Themes of festivals past – can you help fill in the blanks? Did the Festival always have a theme? Email: programme@kirkstall.org.uk
| 2023 | Pantomime comes to Kirkstall | 2024 | ? | |
| 2021 | Kirkstall Festival – Celebrating 40 Years | 2022 | We’re Coming Home | |
| 2019 | Kirkstall On’t Farm | 2020 | No Festival – COVID | |
| 2017 | All Singing, All Dancing | 2018 | Vikings in Kirkstall | |
| 2015 | Kirkstall At The Seaside | 2016 | Heroes and Heroines | |
| 2013 | Kirkstall, How Green Is Our Valley | 2014 | Le Grand Festival De Kirkstall | |
| 2011 | Hats Off To Kirkstall | 2012 | Kirkstall – Going For Gold | |
| 2009 | Kirkstall Out Of This World | 2010 | Kirkstall Zoo | |
| 2007 | Kirkstall Through The Ages | 2008 | Festival Of Colours | |
| 2005 | Silver Jubilee | 2006 | My Sporting Life | |
| 2003 | Kirkstall Ark | 2004 | Up, Up And Away | |
| 2001 | Kirkstall By The Sea | 2002 | Many Abbey Returns | |
| 1999 | 2000 | The World Of Tomorrow | ||
| 1997 | 1998 | Football Crazy | ||
| 1995 | 1996 | |||
| 1993 | 1994 | The Year Of The Family | ||
| 1991 | 1992 | Open ? | ||
| 1989 | 1990 | |||
| 1987 | 1988 | |||
| 1985 | 1986 | |||
| 1983 | 1984 | |||
| 1981 | 1982 |