ Worsbrough Mill - Free
Cannon Hall Self led trails @ Cannon Hall Museum & Parkland - Free
Birds, Bees & Butterflies @ Kirkstall Abbey - Pay as you feel
Be Inspired by Temple Newsam  @ Temple Newsam Estate - Regular admission applies
Summer Fun on the Farm @ Temple Newsam House and Estate - Regular admission applies
Wrecks & Reefs @ The Deep - Regular admission applies
Come Play ft. TV’s Taskmaster at Brodsworth Hall @ Brodsworth Hall and Gardens - Regular admission applies
Summer Holidays @ National Coal Mining Museum for England - Cost varies
Summer Holiday Fun at Beningbrough @ Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens - Included in admission
Big Butterfly Count at the Castle @ Pontefract Castle - Free
Pontefract Castle Explorers Tour @ Pontefract Castle - £2.15 – £3.20

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