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Likkle Lit Fest

Black children listening attentively to a story
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Likkle Lit Fest
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Festival
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Spoken Word

Mindful Market in full swing with shoppers browsing each stall holder.
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Winter
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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Hedera

Hedera is a five-piece folk ensemble, as at home in the woods, as in a concert venue or community centre.
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Hedera
The Loft (Re:establish)
Gigs
Music
Performance

A.A. Williams
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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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Pied Piper / Leeds Playhouse / Thu 12 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
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Theatre In Leeds

Our collection of theatre listings in Leeds taking place in venues and spaces across the city.

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Free
A group of people playing music together inside the Grand Arcade, Leeds
Sat 7 Feb 2026 - Sat 1 Aug 2026
Roda de Choro & Samba
Ohana
Family Friendly
Gigs
Music
Hifi Logo
Until Sat 1 Aug 2026
Hifi Comedy Club
The HiFi Club
Comedy
Picturesque landscape of snow-capped mountains and luscious green grass with clear blue sky.
Thu 9 Jul 2026 - Sat 1 Aug 2026
The Sound of Music
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Free
Colourful printed fabric featuring a French high street design
Sat 8 Aug 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Perfect Prints
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
The Temple Newsam Food Festival 2026: A Summertime Feast
Sat 15 Aug 2026 - Sun 16 Aug 2026
The Temple Newsam Food Festival 2026: A Summertime Feast
Temple Newsam
Festival
Food & Drink
the band
Fri 21 Aug 2026
Humanfly
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
a medaeival illustration of a person on a horse
Sat 22 Aug 2026
Gary Stewart presents Graceland
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
In a dark-lit room, two musicians sit on stools in front of a blurred dancer, in motion.
Sat 29 Aug 2026
Seven Cities of Love: Shahnai Persian Music Band
City Varieties Music Hall
Concerts
Music
With blonde hair, red lips and a baby blue satin dress, Helen George looks slyly at the camera
Tue 25 Aug 2026 - Sat 29 Aug 2026
Cole Porter's High Society
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Phil Ellis stands upright, one hand on hip and his leg raised to his hip. He wears a dark suit and is surrounded by a silhouette of yellow, orange and red.
Thu 19 Feb 2026 - Wed 2 Sep 2026
Phil Ellis: Bath Mat
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Free
Marty Wilde sings into a microphone on stage, wearing a suit and bolo tie.
Fri 4 Sep 2026
Marty Wilde and The Wildcats: A Lifetime in Music
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Free
A boy making a monoprint on a table in the woods. There are tubes of ink on the table.
Sat 5 Sep 2026
Skelton Grange Environment Centre Fundraising Open Day
Skelton Grange Environment Centre
Family Friendly
Festival
Three illustrated figures stand facing away from the camera towards a sparkling light, hands on hips and holding croquet mallets. They wear matching blazers, knee-high socks and short skirts in vibrant green, red and yellow.
Tue 1 Sep 2026 - Sat 5 Sep 2026
Heathers: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Free
A selection of pots on a stall, made by members of sunken studio.
Sun 8 Mar 2026 - Sun 6 Sep 2026
Leeds Ceramics Market at Sunken Studio
Sunken Studio
Exhibition
Market
Emilio Santoro performs as Elvis into a microphone, wearing a gold jacket and black shirt with open neckline.
Sat 5 Sep 2026 - Sun 6 Sep 2026
Emilio Santoro as Elvis
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Jon Ronson smiles in a relaxed pose against a bare wall.
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Enter The Castle with Jon Ronson: Mystery, Crime & Unmoored Men
City Varieties Music Hall
Literature
Talk
Altered Images
Tue 8 Sep 2026
Altered Images
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Evanescence band in a dark room with red strobe lighting
Tue 8 Sep 2026
Evanescence
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Free
A group of children smiling wearing school uniform
Sat 12 Sep 2026
Sparky Saturdays: The Science of Schoolwear
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
A yellow background with a black marker scribble.
Mon 7 Sep 2026 - Sat 12 Sep 2026
Operation Mincemeat
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Performance
Photograph of Phil Wang's face surrounded by copies of itself, to give a trippy effect.
Sun 13 Sep 2026
Phil Wang: UH OH
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Free
Film still from a 1960s M&S cinema advert
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Heritage Open Days: Fashion on Film
M&S Archive
Film
Heritage
Four figures looking into a historic room, with a piano, fireplace and painted portraits.
Thu 19 Mar 2026 - Thu 17 Sep 2026
Lotherton Hall: A Historic Tour of Yorkshire’s Edwardian Gem
Lotherton Hall and Estate
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Sculpture Nymph and Greyhound
Thu 12 Feb 2026 - Thu 17 Sep 2026
An Evening of Love, Sex and Scandal at Temple Newsam
