Welcome to Leeds Inspired, your What’s On events guide.

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When
Family friendly

A receptionist wearing a spa uniform and headset; an orange cat is on the desk; a mobile phone with a candle emoji is also on the desk; a black and white backdrop of Leeds is behind the receptionist
1 Nov 2024 – 30 Nov 2024
Compass Festival

Interactive art across Leeds. 1–30 November 2024.

A very colourful lion against a blue background.
Nov/Dec

Christmas Shows

Chapel FM outside photo with dramatic sky
29 Nov 2024 - 8 Dec 2024
Writing on Air Festival

Writing On Air is an annual festival of words and ideas on the radio broadcast from Chapel FM Arts Centre 29 Nov - 8 Dec.

The whole frame of the photo is filled with various open manga comic books
Sat 7 Dec 2024
Manga Mini-Con
The Compton Centre
Discussion
Exhibitions
Visual Art

A sketch drawing of a man and his shadow sat above a busy motorway. Headlight like beams of light shine upwards from the bottom of the image
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Toxic
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre

A lino printed dove in red ink, next to the piece of lino the print was taken from.
November / December
Christmas Workshops

With our list of festive workshops you can craft it, build it and make your Christmas look tip-top.

A black and white image of a woman staring into the camera, with black painted squiggles on her face and red gems layered over the image.
Thu 28 Nov 2024 - Sun 1 Dec 2024
Smogg Says
Assembly House
Exhibitions
Visual Art
Arts & Culture News
Find out more on our blog.

Emily Barker
Winter
Gigs In Leeds

Listen up! Dive in to our gig listings page and go wild on the dancefloor. 

A woodland glade. In the centre is the bough of a tree draped with different coloured ribbons. There are two wooden footstools underneath the ribbons.
Sun 20 Oct 2024 - Tue 24 Dec 2024
LORE
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibitions
Visual Art
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Winter
Theatre In Leeds

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

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

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

Sophie Duker: But Daddy I Love Her / City Varieties/ 18 Jan 2025
Winter
Comedy in Leeds

