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Likkle Lit Fest

Black children listening attentively to a story
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Likkle Lit Fest
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Festival
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Spoken Word

Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
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Winter
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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Hedera

Hedera is a five-piece folk ensemble, as at home in the woods, as in a concert venue or community centre.
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Hedera
The Loft (Re:establish)
Gigs
Music
Performance

A.A. Williams
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Winter
Gigs In Leeds

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

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Buds, 2020 © Charlotte Verity photo Ben Westoby 
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Winter
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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Pied Piper / Leeds Playhouse / Thu 12 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
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Theatre In Leeds

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

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An illustration of a yellow pencil poised as if to write something
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Visual Note-taking with Ellie Julings
Swarthmore Education Centre
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Hiran Abeysekera as Hamlet sits in contemporary red theatre seats, casually tilting his head to the side and holding a skull in his hand.
Thu 29 Jan 2026
National Theatre Live: Hamlet (Screening)
City Varieties Music Hall
Film
January List
Theatre
the band
Thu 29 Jan 2026
The East Pointers
The Attic
Gigs
Music
James Hunter
Thu 29 Jan 2026
The James Hunter Six
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Pete Roth Trio featuring BILL BRUFORD
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Pete Roth Trio feat. Bill Bruford
Seven Arts
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Under £10
Friends Quiz Event
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Friends Quiz Event
Grounded & Co.
Activity
January List
Quiz / Gaming
Marcel drinking wine.
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Marcel Lucont's Whine List
The Old Woollen
Comedy
Performance
A still from the film 'The History of Sound'
Fri 30 Jan 2026
The History of Sound (12A)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from the film 'Nouvelle Vague'
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Nouvelle Vague (12A)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
Painting of a happy days local shop at night with bright lights and figures standing outside the shop
Until Fri 30 Jan 2026
Fables
The Mill Gallery
Exhibition
January List
Visual Arts
Free
Annual artist gathering 2025 lead image, Dance Futures Conference 2021 © David Lindsay
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Yorkshire Dance | Annual Artist Gathering
Yorkshire Dance
Adults Only
Dance
Social
Talk
Trailblazing
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Trailblazing at Seven Arts
Seven Arts
Heritage
Performance
Theatre
Tarrot
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Tarot & Meditation Workshop - Transformative Inner Work
We Are Wellness
Workshop
Healthy Living
A kidney stone. A stray cat. An eye-themed fetish. Bridget Christie hits the road again with a brand-new show. Creator of Channel 4’s smash hit sitcom The Change and BBC Radio 4’s Mortal. Star of Taskmaster, Ghosts, Uncanny, and Off Menu. Presented by Little Wander in association with PBJ Management.
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Bridget Christie: Jacket Potato Pizza
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy
January List
From left to right, a stage is filled with suited musicians: a drummer, two trumpet players and a saxophonist. In the foreground is a glamorous female vocalist below a hazy spotlight.
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Swing That Music with Down for the Count All-Stars
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Performance
Strictly Live Tour 2026 judges
Until Fri 30 Jan 2026
Strictly Live Tour 2026
first direct bank arena
Dance
Dance (Li)
Free
A picture of glass laboratory equipment on a blue background
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Chemistry 23: Izzy Brittain, Ralph Dartford, and V for Vanadium
The Chemic Tavern
Literature
Performance
Spoken Word
Under £10
sound booth with mac guitar and practice keyboard set up
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Intro to Sound Recording - taster session in collaboration with Cloth Cat (ages 11-18)
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Music
Workshop
Singers Lucy and Hazel sharing the gift of song.
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Songs of Hope, songwriting workshop with Lucy & Hazel and Claire Vine
The Loft (Re:establish)
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
January List
Music
Workshop
Matisse cat
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Paint a Pic: Matisse’s Cat
The Wardrobe
Creative Workshop
Social
Matisse cat
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Paint a Pic: Matisse’s Cat
The Wardrobe
Creative Workshop
Social
