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Design a window for the 2026 Kirkstall Advent Trail

As the evenings draw in, we look forward to organising this year’s Advent Trail. We’re busy recruiting neighbours happy to design and host a window to light up this December. For inspiration, the scrapbook collage above shows a selection of windows from years past. You can also find the windows… continue reading
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Dreamscapes and Bunting: Schools and Community Projects at Kirkstall Art Trail

In the months leading up to Kirkstall Art Trail 2026, community projects took shape across schools and local groups, feeding into the free event’s programme of art, performance and creative activity throughout Kirkstall. The projects – a schools vinyl record project and a community Bunting Festival – brought together students,… continue reading
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Share your photos from the 2026 Art Trail

The Kirkstall Art Trail postcard gallery is back for its third year, and we’re asking everyone who took part – visitors, artists, volunteers, and hosts alike – to send in their photos. Hundreds of you participate in Kirkstall Art Trail each year, catching moments we might have missed, and that’s… continue reading
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‘Capture Kirkstall’ 2026 photography competition gallery

This selection of images, chosen by our judging panel, shows how differently photographers interpreted the three competition categories: ‘Wild Kirkstall’, ‘People of Kirkstall’, and ‘Unexpected Kirkstall’. As well as the winners and runners-up, the gallery includes additional photographs that caught the judges’ eye. We would like to thank our judges… continue reading
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2026 Bunting Festival

Get involved and make a bunting flag this summer This summer we are joining forces with Natasha Joseph, of We Belong Here, to bring the Bunting Festival to Kirkstall. Your finished flag will join hundreds of others together in a grand and colourful display. The bunting flags will be on show… continue reading