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A Discovery Day / Thu 9 Apr 2026 / Leeds Discovery Centre
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28 Mar 2026 - 12 Apr 2026
Easter Holidays in Leeds

This Easter in Leeds why not eggsplore what's out there for children and families across Leeds.

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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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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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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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Punch

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Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Punch
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
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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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Under £10
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Wed 8 Apr 2026
Leeds Young Film Festival: Flow
Carriageworks Theatre
LYFF
Family Friendly
Festival
Film
Free
Dudley Nesbitt playing steel pans
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Dudley Nesbitt at Rush Hour Jazz
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Ruby Wax smiles widely and speaks into a wireless telephone in a bubbly white bath tub, wearing striking red lipstick and make-up.
Wed 8 Apr 2026
Ruby Wax: Absolutely Famous
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Talk
Under £10
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Wed 8 Apr 2026
AI and the Future of Work in the UK - employers' adoption and use and the implications for workers. A Talk by Professor Mark Stuart
Seven Arts
Talk
Under £10
The Long Good Friday
Wed 8 Apr 2026
FaH Retrospective: The Long Good Friday
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Film
Free
Two children colouring on a blue table
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
Musical Museum Crafts
Leeds City Museum
Craft
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
K-Pop Demons
Thu 9 Apr 2026
K-Pop Demon Hunters - Adult & Child Dance Class
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
A family, a man, three children and a woman peer around a doorframe with shocked faces
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Kristýna Farag head shot.
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Lunchtime Recital: Kristýna Farag
Otley Courthouse
Music
Concerts
Free
A girl and a boy sit at a table moulding with clay
Thu 9 Apr 2026
Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min
Henry Moore Institute
Creative Workshop
School Holidays
Visual Arts
Workshop
Free
A child looking at a taxidermy chimpanzee
Thu 9 Apr 2026
A Discovery Day
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Child using a camera in filmmaking workshop
Wed 8 Apr 2026 - Thu 9 Apr 2026
Leeds Young Film Festival: Movie Club
Carriageworks Theatre
Festival
Activity
LYFF
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
School Holidays
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Thu 9 Apr 2026
The Cinelli Brothers
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Boy and penguin
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Lost and Found
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Dancer is held on the shoulder of another dancer
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Fri 10 Apr 2026
VERVE Easter Intensive 2026
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Creative Workshop
Dance
Performance
Workshop
BCUC indigenous funk/afropunk band from Soweto, South Africa
Fri 10 Apr 2026
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Brudenell Social Club
Dance
Gigs
Music
Carol Decker poses in a decorative jacket with windswept hair blowing over her shoulder.
Fri 10 Apr 2026
T'Pau: Be Wonderful
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
Fri 10 Apr 2026
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
North Leeds Cricket Club
Festival
Food & Drink
Under £10
Boy holding guitar
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Coco
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Family Friendly
School Holidays
a man with arms outstretched
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Punch
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
A close-up image of a brain scan
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Thackray Insights: The Science of Song
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk
Patricia Nolz
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Patricia Nolz & Joseph Middleton
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
Concerts
Festival
Music
Free
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Melodies DJ Academy x Speedqueen Q&A
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Workshop
The Brotherton Library of Leeds University
Sat 11 Apr 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
Free
A model poses in four different outfits in bold colours
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Colour
M&S Archive
Exhibition
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Under £10
Men in matching uniforms with a machine on their backs
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Ghostbusters
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Under £10
Louise Alder
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Louise Alder, Huw Montague Rendall & Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Festival
Music
Europes Strongest Man
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Europe's Strongest Man 2026
first direct bank arena
Sports
Under £10
Someone in blue overalls and yellow high heels slouches in a light blue convertible car
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Fixing
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Comedy
Theatre
In moody blue lighting, Imelda May passionately sings on stage in a flowy dress, in front of an acoustic guitarist
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Imelda May
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Spoken Word
Mikron presents: Top of the Wold
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Mikron presents: Top Of The Wold
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
Animated image. A mossy wooden plank sign protrudes from messy grass and mushrooms, accompanied by a smiley gingerbread man with a moon and starry sky in the background.
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Shrek: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
School Holidays
Theatre
Abnorm
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Abnorm live at Santiago Bar
Santiago Bar
Gigs
Music
Music at North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival
Sat 11 Apr 2026
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
North Leeds Cricket Club
Festival
Food & Drink
A person dresses as a mouse sits at the front of a snowy stage
Sat 11 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Gruffalo's Child
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
A stillfrom the film "The Drama"
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Drama 15
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from "Amélie"
Fri 10 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026
Amélie (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Under £10
Gorilla holding microphone
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Sing
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Nardu Williams
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Nardus Williams & Elizabeth Kenny: ‘Dowland 400’
Royal Armouries Museum
Concerts
Festival
Music
Man with brown top hat and purple jacket in front of tunnel with blue boat inside
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Jeremy Sassoon playing piano and singing
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Jeremy Sassoon Quartet
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Footy Fairy Tales promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Footy Fairy Tales
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
Man wearing an open shirt and a pink swimming rubber ring stood behind a small paddling pool with a blackboard with science-y things written behind him and someone in a lab coat next to him.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Exciting Science
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Al Murray in a maroon suit incorporated into a bright and colourful cartoon image. He's holding on to a cartoon pint.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Al Murray: All You Need is Guv
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Josh Jones promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Josh Jones: I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show
Otley Courthouse
Comedy
A still from "Easter Parade"
Mon 13 Apr 2026
Easter Parade (U)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Peter Clifford and the Great Baldini portray a suited Holmes and Watson, who point their walking sticks towards a clue off-camera in the grounds of a grand, old-fashioned building.
Mon 13 Apr 2026
Holmes and Watson: The Curious Case of the Masqued Magician
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Free
Kev McCready
Mon 13 Apr 2026
SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Performance
Spoken Word
A still from the film "Ocean with David Attenborough"
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Ocean with David Attenborough (PG)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
35mm projector
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Cinema Then and Now
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
Heritage
Talk