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Fourteen everyday wooden objects, including a plug, chip fork, lolly stick, peg are arranged in a line on a wall. They have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
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Summer
Exhibitions And Visual Art In Leeds

Take a tour of all the artwork on display across Leeds in art galleries, cafes, museums, shops, community centres and outdoor spaces.

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Pay what you can
sewing
Multiple dates
Sat 6 Sep 2025 - Sat 10 Jan 2026
Saturday Sew Social
Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project
Craft
Social
Workshop
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A reinterpretation of ‘The Last Supper’ painting with people gathered around a table. In the background, the original artwork.
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Summer
Theatre In Leeds

Our collection of theatre listings in Leeds taking place in venues and spaces across the city.

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Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
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Summer
Pop Up Markets in Leeds

Crafts, gifts, clothes, junk, art, farmers, vintage, food & drink, seasonal, makers - you name it Leeds is shopping there.

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Gigs In Leeds

Our regular listings guide to Leeds gigs, club nights, DJs, rock, jazz and pop.

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The black and white image shows three women in an old industrial space with drawn-on moustaches with a white sheet held infront of them.
Multiple dates
Sat 12 Jul 2025 - Sun 5 Oct 2025
Many Hands
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibitions
Visual Art
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Summer
Film in Leeds

Discover award winning documentaries, films with live music, screenings including directors talks and Q&As, timeless classics in black and white, family favourites, foreign language films and animation.

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Helen Bauer: Bless Her /Tue 9 Sep 2025 / City Varieties
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Comedy in Leeds

Our hilarious round-up of comedy events in Leeds for the coming months!

