WHAT'S ON · THU 8 OCTOBER

What's on in Leeds tomorrow

Plan tomorrow tonight: family events, shows and sessions across Leeds, with times, prices and ages so you can book before bedtime.

19 things on 6 free 5 indoors 12 venues

Thu 8 October19 things on

from £69
09:00-17:30
All Creatures Great and Small from Windermere
Mountain Goat -York · York · ages 5+
All day · check times with the venue
Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
Free
10:00
Daily Shows
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
10:00-10:45
Festive Skating
Wentworth Garden Centre · Rotherham
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Live Music
Northern Guitars Cafe Bar · Leeds
All day · check times with the venue
Feel Good Fridays
National Coal Mining Museum for England · Wakefield · adults only (18+)
from £69
All day · check times with the venue
Yorkshire Dales from York
Mountain Goat -York · York
from £69
All day · check times with the venue
All Creatures Great and Small from York
Mountain Goat -York · York
All day · check times with the venue
SHIRLEY VALENTINE
The Lamproom Theatre · Barnsley
10:00
York Gate Garden Art Trail
York Gate Garden · Leeds
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Meet the Gardeners
Harewood Castle · Leeds
Free
10:00
Dinosaur Backpacks
Yorkshire Museum · York · ages 2-9
Indoors
Free
All day · check times with the venue
Gallery Talks
Yorkshire Museum · York
Indoors
from £8
10:30
Crossbow Challenge
Royal Armouries Museum · Leeds
Indoors
Free
11:00
Cecil Beaton: Staging Icons
Harewood Castle · Leeds
12:00
Daily Talks
Harewood Castle · Leeds
16:00-17:00
Meet Santa
Askham Bryan Wildlife & Conservation Park · York
from £19
19:30
The Noise Next Door
Bingley Arts Centre home of Bingley Little Theatre · Bingley · ages 15+
19:30
The Tempest
Hebden Bridge Little Theatre · Hebden Bridge

ALWAYS A GOOD SHOUT

Good for a spontaneous day out

No booking, no fuss: places you can decide on over breakfast.

Child holding red binoculars whilst viewing a diorama display of a yellow stone building and green landscape.

Free

Wakefield Museum

Wakefield

Free museum with craft Saturdays and a weekly Museum Minis session for the under-fives, no ticket needed.

Breastfeeding friendlyCaféDog friendlyHearing loop+2 more

Free

NQ64 Arcade Bar - Leeds

Leeds · adults only (18+)

A bar full of retro arcade machines and consoles, but this one's for the grown-ups, not the kids, most of the week.

Café

Red Tower

York

A medieval brick tower on York's old walls that now doubles as a community café and occasional heritage open day spot.

CaféPicnic area

Young child hugging a large red and black inflatable pillar inside an indoor play facility.

Stompers Play Gym

Batley · ages 0-8

Five zones from a spider web maze to a ball pool, plus a toddler den, all under one roof for the 0 to 8 crowd.

Birthday partiesCaféFree parkingGroup bookings+3 more

Swell UK Ltd - Garden, Pond and Aquatic Supplies

Hyde

A garden and aquatic supplies shop where you can wander past tanks of tropical, coldwater and marine fish, plus reptiles and amphibians.

Adult and child walking past a vintage steam locomotive and other heritage trains in a large railway depot hall.

Free

National Railway Museum

York

Free York train museum - Flying Scotsman vibes, Station Hall and optional Wonderlab.

Accessible toiletGift shopFood on siteToilets+3 more

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Good to know

Is anything free?

Yes, Daily Shows, Live Music, Meet the Gardeners, Dinosaur Backpacks and 2 more are free to attend. Some free events still need a ticket booked in advance; each listing says so.

What do tickets cost?

Paid events start from £8. Prices are taken from each organiser's own published list and shown on every event page, with the booking link.

What if it rains?

Genghis Khan: How the Mongols Changed the World, Daily Shows, Dinosaur Backpacks, Gallery Talks and 1 more are indoors. Our rainy-day list has every place under a roof if the forecast turns.

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