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14 Jun 2025 - 22 Jun 2025
Leeds Lit Fest

Leeds Lit Fest is back! A festival of words and imagination. 14th - 22nd June 2025. 

Pay what you can
Poseidon coming out of the sea at a seaside, holding chips
Single date
Sun 6 Jul 2025
Grandpa Poseidon
The Warehouse in Holbeck
Theatre

Free
A monochromatic mermaid stands against a plain black backdrop. Her eyes are closed, hands framing her face and has long flowing hair. Her tail is long and spindly with three snarling dog heads placed at her waist.
Multiple dates
Fri 27 Jun 2025 - Sun 13 Jul 2025
No Ordinary Love
FiiK Studios
Exhibitions
LGBT+
Visual Art

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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A purple paint explosion in the place of a head. Below, a neck and a white t-shirt. The background is pink/orange.
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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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A child playing in some colourful ribbons
Single date
Sun 20 Jul 2025
Baby Band 2025
Lotherton Hall and Estate
Festival
Music
Concert
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Spring
Gigs In Leeds

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

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Free
A pastel green hospital food tray on a pastel green table. In the left half of the tray are brown and purple spotted balls on sticks. In the right side of the tray is a wire basket filled with colourful pills.
Multiple dates
Wed 2 Apr 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
Sarah Roberts: SICK
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
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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Summer
Comedy in Leeds

