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Pop Up Markets in 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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Three actors control puppets of different dinosaurs, one is pink, one is blue and one is orange.
Mon 16 Mar 2026 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
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Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
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On the left, image of Jo Harrop singing into a microphone on-stage. On the right, image of Hannah Horton smiling candidly and playing a saxophone.
Sun 24 May 2026
Jo Harrop Quartet and Hannah Horton Quartet
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Under £10
David Kayode, London jazz saxophonist
Sun 24 May 2026
Warriors RISE Showcase / Leeds Jazz Festival / David Kayode + Yamikani + Miles Hardy Quartet
Brudenell Social Club
Dance
Gigs
Jazz
Music
a person in a chefs outfit holding a pan over a grill, with a person in an apron next to them
Sat 23 May 2026 - Mon 25 May 2026
Great British Food Festival
Harewood House
Family Friendly
Festival
Food & Drink
Market
Outdoor
Dramatically lit in high contrast shadows, a central double bass player is flanked either side by a drummer and long-haired pianist.
Mon 25 May 2026
Jazz Sabbath
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Carla J Easton
Tue 26 May 2026
Carla J Easton
Brudenell Social Club
Music
Gigs
Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman
Tue 26 May 2026
Nora Brown & Stephanie Coleman
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Two artists looking at a selection of cyanotypes drying on a drying rack
Wed 27 May 2026
Cyanotypes
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Leeds aggro jazzers Vipertime launch their new joint album with Kent post-punk band Moron Butler at Wharf Chambers on May 27th for Leeds Jazz Festival
Wed 27 May 2026
Vipertime x Moron Butler - A Jazz/Punk Meltdown Album Launch / Leeds Jazz Festival
Wharf Chambers
Dance
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Free
Child doing arts and crafts
Tue 26 May 2026 - Thu 28 May 2026
Spiky Crafts
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A bean seed emerging from the soil
Wed 27 May 2026 - Thu 28 May 2026
Bean Planting
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Activity
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
black and white photograph of two smiling models wearing hats
Thu 28 May 2026
Have a Go at Half Term: Magnificent Millinery
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Thu 28 May 2026
National Theatre Live: The Playboy of the Western World
Otley Courthouse
Film
Theatre
Under £10
ADRIAN SNELL | SPECIAL ONE OFF SOLO CONCERT | The Barn Coffee Shop Meanwood | Leeds | Thur 28th May 2026
Thu 28 May 2026
Adrian Snell - Special One Off Solo Concert
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
You Choose
Thu 28 May 2026 - Fri 29 May 2026
You Choose
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
Theatre
Free
Leeds City Museum choir stood in the abbey
Fri 29 May 2026
Leeds City Museum Choir in the Abbey
Kirkstall Abbey
Concerts
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Free
Historic drawing of the Leeds skyline in the 1840s, viewed from Rope‑Hill in what is now Middleton Park. The scene shows prominent landmarks including St Paul’s Church, Trinity Church, Woodhouse Methodist, Bower’s glassworks, and the Middleton Colliery railway. Numerous factory chimneys across the town release smoke into the sky
Fri 29 May 2026
Booming Borough: Leeds in the 1800s
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds
Exhibition
Heritage
Leeds 400
John Barrowman smiles in a sparkling suit in a shimmering auditorium.
Fri 29 May 2026
John Barrowman: My Life in Musicals
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Theatre
Malory Towers
Wed 27 May 2026 - Sat 30 May 2026
Malory Towers
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
An embroidery hoop with various embroidery patterns, besides some thread spools and a pair of scissors
Sat 30 May 2026
Improvers Embroidery Day - with Textile Artist, Hayley Mills Styles
Leeds Central Library - Art Library
All Library Events
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
plants
Sat 30 May 2026
SCRAP Plant and Seed Sale & Swap
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Sale
Market
A photograph of three bird drawings lay on a wooden table. The drawing are of an owl and two swans, they are on brown paper and use white and black pens and pencils
Sat 30 May 2026
Bird Drawing and Construction with Michael Rios
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
A group outside the Tetley brewery
Sat 30 May 2026
The History of Briggate - Leeds Walking Tour
The Tetley Pub
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Free
A family wearing animal masks
Until Sat 30 May 2026
Story Explorers: Animal Trail
Leeds Libraries
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Leeds Storytelling Festival
A selection of wood type
Sat 30 May 2026
Letterpress Taster Day
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Free
A young child standing outside a colourful room
Until Sat 30 May 2026
Story Explorers
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Susan Calman casually stands smiling, with hands in pockets, wearing a floral white shirt and red trainers against an orange backdrop.
