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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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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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A man puts a travel money wallet into his bag
Thu 29 Oct 2026
Have a Go at Half Term: Currency Club
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
Rachel Fairburn
Thu 29 Oct 2026
Rachel Fairburn
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Dr John Cooper Clarke casually poses in a black suit, wearing his iconic sunglasses.
Fri 30 Oct 2026 - Sat 31 Oct 2026
Dr John Cooper Clarke
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Spoken Word
Talk
Republica
Sat 31 Oct 2026
Republica
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Performance
Gigs
Digital illustration of cogs
Until Sun 1 Nov 2026
Engineery
Leeds Industrial Museum
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Hannah East stands sighing and exasperated with a messy bun, her arms outstretched holding a prosecco flute with a dummy floating in it, and a tub of Sudocrem. Her shirt is stained and a breast milk pump is on display.
Mon 2 Nov 2026
Hannah East: Express Yourself
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Illustrated stylised image of a smiling James Phelan holding an umbrella and swinging on a lamppost on a rainy, old-fashioned street. Playing cards fly past in the foreground.
Tue 3 Nov 2026
James Phelan: The Man Who Was Magic
City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre
Firewalk
Wed 4 Nov 2026
Leeds Mind Firewalk
Leeds Art Gallery
Activity
Adventure
Under £10
Group of players on the court
Until Wed 4 Nov 2026
The Bad Mittens, LGBTQ+ inclusive social badminton
Armley Leisure Centre
LGBT+
Social
Sports
In white face paint and a frilly red shirt, Frankie Monroe grins and holds a pint of beer in front of a sparkly, red stage curtain, his foot rests on a prop gravestone amidst a row of cardboard flames.
Wed 4 Nov 2026
Frankie Monroe: DEAD AND ALIVE!!!
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Jason Byrne in a suit comically plays a trombone, holding a mannequin's head to the instrument's bell.
Fri 6 Nov 2026
Jason Byrne: 30 Years Byrning
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
SIX queens singing into microphones wearing modern takes on Tudio dress.
Tue 3 Nov 2026 - Sat 7 Nov 2026
SIX
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Daniel Foxx lies on a bed of soft grass and gazes at the sky, surrounded by daisies and holding a flower.
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Daniel Foxx: How Lovely
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Aladdinsane - The Sound & Vision of Bowie tribute
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Aladdinsane - The Sound & Vision of Bowie tribute
Howard Assembly Room
Gigs
Music
Performance
Flo and Joan sit on the floor with their legs extended, and their arms playing a piano positioned behind their heads.
Sun 8 Nov 2026
Flo & Joan: With Feeling
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Music
Myles Smith
Sun 8 Nov 2026
Myles Smith
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Performance
Olga Koch
Tue 10 Nov 2026
Olga Koch
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Dylan Moran stands against a black backdrop, relaxed with hands in his pockets and wearing a plaid shirt and red undershirt.
Mon 9 Nov 2026 - Tue 10 Nov 2026
Dylan Moran: Looking for Trouble
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Shabaka
Tue 10 Nov 2026
Shabaka
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs
Free
This picture is a group of market stalls in Wellington Place, with lots of shoppers wandering around.
Until Wed 11 Nov 2026
Real Markets: Monthly Market
Wellington Place
Market
Outdoor
At a kitchen counter beside a tabby cat, Brian Bilston reads a book entitled 'how to write a poem', his face obscured behind its cover.
Wed 11 Nov 2026
Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
City Varieties Music Hall
Literature
Spoken Word
Talk
Free
Three models wear headscarves and sunglasses
Thu 12 Nov 2026
Guest Speaker – All in the best possible taste: 50 years of style, with Dr Jade Halbert
M&S Archive
Talk
Heritage
Laura Lexx
Thu 12 Nov 2026
Laura Lexx
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Black and white photo of Tom Meighan looking off into the distance, wearing a thick coat.
