Outdoor Cinema is back at Kirkstall Abbey! Break open the popcorn and get ready for three evenings of cinema under the stars this August. Adventure around the world with the UK's largest open-air adventure film festival, return to the magic of Hogwarts, or join the jousting in the Abbey: Thursday 21 August - Frontier Sapiens […]
TaleGate Theatre are BACK at Kirkstall Abbey this August! Get ready to cheer for the good and boo for the bad with this summer series of live outdoor performances. Packed with songs, slapstick and silliness, these traditional, family-friendly pantomimes are the perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. The Snow Queen: 15th August at 2pmThe […]
Twelfth Night: 16 August 7pm – Open Air Theatre
TaleGate Theatre are BACK at Kirkstall Abbey this August! Get ready to cheer for the good and boo for the bad with this summer series of live outdoor performances. Packed with songs, slapstick and silliness, these traditional, family-friendly pantomimes are the perfect way to spend a summer afternoon. The Snow Queen: 15th August at 2pmThe […]
Four Forty Theatre return for a raucous retelling of Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth - The Comedy! Both performed in one night by only four actors in forty (ish!) minutes each! “This is an exceptionally special, hilarious, speedy tour of two of Shakespeare’s arguably greatest plays!” Experience the hilarity of not only one of […]
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: 6 August 7pm – Open Air Theatre
Breeze in the Park is back for 2025! 26 events will be taking place at parks across the city this summer, with a mix arts and crafts, interactive play, games, sports, and – of course – Breeze’s classic inflatables for children to enjoy.Events take place from 12pm to 4pm, along with relaxed sessions at selected […]
Following the success of last year’s event and after a deluge of requests asking us to repeat it this year, Kirkstall Festival Future Funding are delighted to announce that Weetwood Mac & Gary Stewart presents Graceland will both be appearing once again this July within the church at Kirkstall Abbey. As before, all proceeds from […]
This years festival will be held on Saturday, 12 July 11am - 6pm and the theme is Kirkstall Toyland: kirkstall.org.uk/Festival Due to the continued works on Morris Lane we regret that the Festival Parade will only take place in the Abbey Grounds. You could say the works have rained on our parade. Led by the […]
Catch Macbeth at Kirkstall Abbey on the 3 and 4 July at 7pm. Join us for an unforgettable evening of outdoor theatre as The Duke’s Theatre Company returns to Kirkstall Abbey. This year, The Duke’s Theatre Company presents a dynamic reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic tragedy, Macbeth. With their trademark energy and innovation, The Duke’s Theatre […]
