The Victorian Circuses of Leeds
A walking tour of the city centre, taking in the historic sites of Victorian circus venues.
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Tuesday Treasure: Women’s Social Lives in 19th Century Commonplace Books
Get to know our collections up close as we tell you stories about a selection of objects in our ever-popular Tuesday Treasure lunchtime drop-in.
Marching On-Line Together: A history of the Leeds United Email List
Claire Warwick and John Boocock discuss the origins and history of the Unofficial Leeds United Email List and football supporters in Cyberspace. The ‘Leeds List’ claims to be the oldest surviving football supporters’ email list in the UK.
Voice of the Fans Now
Fan-led media occupies a unique space in the world of football, from a handful of photocopied fanzines sold outside football grounds in the ‘70s, to the global reach of today’s multimedia platforms. Join the British Library and Leeds Libraries to explore fan-driven publishing in the present moment, including its role in the wider media landscape, what it offers audiences, why it’s important and how it has endured despite changes in the globalised game.
Black Music Festival's Culture Fashion Show
A Celebration of Heritage, Style & Emerging Talent Presented by 2Chic Events
Step into a world where tradition meets trend at the Cultural Fashion Show — an unforgettable evening showcasing the creativity, diversity and future of fashion. This high-energy runway experience will spotlight emerging designers, models and creatives who draw inspiration from their cultural roots to reimagine style on their own terms.
Heritage Bus Tour – See Your City
Join us for a nostalgic journey through Leeds as part of Leeds Civic Trust’s 60th birthday celebrations!
The Leeds See Your City Tour offers a unique opportunity to rediscover the city’s history and development, all while travelling aboard a vintage 1962 Leeds Daimler Double Decker bus, complete with a 1960s style packed lunch to enjoy during the tour!
Leeds' Queer History Tour - Music & Nightlife
Discover Leeds' queer music & nightlife history on a group walking tour of the city centre.
Where did Soft Cell's Marc Almond hear his first disco tune? Why did people stick money to the floor in The New Penny? And what happened when a bunch of lesbians wanted to start a pool tournament?
Find out, and discover the history of Leeds's queer music and nightlife scenes, on this new walking tour of Leeds City Centre.
The 1152 Club
A drop in heritage talks series for the over 55s. Held monthly on a Tuesday morning. Just turn up. PAYF tea and coffee available on arrival.
2025 series:
6 May Lost Buildings of Leeds with Pat Bourne (Assistant Community Curator, Abbey House Museum and Kirkstall Abbey)
3 Jun The Sheila Bownas Collection with Natalie Raw (Curator of Costume and Textiles, Leeds Museums and Galleries)
8 Jul From Mudge To Maxim: The Evolution of Inhalers and Respiratory Care in the Home with Dr Louise Atkinson
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
International Jousting Tournament
It’s tournament time again at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
Over the Easter bank holiday weekend, we will be welcoming international teams of knights from Germany and the USA, as well as our home-grown Royal Armouries team competing for the UK.
This is no choreographed show of ‘black’ and ‘white’ knights in a contrived battle of good versus evil – this is full-on, all-out authentic competition with thrills and spills, victory and honour, plus plenty of pomp and pageantry.