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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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Spring
Gigs In Leeds

Our regular listings guide to Leeds gigs, club nights, DJs, rock, jazz and pop.

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Buds, 2020 © Charlotte Verity photo Ben Westoby 
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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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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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Jennifer Saint
Mon 15 Jun 2026
An Evening with Jennifer Saint
The Old Woollen
Literature
Talk
On the left, Matt Forde smirks in green face paint, witch hat and all black suit in the style of Wicked. On the right, a second Matt Forde is whispering, wearing a tiara and sequined pink outfit. The backdrop transitions from golden, green-tinted clouds to shadow.
Tue 28 Apr 2026 - Mon 15 Jun 2026
Matt Forde: Defying Calamity
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Seven people in matching black suits strut around a plain white backdrop with exaggerated movements, some holding a ukulele .
Tue 16 Jun 2026
The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Music
Two sides of the same bronze coin, featuring the profile of Napoleon Bonaparte
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Napoleon Archive Talk
Lotherton
Talk
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A view through a stone arch shows a group of young people around a piano.
Wed 6 May 2026 - Wed 17 Jun 2026
Song writing for ages 15-18 (6 Week course) partnership with Cloth Cat
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Music
Ivo Graham smirks at the camera, in a bright orange suit and sunglasses, with orange-dyed hair.
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Ivo Graham: Orange Crush
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Alison Cotton
Wed 17 Jun 2026
Alison Cotton
The Attic
Music
Performance
Gigs
Yellow and blue toned collage of musicians playing instruments along with icons of footsteps, drums and the portrait of a face.
Thu 18 Jun 2026
Charanga del Norte
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Old photo of Paul Young standing on his left leg with his left knee up by his chest. He has a dark 70s-style haircut, wearing a long coat, white shirt and black trousers.
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Paul Young: Songs and Stories
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
Billy Fuller
Fri 19 Jun 2026
Billy Fuller
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs
Three men embrace with their arms around each other.
Wed 17 Jun 2026 - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Blue Mist
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
A range of different sized screen printing screens stacked on a shelf
Sat 13 Jun 2026 - Sat 20 Jun 2026
Paper Screen Printing – 2 Day Course
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Under £10
The makers of the show, two men and a woman are standing, smiling at the camera.
Sat 20 Jun 2026
Selene
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Music
Theatre
The Pitmen Poets press shot.
Sat 20 Jun 2026
The Pitmen Poets
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Spoken Word
Under £10
Someone juggling outside Temple Newsam
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Summer Picnic
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Items of local produced food laid out on a table
Sat 20 Jun 2026 - Sun 21 Jun 2026
Family Fun Fest
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Festival
Food & Drink
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Market
Lily Allen
Sun 21 Jun 2026
Lily Allen
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Shirt with colourful stitching repairs
Mon 15 Jun 2026 - Mon 22 Jun 2026
Monday Mending 2 week course with artist Lorna Johnstone
Leeds Central Library - Art Library
Activity
All Library Events
Craft
Creative Workshop
An image of two people wearing 1940's clothes. One is sat down wearing a hat and white shirt with a tie. The other is standing wearing a white dress, with their arm on the other person's shoulder. There is text above that reads 'WINDRUSH BY SONG'.
Mon 22 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Windrush By Song
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Free
Still from stop motion animation: featuring a bouncing ball with a face on. The ball has arms and legs and is bouncing up and down in a spotlight
Tue 2 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Free Introduction to Procreate Dreams Workshop (digital animation)
Armley Community Hub and Library
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
A stylised print of a woman in a red hat
Mon 22 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Gel Plate Printing & Mixed Media Collage (2 Day Course)
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Under £10
Black and white photograph of a library. Long tables are filled with people studying.
Tue 21 Apr 2026 - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Heritage Tour of Leeds Central Library
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Guided Tour
Heritage
Sketch of a woman holding a child
Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Florence Nightingale Experience
Lotherton
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
Performer sings in a darkened room with green light in back ground
Until Wed 24 Jun 2026
Open Mic - at Leeds Libraries in partnership with Launchpad
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Gigs
Music
Performance
Four dancers perform in darkness, all crouching down. The dancer in the middle leans on the others. One dancer is sat, watching from behind them.
Wed 24 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Fireflies at Dawn
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
A lilac delphinium in flower in the Walled Garden
Thu 18 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Delphinium Walk and Cream Tea
Temple Newsam
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Walk
An image of Delphiniums on the Delphinium Walk at Temple Newsam
Thu 18 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Delphinium Walk and Cream Tea at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Walk
Free
Two cream flowers on a green background
Thu 9 Apr 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Growing Through Grief
Living Potential Community Garden
Healthy Living
Outdoor
Under £10
Sweet Sorrows
Thu 25 Jun 2026
From Ireland - Sweet Sorrows in concert
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
Melanie Baker
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Melanie Baker
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
LGBT+
Music
A newspaper with the headline 'A Bright Room Called Day', there is an image of an aeroplane on the cover
Wed 24 Jun 2026 - Sat 27 Jun 2026
A Bright Room Called Day
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
Performers are dancing on stage. One performer is in a wheelchair.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
National Youth Dance Company x Alleyne Dance
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Free
cotton reels
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Scrap Crafters & Makers DeStash Market
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Social
Market
Tour guests inside a pub, raising beer glasses to the camera
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Leeds Heritage Pub Tour
The Tetley Pub
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Under £10
Rails of colourful clothing in a brightly lit room
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange June 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
A lino printed image of a red bird with a blue background being revealed from the lino plate
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Linocut – Jigsaw Style!
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
After concert photo of the full choir.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
I Have Seen The Last Rays
St Edmunds Church
Concerts
Music
Performance
the searchers & hollies Experience press shot.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Searchers & Hollies Experience
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Grainy image of a bride holding a bouquet laughing with text reading: Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus. Mamma Mia! The smash hit musical, based on the songs of ABBA.
Tue 16 Jun 2026 - Sat 27 Jun 2026
MAMMA MIA!
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Performance
A group of singers performs energetically on stage in front of an orchestra, with a large "80s Classical" sign in the background.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
80s Classical 2026
Millennium Square
Activity
Gigs
Music
Free
An artist playing music on a big stage during a concert with a crowd in the background
Until Sun 28 Jun 2026
Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years of Music in Leeds
Leeds City Museum
Exhibition
Music
National Theatre Live
Sun 28 Jun 2026
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Otley Courthouse
Film
Theatre
In a black and red leotard, Joe Tracini strikes a pose in mid-air with arms and legs outstretched, with an open-mouthed expression.
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Joe Tracini: 10 Things I Hate About Me
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Superchunk
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Superchunk
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Performance
Plant pots being screen printed in blues and yellows
Mon 1 Jun 2026 - Mon 29 Jun 2026
Introduction to Screen Printing – 5 Week Course
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Two people dangle upside-down from a rope around their ankles, encased in a bright neon light against an orange background.
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Jay & Joss: It's Not a Game
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Good Flying Birds
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Good Flying Birds
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Free
St Brigid's Arms Projects / Emerald LENS CIC
Tue 14 Apr 2026 - Tue 30 Jun 2026
Leeds Creative Sessions for Women of Irish Heritage
HEART Headingley
Craft
Creative Workshop
Heritage
Music
Performance
Workshop
A black and white printed portrait of a woman and the plate it was printed from
Tue 2 Jun 2026 - Tue 30 Jun 2026
The Portrait – 5 Week Course
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
The quartet of Graffiti Classics jump up in the air with comic, open mouth expressions, each holding their instruments in a graffiti-covered tunnel.
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Graffiti Classics: The Comedy String Quartet
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Music