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October 2025
Black History Month in Leeds

Black History Month throughout October celebrates the incredible richness of Black and Brown heritage in the UK.

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Tony Burkill plays saxophone
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Autumn/Winter 2025
Jazz Leeds Autumn

This Autumn Jazzleeds presents forty concerts, with something to suit all tastes. 

 

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Seren Oakley | Tirweddau Dychmugol-Faesiol
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Autumn
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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Image depicts a large ceramic rocking horse head with wooden handles. On the horses nose, there is a small image of a baby doll, and on the neck there is a small image of smiling child with a dog. There are white ribbons tied around the wooden handle.
Multiple dates
Sat 11 Oct 2025 - Wed 24 Dec 2025
Broken // Makeshift
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibitions
Visual Art

A reinterpretation of ‘The Last Supper’ painting with people gathered around a table. In the background, the original artwork.
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Autumn
Theatre In Leeds

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

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Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
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Autumn
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 woman in early 19th century costume holding an egg
Single date
Wed 19 Nov 2025
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HOPS at Hawksworth Wood Village Hall
Theatre

Three people singing together around a microphone
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Autumn
Gigs In Leeds

Our regular listings guide to Leeds gigs, club nights, DJs, rock, jazz and pop.

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An iconic still from the film Psycho of Marion in the shower scene screaming
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Autumn
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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Image of Stephen K Amos wearing a brown jacket laughing with an illustration filter on.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Stephen K Amos: Now We're Talking
City Varieties
Comedy
Annie Keating Band playing on stage.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Annie Keating Band
Otley Courthouse
Gig Music
A mushroom growing on a stump of mossy wood
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Fungus Foray at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Environmental Guided Tours
Hollie McNish
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Hollie McNish / Brand New Book Tour!
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy
A blue tote bag which has a letter T laid on it in light blue fabric, there are two skeins of thread (light pink and dark pink) and a pair of embroidery scissors also on the tote bag.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Applique a Tote Bag with Jane
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
Mutant Movement 1980 Daytime Disco : 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Mutant Movement 1980 Daytime Disco : 45th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set
The Backroom
Gig Music
Photo players in orchestra
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Leeds Symphony Orchestra
St James' Parish Church, Wetherby
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Paul Whittaker conducting / image by Michaela Walshe, PBG Studios
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Paul Whittaker O.B.E. with Hull Visual Choir
St James' Parish Church, Wetherby
Music Concert Music (Classical) Workshop
Hands holding solder and a soldering iron hovering over a blue stained glass panel.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Stained Glass Saturday Workshop with Sam Yates
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft Workshop
A table is strewn with patched up fabric, thread, in multiple colours.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Threads of Freedom : Make Do & Mend –Make Do & Mend – Skill Share in the Art Library
Leeds Central Library
Craft Workshop
Two side-by-side images. Left: Two women at a table, writing and smiling. Right: A "Happy Birthday" card with a watercolor floral wreath.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Calligraphy & Watercolour with Grace Joanna
Calverley Old Hall Community Space
Craft Workshop
A night of Brazilian music at The Attic, Leeds with Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas plus Bacana
Sat 11 Oct 2025
A Brazilian Music Party: Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas + Bacana
The Attic
Gig Music
Yoga teacher Karen doing a handstand
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Elevate your Practice with Handstands: Alignment & Balance
Yoga Hero
Healthy Living Workshop
Briony Spandler
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Wild Service Festival TALK: Briony Spandler
Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project
Environmental Talk
a face in leaves
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Wild Service Festival: Launch
Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project
Discussion Gig Music Spoken Word Talk
Jonathan Mallatratt
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Floating Temples – Jonathan Mallatratt
Scrap Creative Reuse Arts Project
Environmental Gig Music
thinking man
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Lost Fox Presents: Think Again
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Theatre
A woman stands by a self constructed machine
Sat 11 Oct 2025
An Attempt To Lose Time
The Warehouse in Holbeck
Theatre