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Beginners Yoga Course
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Beginners Yoga Course
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
Owen Morton Holding a guitar stood by a tree and a lake.
Tue 19 Aug 2025
Hoedown II with Owen Morton
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music
Dave Worthington
Wed 20 Aug 2025
An Evening with Dave Worthington, Former Premier League Scout
The Old Woollen
Literature Sport Talk
Dr Crissie Harney
Wed 20 Aug 2025
JVL - Inspire to Inspire - Art in Harmony
Moda
Discussion Music Talk Workshop
two brightly colours children's books, one called Pussy and Doggie, the other called Teeny Weeny and Toddles.
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Once Upon A Time... Family Workshop
Leeds Discovery Centre
Workshop
Panto at the Abbey: The Frog Prince
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Panto at the Abbey: The Frog Prince
Kirkstall Abbey
Outdoor Theatre
Image of room with soft focus of people playing guitar lead guitar in focus.
Wed 20 Aug 2025
Cloth Cat Intro to Guitar Ages 11 - 18
Leeds Central Library
Workshop
the band
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Honk
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music
Sarah Banks, Author of Wild Swimming Walks Yorkshire
Thu 21 Aug 2025
An Evening with Sarah Banks: Wild Swimming Walks in Yorkshire
Truman Books
Healthy Living Literature Talk
An illustration of a brown bear sniffing the ground
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Teddy Bears’ Picnic
Headingley Bear Pit
Play
Three confused men on stage with signs reading Romeo and Juliet but in the wrong order.
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Rubbish Romeo and Juliet
The Gate at Belle Isle TMO
Theatre
An image of the mountains from the 2025 Frontier Sapiens Film Festival line-up
Thu 21 Aug 2025
Outdoor cinema: Frontier Sapiens Adventure Film Festival
Kirkstall Abbey
Film Outdoor
FRIDAY NIGHT NOUGHTIES PARTY
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Friday Night Noughties Party
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
A cartoon orange dragon flies across a blue sky.
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Zog & Zog and the Flying Doctors
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A man and a woman performing at HAR Late: A Night in Havana at the Howard Assembly Room
Fri 22 Aug 2025
HAR Late: A Night in Havana
Howard Assembly Room
Dance Gig Music
5Rhythms practice helps us find our place as individuals within a group.
Fri 22 Aug 2025
5Rhythms ® Waves
We Are Wellness
Dance Workshop
An illustration of a semi-nude person with a buzzcut holding an orange
Fri 22 Aug 2025
There Are Only So Many Ways You Can Write About Fruit - anthology launch
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Literature Performance Social Spoken Word
To hand forming a pot on the wheel
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Pottery Taster Session - Hand-building and Throwing on the Wheel
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
Tacos
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Tacos and Tequila With Sabroso Street Food
Water Lane Boathouse
Food & Drink Social
Bikes
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Saturday Social - Bikes
The Motorist, Sherburn-in-Elmet
Exhibitions Social
A group of young people dressed in colour clothes stood outside next to a sign that reads ''sayit youth pride''. They are wearing colourful clothes and smiling.
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Leeds Youth Pride 2025
All Hallows Church
Craft Gig LGBT+ Music Social Workshop
Phee Jefferies
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Lunchtime Conversation w/ Phee Jefferies
BasementArtsProject
Discussion Food & Drink Social Talk Visual Art
The Temptations Tribute
Sun 24 Aug 2025
The Temptations Tribute
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
A photograph of an artist painting a dragon and tiger back piece tattoo design
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Tattoo Flash Painting Workshop
Assembly House
Craft Workshop
A black and white image of Selena Mersey, a white woman with long brown hair, posing as the character Bisexuelle. She is wearing vintage-style lingerie and a stole, and her hair is waved. She has one hand on her hip and the other in the air as if holding a cigarette holder, and she is looking mysteriously into the distance.
Sun 24 Aug 2025
Selena Mersey: Bisexuelle
Hyde Park Book Club
LGBT+ Performance Show Theatre
Three musicians playing in the courtyard at Seven Arts
Sun 24 Aug 2025
August Jazz Jam – Seven Courtyard
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Number One Tribute to Tina Turner
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Number One Tribute to Tina Turner
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
cars
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Bank Holiday Meet - 90's & 00's
The Motorist, Sherburn-in-Elmet
Exhibitions Social
A man and two boys pond dipping
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Family Bushcraft Day
TCV Skelton Grange
Environmental Workshop
The Hunch
Tue 26 Aug 2025
TNL: The HuncH
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
The two hosts of Hyde Park Stitch Club standing together
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Hyde Park Stitch Club
Hyde Park Book Club
Craft Social Workshop
A cartoon image of a beer glass with human features and limbs, holding an open book in an outstretched arm.
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Brew+Poetry at CAAF, featuring Wendy Pratt and Liz McPherson
Brew+Bao: Chapel Allerton
Performance Spoken Word
Andy Craven Griffiths
Tue 26 Aug 2025
JVL - Inspire to Inspire - The Power of Poetry & Poetry for Wellness
Moda
Healthy Living Spoken Word Workshop
Panto at the Abbey: Beauty and the Beast
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Panto at the Abbey: Beauty and the Beast
Kirkstall Abbey
Outdoor Theatre
Susie Dent wearing a black suit jacket and white blouse.
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Susie Dent: Word Perfect
City Varieties
Comedy Show
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Wed 27 Aug 2025
Mercury Rev
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Three children in the woods, sitting round a campfire, smiling at the camera.
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Wild Play for 8-12-year-olds
TCV Skelton Grange
Play Outdoor Workshop
Image shows Gigi assisting at a workshops helping 2 young girls on screenprinting.
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Creative Summer School 2025 (6-11 year olds)
Sunny Bank Mills
Workshop
A photo of Antifolk founder Lach with his guitar
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Lach's Antifolk Summer UK Tour - The Leeds Show
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music
2 men roll on the floor while children look on laughing and clapping
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Anything Could Happen @Seven Arts
Seven Arts
Performance Workshop
Three brass and wood lantern projectors sitting on a wooden shelf.
Wed 27 Aug 2025
Capture A Moment - Family Photography Workshop
Leeds Discovery Centre
Heritage Workshop
Irish Traditional Music Session
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Irish Traditional Music Session
Seven Arts
Gig Music
Harry Cambridge as Luther Vandross
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Harry Cambridge as Luther Vandross
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
An empty stage. Empty chairs waiting for the fun to start
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Anything Could Happen @The Engine Shed
The Engine Shed Wetherby
Comedy Play Workshop
Image shows 2 illustrated figures facing back to back in scout like uniform on a candy floss pink road.
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Breadcrumbs - Outdoor Theatre Performance
Sunny Bank Mills
Outdoor Theatre
lego workshop
Thu 28 Aug 2025
JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics Workshop - Fairground
Otley Courthouse
Workshop
lego workshop
Thu 28 Aug 2025
JuniorSTEM Lego Robotics Workshop - Drumming Monkey
Otley Courthouse
Workshop
Legs wearing yellow stockings, and purple cross garters lay behind a disco ball cup and a letter addressed to Malvolio
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Twelfth Night Or What You Will
Left Bank Leeds
Theatre
Rising star jazz trumpet player returns to Leeds with her all star band
Thu 28 Aug 2025
Olivia Cuttill Quintet “Tunes to be Swingin”
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Iain Archer
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Iain Archer in Concert
Seven Arts
Gig Music