50 Giant Bear Sculptures
Leeds Bear Hunt will bring the magic of Michael Rosen’s iconic children’s book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt, to life with a blaze of colour and creativity.
From 1st July 2023, more than 50 giant Bear sculptures will hide in plain sight for ten weeks on the streets and within the parks of Leeds, highlighting iconic spots and hidden gems, whilst engaging with our local communities.

Family Friendly Trail
Together, the Bears will form a family-friendly trail of discovery for local people and visitors to enjoy and explore. The free outdoor trail is open to everyone and we hope that as many people as possible will explore all or parts of the fully accessible trail.
Each Bear has a story to tell through its design by a local, national and international artist, designer or illustrator, and sponsorship by a business or individual.

A Showcase of Talent
Leeds Bear Hunt is a special event that will showcase varied and talented artists, promote health and well-being, and bring businesses and communities together to help boost the regional economy. The adventurous trail will highlight Leeds as a place to visit, love, work and play whilst injecting fun and colour to the streets and spaces within our city.

Get involved…
Leeds Bear Hunt will have a big impact across the whole region, with businesses, schools, and hundreds of thousands of people expected to join in with the fun – don’t miss the opportunity to get involved.
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Jul 20
We are delighted to announce that Leeds BID has partnered with Leeds Bear Hunt as Presenting Partner of the art trail.🐻
Karen Butler LeedsBID Head of Place said: “LeedsBID is delighted to be working with Leeds Hospitals Charity, Wild in Art and Walker Productions/Lupus Films in bringing the iconic children’s book, “We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ to life to animate Leeds City Centre in Summer 2023.” …
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Jul 15
📢CALLING ALL SCHOOLS 📢
We're excited to launch our learning programme, giving schools, nurseries, and youth organisations the chance to get involved in #LeedsBearHunt 🐻💜
Click the link in our bio to find out how you can secure your very own bear cub to decorate and be part of the trail👆 …
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Jul 7
What will Leeds Bear Hunt bring to Leeds?🐻💜
Hear more from Sarah Harvey, Senior Project Account Manager at @wildinart 🤩
Click the link in our bio to find out how you can get involved!👇 …
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May 23
The bees buzzed in Manchester🐝, the elephants paraded through Sheffield🐘 and now the Bears are coming to Leeds!🐻
@leedshospcharity is delighted to officially launch #LeedsBearHunt, a spectacular public art trail featuring giant Bear sculptures raising money for Leeds Children’s Hospital.💜
Art trails delivered by #WildinArt have had a huge beneficial effect on local companies and economies in the past few years, with Manchester’s Bee in the City trail providing an economic boost of over £10 million.
Come along to our launch event on Thursday at Leeds City Museum between 5-7pm to meet one of our bears and find out how this unique event can boost your business.
rsvp@leedsbearhunt.co.uk …