Thu 12 Nov 2026
An Evening with Tom Meighan: The Original Voice of Kasabian
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Talk
Free
Toddlers playing with toys on a colourful play mat.
Until Fri 13 Nov 2026
Little Lotherton
Lotherton
Craft
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
In profile under a harsh spotlight with dramatic shadows, Hugh Cornwell tilts down his head, with a gritty, textured filter.
Fri 13 Nov 2026
Hugh Cornwell: Never Say Goodbye
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Rhythm of the 90's
Fri 13 Nov 2026
Rhythm of the 90's
Project House
Music
Gigs
Free
red black and white image of decks
Sat 23 May 2026 - Sat 14 Nov 2026
Seven by Seven - vinyl playing session
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Music
Social
Free
An illustration of colourful Christmas baubles
Sat 14 Nov 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Christmas Crafternoon
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
Andrew Newton performs to a packed blurry crowd, speaking into a handheld microphone and wearing a black shirt.
Sat 14 Nov 2026
Andrew Newton: The Hypnotist Live!
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Image shows a mosaic piece on driftwood with shells and tiles embedded.
Mon 15 Jun 2026 - Mon 16 Nov 2026
Mosaic Workshop at Kirkstall Forge
Butler's Cafe, Kirkstall Forge
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Hayden Thorpe
Tue 17 Nov 2026
Hayden Thorpe performing the songs of Wild Beasts
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Performance
Gigs
Michael Akadiri
Thu 19 Nov 2026
Michael Akadiri
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Michael Akadiri
Thu 19 Nov 2026
Michael Akadiri: Don’t Call Me Uncle!
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Kevin Bridges in a dark setting with a beam of light.
Thu 19 Nov 2026
Kevin Bridges - Here If You Need Me
first direct bank arena
Comedy
Squeeze band sat down together in a club.
Fri 20 Nov 2026
Squeeze
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Adults Only
Jungle with special guests Rio Kosta
Sat 21 Nov 2026
Jungle with special guests Rio Kosta
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Performance
Free
An adult and 2 children buying plants from a stall
Sun 19 Jul 2026 - Sun 22 Nov 2026
Craft Markets
Temple Newsam
Fair
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Market
Pencil sketch of life model
Mon 2 Nov 2026 - Mon 23 Nov 2026
Life Drawing : Four Week Course with Life Model
Leeds Central Library - Art Library
Workshop
Craft
All Library Events
Creative Workshop
Jacob Hawley
Wed 25 Nov 2026
Jacob Hawley
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Free
Showing an image of delicious street food in a takeaway container
Until Thu 26 Nov 2026
Street Food In The Square
Wellington Place
Food & Drink
Market
Outdoor
Free
One tall pile of books surrounded by other smaller piles of books.
Until Thu 26 Nov 2026
Quiet Reading Sessions
Otley Community Hub & Library
All Library Events
Literature
Social
Young Knives
Fri 27 Nov 2026
Young Knives
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs
Under £10
A rail filled with Christmas jumpers
Sat 28 Nov 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange November 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
Bill Bailey
Sat 28 Nov 2026
Bill Bailey - Vaudevillean
first direct bank arena
Comedy
Music
Adults Only
Mrs Doubtfire wearing her classic blue cardigan and skirt holding holding up a broom as if it's a guitar.
Tue 10 Nov 2026 - Sun 29 Nov 2026
Mrs Doubtfire
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Free
Zine illustration
Until Wed 2 Dec 2026
Zine Make and Share with Bethan!
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Craft
Creative Workshop
Free
Photo showing lots of attendees in the main hall for the event
Until Thu 3 Dec 2026
LGBTQ+ Social Space + Support Hub
Swarthmore Education Centre
Food & Drink
LGBT+
Social
Miriam Margolyes smirks at the camera, sat with folded arms and a union flag draped around her sparkly cardigan.
Thu 3 Dec 2026
Miriam Margolyes: Miriam's Full English
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Talk
The Veils
Thu 3 Dec 2026
The Veils
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs