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October 2024
Black History Month in Leeds

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

Arts & Culture News
Find out more on our blog.

Los Bitchos / Fri 25 Oct 2024 / Leeds Irish Centre
Autumn
Gigs In Leeds

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

Collage of words ready to be turned into poems
Fri 18 Oct 2024 - Sun 20 Oct 2024
Rubbish Words
Leeds Corn Exchange
Literature
Spoken Word
Workshop
Collections
We've taken the stress out of searching and pulled together lots of event collections for you to explore.

an illustration of a red violin
Mon 14 Oct 2024 - Sat 19 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival

A celebration of the violin in various guises, throughout Leeds in concerts, film, workshops, walking tours and more. Mon 14 Oct 2024 - Sat 19 Oct 2024.
 

A black guitar to the left of a drumskin that read Leeds Beat '24
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Leeds Beat '24
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig
Music

Lighthouse set amongst the landscape of a dark night sky
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Travel Light
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Concert
Music
Music (Classical)
Performance
Spoken Word
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a painting of Kirkstall Abbey and the River Aire
8 Oct 2024 - 18 Oct 2024
Leeds Mindfulness Festival 2024

The 9th Annual Leeds Mindfulness Festival, based in the inspiring settings of Abbey House Museum’s Gatehouse and the grounds of Kirkstall Abbey. 8 – 18 October 2024.

 

A close up charcoal drawing of a woman
Thu 17 Oct 2024 - Sat 2 Nov 2024
(M)other
Leeds Drawing Club
Exhibitions
Visual Art
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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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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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Autumn
Comedy in Leeds