James Newby sings on a stage in front of Joseph Middleton playing piano
Sat 31 Jan 2026
James Newby and Joseph Middleton: Celebrating Schubert, Evening Recital
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
Concerts
Music
Performance
Three men standing together, holding guitars and a traditional instrument outdoors.
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Afel Bocoum
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
January List
Music
Rob Newman wearing a suit, obscured by some plants with orange flowers.
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Rob Newman: Where The Wild Things Were
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
January List
Lucy & Hazel sing together and play guitar and accordion. Claire Vine sings and plays harmonium.
Sat 31 Jan 2026
An evening with Lucy & Hazel / Claire Vine
The Loft (Re:establish)
Gigs
Music
Performance
Dave Finnegan's THE COMMITMENTS - Leeds Irish Centre - Sat 31st Jan 2026
Sat 31 Jan 2026
Dave Finnegan's The Commitments
Leeds Irish Centre
Gigs
Music
A still from the film "Zootropolis 2"
Sat 31 Jan 2026 - Sun 1 Feb 2026
Zootropolis 2 (PG)
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
January List
Swedish Body Course
Sat 31 Jan 2026 - Sun 1 Feb 2026
Swedish Body Massage Course
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living
Workshop
Free
Portrait photo of Mike Nelson
Until Sun 1 Feb 2026
Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Under £10
James and the Big Band
Sun 1 Feb 2026
The Northern Swing Orchestra Big Band and James Barrington Stephens
Swillington Miners Welfare, Sports & Social Club
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Performance
Free
Three abstract sculptures made from wood.
Sun 1 Feb 2026
Giles Newman - Launch
Leeds Corn Exchange
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Clockwise from top left: Pablo with cello, Sonia with tuning hammer, Derek with viola, Asuka with violin, Maxim with violin
Sun 1 Feb 2026
La Tirana&Friends: An Evening at El Capricho
The Bridge Church
Concerts
Music
Glass slippers
Until Sun 1 Feb 2026
Cinderella | The Pantomime
Yeadon Town Hall Theatre
Family Friendly
January List
Theatre
the artist
Sun 1 Feb 2026
A.A. Williams
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Free
GRTS
Until Sun 1 Feb 2026
Gaza Remains The Story
Hyde Park Book Club
Exhibition
Visual Arts
2 ladies dancing in a studio, mid stomp, where glitter-y cowgirl costumes
Mon 2 Feb 2026
Decofit
Open Source Arts
Dance
Dance Class
Healthy Living
Workshop
Free
A group of local change-makers work together on creating a map of Leeds, using art materials.
Until Mon 2 Feb 2026
Leeds Craftivists - Climate Racism
Climate Action Leeds
Craft
January List
Social
Workshop
Music From The Floor
Tue 3 Feb 2026
TNL: Music From The Floor
Heart Centre
Gigs
Jazz
Music
A group shot of the nine members of Anda Union standing with their instruments in an outdoor setting.
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Anda Union
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Music
Harry Redknapp in a tuxedo stands smiling in front of a collage of desaturated shots from his life, including Harry on I'm a Celebrity, in a football kit, and on the touch-line as manager.
Tue 3 Feb 2026
An Evening with Harry Redknapp
City Varieties Music Hall
Sports
Workshop
Free
A singer
Tue 3 Feb 2026
Soul of The City - R&B Open Jam - Ft. Jauceyy
The Domino Club
Gigs
Music
Social
A blonde person with shoulder length hair is surrounded by butterflies.
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Sara Pascoe: I Am a Strange Gloop
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy
Free
The Moot Hall, Briggate, circa 1825, where the Leeds Corporation held its meetings and courts
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Leeds In Your Lunch Hour Lecture 1: ‘1626 and All That’: The first Municipal Charter and 400 years of municipal and metropolitan government in Leeds
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400
Talk
A print of a bird in blues and greens being taken from a design on a Tetra Pak carton
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Tetra Pak Printing Taster
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Janine Harouni in a red cord suit laughing against a red background.
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Janine Harouni: This Is What You Waited For
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Black and white picture of Victorian policemen marching in formation while pedestrians look on. To the left is Leeds Town Hall. Picture taken in the Leeds Gas Strike of 1890.
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Study Afternoon: Crime and Punishment
Abbey House Museum
Activity
Creative Workshop
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A photo of 3 women stood up at easels, they are all drawing a life model. the woman in the foreground is using a pink pencil to add colour to her work
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Go Figure - Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (February)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
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Thu 5 Feb 2026
Hand Embroidery Evening Taster Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Ink rollers and inks being rolled on a white surface
Until Thu 5 Feb 2026
Print Club – 5 Weeks
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Matisse cat
Thu 5 Feb 2026
Paint a Pic: Matisse’s Cat
The Alchemist Greek Street
Creative Workshop
Social
Workshop