Sat 30 May 2026
Susan Calman: Work in Progress
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Ian Smith press shot.
Sat 30 May 2026
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
Otley Courthouse
Comedy
Within a circular ring of sunlight, a young man stands central in karate robes and headband, flanked by two other characters, including a young woman an older man.
Tue 26 May 2026 - Sat 30 May 2026
The Karate Kid: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
KERRANG'D! + Friday Night Lights - LEEDS
Sat 30 May 2026
KERRANG'D! + Friday Night Lights
Eiger Studios
Gigs
Music
Social
Under £10
An adult and child looking at a trail in the victorian streets at Abbey House Museum
Sat 23 May 2026 - Sun 31 May 2026
Gnomes Sweet Gnome
Abbey House Museum
Activity
Family Friendly
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
3 adults and a toddler looking into a industrial machine with wool in
Sat 23 May 2026 - Sun 31 May 2026
Woolly Good May Half Term
Leeds Industrial Museum
Activity
Craft
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
Piglets at Temple Newsam Home Farm
Until Sun 31 May 2026
Springtime Babies
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Outdoor
Girl twirling in fancy historic dress
Sat 23 May 2026 - Sun 31 May 2026
May half term: Find your Happy!
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Two singers with microphones perform on stage, surrounded by a soft halo of purple light.
Sun 31 May 2026
The Real Thing: 50th Anniversary Tour
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Large ensemble photo of Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox of a variety of musicians posing with their instruments or candidly smiling in front of a gold curtain, all wearing glamorous ball gowns and vintage suits.
Sun 31 May 2026
Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox: The Future is Vintage
Leeds Grand Theatre
Gigs
Music
Theatre
Black and white image of Craig Revel Horwood looking pensive wearing a black leather jacket.
Mon 1 Jun 2026
Craig Revel Horwood Revelations: Songs Boys Don't Sing
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
A willow obelisk in the corner of the Walled Garden at Temple Newsam.
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Willow Obelisk Workshop
Temple Newsam
Activity
Craft
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Dermot Kennedy
Tue 2 Jun 2026
Dermot Kennedy
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Free
Two people looking at a taxidermy penguin and other items in Leeds Discovery Centre's collection store
Until Wed 3 Jun 2026
Behind The Scenes Store Tour
Leeds Discovery Centre
Guided Tour
Activity
Leeds Museums & Galleries
MC Hammersmith
Wed 3 Jun 2026
MC Hammersmith
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Lit by a solitary spotlight against a dark, hazy backdrop, Rebecca Ferguson looks into the distance with elegant makeup and red lipstick.
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Rebecca Ferguson: 15 Years Stripped
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Joanne McNally looks to the side and sits cross-legged in shiny black trousers and an oversized, frilly purple top, in front of a purple background.
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Joanne McNally: Pinotphile
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Under £10
Sela Bar customers sitting down enjoying pints.
Until Wed 3 Jun 2026
Sela's Big Music Quiz!
Sela Bar & Pizzeria
Activity
Music
Quiz / Gaming
Sugar - Love You Even Still Tour
Wed 3 Jun 2026
Sugar - Love You Even Still Tour
The Irish Centre
Music
Gigs
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Thu 4 Jun 2026
Circular Weaving Evening Taster Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
MC Hammersmith holding a croquet mallet in a menacing way!
Thu 4 Jun 2026
MC Hammersmith
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A photograph of three people stood at easels drawing, in the foreground is a man with a green sweater drawing a life model with charcoal
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Go Figure - Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (June)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
A print of a bird in shades of blue and green with the tetra pak image it was printed from
Thu 4 Jun 2026
Tetra Pak Printing Taster
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
The Bug Club
Fri 5 Jun 2026
The Bug Club
Project House
Music
Gigs
a young woman in a throne
Thu 28 May 2026 - Sat 6 Jun 2026
Perfect Show For Rachel
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Performance