Yorkshire Dance's Children & Their Grown Ups Festival, 18 Oct

shed ache by aKa Dance Theatre (c) Jake Grant Photography

Join Yorkshire Dance for Children & Their Grown Ups Festival, a playful festival about falling in love with the planet taking place in Leeds city centre this October. 

Children & Their Grown Ups Festival features an incredible line up of family friendly dance performances including shed-ache by aKa Dance, The Smalls by Izzy Brittain and Plastic Drastic Fantastic by Akademi, as well as dance workshops Through the Seasons with the Mountain Witch with Speedwell Dance, Plastic Drastic Fantastic Workshop with Akademi and Plants & Pots: Parent and Tots. 

All festival events are pay what you can. 

View the full line up: https://yorkshiredance.com/project/children-their-grown-ups-2025/  

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