Temple Newsam
Guided Tour
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
In black and white, Jonathan Pie looks sternly off-camera, standing poised in a black suit.
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Jonathan Pie: Work in Progress
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Talk
Two actors portraying Johnny Cash and June Carter stand in profile as they share a microphone. The are in golden light in front of a lyrics sheet, and framed by a large vinyl record.
Tue 15 Sep 2026 - Sat 19 Sep 2026
The Ballad of Johnny and June
Leeds Grand Theatre
Music
Theatre
Adam Garcia balances on a chair at a bar, wearing a vest and jeans, looking at another dancer who poses alongside him. A green smoke emits from the corner of the bar.
Sun 20 Sep 2026
Adam Garcia's Emerald Storm
Leeds Grand Theatre
Dance
Dance (Li)
Theatre
Stylised digital image of Sam Campbell's face super-imposed onto an uncanny male figure driving a green, vegetable vehicle set against a bright blue sky backdrop.
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Sam Campbell: Kid Giblet
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
In the stone doorway of a manor house, a group of people in coloured suits and dresses with comically mad expressions each hold a cartoonish weapon towards the camera, including a mallet, dynamite, candlestick and shovel.
Tue 22 Sep 2026 - Wed 23 Sep 2026
Murder, She Didn't Write
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
The three members of Leveret stand on a dry grassy hill and surround a bare tree. Each man holds an instrument and candidly looks off-camera.
Thu 24 Sep 2026
Leveret
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
With a shocked expression and bleached blonde hair in a wide-collared shirt, Maisie Adam looks wide-eyed and open-mouthed as she points off-camera.
Thu 24 Sep 2026
Maisie Adam: Whatsherface
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Laura Smyth looks fiercely off-camera, hands on her waist and is wearing a yellow button-up dress, red lipstick and red nails.
Fri 25 Sep 2026
Laura Smyth: Born Aggy
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Under £10
Rails of colourful clothing in a brightly lit room
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange September 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
Sindhu Vee spins around a flowing yellow dress and looks behind her shoulder with a smile in front on a pale brown backdrop. She has a blowout hairdo and gold earrings and bangle.
Sat 26 Sep 2026
Sindhu Vee: Swanky
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Lucy Porter in various poses
Sun 27 Sep 2026
Lucy Porter - Let Yourself Go!
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A group of characters in Shakespearean costumes huddle together and pose with quizzical expressions against a blank background.
Tue 29 Sep 2026
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare®: Romeo & Juliet
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Headshot of Thomas Green wearing a black t-shirt under a pale cream light shirt stood against a grey background.
Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Thu 1 Oct 2026
Thomas Green: Brainstorm
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Moustachioed Troy Hawke wears a shiny blue floral smoking jacket and matching neck tie against a plain grey background.
Fri 2 Oct 2026
Troy Hawke: Never Stop, Never Change!
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Members of The Delines all wearing sunglasses and casually posing along a brick wall.
Sun 4 Oct 2026
The Delines
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Kiell Smith Bynoe smiles onstage, wearing a white t-shirt and gold pendant chain under warm lighting.
Tue 6 Oct 2026
Kiell Smith Bynoe's Kool Story Bro
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Catherine Bohart lounges on purple fabric in a long floral dress, surrounded by flowers in the background.
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Catherine Bohart: Borrowing Trouble
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Surreal cartoon illustration of Mike Wozniak in three stages of dropping a magnifying glass. The image texture is of a blue plaid suit.
Thu 8 Oct 2026
Mike Wozniak: The Bench
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Free
Black and white photo showing a window display of children's clothing
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Looking Good
M&S Archive
Family Friendly
Activity
Professor Brian Cox - Emergence World Tour
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Professor Brian Cox - Emergence World Tour
first direct bank arena
Talk
Adults Only
Free
a busy outdoor market
Until Mon 12 Oct 2026
Real Markets at Wellington Place
Wellington Place
Market
Outdoor
Ignacio Lopez
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Ignacio Lopez
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Shaun Ryder holds a neutral gaze, donning a pair of Ray Bans and navy jacket. The background is blurred but busy with lights and activity.
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Shaun Ryder: Happy Mondays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Talk
Harriet Kemsley
Thu 15 Oct 2026
Harriet Kemsley: Floozy
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Vonda Shepard lightly tips the brim of her black hat, from a candid camera angle.
Thu 15 Oct 2026
Vonda Shepard
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Theatre
Panchiko
Thu 15 Oct 2026
Panchiko
Project House
Gigs
Music