Heritage Open Days

2025 Theme: Architecture

Buildings, bridges and beehives! In 2025 we'll be exploring how we’ve designed and built the world around us.

Heritage Open Days is back for 2025!  

Heritage Open Days is England's largest festival of history and culture, involving thousands of local volunteers and organisations. Every year in September it brings people together to celebrate their heritage, community and history. Stories are told, traditions explored, and histories brought to life. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – and it’s all FREE.

How Can I Get Involved? 

Whether there is a local figure you’d like to celebrate, a great story you would love to tell, or you’d like to open your place of work or home, we’d love you to take part and support your event! You can find out more about Heritage Open Days by visiting the national website here or we can pair you with one of our wonderful HODs coordinators who can help you with queries such as organising an event, registering your event, insurance, publicity, and we can even help you find a venue.

For further information an support please email office@leedscivictrust.org.uk or call 0113 243 9594

Important Dates: 

• Heritage Open Days Registrations Open: March 2025
• Leeds Civic Trust Grants open: 24 February 2025 
• Registration for your event to ensure your event is listed in the Leeds Civic Trust HODs booklet: 06 June 2025
• Registration for the Heritage Open Days National Site closes in August 2025
• The festival: 12 - 21 September 

Leeds Civic Trust HODs support grants: 

Keep checking back for information!

Please keep an eye on our social media for further information.

Full information will also be available on the Heritage Open Days website.

Don’t forget, if you need any information, you can email us at office@leedscivictrust.org.uk or drop us a message on twitter, instagram or facebook. We are here to help!