On Saturday, July 12, the annual Kirkstall Festival took place on the historic grounds, offering a day filled with music, food, drinks, and joy.
This year, due to roadworks, the parade was scaled down and limited to the abbey grounds, but the festivities in the main arena continued as usual, resembling previous years.
Yorkshire Evening Post photographer Steve Riding attended the festival to capture these joyful moments from Kirkstall Festival 2025:
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Visitors join in the dancing at the Decodance Workshop. | National World Photo: Steve Riding
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Stay cool by pitching up your tent. | National World Photo: Steve Riding
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A good crowd at Kirkstall Festival. | National World Photo: Steve Riding
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Theo Nickson, 10, of Headingley on the climbing wall. | National World Photo: Steve Riding
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Dancers Bizarre of Leeds who dance Baltic and Romani dances. | National World Photo: Steve Riding