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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

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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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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)
Gareth Malone, conductor
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Bring and Sing! Concert with Gareth Malone: Fauré Requiem
Leeds Minster
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Face of the keynote speaker with braided hair, smiling. With a red top
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Personality Training & Parent Support Group Launch in Leeds
Bridge Community Church
Discussion Workshop
Patricia Nolz, soprano
Sat 5 Apr 2025
Lunchtime Opening Recital: Patricia Nolz and Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Tez Ilyas (Mock The Week BBC, Comedy Central) Adam Coumas (BBC, NATYs Runner Up) Prince Abdi (Comedy Central, ITV) Aatif Nawaz (BBC 3, Radio 4)
Sun 6 Apr 2025
The Muslims Are Coming
The Wardrobe
Comedy
image of The Tetley with market stalls outside
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Leeds Indie Market Spring Pop-Up at The Tetley
The Tetley
Food & Drink Market Social
Reiki Infused Meditation Workshop
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Reiki Infused Meditation Workshop
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living Workshop
Picture collage of Free House trio, Jascha Bingham trio, Jamie Gallacher quintet
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Conservatoire Collection 2025 (part one)
Seven Arts
Gig Jazz Music
Carol Hodge
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Carol Hodge /The Stellar Anderson Project live at The Chemic
The Chemic Tavern
Gig Music
Amaan Qawwal,
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Qawwali Live
The Wardrobe
Gig Music
A Stock Photo Of Head Of Steam Venue
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Date To Remember: Pizza & Games Singles Social At Head of Steam
The Head of Steam - Park Row
Food & Drink Social
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Sun 6 Apr 2025
Leeds Horror Fest
Left Bank Leeds
Festival Market
16 Piece Big Band
Sun 6 Apr 2025
The Northern Swing Orchestra and James Barrington Stephens
Swillington Sports & Social Club
Gig Jazz Music
Roderick Williams, baritone
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Evening Recital: Roderick Williams OBE and Andrew West
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)
Erika Baikoff, soprano
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Lunchtime Recital: Erika Baikoff and Camille Lemonnier
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)
A black and white picture of a man with his back turned to the camera. A woman faced towards the camera is looking at his face.
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Farewells
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Justin Robertson stood in an art gallery
Sun 6 Apr 2025
Justin Robertson 'The Trial of Jonah' book tour
Outlaws Yacht Club
Literature Talk
William Jack
Mon 7 Apr 2025
William Jack - Australian Cellist
Hyde Park Book Club
Gig Music Concert Music (Classical)
A pirate looking up through her telescope with a smiling face.
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Pirate Bonnie
The Gate at Belle Isle TMO
Theatre
Image of the book TRY
Mon 7 Apr 2025
Try: Book Signing with Kevin Sinfield
Truman Books
Literature Talk
The Erda Ensemble
Mon 7 Apr 2025
The Erda Ensemble at Springwell Brewery
Springwell - North Brewing Co
Music Concert Music (Classical)
the artists
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Lambrini Girls
The Brudenell Social Club
Gig Music
An etched metal plate with images of leaves
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Etching with Copper Sulphate
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
A gelli printed image of blue leaves on a red background
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Gelli Printing Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft Workshop
Rachel Laven
Tue 8 Apr 2025
TNL: Rachel Laven
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre (HEART)
Gig Music
Young persons hands weaving brightly coloured paper strips and pipe cleaners on a table
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Easter Craft Day - Slime Jars & Pop-up Card Making
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft Workshop
Katharina Konradi
Tue 8 Apr 2025
Evening Recital: Katharina Konradi and Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Music Concert Music (Classical)