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Cultural Emporium Marketplace

Come join us at our vibrant and colourful celebration of diverse culture, food entrepreneurship and community togetherness.

The day will feature an array of local and citywide entrepreneurial multicultural traders offering a wide range of products tailored to the traditions, tastes, and preferences of diverse communities. 

Whatever you're looking for, our new Cultural Emporium Marketplace will have it. 

Leeds in Blossom

Every Spring, blossom declares the arrival of brighter days to come. Together with the National Trust and Fruit Works, Love Leeds Parks invites you to enjoy blossom’s fleeting beauty and celebrate all the good it can do – for people and for nature. 

Explore some of the city’s best blossom spots using the Leeds in Blossom map, or join your friends and neighbours in celebrating the changing seasons at a Blossom-inspired community event. 

Otley Ghost Tour

A one hour walking tour exploring the dark history of Otley.

Discover who hobbles the cobbles of the seemingly quaint medieval market town of Otley. Meet your ghoulish guide by the market square's famous Jubilee Clock, and brave the dark side. Graveyards, historic pubs and spooky churches are among the quirky sites visited throughout this tour, which runs every Saturday evening.

Hear spooky stories that the guidebooks wouldn't dare to tell as you walk around in the darker hours

Great British Food Festival - Harewood House

Join us for a fabulous, family-friendly, foodie-fun festival at this stunning venue for the eleventh year!

More than just another food festival, The Great British Food Festival combines the nation’s love of great food and drink to the delightful Harewood House. This May, enjoy three unforgettable days exploring new flavours overlooking Harewood House. It’s truly the perfect foodie day out for the whole family! 

The Big Wild Play Out

Come and join us on our beautiful site on Saturday 7th June for our annual celebration of playing outside!

Explore the meadows, woodland and ponds, and meet some of the creatures that live here.

Our green oasis beside the River Aire, just 2 miles from Leeds City Centre, is a former industrial site that has been transformed into a haven for wildlife and people.

Our cafe will be open for homemade cakes and a cuppa - or bring your own picnic!

The event is free but donations are much appreciated.

Heritage Walk with Joe Williams

As part of the 3rd edition of the Leeds International African Arts Festival LIAAF 2025! Leeds has untold stories waiting for you to find them.

Walk through the city’s past and see Leeds in a way you never have before. Led by Leeds Black History Walk (LBHW), this experience pulls back the curtain on hidden Black histories, from ancient African legacies to forgotten landmarks that shaped the city. This is history that demands to be seen, heard, and felt.

What’s waiting for you:

Stories that challenge everything you thought you knew about Leeds

Wildflower Meadow Creation at Aysgarth Community Green Space

Join our friends from St Vincents at Aysgarth Community Green Space (Aygarth Walk Park) behind St Vincents to create a beautiful wildflower meadow

Help them sow native flowers to support our pollinators like bees and butterflies.

No experience needed, just a willingness to get your hands a bit dirty.

This is a great opportunity to connect with your community, learn about wildflowers and make a lasting impact. Come join them and be part of something special.

Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

Art In The City

We are now taking our Art House art markets to the great outdoors! 2025 will see our new outdoor art markets popping up in the exciting commercial and residential walkways of Leeds City Centre as 'Art In The City'. 

We start off our urban outdoor art events at the stunning newly developed Wellington Place, in the stimulating west end of the city,  centred around the prominent stone built Wagon Hoist legacy structure of the old Leeds railway station, now a railway and tram museum, just 5 minutes walk from Leeds City Square.