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The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover / Presented by Poisoned Peach Cinema
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September 2026
Scalarama Leeds

The DIY celebration of alternative cinema and pop-up film exhibition in non-traditional venues returns! September 2026.

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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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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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Summer
Gigs In Leeds

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

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an illustrated image of children playing amongst flowers in an abstract pattern
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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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Room picture at Sounds Familiar Music Quiz
Fri 7 Aug 2026
Sounds Familiar Music Quiz - Summer Launch Party
Belgrave Music Hall
Music
Free
A person stands smiling in front of a large woven installation framed in wood. They wear a bright blue fuzzy hat, oversized tinted glasses, large gold hoop earrings, a nose ring, layered necklaces, a colorful purple, blue, and black tie-dye shirt, and a light beige jacket. Their hands are tucked into their pockets. Behind them, the woven artwork partially reveals glowing orange letters, creating a textured backdrop in a bright gallery space.
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Hannah Catherine Jones UNEARTHING(S) Live Performance
Leeds Art Gallery
Concerts
Exhibition
Leeds 400
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Performance
Free
A canvas stretched with silk leans against a window. Test splotches of black ink cover the canvas.
Until Sat 29 Aug 2026
The Stars are all Dirt by Isaac Whitney
Assembly House
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
a brown beetle stood on a red fruit, possibly an apple.
Sat 29 Aug 2026
SUMMERMORPHOSIS! a one-off kafka book club
Meanwood Park
Guided Tour
Literature
Walk
A book being hand made, alongside thread and bookbinding tools
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Next Steps in Bookbinding
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
A young child standing outside a colourful room
Until Sat 29 Aug 2026
Story Explorers
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Exhibition
Family Friendly
School Holidays
People of various ages taking part in a relaxed Sip & Paint session, painting blue coastal scenes on canvases at easels while chatting together around a table.
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Sip & Paint
Tom Foolery
Activity
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
Cultural Art Workshop
Until Sat 29 Aug 2026
Celebrating Nature & Mindfulness ~ Cultural Art Workshop
Leeds Kirkgate Market
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Workshop
SoC
Free
A colourful freely painted abstract work, incorporating drawing in other media
Until Sat 29 Aug 2026
Making Space
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Colourful Vibes
Sat 29 Aug 2026
African and Caribbean Food Fest: Living Square, Rooted in Harmony
Leeds City Square
Festival
Food & Drink
Heritage
Market
Live band performing in a stunning candlelit cathedral.
Sat 29 Aug 2026
The Music Of Oasis By Candlelight at Leeds Minster
Leeds Minster
Concerts
Music
Performance
Helen George smiles in the centre, raising a gloved hand to her chin, flanked by Freddie Fox and Julian Ovenden who look at her from each side. Nigel Lindsay smiles on the left, and Carly Mercedes Dyer on the right, set against a starry blue backdrop.
Until Sat 29 Aug 2026
High Society
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Cowtown
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Cowtown
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs
Man wearing black blazer playing guitar
Sat 29 Aug 2026
John Doyle
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
A still from "Return to Oz"
Sun 30 Aug 2026
Return to Oz (U)
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Free
Cultural Art Workshop
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Celebrating Nature & Mindfulness ~ Cultural Art Workshop
Salvation Army
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Workshop
SoC
Free
A crafting table surrounded by children and families
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Summer of Play - Step into the Game
Leeds City Museum
Activity
Craft
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
Child wearing ear defenders plays with an ornate old fashioned shop till
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
The Magic Faraway Tree Museum Adventure
Abbey House Museum
Craft
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
A large white room with a colourful lit ceiling above a wooden coffin shaped oversized sculpture.
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
UNEARTHING(S): Hannah Catherine Jones
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds 400
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Free
Balbir Singh Dance Company
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Dance / Culture at Victoria Gate
Victoria Gate
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Free
A triptych of three drawings that combine machine and organic elements.
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Phantasmagoria: Folkloric Sculpture for the Digital Age
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
An artist book work. The pages are painted blue on one side, with three tears on the page showing the red-painted reverse side.
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
4 puzzle pieces in teal, navy, light blue and yellow on a pink background
Until Sun 30 Aug 2026
Puzzles & Riddles Trail
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
Free
Potternewton Park - Food Festival
Sun 30 Aug 2026
"Back a Yard" : 40th Anniversary Leeds Reggae Carnival Session
Howard Assembly Room
Family Friendly
Food & Drink
Gigs
Music
School Holidays
Free
Black Music Festival
Sun 30 Aug 2026
Black Music Festival 2026
Potternewton Park
Festival
Gigs
Music
CELINE DION
Sun 30 Aug 2026
The Ultimate Celine Dion Tribute by Lisa Press - double show
Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar
Music
Food & Drink
David Jason holds his hand to his chin with a slight smile, dressed in a suit in front of a red curtain.
Sun 30 Aug 2026
An Evening with Sir David Jason
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Talk
Photo by Reka Biro-Horvath on Unsplash
Sun 30 Aug 2026
Pickle Party - 3 Course Supper Club with Holly Pickles
Northern Monk Refectory Leeds & Garden
Food & Drink
Social
Party crowd
Sun 30 Aug 2026 - Mon 31 Aug 2026
LIT Ibiza Takeover August Bank Holiday Sunday Party
CrowdedHouse
Gigs
Music
Outdoor
Under £10
Two young girls playing in a garden with their backs to camera
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
Wild summer at the Mill
Leeds Industrial Museum
Craft
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
School Holidays
The Adelphi pub in Leeds
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Leeds City Centre Industrial Heritage Pub and History Walk
Leeds City Square
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Heritage
Older child bouncing on a yellow hop ball
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
A Lotherton Summer Holiday
Lotherton
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
Butterfly
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
Butterfly Bliss
Tropical World
Activity
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Under £10
Temple Newsam house in summer with illustration of flowers growing from the roof
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
Plant Power: Summer at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Drawing of Mongolian Warrior on horseback demonstrating horse archery
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
Mongolian Summer: Free Horse Shows at Royal Armouries Museum
Royal Armouries Museum
Activity
Family Friendly
Leeds 400
Performance
School Holidays
Free
Exterior of The Sculpture Gallery in Leeds Corn Exchange
Until Mon 31 Aug 2026
Kim Harley-Griffiths At The Sculpture Gallery
Leeds Corn Exchange
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Leeds West Indian Carnival / image: Elaine Taylor
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Leeds West Indian Carnival
Potternewton Park
Family Friendly
Festival
Performance
School Holidays
Social
Free
Matthew Jungling via UnSplash
Mon 31 Aug 2026
Mic Drop Leeds
Terminus Tap Room & Bottle Shop
Comedy
Performance
Different sized recorders
Until Tue 1 Sep 2026
Recorder Ensemble
Woolpack Music Studios
Creative Workshop
Music
Workshop
Photo by Thong Tran on Unsplash
Until Tue 1 Sep 2026
Find Your Voice: a relaxed singing group for all abilities
Woolpack Music Studios
Creative Workshop
Music
Workshop
Cartoon of a pair of lungs with arms and legs, one holding a potted plant, the other holiday a watering can
Until Tue 1 Sep 2026
Summer Holidays: Hocus Crocus
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly
School Holidays
Under £10
The Net
Tue 1 Sep 2026
The Net - Scalarama Leeds
Crowd of Favours
Film
Scalarama
Peter Bleksley stands in a trench coat in front of a bright blue light and rainy brickwork.
Tue 1 Sep 2026
The Makings of a Murderer: The Undercover Detective
City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre
Talk
Emma Coates
Tue 1 Sep 2026
TNL: Emma Coates
Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Performance
Weird Nightmare
Tue 1 Sep 2026
Weird Nightmare
The Attic
Gigs
Music
A still from "Kiki's Delivery Service"
Until Wed 2 Sep 2026
Kiki’s Delivery Service (U)
Hyde Park Picture House
Family Friendly
Film
School Holidays
Under £10
Mother and child reading a book in a cosy colorful setting.
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Story and Rhyme Time
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly
Activity
3 children taking part in a workshop, smiling at someone out of frame
Wed 2 Sep 2026
Home Educator's Day
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Family Friendly
Activity
Under £10
Image shows a family standing behind a fence with binoculars having lots of fun together
Until Wed 2 Sep 2026
Summer Family Nature Adventures- RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St Aidan's
Family Friendly
Outdoor
School Holidays
Picture of Lisa Holdsworth (with Bobby Knutt) winning the RTS Yorkshire Writer of the Year (2011).
Wed 2 Sep 2026
An evening with Lisa Holdsworth: TV Writer from Leeds
Abbey House Museum
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Literature
Talk