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10 & 11 July 2026
Ageless Festival

Dance is universal. Dance transcends age. Join Yorkshire Dance for a two-day festival reimagining age. 10 & 11 July 2026.

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LGBTQ+ monthly drinks hosted by Angels of Freedom
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Summer
LGBTQIA+ Leeds

 A wide range of events happening across the city hosted by, and supporting, our varied LGBTQIA+ community.

 

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Alabama Shakes - Sounds Of The City
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Summer
Gigs In Leeds

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

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Millennium Square Summer Series 2026
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26 June - 11 July 2026
Millennium Square Summer Series 2026

The annual Summer Series makes a welcome return to Millennium Square, Leeds from 26 June until 11 July 2026.

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Summer
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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Under £10
Sweet Sorrows
Thu 25 Jun 2026
From Ireland - Sweet Sorrows in concert
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
Image of person with make up and a shaved head. Image is focused on the head, arm and shoulders. They are smiling and look to be in the middle of a dance
Thu 25 Jun 2026
Jam on Toast
Open Source Arts
Dance
Dance Class
Social
Workshop
Two individuals in doctors scrubs with their arms crossed.
Thu 25 Jun 2026
Thackray Lates: Scrubs on Screen – The Reality of Medical Dramas
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Film
Social
Talk
A woman wearing a white shirt standing in front of a colourful background.
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Manchester Collective: Patterns in Repeat
Howard Assembly Room
Music
Performance
Gigs
The Music of the Lord of the Rings
Fri 26 Jun 2026
The Music of The Lord of The Rings. Tribute to Howard Shore
St George's Church
Concerts
Music
Three faint figures with outstretched arms reach out through thick grey mist.
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Medea
City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre
Performance
Under £10
Photo of Elvin James Mensah in a pink suit on a pink background
Fri 26 Jun 2026
White Spaces: Book Talk
The Bookish Type
LGBT+
Talk
Workshop
Under £10
Disco Ball
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Creative Summer Party and DeStash Market
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Market
Melanie Baker
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Melanie Baker
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
LGBT+
Music
One Leg One Eye
Fri 26 Jun 2026
One Leg One Eye
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
The Orchestra Of Opera North performing on stage at Millennium Square in front of a crowd of people
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Utah Saints presents Club Classical Ibiza
Millennium Square
Summer Series
Festival
Gigs
Music
A newspaper with the headline 'A Bright Room Called Day', there is an image of an aeroplane on the cover
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
A Bright Room Called Day
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
A still from "Rave Culture: A New Era"
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Rave Culture: A New Era (18)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
Black and white photograph of a busy street in Leeds with a large war memorial in view.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Military History - Special Collections Handling Workshop
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Creative Workshop
Heritage
Workshop
Performers are dancing on stage. One performer is in a wheelchair.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
National Youth Dance Company x Alleyne Dance
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Joanna Jowett
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Eco-Friendly Darkroom Workshop: Plant-based Developers
Aire Street Workshops
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
cotton reels
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Scrap Crafters & Makers DeStash Market
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Social
Market
Mini Magic Flute / CBBC Summer Social 2018 / Mark McNulty
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Opera North Little Listeners: Mini Magic Flute
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concerts
Family Friendly
Music
Woman holding whale puppet performing.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Tale of the Loneliest Whale
Stage@Leeds
Family Friendly
Theatre
Free
A woman holds her hands up in the air as part of a performance surrounded by children
Sat 27 Jun 2026
play up
University Of Leeds
Family Friendly
Festival
Free
A woman with a grey t-shirt and light hair stands in front of her drawing easel featuring two pencil drawings of ballerina's feet
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
En Pointe by Luisa Freitas
Assembly House
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Youth ambassadors Afrikindness
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Youth-Led Dissemination Event Leeds
St George's Conference Hall
Family Friendly
Workshop
