An opportunity for you to get involved in and help promote Baby Week Leeds 2026, bringing together families, professionals, businesses, Family Hubs, local authorities, health services and community organisations across the UK to celebrate the importance of the earliest years of life. This year’s theme, “Chat, Play, Read with Me: Together We Build the Best Start,” shines a light on the simple everyday interactions that help babies and young children learn, communicate and thrive.

When: Baby Week 14 – 20 November 2026

Join us for the Baby Week Leeds Big Opening Weekend Showcase

Temple Newsam on Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November 2026, where we’ll be taking over the estate with a fantastic programme of family-friendly activities, play opportunities, information, entertainment and opportunities to connect with local services and organisations.

Book your free place or complete the form if you’re an organisation that would like to host an activity, service or stall: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/baby-week-leeds-big-opening-weekend-showcase-tickets-2003267381665

How Organisations Can Get Involved

Baby Week is an opportunity for organisations of all sizes to champion the early years. Local authorities, NHS teams, Family Hubs, libraries, businesses and voluntary organisations taking How You Can Get Involved

There are lots of ways for individuals, families, community groups and organisations to take part in Baby Week and you can simply add, attend or promote the events or…

• Explore, attend and share events through the Baby Week events calendar.
• Host a family-friendly activity, session or event.
• Organise play sessions, baby groups or sensory experiences.
• Deliver storytimes, rhyme times and reading activities.
• Promote speech, language and communication through everyday interactions.
• Support initiatives that strengthen parent-infant bonding and family wellbeing.
• Share Baby Week messages across social media and community networks, hospitals and family settings.
• Showcase existing services, activities and support under the Baby Week banner.
• Attend our big baby showcase and takeover at Temple Newsam on 14 & 15 November.

Submit your events:

Partners can upload events, download campaign resources and branding materials, and access guidance to support local activity planning. You can also join in the conversation and find out more through our national campaign pack here. You can:

• Add individual events separately, making them easier for families to find.
• Create a single organisation listing and include multiple activities within the event description.
• Promote existing services, groups and sessions under the Baby Week banner.
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Feel free to use the EDITABLE Baby Week Canva templates to promote your activities, please make a copy before editing and remember to include the Baby Week Leeds logo alongside your organisation’s branding wherever possible.

Featured National Events

Alongside hundreds of local events taking place across the UK, Baby Week 2026 includes a number of free national online opportunities for families and professionals to get involved.

Introduction to Baby First Aid – Free Online Session
A free online session designed to help parents, carers and families build confidence in responding to common baby first aid situations.
Date: 17 November 2026, 5.30pm-6.30pm

🤝 Building the Best Start Together – The Baby Week National Conference 2026
A flagship national event bringing together leaders, practitioners and partners from across the early years sector to share learning, innovation and good practice. Attendance is available online or in person.
Date: 18 November 2026, 9.00am-3.30pm

📺 Discover BBC – CBeebies Parenting for Professionals Lunch & Learn
Join this free national webinar to explore how BBC CBeebies Parenting resources can support conversations with families and help strengthen early childhood development, communication and learning.

Date: 17 November 2026, 12.00pm-1.00pm

Finally…

We anticipate more than 1,000 events, activities, workshops, webinars and family sessions taking place across our 25 Baby Week locations, creating countless opportunities for families to connect, learn, play and access support in their local communities. Together, we can help raise the profile of the early years, celebrate the importance of everyday interactions, and ensure that every baby and young child gets the best possible start in life.

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