October 2025

Black History Month throughout October celebrates the incredible richness of Black and Brown heritage in the UK.

The theme for Black History Month UK 2025 is “Standing Firm in Power and Pride,” highlighting the resilience and contributions of the Black community.

Find out more at Black History Month UK.

Photo of a laptop opened to a Wikipedia page
Wed 22 Oct 2025
Wiki-editathon
Leeds Central Library
Digital , Workshop
A group of dancers of mixed heritage are pictured in motion, against a bright yellow backdrop. The dancers each lift their left legs in the air whilst their right leg remains on the ground. They are each wearing loose fitting clothing in a range of brightly coloured earth tones. The image is intentionally blurred to emphasize the dancers movements.
Thu 23 Oct 2025
Free
City Campus, Leeds Beckett University
Dance , Performance
Ahamefule J. Olu sits on a stage surrounded by instruments. Wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, they are captured mid-performance, holding a microphone to their lips. Their hair is shaved at the sides with long cornrows on top, their face framed by their braids as they gaze forward. 
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Black Repetitions: A lecture performance
Opera North
Performance , Talk , Theatre
Still from Story of Lovers Rock
Sat 25 Oct 2025
The Story of Lovers Rock
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Picture of artists and book swap for the Mic Check! event; from left to right: Khadijah Ibrahiim, Paulette Morris, picture of books, DJ Fluid.
Wed 29 Oct 2025
Mic Check!
Leeds Central Library
Performance , Spoken Word