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Gigs In Leeds

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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
Zog
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
Theatre
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Shirt with colourful stitching repairs
Mon 15 Jun 2026 - Mon 22 Jun 2026
Monday Mending 2 week course with artist Lorna Johnstone
Leeds Central Library - Art Library
Activity
All Library Events
Craft
Creative Workshop
An image of two people wearing 1940's clothes. One is sat down wearing a hat and white shirt with a tie. The other is standing wearing a white dress, with their arm on the other person's shoulder. There is text above that reads 'WINDRUSH BY SONG'.
Mon 22 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Windrush By Song
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Free
Still from stop motion animation: featuring a bouncing ball with a face on. The ball has arms and legs and is bouncing up and down in a spotlight
Tue 2 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Free Introduction to Procreate Dreams Workshop (digital animation)
Armley Community Hub and Library
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
A stylised print of a woman in a red hat
Mon 22 Jun 2026 - Tue 23 Jun 2026
Gel Plate Printing & Mixed Media Collage (2 Day Course)
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Sketch of a woman holding a child
Tue 23 Jun 2026 - Wed 24 Jun 2026
Florence Nightingale Experience
Lotherton
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
Performer sings in a darkened room with green light in back ground
Until Wed 24 Jun 2026
Open Mic - at Leeds Libraries in partnership with Launchpad
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Gigs
January List
Music
Performance
Four dancers perform in darkness, all crouching down. The dancer in the middle leans on the others. One dancer is sat, watching from behind them.
Wed 24 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Fireflies at Dawn
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
A lilac delphinium in flower in the Walled Garden
Thu 18 Jun 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Delphinium Walk and Cream Tea
Temple Newsam
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Walk
Free
Two cream flowers on a green background
Thu 9 Apr 2026 - Thu 25 Jun 2026
Growing Through Grief
Living Potential Community Garden
Healthy Living
Outdoor
Under £10
Sweet Sorrows
Thu 25 Jun 2026
From Ireland - Sweet Sorrows in concert
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
Melanie Baker
Fri 26 Jun 2026
Melanie Baker
Hyde Park Book Club
Music
Gigs
A newspaper with the headline 'A Bright Room Called Day', there is an image of an aeroplane on the cover
Wed 24 Jun 2026 - Sat 27 Jun 2026
A Bright Room Called Day
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
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
Free
cotton reels
Sat 27 Jun 2026
Scrap Crafters & Makers DeStash Market
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Social
Market
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
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.
Tue 16 Jun 2026 - 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
Gigs
Music
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
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
Plant pots being screen printed in blues and yellows
Mon 1 Jun 2026 - Mon 29 Jun 2026
Introduction to Screen Printing – 5 Week Course
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Two people dangle upside-down from a rope around their ankles, encased in a bright neon light against an orange background.
Mon 29 Jun 2026
Jay & Joss: It's Not a Game
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
A black and white printed portrait of a woman and the plate it was printed from
Tue 2 Jun 2026 - Tue 30 Jun 2026
The Portrait – 5 Week Course
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A man wearing a red cap and graphic t-shirt stands outdoors playing an acoustic guitar, with trees and grass in the background.
Tue 30 Jun 2026
Dylan Gossett - Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Performance
The Spooky Men's Chorale sing into microphones together on stage, in dark outfits and hats, lit by a blue stage-light.
Wed 1 Jul 2026
The Spooky Men's Chorale
City Varieties Music Hall
Concerts
Music
Sunn O)))
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Sunn O)))
Project House
Music
Gigs
Three people in a warm, retro-lit room, with the central person wearing sunglasses, flexing and shouting, and a shirt that reads ‘How we love is who we are.
Wed 1 Jul 2026
Alabama Shakes - Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Performance
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Thu 2 Jul 2026
Floral Embroidery Evening Taster Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
LGBTQ+ Open Mic
Until Thu 2 Jul 2026
LGBTQ+ Open Mic
Flamingos Coffee House
Comedy
LGBT+
Music
Performance
Spoken Word
Free
Colourful photograph showing 1970s men's underwear
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Guest Speaker – Style, Fit and Comfort: Considering Men's Underwear with Dr Shaun Cole
M&S Archive
Talk
Heritage
The members of Showaddywaddy stand in brightly coloured suit jackets, posing in sunglasses against a vibrant blur backdrop.
Fri 3 Jul 2026
Showaddywaddy
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
A child is street dancing in a freeze. Their balanced on their head and hands with their feet in the air.
Until Sat 4 Jul 2026
Street Styles 8-11 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Family Friendly
Workshop
Four figures with their backs to the camera wearing red, yellow, green and blue jackets from left to right. The two on the outside have microphones on stands and the figures in the middle are holding them. Above the figures, swirling text reads Dreamcoat Stars on a multi-coloured backdrop.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Dreamcoat Stars
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Tom Odell standing with arms raised above their head against a plain background, wearing a dark long‑sleeved top.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Tom Odell - Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Performance
JOHN McCUSKER TRIO press shot.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
John McCusker Trio
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
A painted portrait of a man in a military outfit on a horse, outdoors in a field
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Special Tour: Lord Halifax's Legacy
Temple Newsam
Guided Tour
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Wearing a trucker cap, Noel Boland sings into a microphone. Behind him is an acoustic guitar, a moon, and textured blue wooden panels.
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Beautiful Crazy: The Luke Combs Collection
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
An abstract monoprint in blues and greens being lifted from the plate
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Monoprint Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Kings of Leon
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Kings of Leon
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Hand bound books in various colours, alongside a selection of bookbinding tools
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Intro to Bookbinding
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Under £10
A black and white photograph of City Square c. turn of the 20th century
Fri 22 May 2026 - Tue 7 Jul 2026
Leeds in Three Squares
Leeds City Bus Station
Walk
Free
Flamingos Cafe
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Inclusive voices: Pure Imagination
Flamingos Coffee House
Healthy Living
LGBT+
Social
Gill Hicks sat in profile on a stool, holding a stick with her head raised. A pair of boots are positioned in front of her.
Tue 7 Jul 2026 - Wed 8 Jul 2026
Still Alive (and Kicking)
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Under £10
A photograph of two people taking photographs on a bridge in Holbeck
Wed 6 May 2026 - Thu 9 Jul 2026
Leeds and Holbeck Photography Walk
Leeds City Square
Walk
Guided Tour
Heritage
Four artists sat around a table in a print studio discussing their work
Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Thu 9 Jul 2026
Print Club – 5 Weeks
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A group of six people cheerfully pose on a sofa surrounded by teddy bears against a light blue backdrop. The central figure, dressed as a goblin, is surrounded by smiling friends.
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Wet Leg | Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Under £10
A man wearing sunglasses and rabbit ears
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Surreally Good
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Comedy
Theatre