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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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Winter
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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Winter
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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Paint a Pair
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Paint a Pair: Romantic Landscape
The Wardrobe
Creative Workshop
Food & Drink
Workshop
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Hayao Miyazaki's Dreams by Mystery Ensemble
St George's Church
Concerts
Music
Performance
Under £10
2 dancers on stage holding a polar bear teddy
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Coalesce Dance Theatre | Mika and The Polar Bear
The Riley Theatre
Dance
Family Friendly
Dance (Li)
A brass band performing on a concert stage.
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Grimethorpe Colliery Band
Pudsey Civic Hall and Art Forms Music
Concerts
Music
Paint a Pair: Romantic Landscape
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Paint a Pair: Romantic Landscape
The Wardrobe
Creative Workshop
Social
Workshop
Mark Simmons in a suit, a bow tie and red, blue and green jester trousers.
Sat 14 Feb 2026
Mark Simmons: Jest To Impress
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
pop music stars from the 1980s
Sat 14 Feb 2026
1980s Revisited All Dayer
The Backroom
Gigs
Music
A cartoon dinosaur is using an electric guitar while a boy stands on his back with a microphone
Sun 15 Feb 2026
The Dinosaur that Pooped a Rock Show!
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
Half Term
Theatre
An image of birds being carved in to a wood plate to be printed from
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Woodcut Relief Printing
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A woman smiling in a blue dress adorned with large decorative butterflies
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Hera Hyesang Park with Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Music
the band
Sun 15 Feb 2026
The Besnard Lakes
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Chloe Petts in a toga sat in front of a table of fruit holding a watermelon.
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Chloe Petts: Big Naturals
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
the band
Sun 15 Feb 2026
LA LOM
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Free
A crowd of children and adults watching a character reading a storybook
Mon 16 Feb 2026
Cbeebies Read and Rave
Leeds Central Library - Tiled Hall
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Music
The outline of two young people in a tent or behind a curtain, holding a miniature ship.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Little M
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
Half Term
Theatre
Free
A woman and a young girl taking part in arts and crafts.
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Hippo-Platypus Family Day
Leeds City Museum
Activity
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A black and white image of Frida Kahlo being screen printed onto a t-shirt
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Screen Printing Tees & Totes
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Essence of Django
Tue 17 Feb 2026
TNL: Essence of Django
Heart Centre
Gigs
Jazz
Music
Performance
Elly Griffiths
Tue 17 Feb 2026
An Evening with Elly Griffiths: Step into another Thrilling Case
The Old Woollen
Literature
Talk
Bass Drum of Death
Tue 17 Feb 2026
Bass Drum of Death
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Free
A group of people sitting at a table painting abstract shapes with primary colours.
Until Wed 18 Feb 2026
Painting for Beginners
Space2
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Visual Arts
Workshop
Free
A photograph of a statue of Walter Hook in Leeds City Square
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Leeds in Your Lunch Hour Lecture 3: ‘The Greatest Parish Priest of the Nineteenth Century’: Dr Walter Farquhar Hook, Vicar of Leeds 1837 -1859
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400
Talk
Embroidered flowers in yellow and green
Until Wed 18 Feb 2026
Leeds Tapestry Tour
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Heritage
Talk
Guided Tour
Under £10
Group of people playing Parks - a table top board game
Wed 18 Feb 2026
BYOBG - social gaming night
Flamingos Coffee House
LGBT+
Quiz / Gaming
Social
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Wed 18 Feb 2026
Cory Hanson
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
a skeleton angel
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Crowbar
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Coleen Nolan sits playfully on a red plastic chair, in yellow wellies and a pale orange tutu, all set against a yellow backdrop. Her arms are perched on the chair and she cheekily rests her face in her palm.
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Coleen Nolan: This is Me
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Music
Peter Case
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Peter Case + support from Sid Griffin
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Under £10
An image of a child with printing materials
Tue 17 Feb 2026 - Thu 19 Feb 2026
Perfect Printing
Leeds Industrial Museum
Craft
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
Author Bethan Woollvin demonstrates how she creates a picture book
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Bethan Woollvin Author Event
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature
Free
A photographic portrait of author/illustrator Mark Bradley
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Comic-making workshop with Mark Bradley
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Workshop
Free
Two children look at a framed & taxidermied butterfly, while supervised by two adults
Tue 17 Feb 2026 - Thu 19 Feb 2026
Love and Kindness Tokens
Leeds Discovery Centre
Activity
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Colourful printed advert for chocolate cake
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Have a Go at Half Term: A Piece of Cake!
M&S Archive
Activity
Family Friendly
Half Term
Mark Nelson
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Mark Nelson: Liquid Gold
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Starry night
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Paint a Pic: starry night
The Alchemist Greek Street
Workshop
the band
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Wavves
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Portrait of Ben
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Ben Moor: A Three Thing Day
The Old Woollen
Comedy
Theatre
Under £10
Outdoor light boxes saying 'Sela Bar' and 'Brooklyn'
Thu 19 Feb 2026
MOTOWN KARAOKE with a LIVE BAND for Sela Bar's 22nd Birthday!
Sela Bar & Pizzeria
Food & Drink
Gigs
Music
Free
Two children at a Store Tour with the tour guide, taking a closer look at one of the objects in the collection..
Mon 16 Feb 2026 - Fri 20 Feb 2026
Half Term Store Tours
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Half Term
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
A person blowing dust off of a book in a library
Thu 19 Feb 2026 - Fri 20 Feb 2026
Family Folklore: Wrongsemble Story Time
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Theatre
Free
Two actors stand at a piano with a puppet sat on top
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Fladam presents… Astro Norma and the Cosmic Piano
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Theatre
A band playing a live set
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Clean Air Socials at The Attic
The Attic
Gigs
Music
A group of five people sitting on and around a green sofa, set against a pink background.
Fri 30 Jan 2026 - Fri 20 Feb 2026
The Marriage of Figaro
Leeds Grand Theatre
Concerts
January List
Music
Theatre
Three singers in sequined blue dresses dance by standing microphones with Roy Hemmings.
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Roy Hemmings' Sounds of Philadelphia and Motown
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Tasha Leaper as Madonna
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Tasha Leaper as Madonna
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Michael Starring Ben
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Michael Starring Ben
first direct bank arena
Music
Performance
Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas samba band play live at Belgrave Music Hall Leeds on Friday 20th February at the Brazil Carnival 2026 Party
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Brazil Carnival 2026 / Gustavo Andrade & The Brasukas + DJ Fabio Bahia
Belgrave Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
A person with long dark hair lying on some red apples. They are holding a bitten one in their hands.
Fri 20 Feb 2026 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Snow White
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Family Friendly
Half Term
Theatre
Free
A child wearing a tiger mask.
Thu 19 Feb 2026 - Sat 21 Feb 2026
Story Explorers: Face Painting and Craft Session
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Craft
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Free
Image of the reserve astronaut Meganne Christian
Sat 21 Feb 2026
Ask An Astronaut - Family Friendly Q&A With Meganne Christian
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature