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22 Jul 2026 - 1 Sep 2026
Summer Holidays in Leeds

Family friendly things to do across the city for the school summer holidays 22 July 2026 - 1 September 2026.

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Mill Fest

Mill Fest Singer
Sun 2 Aug 2026
Mill Fest
Swinnow Grange Mills, Bramley
Festival
Food & Drink
Gigs
Market
Music
Leeds 400 Web Banner
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2026
Leeds400

In 2026 Leeds commemorates a remarkable milestone — 400 years since receiving its first Royal Charter from King Charles I. Leeds 400 will showcase the diversity of the city and its people through events and activities held throughout the year.

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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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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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Summer
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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an illustrated image of children playing amongst flowers in an abstract pattern
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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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Biomechanics for Birth: Movement & Support for Labour
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Biomechanics for Birth: Movement & Support for Labour
We Are Wellness
Family Friendly
Healthy Living
Free
A rocket ship on a wavy background
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Blast off to space!
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concerts
Family Friendly
Music
Theatre
A photograph taken over the shoulder of someone with a drawing board on their knee working on a pencil drawing of a person
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Go Figure Life Drawing - Self-led Saturday (July)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Free
A large rectangular textile or printed fabric lies flat on the gallery floor, depicting an aerial view of a coastline with vivid turquoise and deep blue water, scattered white clouds, and a narrow strip of green land along one edge. The fabric is bordered with a bright fluorescent yellow trim and photographed from a low angle, emphasizing its length within the white-walled gallery space.
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones Tour of UNEARTHING(S) for Practicing Artists
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Duo Melus
Sat 25 Jul 2026
The Mad Hatter's Musical Tea Party
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concerts
Family Friendly
Music
School Holidays
Photo by Anna K on Unsplash
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Cyanotype Heritage Workshop with Flock Foto
Bramley Baths
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Two dancers from The Performace Ensemble dance on stage
Until Sat 25 Jul 2026
The Performance Ensemble Double Bill
Stage@Leeds
Dance
Dance (Li)
Theatre
Pyramid artists paint a canvas covered wall
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Pyramid Big Paint Day
Pyramid of Arts
Visual Arts
Activity
An image of a small painting on an easel
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Creative Sketchbooking with Tafsia Dana
Patrick Studios
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Free
Mafwa Theatre
Sat 25 Jul 2026
In Other Words
University Of Leeds
Theatre
Performance
Free
symmetrical gallery installation featuring two large vintage-style wooden speakers facing down a narrow corridor lined with tall dark acoustic panels. At the far end, a woven screen partially reveals the blue letters "OH." The installation sits within a bright white room with high ceilings, classical columns, and an arched alcove, creating a minimalist, immersive listening environment.
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones UNEARTHING(S) Listening Session
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Two artists looking at a selection of cyanotype prints on a drying rack.
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Cyanotypes
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Under £10
A lady in a dress wears a small propeller on her back
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Snoligoster
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Theatre
Performance
Bramley Baths pool hall
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Bramley Baths - Diving in to Leeds 400
Bramley Baths
Fair
Healthy Living
Leeds 400
Under £10
Aisha's Story
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Films at Heart: Aisha's Story
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Film
REVISITED Graeme Park . Dave Haslam . Stefan Groove ( 25th |July 2026 ( The Backroom Leeds
Sat 25 Jul 2026
Revisited - Graeme Park / Dave Haslam / Stefan Groove
The Backroom
Dance
Gigs
Music
A still from "Muppet Treasure Island"
Until Sun 26 Jul 2026
Hyde and Seek: Muppet Treasure Island (U) Screening
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
The Attic Sings
Sun 26 Jul 2026
The Attic Sings
The Attic
Creative Workshop
Music
Workshop
Photo by Rey Seven on Unsplash
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Literary Escape Festival
Left Bank Leeds
Literature
Market
Indian Head Massage Training Course
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Indian Head Massage Training Course
We Are Wellness
Healthy Living
Under £10
A young boy admiring a collection of vintage toys
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Steam Toys & Meccano Show
Leeds Industrial Museum
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
alternative market by Leeds Indie Market
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Hot Ghoul Summer - Alternative Market at The Key Club
The Key Club
Fair
Market
Sound & Massage with Reiki
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Sound Bath, Massage & Reiki
We Are Wellness
Music
Healthy Living
Neeta and Jim from Sarl Sound Healing sat with their sound healing instruments
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Midsummer Sound Journey / Sound Bath
Meanwood Community Centre
Music
Healthy Living
Free
Illustration of assorted street food and drinks, including pizza, burger, dumplings, ice cream, and beverages.
Until Sun 26 Jul 2026
Leeds Street Feast
Millennium Square
Festival
Food & Drink
A still from "Ish"
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Ish (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
The Glee Club Birmingham
Sun 26 Jul 2026
Comedy Bang! Bang!: Ground Beefing
The Glee Club Leeds
Comedy
Performance
Free
Matt Allen
Mon 27 Jul 2026
LSRPG: Worldbuilding Workshop | Compass Festival 2026
Sunny Bank Mills
Workshop
Creative Workshop
Leeds 400
Quiz / Gaming
Free
A Montage of Sculpture Pieces for Sculpture North 2026
Until Mon 27 Jul 2026
The Sculpture Gallery Summer Exhibition
Leeds Corn Exchange
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Low light photo of 2 women leading the Decofit session, dressed in full cowgirl clothing and mid-stomp
Until Mon 27 Jul 2026
Decofit
Open Source Arts
Dance
Dance Class
Free
Matthew Jungling via UnSplash
Mon 27 Jul 2026
Mic Drop Leeds
Terminus Tap Room & Bottle Shop
Comedy
Performance
A still from "Lesbian Space Princess"
Until Tue 28 Jul 2026
Lesbian Space Princess (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
LGBT+
Life drawing classes Leeds Northlight Arts Centre Sanguine Drawing by Boris Cruse
Until Tue 28 Jul 2026
Life Drawing Classes in Leeds | Northlight Arts Centre
Northlight Arts Centre
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
Matt Allen
Tue 28 Jul 2026
LSRPG: Worldbuilding Workshop | Compass Festival 2026
Pride Place
Workshop
Creative Workshop
Leeds 400
Quiz / Gaming
A typewriter
Tue 28 Jul 2026
The Bookish Type Writes
The Bookish Type
LGBT+
Literature
Workshop
A etching press being wound by hand
Tue 28 Jul 2026
Embossing Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Graphic of Plants
Tue 28 Jul 2026
Plant Bingo
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Quiz / Gaming
b0uter trio - harry souter
Tue 28 Jul 2026
TNL: b0uter trio
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Music
Performance
Free
Sharing skills and ideas with other performers
Until Tue 28 Jul 2026
Circus Open Training
Open Source Arts
Activity
Healthy Living
Workshop
Ultimate RnB Band
Tue 28 Jul 2026 - Wed 29 Jul 2026
Friday Night Party - Ultimate RnB Live in Concert at Bibis!
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Music
Food & Drink
Free
Writing on the wall
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Writing for Wellbeing Workshop With Artist Michelle Scally Clarke
Space2
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Workshop
Under £10
Blue delphinium
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Pot a Plant
Temple Newsam
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Painted cherries and white flowers on a branch
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Sports & Leisure, Science & Nature: Treasures Showcase
Leeds Central Library
Literature
Heritage
All Library Events
Leeds 400
Sisters
Wed 29 Jul 2026
Sisters UKTour26
Wharf Chambers
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Hands crocheting
Until Wed 29 Jul 2026
Learn to Crochet with Rita
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Beginners lindy hop class
Until Wed 29 Jul 2026
Beginners Lindy Hop
The Dance Studio Leeds
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A still from "THe Fisherman"
Thu 30 Jul 2026
The Fisherman (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
A still from "Effi O Blaenau"
Until Thu 30 Jul 2026
Effi O Blaenau (15)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
A curator holding a box of ancient tiles in front of a tour group
Tue 28 Jul 2026 - Thu 30 Jul 2026
Festival of Archaeology: Floral Tile Crafts
Leeds Discovery Centre
Heritage
Guided Tour
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Photo by Thomas Buchholz on Unsplash
Thu 30 Jul 2026
Family Board Games
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays