Repair cafes near you, completely free.
Bring something broken to a volunteer-run session and a local fixr helps mend it: no charge, no appointment needed. They're not fixrs businesses; think of them as a community alternative to repair.
Leeds Repair Cafe - Horsforth
Horsforth, Leeds
Free monthly repair session in Horsforth: bring along clothing, electronics, toys and more, and volunteer fixers will help you mend them.
1st Saturday of the month, 1pm–4pm
Leeds Repair Cafe - Meanwood
Meanwood, Leeds
Free monthly repair session in Meanwood: bring along clothing, electronics, toys and more, and volunteer fixers will help you mend them.
2nd Saturday of the month, 1pm–4pm
Belle Isle Repair Café
Belle Isle, Leeds
Community repair café at Belle Isle's GATE Centre, fixing clothing, electricals, bikes and more free of charge with volunteer help.
3rd Saturday of the month, 1pm–4pm
Holbeck Repair Café
Holbeck, Leeds
Sister session to Belle Isle Repair Café, run from The Holbeck Club on the last Saturday of every month.
Last Saturday of the month, 1pm–4pm
East Leeds Repair Café
Cross Gates, Leeds
Free monthly repair café at Cross Gates Methodist Church, fixing clothing, furniture, electronics, bikes and toys with skilled volunteers.
3rd Saturday of the month, 11am–2pm
LS28 Repair Cafe
Pudsey, Leeds
Pudsey Community Project's free repair café: bring clothing, electronics, toys and household goods for volunteers to fix at no cost.
4th Saturday of the month, 2pm–5pm
Alwoodley Repair Cafe
Alwoodley, Leeds
Volunteer-led repair café at Allerton CE Primary School: free fixes for small electricals, clothing, toys and household goods.
3rd Sunday of the month, 1pm–3:30pm (last entry 3pm)
Eco Friendly Garforth Repair Café
Garforth, Leeds
Community group Eco Friendly Garforth runs a free repair café, mostly for electronics and small appliances, rotating between two local halls.
6 September 2026, 2pm–4pm + 3 more
Otley Repair Café
Otley, Leeds
Pay-as-you-feel repair café at Otley Maker Space, fixing toys, electronics and clothing on the last Sunday of every month.
Last Sunday of the month, 10am–2pm
University of Leeds Repair Cafe
University of Leeds, Leeds
Drop-in repair café in the Edward Boyle Library's Maker Space, run for University of Leeds students and staff during term time.
Monthly during term time, drop in 1pm–3:30pm
Harrogate Repair Cafe
Harrogate
Free monthly repair café at Harrogate's Friends Meeting House: clothing, electricals, furniture, toys, computers, bikes and knife sharpening, run by volunteers.
3rd Saturday of the month, 12pm–4pm
Knaresborough Repair Cafe
Knaresborough, Harrogate
Harrogate Repair Cafe's sister session in Knaresborough, at Chain Lane Community Hub.
Monthly, next known session 28 March, 1pm–3pm
The Groves Repair Cafe
The Groves, York
Free repair café in York's Groves neighbourhood, with tea and cake alongside the fixing.
Last Saturday of the month, 9:30am–12:30pm
Repair Cafe Tang
Tang Hall, York
Non-judgemental repair café in York's Tang Hall, welcoming anyone with something broken and no formal commitment needed.
2nd Saturday of the month, 10am–12pm
Acomb Repair Café
Acomb, York
Volunteer repair café at Acomb Methodist Church, fixing bikes, electricals, clothing, soft toys, jewellery and spectacles.
Next known session: 21 March (Friday), 10am–1pm
Beyond Leeds, Harrogate and York
Part of a bigger movement
The first repair cafe opened in Amsterdam in 2009; the Repair Café International Foundation now counts over 2,500 of them worldwide and keeps a directory to help you find one near you. Closer to home, the Community Repair Network UK lists community repair groups running events right across the UK.
Why repair cafes matter
81%
of items brought to Devon's repair cafes were fixed on the day, not binned
63,880kg
of CO2e saved by a year of repairs across Devon's repair cafes alone, about the same as 158,000 miles of driving
400,000+
repairs logged worldwide in the Open Repair Alliance's shared database