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

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Members of the Northern Swing Orchestra on stage including the conductor and a trombonist standing up to do a solo.
Tue 15 Oct 2024
In The Mood: Northern Swing Orchestra and special guests The Honeybirds
City Varieties
Concert Gig Music Show
Makk
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Tuesday Night Live: Makk + HerOrangeCoat
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
Big Band and vocal trio
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Get In The Mood with The Northern Swing Orchestra and special guests The Honeybirds
City Varieties
Gig Jazz Music
There are four people in the image. The first is a white man with dark curly hair, he's wearing glasses and a dark grey blazer holding a violin. The second is also a white man with a beard and glasses wearing a dark coloured shirt holding a viola. Both men are smiling. The third is a white woman with a side profile. She has short blonde hair and is looking to the right. The fourth person is a white lady with long brown hair. She is wearing a red dress and looking at the camera.
Tue 15 Oct 2024
CAERUS Quartet
Leeds Conservatoire
Concert Music Music (Classical)
A painting from inside the twin archways of Kirkstall Abbey's Chapter House, glimpsing out into the Cloister, which is depicted as overgrown with trees. The north end of the nave can be seen in the distance.
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Opening to Buddhist Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
CAERUS Quartet
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: CAERUS Quartet, London to Paris - A Journey of Contrasts
Leeds Conservatoire
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Urzila Carlson on stage looking shocked whilst holding a microphone. Pink-purple background.
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Urzila Carlson: Just Jokes
City Varieties
Comedy
Trish Heenan smiling
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Trish Heenan at Rush Hour Jazz
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
A purple background with three overlapping circles. In these circles are photographs or learning disabled people enjoying creative activities, including dancing.
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Purple Patch Approach Day
Archive
Discussion Talk Workshop
Portrait of Shaparak Khorsandi
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Shaparak Khorsandi: Scatterbrain
The Old Woollen
Comedy
Doodle Chat
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Doodle Chat Exhibition Launch
Left Bank Leeds
Exhibitions Social Visual Art
A profile image of Professor James Woodall
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Health Promotion Unlocked - Professor James Woodall
The Rose Bowl
Discussion Talk
Chapel FM Jazz Collective
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Chapel FM Jazz Collective in Concert
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Gig Jazz Music
Carcass Club comes to Flat Iron Leeds for one night only
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Carcass Club
Food & Drink
Lighthouse set amongst the landscape of a dark night sky
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Travel Light
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Concert Music Music (Classical) Performance Spoken Word
A picture of a monastic ruin. A grassed cloister area is to the foreground and a church bell tower is to the right.
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Loving Kindness Meditation
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
Alison Rhind (piano) | Akiko Ono (violin)
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: Leeds Lunchtime Chamber Series, Akiko Ono (violin), Alison Rhind (piano)
The Venue
Concert Music Music (Classical)
In Harmony Opera North, Young Musicians Studio, and Youth Orchestra
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: In Harmony - Opera North Violinists
Howard Assembly Room
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Antal Zalai (violin) | Adam Heron (pinao)
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: Sound Out Leeds - Roma Violin
The Venue
Concert Music Music (Classical)
the artist
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Rachael Lavelle
The Lending Room
Gig Music
A person with short blond hair and their arms behind their back
Wed 16 Oct 2024
Maisie Adam – Appraisal
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy Show
Pierre in colour amongst a crowd of people laughing who are in black and white
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Pierre Novellie: Why Are You Laughing?
The Wardrobe
Comedy Show
Tom Ollendorff with guitar, Will Vinson with saxophone
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Tom Ollendorff Trio with Will Vinson
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Author event with SJ Bradley
Thu 17 Oct 2024
An evening in conversation with SJ Bradley
Truman Books
Festival Literature Talk
Pink Tribute
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Pink Tribute
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Food & Drink Gig Music Show
An illustration of the Ribbons sculpture taken from Pippa Hale's website
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Ribbons Panel Discussion
City Room, Leeds Playhouse
Discussion Talk
A diverse group of people clink their glasses together
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Leeds Inclusive Employers Network (LIEN) October
Answer Digital
Discussion Social Talk
1920s woman wearing a fur coat, standing on a stage with red background
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Jennie Lee
Interplay Theatre
Theatre
London Chamber Ensemble: Madeleine Mitchell & Gordon MacKay - violins, Bridget Carey - viola, Joseph Spooner - cello
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: The Violins of Hope
The Venue
Concert Music Music (Classical)
artwork
Thu 17 Oct 2024
Ishmael Ensemble
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Jason Byrne wearing chunky white gloves typing on a typewriter looking confused.
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Jason Byrne: No Show
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Felix Yaniewicz (1762-1848)
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Felix Yaniewicz (1762-1848): A Polish Violin Virtuoso in Britain
The Leeds Library
Discussion Heritage Music Talk
Tell us a Story event
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Tell Us a Story: Storytelling at Chapel FM Arts Centre
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Performance Spoken Word
promo pic
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience: Album Launch
The Domino Club
Gig Music
A picture of an overgrown ruin
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Mindfulness for Better Mental Health
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
Green Drag Queens Looking Spooky
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Glamour Pussy
The Old Woollen
Comedy LGBT+ Performance Show
A depiction of the nave of Kirkstall Abbey in ruins, surrounded by livestock
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Lakshmi - Divine Feminine Power of Abundance and Grace
Abbey House Museum
Healthy Living Workshop
Madeleine Mitchell, Gordon MacKay & Nigel Clayton
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Madeleine Mitchell, Gordon MacKay & Nigel Clayton
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Composer James B Wilson & Madeleine Mitchell / image: Ian Pace
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: University of Leeds International Concert Series
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Sir Kamalbir Singh (violin), Sir Vijay Venkat (violin)
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Red Violin Festival: South Asian Arts - Raga@Seven
Seven Arts
Concert Music Music (Classical)
Jah Wobble
Fri 18 Oct 2024
Jah Wobble: performs Metal Box
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
Serena Terry holding a black microphone with the cord tangled around her neck and upper torso.
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Serena Terry: Creator of Mammy Banter
City Varieties
Comedy
Grainy Black and Whute Image of Band onstage
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Antarctic Monkeys
The Old Woollen
Gig Music
Special Kinda Madness/ Acoustic Skadom + Ska Afterparty: LEEDS IRISH CENTRE
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Special Kinda Madness/ Acoustic Skadom + Ska Afterparty
The Leeds Irish Centre
Gig Music Social
A black and white photograph of two performers wearing matching black clothing and hats. One carries a piece of wood and faces the camera, the other stands in profile, carrying a shovel over their shoulder.
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Alas! Poor Yorick by Ridiculusmus
The Warehouse in Holbeck
Theatre
Siren Sounds
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Siren Sounds: Open Decks Takeover
Canned Heat
Gig Music Social Workshop
WH Lung looking groovy
Sat 19 Oct 2024
In Store at Jumbo Records : W.H. Lung
Jumbo Records
Gig Music
A photograph of author and journalist Lucy Jones
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Story Time with Lucy Jones
Leeds Drawing Club
Literature Talk
A black guitar to the left of a drumskin that read Leeds Beat '24
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Leeds Beat '24
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
Photo of Pride flag flying on Leeds town hall
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Leeds LGBTQ+ community groups gathering
Freedom Quarter
Discussion LGBT+ Social