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October 2024
Black History Month in Leeds

Black History Month throughout October celebrates the incredible richness of Black and Brown heritage in the UK.

Arts & Culture News
Find out more on our blog.

A black guitar to the left of a drumskin that read Leeds Beat '24
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Leeds Beat '24
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig
Music

Lighthouse set amongst the landscape of a dark night sky
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Travel Light
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Concert
Music
Music (Classical)
Performance
Spoken Word

a painting of Kirkstall Abbey and the River Aire
8 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024
Leeds Mindfulness Festival 2024

The 9th Annual Leeds Mindfulness Festival, based in the inspiring settings of Abbey House Museum’s Gatehouse and the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. 8 – 18 October 2024.

 

A close up charcoal drawing of a woman
Thu 17 Oct 2024 - Sat 2 Nov 2024
(M)other
Leeds Drawing Club
Exhibitions
Visual Art
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an illustration of a red violin
Mon 14 Oct 2024 - Sat 19 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival

A celebration of the violin in various guises, throughout Leeds in concerts, film, workshops, walking tours and more. Mon 14 Oct 2024 - Sat 19 Oct 2024.
 

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Autumn
Theatre In Leeds

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

Collage of words ready to be turned into poems
Fri 18 Oct 2024 - Sun 20 Oct 2024
Rubbish Words
Leeds Corn Exchange
Literature
Spoken Word
Workshop

Los Bitchos / Fri 25 Oct 2024 / Leeds Irish Centre
Autumn
Gigs In Leeds

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

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Wed 9 Oct 2024
Othello
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre

Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
Autumn
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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Autumn
Comedy in Leeds

