The Chapel Allerton Arts Festival runs between Friday 29th August until 6pm on Sunday 31st August in Chapel Allerton with build up and fringe events happening in the week before, finishing with the main events in Regent Street at the weekend. The festival has been running now for 26 years, is completely run by volunteers and is one of the highlights of Leeds arts calendar

Build Up and Fringe events ...

Tuesday 26th August
Poetry night at Brew + Bao hosted by Chemistry’s Joe Williams
with headliner Wendy Pratt 19:30 PAYF

Wednesday 27th August
Children’s Willow Weaving Workshop Methodist Centre 13:00 and repeated at 15:00
Book here

Children’s Poetry Workshop in The Little Bookshop. SOLD OUT

Thursday 28th August
Picnic in the Park 13:00 -16:00
with music from The Big Easy. Free

… and at Seven Arts in the Auditorium
Olivia Cuttill Quintet “Tunes to be Swingin”
Rising star jazz trumpet player returns to Leeds with her all star band.
Doors 19:00 music 19:30 -21:30
£10-12 Booking details here

at Seven Arts in the Bar
Trad Irish Session PAYF 20:00

Friday  29th August

Main Stage
Tea on the Street from 17:00
18:00 Carr Manor Blacklist
18:30 Lawnswood – Fallen Blue
19:00 Wedgy
19:45 Mince
20:45 DJJD
(Music finishes at 22:00)

and at Seven Arts in the auditorium – Iain Archer (Snow Patrol/Tired Pony) 19:00 doors for 19:30 start.
Tickets here

Saturday 30th August

Main Stage
12:45 Roundhay Ukelele Group
13:20 Pitanga
14:10 Emily Mercer
14:50 Festival Choir
15:20 Decodance
16:15 Fake Fame

Quiet Zone at Methodist Church 11:00 -17:00 (See Access Page)

Little Seedlings at Methodist Church and on Well Lane

Well Lane performance area

12:00 Hilton Recorder Consort
13:00 Ringato Family Singing Session, with Music at Heart (book in advance here)
14:15 Tiff the Juggler from Circus Leeds
15:20 Balbir Singh Dance Company
16:00 Tiff the Juggler
16:30 Sing Meanwood acapella choir

Come and learn the Decodance parade dance – bottom Well Lane car park 14:45
PARADE led by Decodance STARTS at 15:15

Ancient Infinity Orchestra Workshop
making music for kids and families
Seven Arts concert room 13:00 (doors 12:45) Free to evening concert goers; for others book your tickets here

Cafe Run PAYF
11:30 -12:30 House of Koko
14:00 -17:00 at Seven Arts; The Library; The Woods; Bricklebanks
featuring:
Songbirde
Den Millar
Sabrina Piggott
Dave Patterson

Also featuring: Balbir Singh Dance Company

Watch video from previous Cafe Run

and at Seven Arts in the Courtyard – Sanctuary Seeking Singers will feature:

Goli
Persian/Kurdish folk and popular music
Featuring on flamenco guitar Artin (originally from Iran).
They all met at the St Augustine’s Centre for refugees and asylum seekers in Halifax, where they introduced their music to host community musicians, Toby and Steve who will accompany them tonight.
The Iranian vocalist Soheila will open the show. PAYF 17:00 -18:00

Watch video from the 2024 Sanctuary Seeking Singers

At Seven Arts in the Auditorium – Ancient Infinity Orchestra
Doors 19:00 music 19:30 -21:30
£10-12 Booking details here

Saturday Night Main Stage
18:00 Little Mistakes
19:00 Vertigo
20:00 The Late Arrivals Club
21:00 The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience
(Music finishes at 22:00)

Sunday 31st August

10.30am- Hymns in the Street
Join Churches Together for a singing start to Sunday. Our theme this year is: Be brave! Come and listen to stories of how people have been courageous and stepped out in faith. And join in with singing along to some well-known, powerful songs

Quiet Zone on Well Lane 12:00 -17:00 (See Access Page)

at the Willow Tree Stage, Chapel Allerton Square – Jazz from 13:00 -15:00
featuring Topaz, Pitanga, Jools and the Valley Three. PAYF collection for the Festival

Jazz Sunday (12:30 – 18:00)
Our brilliant annual afternoon’s jazz, blues, good food, and good vibes at the Sunday of Chapel Allerton Arts Festival
12:30 Leeds Youth Jazz Rock Orchestra
13:30 Homecoming Brass Band
14:30 John Taylor’s Blues Spectrum
14:30 Dudley Nesbitt and Pan Jumby
16:30 Fergus Quill’s Imaginary Big Band
(Music finishes at 18:00)