An older man faces a younger one and looks at him fondly. They are both wearing cricket clothes and are on a playing field.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Playing Away
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Theatre of Presents Icons Burlesque and Cabaret Show
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Theatre of Presents: Icons an Evening of Burlesque & Cabaret
The Wardrobe
Comedy Dance Performance Show
Shelves of food packaging on display in the M&S Archive
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Sparky Saturdays: Packaging
M&S Archive
Workshop
Pink background with various images of previous performers at an open mic. The images are in frames.
Sat 11 Oct 2025
The Sound Gallery - 25 and Under Acoustic Open Mic
Leeds Art Gallery
Jazz Music Performance Workshop
Abstract image of pool and tiles
Sat 11 Oct 2025
Creative Workshops - Dive into Bramley Baths
Bramley Baths
Workshop
Books on a book shelf one that says black film British cinema
Sat 11 Oct 2025
June Givanni PanAfrican Cinema Archive
Hyde Park Picture House
Exhibitions Film
Geoff Norcott wearing a pale blue tshirt under a black suit jacket looking straight-faced at the camera.
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Geoff Norcott: Basic Bloke 2
City Varieties
Comedy
Sound Bath & Massage Workshop
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sound Bath & Massage Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
Trauma Release Exercise Workshop
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Trauma Release Exercise Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
Sound Bath & Massage Workshop
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sound Bath & Massage Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
the band
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Stick In The Wheel
The Attic
Gig Music
A number of people visiting Temple Newsam in a highly decorated room with lots of paintings and fine furniture on display.
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Temple Newsam Autumn Open Day
Temple Newsam
Exhibitions Heritage
A visitor and the RSPB event lead discussing camera settings on a Specialised Beginner's Photography Workshop
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Specialised Beginner's Photography Workshop- RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St. Aidan's Nature Reserve
Photography Workshop
SOUND OF THE 60S An energetic tribute to the lost decade of the 60's
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sound of the 60s: An energetic tribute to the lost decade of the 60's
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Gig Music Show
Cal Tjader playing a vibraphone
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sextet ¡Ritmo Caliente!
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
female presenting bride with pink hair in a white outfit, in a pink bath with pink balls
Sun 12 Oct 2025
The Quirky Wedding Fayre at New Craven Hall
New Craven Hall
Exhibitions Market Social
alternative market at the wardrobe
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Halloween Full Moon Market at The Wardrobe
The Wardrobe
Market
Image shows a piece of paper for practice with modern calligraphy letters. A traditional calligraphy nib and a pot of ink rest on top of the paper
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Mindful Calligraphy Workshop with Sophie Eloise Calligraphy
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Craft Workshop
Tony Harrison in front of a gravestone
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Tony Harrison's v. A Homecoming - The Warehouse In Holbeck
The Warehouse in Holbeck
Performance Spoken Word
Neeta from Sarl Sound Healing sitting under a tree with her instruments
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Sarl Sound Healing Community Sound Bath
Open Source Arts
Healthy Living Workshop
A image of the current show in Hyde Park Art Club
Sun 12 Oct 2025
There is Not a Fashion - Talk and PV
Hyde Park Book Club
Exhibitions Talk Visual Art
Colorful toy block house illuminated by garden lights on grass at night with starry sky above
Sun 12 Oct 2025
New Home Makers - toy block house building workshop
Parkinson Building
Craft Workshop
A family dressing up
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Autumn Open Day at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Exhibitions Heritage
An image of a stone house (Abbey House Museum) on a hill, with flowerbeds and trees in the foreground.
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Enhancing Positive Emotion mini retreat
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
Otto English
Mon 13 Oct 2025
An Evening with Otto English: Notorious: History's Villains
The Old Woollen
Discussion Literature
A purple sign showing a wheelchair icon and reading "step free route" sits on a patch of grass
Mon 13 Oct 2025
Social Justice Lunch - Making Leeds an Accessible City
Mill Hill Chapel
Discussion Food & Drink Social
Matt Nicholson
Mon 13 Oct 2025
SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Literature Social Spoken Word
A printed image of a bird in shades of blue being revealed after being printed from a piece of TetraPak
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Tetra Pak Printing Taster
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Emeritus Professor Joyce Hill, President of the Leeds Association of the National Trust
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Time Travel through Place-Names: a Sideways Look at the History of Leeds
St Chad's Parish Centre
Heritage Talk
A picture of a hand of someone meditating
Tue 14 Oct 2025
How To Meditate
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
An image of somebody meditating
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Loving Kindness in Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
A silver bowl from Lotherton House
Tue 14 Oct 2025
Tea & Talk: Arts & Crafts to Art Deco Women Artist-Designers
Lotherton Hall and Estate
Heritage Social Talk