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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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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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Mandy, Indiana
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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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Two goths standing at a bus stop
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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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Typed and handwritten Socialist League report form for the Leeds branch, dated October 1885, listing membership numbers, meeting counts, financial notes, and remarks, with annotations in ink and pencil and an address for the League’s London offices at the top.
Thu 19 Feb 2026
William Morris in Leeds and Bradford
The Leeds Library
Heritage
Leeds 400
Talk
Mark Nelson
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Mark Nelson
The Wardrobe
Comedy
a soundbath
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Community Sound Bath @ Open Source Arts
Open Source Arts
Social
Healthy Living
Free
Sarah addressing the audience with the guest panel
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Radical Reading Room Book Event | FRIENDS IN COMMON
Left Bank Leeds
Literature
Talk
Starry night
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Paint a Pic: starry night
The Alchemist Greek Street
Workshop
Adrian Cox Clarinet Honey Boulton Guitar Alex Gilson Bass
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Adrian Cox Trio – the Club Croco Tour
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
the band
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Wavves
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Portrait of Ben
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Ben Moor: A Three Thing Day
The Old Woollen
Comedy
Theatre
Under £10
Outdoor light boxes saying 'Sela Bar' and 'Brooklyn'
Thu 19 Feb 2026
MOTOWN KARAOKE with a LIVE BAND for Sela Bar's 22nd Birthday!
Sela Bar & Pizzeria
Food & Drink
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Photographic portrait
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Poems For Parents with Toria Garbutt (BSL interpreted)
Seven Arts
All Library Events
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature
Performance
Free
two friendly playful looking robots looking at the viewer, one blue and one purple
Fri 20 Feb 2026
AiTechTouch: Where Curiosity Meets STEM
Leeds Central Library
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
Image of Book and people crafting
Fri 20 Feb 2026
"Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It" Workshop and Book Talk
Left Bank Leeds
Talk
Craft
Free
person holding a iphone
Until Fri 20 Feb 2026
Start-up and Grow: Photographing Your Products for Maximum Impact
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Workshop
Free
Two children at a Store Tour with the tour guide, taking a closer look at one of the objects in the collection..
Until Fri 20 Feb 2026
Half Term Store Tours
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Steinway grand piano
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Student Showcase
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concerts
Music
Free
Duo Dorado
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Duo Dorado
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Music
Concerts
Free
A person blowing dust off of a book in a library
Until Fri 20 Feb 2026
Family Folklore: Wrongsemble Story Time
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Theatre
Free
Two actors stand at a piano with a puppet sat on top
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Fladam presents… Astro Norma and the Cosmic Piano
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Theatre
Under £10
A photo portrait of author Ryan Crawford
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Ryan Crawford Author Event
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature
Free
Shows Latin handwritten on a large parchment membrane, which is made from animal skin. The document shown is the Leeds Royal Charter of Incorporation, dated 1646.
Fri 20 Feb 2026
The Leeds Charter, a Journey Through Time: Explore the 1600s
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
Exhibition
Heritage
Leeds 400
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.
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - 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
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - 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