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

Browse all of our events below

the band
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Porridge Radio
The Leeds Irish Centre
Gig Music
A sketch drawing of a man and his shadow sat above a busy motorway. Headlight like beams of light shine upwards from the bottom of the image
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Toxic
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
Two men stood beside each other. One has long curly hair, the other short hair.
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Arve Henriksen
Howard Assembly Room
Gig Music
Picture of Bob Birch on organ, Robert Bromhead bass and Bruce Renshaw guitar
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Rush Hour Jazz – Northern Star Organ Trio
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Image shows a watercolour painting by Poppy-Lee Jennings with various depictions of a fly agaric mushroom.
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Watercolour Mushrooms
Left Bank Leeds
Craft Workshop
example artwork
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Fleeting Seasons By Poppy Jennings | Exhibition Launch
Left Bank Leeds
Exhibitions Social Visual Art
Poppy painting water colour mushrooms
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Watercolor Mushrooms Workshop With Poppy
Left Bank Leeds
Craft Workshop
People gathered at a photo social at Take It Easy Lab, Leeds.
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Leeds Photo Social - Community
Take It Easy Film Lab
Discussion Photography Social
Israelism
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Israelism
University of Leeds
Film Talk
A person holding a guitar
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Open Mic
Leeds Central Library
Gig Music Spoken Word
Lino printed image of snowdrop flowers
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Winter Wellbeing - Winter Prints
Leeds Central Library
Craft Workshop
Professor Sarah Smith
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Getting a dementia diagnosis - can research actually help
The Rose Bowl
Talk
People sitting around the table
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Culture Club I Queer On The Streets Arts and Crafts Club
Left Bank Leeds
Craft LGBT+ Social Workshop
Illustration of the show
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Black Liver present Devilled Eggs
The Old Woollen
Comedy Show
the trans flag
Wed 20 Nov 2024
Trans Day of Remembrance
Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street Entrance
Discussion LGBT+ Outdoor Social Talk
Russell Hicks
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Russell Hicks: Happy To Be Here
The Wardrobe
Comedy
the artist
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Cassandra Jenkins
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Phillip Sayce
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Philip Sayce + special guest Troy Redfern
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
banner headings from Leeds Other Paper
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Alternative news and views - Leeds Other Paper remembered, Tony Harcup
The Leeds Library
Discussion Heritage Talk
Also Online
Photo of a fern kokedama
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Make your own Kokedama Workshop - Create Your Own Living Art!
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Craft Workshop
Black handwriting on a white page
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Social Song-writing with Morgan Thomas
Swarthmore Education Centre
Healthy Living Music Workshop
A cream macrame plant holder, with a white plant pot and green leafy plant against a dusty pink background
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Introduction to Macramé - Make a Plant Hanger with Hannah Sibai
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
A book stands on a wooden shelf with bookcases in the background
Thu 21 Nov 2024
A Short History of Trans Misogyny book club
The Bookish Type
Discussion LGBT+ Literature
Wreath making materials
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Festive Wreath Making
Beck & Call
Craft Workshop
Collaged painting with doogles and a photograph of a young person with a bowl
Thu 21 Nov 2024
Playground for Under-5s
Leeds Art Gallery
Workshop
empty concert hall
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Student Showcase
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Three men in black and white laughing on stage, a blue background has been inserted.
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Leeds Comedy Pick N Mix
Carriageworks Theatre
Comedy
Scottish crime writer Sir Ian Rankin
Fri 22 Nov 2024
An afternoon with Scottish crime writer Sir Ian Rankin
The Old Woollen
Discussion Literature Talk
MJ Lenderman
Fri 22 Nov 2024
MJ Lenderman and The Wind
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
the artist
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Pokey LaFarge
The Leeds Irish Centre
Gig Music
A dancer is lit in red
Fri 22 Nov 2024
No Dress Code | Scratch Night
Yorkshire Dance
Dance Performance
Artists sit listening to a speaker
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Yorkshire Dance's Annual Artist Gathering
Yorkshire Dance
Discussion Social Talk
Dae La Roux
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Dae La Roux
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music
REPORTING UNDER FIRE poster
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Reporting Under Fire
Seven Arts
Discussion Film
One of our fire circus performers holding lit fire poi as part of their routine
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Yorkshire Circus – Winter Showcase and Fire Jam Open Stage
Open Source Arts
Craft Food & Drink Performance Social Workshop
Portrait of the Queens
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Glamour Pussy
The Old Woollen
LGBT+ Music Performance Show
Middle aged white man with short brown hair and blue eyes looking into the camera with a stern face. He's wearing a dark coat with a big collar.
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Post Office Scandal: The Inside Story
Otley Courthouse
Discussion Talk
Emma Wilson appears in a pose on stage wearing a scarlet red outfit
Fri 22 Nov 2024
Emma Wilson and Band
Cross Keys
Gig Music
Two Knights in Armour knock at the door of an Inn, in 2D animation style.
Fri 22 Nov 2024
The Big Knights - Toddler Friendly Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Watercolour painting of a potted cactus
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Botanical Art, Cacti - Watercolour Painting with Artist Monair Hyman
Leeds Central Library
Craft Workshop
Julia Lage
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Julian Lage
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
the band
Sat 23 Nov 2024
The Hanging Stars
The Lending Room
Gig Music
An image of music decks
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Seven by Seven
Leeds Central Library
Gig Music Social
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Sat 23 Nov 2024
Introduction to Natural Dyeing
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft Workshop
Vin deisel and Paul Walker wear sunglasses sitting in an orange sports car with the hood down
Sat 23 Nov 2024
The Fast and the Furious
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A black and an red car line up for a drag race
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Fast & Furious... In a Day - Making sense of the franchise's early evolution
Hyde Park Picture House
Discussion Film Talk Workshop
FAMILIES FOR PALESTINE CHILDREN WORKSHOP (FAMILY EVENT)
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Families For Palestine - Children's Workshop
Leeds City Museum
Craft Spoken Word Workshop
EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP (HANDS-ON)
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Embroidery Workshop
Quaker Meeting House Central Leeds
Craft Workshop
Where Olive Trees Weep
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Where Olive Trees Weep
Wheeler Hall
Film
Picture of a shelf
Sat 23 Nov 2024
Introduction to DIY - Using wall fixings How to put up a shelf and more!
Leeds Wood Recycling
Craft Workshop