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

Browse all of our events below

3 labelled stonewear jam jars, all Moorhouse's: Pineapple Conserve, Damson Jam Stoneless, Apricot Puree
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Brands from the Past - Quiz
Abbey House Museum
Heritage Quiz / Gaming Social
John Nichol in a suit stood next to a World War I soldier facing away from him, a cenotaph, war graves and crosses as you would see on top of a grave. Poppies appear at their feet.
Mon 7 Oct 2024
John Nichol: The Unknown Warrior
City Varieties
Heritage Performance Show Theatre
A musician sat on the organ bench.
Mon 7 Oct 2024
William Campbell
Leeds Cathedral
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Portrait of Ariel holding a blue guitar
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Ariel Posen
The Old Woollen
Gig Music
Photo of Jelena Sofronijevic
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Visiting Artist’s Talk – Jelena Sofronijevic
University of Leeds
Talk
Light bulb string with a hedge in the background
Mon 7 Oct 2024
Green Libraries Week Whinmoor Social
Whinmoor Library
Discussion Workshop
A picture of a medieval ruin with a grassed cloister area in the foreground and blue sky in the background
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Loving Kindness Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A ceramic tile with a picture of a ruin (Kirkstall Abbey) surrounded by trees against a backdrop of clouds.
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Managing Pain with Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A piece of lino with a fish design, coated in red a blue ink, alongside an ink roller
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Linocut Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Tom Stade
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Tom Stade: Risky Business
The Wardrobe
Comedy
the artist
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Big Warm Bed
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music
Monks in a Tibet village
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Travels in Tibet
St Chad's Parish Centre
Discussion Talk
Black and white image of a man in a bowler hat with a woman whispering in his ear. A second black and white image of a man in a suit leaning against a wall.
Tue 8 Oct 2024
The Well-Dressed Spy: Bond, The Avengers and Swinging London
Farsley Community Hub and Library
Literature Talk
Traditional Letter Press Letters QS
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Quantum Sauce
The Old Woollen
Discussion Social Talk
Mishka
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Tuesday Night Live: Czteroimienna (Miska)
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
denim snake lying alongside a sewing machine
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Craft Club- Green Libraries Week Special
Leeds Central Library
Craft Workshop
A box of whale bones
Tue 8 Oct 2024
Home Education Workshop: Skeletons
Leeds Discovery Centre
Design Workshop
Jimeoin from above with a blue background.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Jimeoin: Who's Your Man? (plus special guests)
City Varieties
Comedy
A view of Kirkstall Abbey with a cow and a tree in the foreground.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Kirkstall Abbey through Turner’s eyes
Kirkstall Abbey
Guided Tours Healthy Living Heritage
Man with serious expression faces the camera, women stands behind him looking at the camera over her shoulder. Background is dark.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Othello
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
Alfie Brown
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Alfie Brown: Open Hearted Human Enquiry
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A black and white photo of three men.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Iarla Ó Lionáird
Howard Assembly Room
Gig Music
A photograph of some campaigners from the charity Shelter in front of the Houses of Parliament asking for a change of policy.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Café Économique: Homelessness and the Housing Emergency. A Talk by Ellie Tomlin, Regional Fundraiser for Shelter
Seven Arts
Talk
Timandra Harkness
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Technology is Not the Problem – We Are
The Adelphi
Discussion Talk
A man dressed in Tudor clothes plays the cello.
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Art History Talk - A Portrait of Tudor Music
NorthLight Arts Centre
Music Performance Talk
A defeated child with her head in a book against a wall with letters of the alphabet floating in the air
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Supporting Dyslexic Children to Read for Pleasure
Discussion Talk
Online event
Squaring the Circle film
Wed 9 Oct 2024
Films at Heart: Squaring the Circle (the story of Hipgnosis)
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Film
Sculpture of leaves scattered around a polystyrene box
Wed 9 Oct 2024
The Enduring Appeal and Fear of Indexicality and Origins
Henry Moore Institute
Discussion Talk Visual Art
Sarah Keyworth wearing a white cotton shirt lying on a gold velvet sofa with a grey background.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Sarah Keyworth: My Eyes Are Up Here
City Varieties
Comedy
Hayley Ellis with a shower hose as a microphone
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Hayley Ellis: Hayley's Comic
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A black and white photo of two women working in a design studio.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Online Talk: Design at M&S
Heritage Talk
Online event
A picture of monastic ruins (Kirkstall Abbey). Flower beds in the foreground.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Introducing Secular Mindfulness
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A view of Kirkstall Abbey's bell tower with a river in the foreground and cluster of trees in the background.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Encountering the Sacred
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
a painting of the medieval ruins of Kirkstall Abbey amidst greenery.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Visions of the Ultimate
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A man with a turban holding a sitar.
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Howard Assembly Room
Concert Music Music (Classical)
the artist
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Euros Childs
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Fern Brady smiling
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Fern Brady: I Gave You Milk to Drink
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy
basket of vegetables with a gardener in the background
Thu 10 Oct 2024
Green Libraries Week Social
Garforth Community Hub & Library
Workshop
A picture of monastic ruins (Kirkstall Abbey). A sunny sky is in the background and to the foreground is water and a tree,
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Higher States of Consciousness in Buddhism
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A picture postcard featuring Kirkstall Abbey - the monastic ruins are reflected in the water and there is grass surrounding the river which is in the foreground
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Exploring Happier States of Being and Self Nurturing
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A lantern slide featuring a painting of monastic ruins of Kirkstall Abbey. In the foreground are some sheep and a man, presumably a shepherd, looking back towards the ivy covered Nave of the Abbey.
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Approaching Equanimity
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
Three men laughing with an edited blue background
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Leeds Comedy Pick N Mix
Carriageworks Theatre
Comedy
olaya performers
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Olayá
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Disco Ball
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Diva Discotheque: Madonna Night!
Wharf Chambers
Gig Music Social
A man wearing a cap holding a double bass
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Jasper Høiby’s 3Elements
Howard Assembly Room
Gig Music
the artist
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Nahko - Dark As Night 10th Anniversary Acoustic Evening
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Sound Bath Relaxation Session
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Sound Bath Relaxation Workshop
Yoga Hero
Healthy Living Workshop
a picture of claudio kron and james lascelles
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Dino-Saurs – James Lascelles & Claudio Kron do Brazil
Seven Arts
Gig Music
An oil painting of a man with long hair
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Portrait Painting with Luke Thompson
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
Vonda Shepard smiling, she is outside at night with glowing street lights behind her
Sat 12 Oct 2024
The Best of Vonda Shepard in Concert
City Varieties
Gig Music