Tour guests inside a pub, raising beer glasses to the camera
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Leeds Heritage Pub Tour
The Tetley Pub
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Under £10
Rails of colourful clothing in a brightly lit room
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange June 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
A lino printed image of a red bird with a blue background being revealed from the lino plate
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Linocut – Jigsaw Style!
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
After concert photo of the full choir.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
I Have Seen The Last Rays
St Edmunds Church
Concerts
Music
Performance
Free
Assorted blue foam tubes, ropes, and sticks are scattered on grass, creating a playful and chaotic assembly. The scene conveys creativity and experimentation.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
pARCHIVE: Art and Play in the Park - Beeston Festival
Cross Flatts Park
Family Friendly
Outdoor
Photo by Diane Picchiottino on Unsplash
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
We Will Rock You
Carriageworks Theatre
Music
Theatre
Ferg's Imaginary Big Band line up smiling on a street in front of a red brick building, adorned with a hand-painted banner that reads: Ferg's Imaginary Big Band.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Ferg's Imaginary Big Band: 'The New Atomic' Album Launch Party
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Million Moons
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Million Moon + Civil Service + BEB
Wharf Chambers
Gigs
Music
the searchers & hollies Experience press shot.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
The Searchers & Hollies Experience
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Grainy image of a bride holding a bouquet laughing with text reading: Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus. Mamma Mia! The smash hit musical, based on the songs of ABBA.
Until Sat 27 Jun 2026
MAMMA MIA!
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Performance
A group of singers performs energetically on stage in front of an orchestra, with a large "80s Classical" sign in the background.
Sat 27 Jun 2026
80s Classical 2026
Millennium Square
Activity
Summer Series
Gigs
Music
Orchestra
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Island Orchestra with Mike Anthony and friends
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Music
Performance
A large orchestra playing on stage, with string, woodwind and brass sections.
Sat 27 Jun 2026 - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Island Orchestra with Mike Anthony and friends
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Music
Performance
The Attic music venue, set up for a musical performance.
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Attic Sings
The Attic
Music
Workshop
Children throwing scarves in the air.
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Made with Music
Brudenell Social Club
Family Friendly
Music
Angelic Reiki Training - Levels 1 & 2
Fri 26 Jun 2026 - Sun 28 Jun 2026
Angelic Reiki Training - Levels 1 & 2
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living
Free
BOTANICAL GRAPHIC
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Plank Folk Market
Left Bank Leeds
Market
Social
Free
Leeds Indie Market at The Tetley
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Leeds Indie Market Summer Pop-Up at The Tetley
The Tetley Pub
Craft
Market
Free
An artist playing music on a big stage during a concert with a crowd in the background
Until Sun 28 Jun 2026
Music Leeds Us: Celebrating 60 Years of Music in Leeds
Leeds City Museum
Exhibition
Music
Free
A lilac entrance board for the exhibition, featuring yellow text and graphics of kitsch kittens, hearts and cherubs. In the background is a selection of formal dresses on mannequins.
Until Sun 28 Jun 2026
For the Love of Textiles
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibition
Craft
Leeds baroque with director Peter Holman
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Masques and Triumphs
The Old Woollen
Concerts
Music
Performance
Free
The orchestra of Opera North performing in Millenium Square on stage in front of a large crowd, under a banner with the words 'Opera North'.
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Classics in the Square
Millennium Square
Concerts
Festival
Music
National Theatre Live
Sun 28 Jun 2026
National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
Otley Courthouse
Film
Theatre
In a black and red leotard, Joe Tracini strikes a pose in mid-air with arms and legs outstretched, with an open-mouthed expression.
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Joe Tracini: 10 Things I Hate About Me
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Superchunk
Sun 28 Jun 2026
Superchunk
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Performance
Graphic of yoga and coffee cups
Until Mon 29 Jun 2026
Monday Morning Yoga (plus a Free Hot Drink)
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Healthy Living
Free
Illustration of Toys
Until Mon 29 Jun 2026
Toddler Takeover
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Family Friendly
Workshop
Free
Photograph of author J.R Ellis standing by a bookcase
Mon 29 Jun 2026
J.R Ellis Author Talk
Otley Community Hub & Library
All Library Events
Literature
Talk