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A Discovery Day / Thu 9 Apr 2026 / Leeds Discovery Centre
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3 Apr 2026 - 19 Apr 2026
Easter Holidays in Leeds

This Easter in Leeds why not eggsplore what's out there for children and families across Leeds.

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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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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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Punch

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Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Punch
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
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A visitor inside the busy Print Fair at last year's festival inside the 1912 Mill. The space is a former textile mill with red brick walls, white pillars and strings of festoon lights hanging from the high beams. The space is filled with stalls of original prints and handmade books.
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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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BCUC indigenous funk/afropunk band from Soweto, South Africa
Fri 10 Apr 2026
BCUC (Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness)
Brudenell Social Club
Dance
Gigs
Music
Carol Decker poses in a decorative jacket with windswept hair blowing over her shoulder.
Fri 10 Apr 2026
T'Pau: Be Wonderful
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
Fri 10 Apr 2026
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
North Leeds Cricket Club
Festival
Food & Drink
Free
Black and white image of Left Bank
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Lock Stock and Two Turntables
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Boy holding guitar
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Coco
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Family Friendly
School Holidays
a man with arms outstretched
Until Sat 11 Apr 2026
Punch
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
A close-up image of a brain scan
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Thackray Insights: The Science of Song
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk
Patricia Nolz
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Patricia Nolz & Joseph Middleton
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
Concerts
Festival
Music
Free
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Melodies DJ Academy x Speedqueen Q&A
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Workshop
The Brotherton Library of Leeds University
Sat 11 Apr 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
Free
A model poses in four different outfits in bold colours
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Colour
M&S Archive
Exhibition
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Under £10
Men in matching uniforms with a machine on their backs
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Ghostbusters
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Under £10
Louise Alder
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Louise Alder, Huw Montague Rendall & Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Festival
Music
Europes Strongest Man
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Europe's Strongest Man 2026
first direct bank arena
Sports
Under £10
Someone in blue overalls and yellow high heels slouches in a light blue convertible car
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Fixing
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Comedy
Theatre
In moody blue lighting, Imelda May passionately sings on stage in a flowy dress, in front of an acoustic guitarist
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Imelda May
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Spoken Word
Mikron presents: Top of the Wold
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Mikron presents: Top Of The Wold
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
Animated image. A mossy wooden plank sign protrudes from messy grass and mushrooms, accompanied by a smiley gingerbread man with a moon and starry sky in the background.
Until Sat 11 Apr 2026
Shrek: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
School Holidays
Theatre
Abnorm
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Abnorm live at Santiago Bar
Santiago Bar
Gigs
Music
Music at North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival
Sat 11 Apr 2026
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
North Leeds Cricket Club
Festival
Food & Drink
A person dresses as a mouse sits at the front of a snowy stage
Sat 11 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Gruffalo's Child
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
A stillfrom the film "The Drama"
Until Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Drama 15
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from "Amélie"
Until Sun 12 Apr 2026
Amélie (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Under £10
Gorilla holding microphone
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Sing
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Nardu Williams
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Nardus Williams & Elizabeth Kenny: ‘Dowland 400’
Royal Armouries Museum
Concerts
Festival
Music
Man with brown top hat and purple jacket in front of tunnel with blue boat inside
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Jeremy Sassoon playing piano and singing
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Jeremy Sassoon Quartet
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Footy Fairy Tales promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Footy Fairy Tales
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
Man wearing an open shirt and a pink swimming rubber ring stood behind a small paddling pool with a blackboard with science-y things written behind him and someone in a lab coat next to him.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Exciting Science
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Al Murray in a maroon suit incorporated into a bright and colourful cartoon image. He's holding on to a cartoon pint.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Al Murray: All You Need is Guv
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Josh Jones promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Josh Jones: I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show
Otley Courthouse
Comedy
A still from "Easter Parade"
Mon 13 Apr 2026
Easter Parade (U)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Peter Clifford and the Great Baldini portray a suited Holmes and Watson, who point their walking sticks towards a clue off-camera in the grounds of a grand, old-fashioned building.
Mon 13 Apr 2026
Holmes and Watson: The Curious Case of the Masqued Magician
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Free
Kev McCready
Mon 13 Apr 2026
SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Performance
Spoken Word
A still from the film "Ocean with David Attenborough"
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Ocean with David Attenborough (PG)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
35mm projector
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Cinema Then and Now
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Heritage
Talk
Under £10
Part of the North Yorkshire coast managed by the National Trust
Tue 14 Apr 2026
"Yorkshire's Coastal Secret" a talk by David Banks
St Chads Parish Centre, Headingley
Talk
Heritage
Adults Only
Upside down, Olaf Falafel grins at the camera, wearing a prop banana headband and stripy blue and white t-shirt, positioned over a patterned purple background.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Free
Man playing the keyboard within a museum.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Family Singalongs
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Boss Caine
Tue 14 Apr 2026
TNL: Boss Caine
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Gigs
Music
Performance
Author Clare Mackintosh
Tue 14 Apr 2026
An Evening with Clare Mackintosh
The Old Woollen
Literature
Talk
Black and white headshot of Huey Morgan.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Huey Morgan: The Fun Lovin' Criminal
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Talk
A still from "Underland"
Until Wed 15 Apr 2026
Underland (12A)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
a still from "DJ Ahmet"
Until Wed 15 Apr 2026
DJ Ahmet (PG)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Under £10
A woman dressed all in black pulls a silly face while a 6 year old boy laughs delightedly!
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Anything Could Happen @Seven Arts!
Seven Arts
Comedy
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Theatre
Free
A collection of instruments including guitar, flute, clarinet, violin, saxophone and trumpet.
Until Wed 15 Apr 2026
Leeds Lunchtime Chamber Music
The Venue
Concerts
Music
Free
A man playing two drums
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Family Drumming Workshops
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Workshop
Free
Hand holding keys outside a house
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Mortgage Myth Busters
Work Café, Leeds
Talk
Adults Only
Free
A hand touches a lightbox with firework-like design on
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Artist Collin Van Uchelen in conversation
Henry Moore Institute
Visual Arts
Talk
Gregor Fisher smiles at the camera in front of a plain grey background.
Wed 15 Apr 2026
An Evening with Gregor Fisher
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy