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Writing On Air Festival / Chapel FM / 20 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026
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20 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026
Writing on Air Festival

Writing on Air is Chapel FM Arts Centre's annual festival of words on the radio. Seven days and more than 75 events of inventive and exciting radio performed at Chapel FM Arts Centre in Seacroft, East Leeds. 20 Feb 2026 - 1 Mar 2026.

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Theatre In Leeds

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

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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 visitor inside the busy Print Fair at last year's festival inside the 1912 Mill. The space is a former textile mill with red brick walls, white pillars and strings of festoon lights hanging from the high beams. The space is filled with stalls of original prints and handmade books.
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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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A band playing a live set
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Clean Air Socials at The Attic
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Three singers in sequined blue dresses dance by standing microphones with Roy Hemmings.
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Roy Hemmings' Sounds of Philadelphia and Motown
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Tasha Leaper as Madonna
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Tasha Leaper as Madonna
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
A group of five people sitting on and around a green sofa, set against a pink background.
Until Fri 20 Feb 2026
The Marriage of Figaro
Leeds Grand Theatre
Concerts
January List
Music
Theatre
Michael Starring Ben
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Michael Starring Ben
first direct bank arena
Music
Performance
Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas samba band play live at Belgrave Music Hall Leeds on Friday 20th February at the Brazil Carnival 2026 Party
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Brazil Carnival 2026 / Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas + DJ Fabio Bahia
Belgrave Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
A person with long dark hair lying on some red apples. They are holding a bitten one in their hands.
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Snow White
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Family Friendly
Half Term
Theatre
Free
A child wearing a tiger mask.
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Story Explorers: Face Painting and Craft Session
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Craft
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Free
The sea
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Writing Workshop: The Sea, The Sea
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Literature
Workshop
Free
brushes
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Scrap Crafters & Makers DeStash Market
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Social
Market
Free
Image of the reserve astronaut Meganne Christian
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Ask An Astronaut - Family Friendly Q&A With Meganne Christian
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature
6 silver rings photographed on a grey fabric cloth with a green succulent plant behind them
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Make Silver Stacking Rings with Charlotte Whitmore
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Free
Picture depicting bath bomb making, face painting, inflatable and circus skills
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Fabulous February half-term FUN
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Activity
Family Friendly
Half Term
Free
Two adults and a child walking through a stone gateway and looking around in Kirkstall Abbey
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
February Half Term: Love Birds in the Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Activity
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Hannah Stone
Sat 21 Feb 2026
When Poetry Takes Wing
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
A poet wearing a hoodie talking to family
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Poetry Takeaway
Leeds Libraries
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Free
Crafted flower bouquet and artwork
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Plant Dreamworld in Central Court
Leeds Art Gallery
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Drawing on paper
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Plant Dreamworlds with Rhian Cooke
Leeds Art Gallery
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A photograph of three flower stems made of silver wire and stained glass. These are laid upon a wooden workbench
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Stained Glass Saturday Workshop with Sam Yates (February)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
A variety of letterpress type
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Letterpress Taster Day
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Hot Stones Massage
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Hot Stones Massage Course
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living
Free
Makers Market
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Makers Market
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Family Friendly
Market
Free
A group of three women dancing
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Celebration of South Asian Arts and Languages at the Museum
Leeds City Museum
Activity
Dance
Dance (Li)
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
The Wake
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Live Radio Drama: The Wake
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
Chris Berry
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Shot the Lot
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
A girl playing a Guzheng
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Chinese Lunar New Year Celebrations
Temple Newsam
Creative Workshop
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Performance
Workshop
Charleston performance
Until Sat 21 Feb 2026
Hot Charleston
The Dance Studio Leeds
Dance
Dance Class
Healthy Living
January List
Free
The Accident
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Live Radio Drama: The Accident
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
Gridlock
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Gridlock
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
Anne Caldwell
Sat 21 Feb 2026
What Is Our Language of Now? – Poetry on Film
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Film
Literature
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Pete Firman in a mustard-coloured shirt firing a pack of playing cards into the air with his right hand, his left levitating a cord microphone above it.
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Pete Firman: Tricks & Giggles
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Barry as Meatloaf
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Barrioke
The Old Woollen
Comedy
Music
An image of a chest and coins, with an image of an adult holding a toddler and pointing
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
February Half Term: Treasures of Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam
Activity
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A still from the film "Wuthering Heights"
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
"Wuthering Heights" (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from the film "The Secret Agent"
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
The Secret Agent (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
Charlotte Carrick
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Writing Workshop: Talk Scripts
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Workshop
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
Afternoon Tea
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Afternoon Tea
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
A woman and a young boy smiling over the bannister at Lotherton Hall, each holding a pen and paper.
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
Family Winter Tours
Lotherton
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A person completing a high ropes course with a friend.
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
February Half Term at Go Ape Temple Newsam
Go Ape Temple Newsam
Activity
Family Friendly
Half Term
Outdoor
Free
Crossing the Threshold
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Crossing the Threshold
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
Free
Man buying potatoes at Hollybush Potato Day 2024
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Hollybush Potato Day and Seed Swap
Hollybush Conservation Centre
Festival
Market
Social
Free
Right Here With You
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Right Here With You
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air
The Baines Wing of Leeds University
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
A family sat in a row of cinema seats
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
Mystery Matinees
Leeds Industrial Museum
Family Friendly
Film
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
Perfect Partners at Tropical World
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
Perfect Partners at Tropical World
Tropical World
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Half Term
The Parkinson Tower of Leeds University
Sun 22 Feb 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
Under £10
New born lamb at Temple Newsam Home Farm
Until Sun 22 Feb 2026
Treasures of Temple Newsam Farm
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Outdoor
Free
Leeds Jazz
Sun 22 Feb 2026
February Jazz Jam at Northlight
NorthLight
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Performance
The Brotherton Library of Leeds University
Sun 22 Feb 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
Free
Straw Into Gold
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Straw Into Gold
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature
Performance
Radio / Podcast
Writing On Air