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Leeds Lieder
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Sat 5 Apr 2025 - Sat 12 Apr 2025
Leeds Lieder Festival

“Leeds Lieder Festival… from inner city to international, world-class music making… The atmosphere was relaxed but the buzz was electric.” The Guardian. Leeds Lieder Festival returns from Saturday 5 April to Saturday 12 April 2025.

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Free
A pastel green hospital food tray on a pastel green table. In the left half of the tray are brown and purple spotted balls on sticks. In the right side of the tray is a wire basket filled with colourful pills.
Multiple dates
Wed 2 Apr 2025 - Sat 19 Jul 2025
Sarah Roberts: SICK
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibitions
Visual Art
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Fourteen everyday wooden objects, including a plug, chip fork, lolly stick, peg are arranged in a line on a wall. They have all been 'decorated' with different patterns of black lines, burnt by the sun.
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Spring
Exhibitions And Visual Art In Leeds

Take a tour of all the artwork on display across Leeds in art galleries, cafes, museums, shops, community centres and outdoor spaces.

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The duo of Crazy Pony. Frank is stood in a shirt, hat and braces. holding his banjo. Léa is standing on his shoulders in a skirt and corset, whilst holding a skinny violin
Single date
Sun 20 Apr 2025
Crazy Pony
Open Source Arts
Gig
Music

A colourful stained glass window depicting Jesus standing with a shepherd's crook and surrounded by lambs
Single date
Sat 12 Apr 2025
Handel's Messiah
St Edmund's Church, Roundhay
Music
Concert
Music (Classical)
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Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
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Spring
Pop Up Markets in Leeds

Crafts, gifts, clothes, junk, art, farmers, vintage, food & drink, seasonal, makers - you name it Leeds is shopping there.

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A selection of previously unseen ephemera from iconic TV programmes and films from Channel 4
Multiple dates
Fri 11 Apr 2025 - Sun 13 Apr 2025
Photo North Festival #6
Carriageworks Theatre
Exhibitions
Festival
Photography
Talk
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Shonen Knife
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Spring
Gigs In Leeds

Listen up! Dive in to our gig listings page and go wild on the dancefloor. 

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Cinema Africa: Camp De Thiaroye / Sun 25 May 2025 / Hyde Park Picture House
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Spring
Film in Leeds

Discover award winning documentaries, films with live music, screenings including directors talks and Q&As, timeless classics in black and white, family favourites, foreign language films and animation.

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Sisters 360 / Wed 7 May 2025 - Sat 10 May 2025 / Leeds Playhouse
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Spring
Theatre In Leeds

Our collection of theatre listings in Leeds taking place in venues and spaces across the city.

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Free
The colours of Crossgates – the flags of the countries and regions represented by the members of Crossgates Cricket Club.
Single date
Wed 9 Apr 2025
Game Changer
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Film

Ribbons - Artist Pippa Hale - Celebrating 400 Inspirational Women of Leeds (Adjacent to Leeds Playhouse) Cited at Leeds Quarry Hill Cultural Quarter 2024
Multiple dates
Thu 27 Feb 2025 - Thu 18 Dec 2025
Milele Lullaby Choir
Leeds City College, Quarry Hill Campus
Music
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Abi Clarke
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Winter
Comedy in Leeds

Our hilarious round-up of comedy events in Leeds for the coming months!