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

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the band
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Osees
The Leeds Irish Centre
Gig Music
Featuring the sensational Dance Anthems Orchestra on Friday 20th June 
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Dance Anthems Orchestra
Harewood House
Gig Music Outdoor
singer and guitarist
Fri 20 Jun 2025
The Milk Men
Cross Keys
Gig Music
Budapest Cafe Orchestra press shot where they're all holding their instruments.
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Budapest Café Orchestra
Otley Courthouse
Gig Music
5Rhythms® Waves Workshop
Fri 20 Jun 2025
5Rhythms® Waves Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
urban flo creative @photo_diensen
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Esther's Revenge
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Theatre
a still from the film
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Wax Print
Hyde Park Picture House
Discussion Film
the artist
Fri 20 Jun 2025
But: Life Isn't Like That, Is It?
Mill Hill Chapel
Discussion Gig Literature Music
Black and white photograph of Fyfe Dangerfield (white male in his early 40s with brown hair) with his fingers to his lips.
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Fyfe Dangerfield (Guillemots) Live at The Attic
The Attic
Gig Music
Some animated children dance in a line.
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Bringing the sensational UK Proms Orchestra on Saturday 21st June fresh from their sell out 2024 tour.
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Harewood House Proms Weekend
Harewood House
Gig Music Outdoor
the band
Sat 21 Jun 2025
The Monochrome Set
The Lending Room
Gig Music
The Bootleg Shadows playing on stage.
Sat 21 Jun 2025
The Bootleg Shadows
Otley Courthouse
Gig Music
The three members of The Wandering Hearts stood amongst grass and some shrubbery.
Sat 21 Jun 2025
The Wandering Hearts
City Varieties
Gig Music
Pregnancy Yoga Retreat
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Pregnancy Yoga Retreat
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
A printed portrait in an abstract style in blacks, greys and blues
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Portraiture: Drawing & Monoprinting
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Radio Theatre
Sat 21 Jun 2025
READATHON
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature Spoken Word
sunrise
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Summer Solstice Book Fair
Hyde Park Book Club
Literature Market
the artist
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Lence presents: Blur the Lines
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music Spoken Word
The 2024 shortlist
Sat 21 Jun 2025
SI Leeds Literary Prize showcase
Hyde Park Book Club
Literature Social Spoken Word
an image in a cut out style showing a college of some of the artwork that will be on display. Left is a closeup of a ceramic statue, middle is a tapestry, right is a painting. In front of them are more ceramic peices
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Trans Saints Exhibition & Zine Launch
Kirkstall Abbey
Exhibitions Heritage LGBT+ Social Visual Art Workshop
blue bell forest
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Pop Up Painting at the Hilton
The Wardrobe
Workshop
a graphic design
Sat 21 Jun 2025
White Rabbit Books Showcase
Leeds Central Library
Discussion Literature
stone circle with sun behind it coming through the trees
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Summer Solstice: Rest, Reflect, Recharge: A half day retreat for Women in Medicine
Otley Chevin Forest Park
Healthy Living Social Workshop
Picture of Will smiling
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Singing Day with Will Todd
St George's Church
Music Music (Classical) Workshop
Photo by Nahima Aparicio on Unsplash
Sat 21 Jun 2025
African Flair Dinner Dance
Village Hotel North Leeds
Food & Drink Show
Cosmic background featuring a sun, tree and 6 people situated around the sun
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Leeds Summer Solstice 2025
White Rose Park Hub
Music Concert Music (Classical) Performance Show
A youth band playing guitars
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Slam Dunk & Launchpad Youth Showcase
The Wardrobe
Gig Music Show
A large, excited crowd of musical theatre fans cheering, dancing, and singing along in a packed nightclub. Many are smiling, clapping, and wearing themed outfits, including a 'Come From Away' t-shirt. The atmosphere is lively, joyful, and full of energy, with colourful lighting and a sign reading 'Musical Theatre Raves' in the background
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Musical Theatre Raves: Leeds 2025
The Leeds Warehouse
Gig Music Musical Social
Image from the film A State of Passion
Sat 21 Jun 2025
A State of Passion - SAFAR Film Festival
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Two people holding paper foldout Public Art Trail maps beside a silver and blue column.
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Public Art Walk
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibitions Guided Tours Visual Art
Mixed media class in Leeds, floral painting
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Expressive Mixed Media
NorthLight Arts Centre
Craft Workshop
All Out Together Ball
Sat 21 Jun 2025
All Out Together Ball 2025
The Queens
Food & Drink LGBT+ Music Show
50 Years of Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll Daytime Disco DJ Set Mutant Movement Special
Sat 21 Jun 2025
50 Years of Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll Daytime Disco DJ Set Mutant Movement Special
The Backroom
Gig Music Social
Group stood round piano in Central building
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Make Music Day Celebration
Leeds Central Library
Music Concert Music (Classical) Show Social
Tony Harrison on the Wall
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Tony Harrison on the Wall: Celebrating the Legendary Leeds Poet
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Film Spoken Word
Dancing and drumming, an act of liberation.
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Rituals of Rhythm - Summer Solstice drum and dance circle
Open Source Arts
Dance Healthy Living Workshop
Saturday Afternoon / early evening
Sat 21 Jun 2025
Mutant Movement ALL DAY - Album Tracks & B-Sides Special
The Backroom
Gig Music
Cartoon image of the heads of Mark Radcliffe and Marc Riley both wearing red bucket hats and red jackets framed in an oval.
Sun 22 Jun 2025
An Audience with Mark & Lard
City Varieties
Comedy
Orchestra leader Asuka Sumi with Directore Peter Holman at the harpsichord.
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Venetian Concertos
The Old Woollen
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Summer solstice Wellbeing Ceremony (Litha)
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Summer solstice Wellbeing Ceremony (Litha)
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
image shows the stables at the black horse in otley
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Leeds Indie Summer Market at The Black Horse Otley
The Black Horse
Fair Market
A photo of trees and a path, along the circular route of Harewood House
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Singles' Scenic Stroll: Harewood Park & Hollin Hall Walk (35-48)
Harewood Estate
Outdoor Social
Gemma Styles
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Gemma Styles: Why Am I Like This?
The Brudenell Social Club
Discussion Literature
Howard and Alford Gardner
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Truman Books
Discussion Literature
Sound of the 60s FT The Revolvers
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Sound of the 60s Double Show
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
Image from Watch Out For ZouZou
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Watch Out for ZouZou - Safar Film Festival
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Community members roller skating, playing and chatting at a vibrant outdoor event in Roxby Community Garden, Leeds. The garden is filled with families, children and volunteers taking part in Mafwa Theatre’s Refugee Week celebration in Lincoln Green.
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Family Flourish Day
Roxby Community Garden
Play
Brightly coloured floor. Adult female is stood up with arms and legs out stretched. Children facing her copying her stance.
Sun 22 Jun 2025
Debutots Sunday Family Story Play - I Wish I May I Wish I Might
Pudsey House
Play
Beginners Yoga Course
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Beginners Yoga Course
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop