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Cultural family leisure refers to participation in cultural events, visits to museums, attending concerts, and/or any other activity with an artistic or cultural component. Its characteristics shape family coexistence, bonds, lived experiences, memories, and quality family moments. Several authors argue that it influences children’s development and the adolescent stage, as it provides a safe space to explore interests, express emotions, strengthen self-esteem, develop creativity, and foster positive bonds with culture and art. Social changes, globalization and immediacy, and the shortage of time needed to “do it all” (work, studies, health, family, friends, etc.) are reducing its presence, thereby decreasing the quality of family time. This study, in compliance with the ethical principles of research with human beings, analyzes adolescents’ perception of cultural family leisure. The participating sample consists of 1,054 Spanish students aged 11–16 who answered an ad hoc questionnaire composed of 48 items. The study is descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional, and non-experimental. The results show that adolescents perceive that little time is shared as a family and that little importance is attached to family leisure, and that, for the most part, it is organized by external agents rather than within the family itself. However, they underscore the importance of family leisure for communication and personal development. In conclusion, the study proposes socio-educational and cultural actions within the family sphere to promote cultural leisure.