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Zoe Lyons in an all red outfit against a blue background with her arms shaped as if she's running with her left out front bent up at the elbow and her right behind her bend down at the elbow.
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Zoe Lyons: Werewolf
City Varieties
Comedy
Ig
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Ignacio Lopez: Señor Self Destruct
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A black and white drypoint etched image of a cartoon cat, wearing a top hat and bow tie
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Drypoint Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Picture of author Julia Chapman standing against a stone wall smiling at the camera
Wed 2 Apr 2025
A final farewell to The Dales Detective with Julia Chapman
Truman Books
Discussion Literature Talk
Richard Scott with saxophone, Martin Briggs with a guitar
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Rush Hour Jazz with Richard Scott-Martin Briggs Quartet
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Murder Inc Team
Wed 2 Apr 2025
Murder Inc - The Improvised Murder Mystery
Seven Arts
Comedy Theatre
Lou Sanders leaning on some mannequin legs with pink wooden planks as the background.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Lou Sanders: No Kissing in the Bingo Hall
City Varieties
Comedy
Lucy Porter with a dog in her handbag
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Lucy Porter - No Regrets!
The Wardrobe
Comedy
the band
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Morganway
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
a man and a woman stood at easels beginning to life draw
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Go Figure - Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (April)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Workshop
A photograph of Morley Town Hall clock behind a chimney.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Morley Heritage Investment Fund – Morley Town Deal
Morley Town Hall
Guided Tours Heritage Talk
Two men in evening wear: one a black and white vintage photo the other modern. Along the bottom is a line of bullets.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Coleridge-Taylor of Freetown - A Concert in a Play
HOPS at Hawksworth Wood Village Hall
Music Concert Musical Spoken Word Theatre
Embroidery hoop containing stitched flowers in muted tones.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Craft and Create: Stitch Nature
Leeds Discovery Centre
Craft Workshop
A flatlay of pink threads, golden scissors and a yellow tape measure
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Sewcialise with Alison Teece
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Healthy Living Social Workshop
An image of Park Row in Leeds (1903) with a tram going past elegant Victorian buildings.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Study Afternoon: Building 19th Century Leeds
Abbey House Museum
Discussion Heritage Workshop
A musician sat playing a violin.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
New Connections
Leeds Conservatoire
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Man playing the santoor
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Blossoming
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)
A photo of Eeshar Singh and friends
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Eeshar Singh - Blossoming
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Close up of a man standing playing double bass.
Thu 3 Apr 2025
King Zepha - Live at Sela
Sela Bar
Gig Music
Picture of Jodie wearing a denim blue jumpsuit leaning against a blank white wall smiling
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Book Signing with Gladiator Jodie Ounsley ‘Fury’
Truman Books
Literature Talk
Illustrations of a future city
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Radical Reading Room Book Event | Unlocking Sustainable Cities
Left Bank Leeds
Discussion Literature Talk
patchwork of green fields and blue sea in a collagraph print
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Overtime Art Club O2W Special - Intro to Collagraph and Monotype
Sunny Bank Mills
Craft Workshop
Warm image, the space shows the open source arts upstairs cafe area. It's well lit as the sun is shining through the skylight, bouncing off a disco ball that bathing room in warm speckles of light
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Jam On Toast: Dance Workshop and Jam
Open Source Arts
Dance Gig Healthy Living Music Social Workshop
A featureless standing figure representing laced fashion garment
Thu 3 Apr 2025
A Double Celebration of Sculpture at The Sculpture Gallery
The Sculpture Gallery
Exhibitions Social Visual Art
Image from one of the short films in the Kumba programme
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Maona Art Presents Kumba
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Picture of a pride train
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Pride Writing Workshop
Flamingos Coffee House
Craft LGBT+ Workshop
Grey-toned image of a short-haired man holding a microphone to his mouth in a waistcoat and tie with the rest of the swing band in the background.
Fri 4 Apr 2025
The Story of Swing
City Varieties
Gig Jazz Music Performance
The band
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Dirt Road Band
Cross Keys
Gig Music
Yoga teacher Bryony in Dancer pose in the countryside
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Spring Yoga Flow into Nidra
Yoga Hero
Healthy Living Workshop
Member of High Rise Music group performs music
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Happiness, a sharing with Leeds Lieder Festival
Archive
Exhibitions Music Concert Music (Classical) Visual Art
We Are Wellness
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Authentic Relating Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
A portrait image of Park Jiha
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Park Jiha at the Howard Assembly Room
Howard Assembly Room
Gig Music
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams
Fri 4 Apr 2025
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams
St George's Church
Music Concert Music (Classical)
A black and white image of blood.
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Thackray Insights: Blood Relations
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Discussion Museum Talk
A lino printed image of a building in graduated colours of yellows, greens and blues, alongside the original lino plate and tools
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Lino Printing
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Leodis Consort Singers and Players
Sat 5 Apr 2025
T L de Victoria - Tenebrae Responsories
All Souls’ Church
Music Concert Music (Classical)
two bottomless brunchers
Sat 5 Apr 2025
NDubz Bottomless Brunch
Playroom
Food & Drink Social
The image shows a hand holding a crystal ball reflecting the sunset.
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Forecasting Failure: A Short History of the Future
Mill Hill Chapel
Talk
A bright logo showing three clay figures dancing
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Springful Ceilidh
All Hallows Church
Dance Gig Music Social
Two greetings cards covered in paper collage dots with adjacent scissors and coloured washi tape.
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Dots! Dots! Dots! Creative Collage Experience
The Mill Gallery
Craft Workshop
A watercolour painting of a yellow chick in a brown nest
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Easter Watercolours with Joanne Whitaker
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
A painting of a still life of a bowl of vegetatbles
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Palette Knife Painting - with Heather Burton
NorthLight Arts Centre
Craft Workshop
Life drawing sketch in yellow and pink pastel on yellow paper
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield
Treasures of the Brotherton
Craft Workshop
A person in a purple and white outfit arranges colourful circular cut-outs on a white table. The cut-outs, made from magazines, feature various colours, patterns, and text. The scene captures a hands-on creative collage-making process.
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Dots! Dots! Dots! Creative Collage Experience
The Mill Gallery
Craft Workshop
A pirate looking up through a telescope with a big smile on her face.
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Pirate Bonnie
St Bartholomew's Church
Theatre
Space Safari Drone Light show: A cinematic spectacle in sky. An innovative-eco-friendly event for all ages!
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Space Safari: Drone Light Show
Yorkshire Cricket Ground, Headingley
Digital Outdoor Show
Black desktop featuring mono prints and other tools and inks for making lino prints
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Beginners Lino Print Workshop
Brambles Bakehouse
Craft Workshop
Someone sat on the edge of a flower bed holding their dog
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Meanwoof Market
Meanwood Market
Food & Drink Market
Herbie Hopkins
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Saturday Night Live: Herbie Hopkins
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Evening Opening Recital: Florian Boesch and Joseph Middleton perform Winterreise
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)