Judith Hill
Judith Hill brings her Grammy-winning music to the Howard Assembly Room, presenting an intimate exploration of survival, creativity, and personal strength through her latest album.
Future Textiles - Working with Waste as a Resource
Join us in Sustainable Fashion Week for a FREE workshop which focuses on practical skills and open conversation around working with waste textiles.
Participants will explore techniques to turn discarded garments into new, usable materials, while developing ideas for sustainable design.
Through hands-on making and shared dialogue, the session supports skill-building and creative approaches to textile reuse.
Join Harriet Wadsworth, Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University's School of Arts, and her students in this hands on workshop.
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
Screening Part of Scalarama Leeds 2025
When eccentric man-child Pee-wee Herman gets his beloved bike stolen in broad daylight, he sets out across the U.S. on the adventure of his life.
Staring Paul Ruben, playing his iconic Character Pee Wee Herman.
Tim Burtons feature length debut is a slice of nostalgia filled to the brim with childlike wonder, oddity and wit.
Accompanied by Danny Elfmans renowned score.
Drawing and colouring tablet will be available during the event.
The Organiser (screening)
Screening is Part of Scalarama Leeds 2025
Acorn Leeds and Poised Peach Cinema are joining forces for this not to be missed screening of The Organiser.
The documentary film looks back at how Wade Rathke, a former anti-war and welfare rights organizer founded the Acorn organization in Little Rock in 1970 and over the next decades shepherded its growth into a national political powerhouse for the poor. His entrepreneurial vision helped build ACORN but internal conflict and external pressures would lead to its tragic downfall.
Billy Mitchell & Bob Fox: From The Horse's Mouth
An evening of Songs, Stories, scurrilous gossip and plenty laughs, with BILLY MITCHELL and BOB FOX... from their adventures as members of LINDISFARNE, WARHORSE and THE PITMEN POETS…
Two of the UK’s best known and loved singers - Billy Mitchell and Bob Foxare taking to the road together in October 2025 to tour their show, 'From the Horse's Mouth' throughout the UK.
Northern Roll: Adult Roller Disco
Experience the ultimate throwback as Northern Roll brings its massive adult roller disco to New Dock Hall. Join us for a night of incredible music, amazing DJs, and rolling on a butter-smooth floor. Get ready to groove to the beats of DJ Onyx, DJ Dom Diego, and DJ StayFun (NL), who will be on the decks all night long.
The event runs from 6pm to 10:30pm at New Dock Hall in Leeds. You can bring your own skates or rent a pair with skate hire available on site.
Lorenzo Micheli: Capriccio for Classical Guitar
Hailed by The Washington Post as “extraordinarily sensitive – nothing less than rapturous,” world-renowned classical guitarist Lorenzo Micheli returns to the UK with Capriccio — a solo recital spanning three centuries of bold, expressive music.
From Paganini’s fiery sonatas to the poetic reverie of Barrios’ La Catedral, Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s vivid tributes, and Micheli’s own transcriptions of Chopin’s Preludes, this is a rare chance to hear one of the finest guitarists of his generation.
Treasure Handling Session - Gardening and Botany
Join our team of Librarians to get up-close and personal with a curated selection of treasures from the Central Library collections, focusing on our gardening and botanical collections from the 17th to the 20th-centuries.
There’ll be the chance to handle rare books from our archive, as well as the opportunity to chat with staff about the current exhibition – Unearthed: The Power of Gardening.
This event is part of Unearthed: The Power of Gardening exhibition, in partnership with the British Library and the Living Knowledge Network.
Joint & Several
Collaborative art works by Yorkshire Artists Mel Davies and Kim Coley in the Spinning Mill Loft at Sunny Bank Mills
Over the last two years, Mel Davies and Kim Coley, two established Yorkshire artists, have worked simultaneously, painting on Canvas to create a series of art works that blend their individual styles and characteristic brushwork. The show has been curated by them and is displayed in the abandoned and atmospheric Loft space in the Spinning Mill at Sunny Bank Mills in Farsley.
Northern Roll: Family Roller Disco
Get ready to roll! The Northern Roll Family Disco is coming to New Dock Hall.
Join us for an afternoon of family fun from 3.30pm to 5pm. Whether you're a seasoned skater or just starting, this is a perfect opportunity to hit the floor together. In addition to a fantastic roller disco soundtrack, you'll find a variety of stalls, a fun photo booth, and even some free disco dancing workshops to get everyone moving.