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Theatre In Leeds

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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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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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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
Theatre
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School of Music Choir
Fri 27 Mar 2026
School of Music Choir: Roots and Routes
Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall
Concerts
Music
A woman stood on a beach wearing a hat, looking into the horizon.
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Careless Talk
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
Person playing the piano
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Brudenell Piano Sessions: Piano Day 2026
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Gigs
Music
Performance
Split Dogs
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Split Dogs
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Mandy, Indiana
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Mandy, Indiana
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Free
Maria Ferguson and Nabeela Ahmed
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Chemistry 24: Maria Ferguson, Nabeela Ahmed and Cr for Chromium
The Chemic Tavern
Literature
Performance
Spoken Word
A toddler kneeling on the floor in fancy dress wearing a hat
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Easter Holidays: Hats off to History
Temple Newsam
Activity
Family Friendly
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Two children smile and engage in a playful outdoor setting. One wears red gardening gloves, holding soil. The backdrop includes wood chips and plants, evoking adventure and joy.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Rowland Road Play Patch 1st Birthday Party
Rowland Road Play Patch
Family Friendly
Activity
Free
A photographic portrait of author Matty Long
Sat 28 Mar 2026
CROAKY Drawing Workshop with Matty Long
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Workshop
A white delivery box rests on a crate. The box has text on the top of it that reads 'HANDLE WITH CARE'.
Fri 27 Mar 2026 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
Handle with Care
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Activity
Small Island
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Small Island
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
War of the Worlds
Wed 25 Mar 2026 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
War of the Worlds
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Free
piles of hard back comics
Sat 28 Mar 2026
So, You Wanna Sell Your Comics?
Leeds City Museum
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Talk
A photograph of an embroidery hoop with calico and a rabbit stitched in black thread. The hoop is popped up against a jug which holds yellow daffodils.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Folklore Sew and Tell Workshop with Jane
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
Two people in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Beginner
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Beginner/ Intermediate
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Free
a table with pieces of paper with illustrations on and craft materials
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Do It Yourself Zine Making & Lettering with Abbie Mooney
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Intermediate
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Three rings sit on a wooden surface. One on the foreground is silver with a copper spinning band, the two in the background are copper with a silver
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Make a Spinning Ring in a Day with Toby Cotterill
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
Groups of people browsing rails and holding up items of clothing in a brightly lit room filled with rails and baskets of clothing.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange March 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
Free
Painting of Leeds City Museum with 'Make a Zine' posters.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Make a Zine Day
Leeds City Museum
Craft
Creative Workshop
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Advanced
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
DJ Perry Louis (Jazzcotech) guesting at Push Leeds
Sat 28 Mar 2026
PUSH Jazz Dance Party DJ Perry Lewis + DIG Family DJs + jazz dance class
MAP Charity
Dance
Dance Class
Gigs
Jazz
Music
A brass band performing on a stage.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Hammonds Band
Pudsey Civic Hall
Concerts
Music
Performance
ShakeItUp theatre company posing in a forest.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
ShakeItUp: The Improvised Shakespeare Show
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
A photograph of a Brian Potter from Phoenix Nights impersonator having a photograph with a young female fan during a comedy dinner show. They are smiling and he has his thumb up.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
A Night at the Phoenix - The Comedy Dining Experience
Village Hotel Leeds North
Comedy
Food & Drink
Cartoon illustration of a man running across a beach in a striped orange suit, holding a suitcase and silver platter, with a city skyline in the background.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
One Man, Two Guvnors
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Leeds 400
Theatre
For LEEDS INSPIRED (no wording)
Sat 28 Mar 2026
KERRANG'D! + 53°
Eiger Studios
Gigs
Music
Performance
Two children and parents looking at a sheet of paper whilst outside.
Mon 23 Mar 2026 - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Spring Bioblitz!
Lotherton
Activity
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Outdoor
A woman dressed in white with flowing hair holds a want over her head, she's covered in ice and looks at a black crow in flight.
Thu 26 Mar 2026 - Sun 29 Mar 2026
The Snow Queen
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
Theatre
Image shows a textured ingot necklace on top of a grey tabletop.
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Organic Textured Silver Pendant & Earrings Workshop with Will Sharp
stocked. (Horsforth)
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
VLMV
Until Sun 29 Mar 2026
VLMV (Post-Rock) + Runeweaver (Dark Folk)
Wharf Chambers
Gigs
Music
Free
Musicians and singer at Jazz Jam
Sun 29 Mar 2026
March Jazz Jam at Northlight
Northlight Arts Centre
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Whitelocks pub in Leeds
Sun 29 Mar 2026
The History of Briggate - Leeds Walking Tour
The Tetley Pub
Food & Drink
Guided Tour
Handmade books with colourful abstract covers alongside craft knives and tools for bookbinding
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Bookbinding Taster Day
Leeds Print Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
A wide-angle view of the entrance to the Gallery. There is a dark green wooden board suspended over a table, with Ones to Watch and a list of the exhibiting artists printed onto it. Artwork in the exhibition is visible in the background, including a giant tower made from brown packaging materials, positioned on a chartreuse plinth.
Until Sun 29 Mar 2026
Ones to Watch 2026
Sunny Bank Mills
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Bookshelf on pink background
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Second Hand Sunday
The Bookish Type
LGBT+
Literature
Market
Sale
Under £10
Caravaggio painting of Christ being taken down from the cross.
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Exhibition on Screen: Easter in Art
Otley Courthouse
Exhibition
Film
Visual Arts
hot wheels
Sat 28 Mar 2026 - Sun 29 Mar 2026
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live
first direct bank arena
Sports
Performance
WiFi Wars logo
Sun 29 Mar 2026
WiFi Wars
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Quiz / Gaming
On a dark background, 5 dancers are posed in formation. They are wearing traditional South Asian and South African dress. The 3 males are crouched down on the ground with their arms outstretched in front of them. The 2 women are behind them, stood in the gaps of the men. They are leaning in towards the middle, their inner arms bent at the elbow and hands at chest-height. Their outer arms are lifted above their heads and reaching inwards.
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Tribhangi Dance Theatre - UBUNTU
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Free
Django Live @ HPBC
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Roots Presents: Bookends with HerOrangeCoat & El Frere
The Vinyl Whistle
Gigs
Music
Martin Carthy and Eliza Carthy stand alongside each other in profile, holding neutral expressions under dramatic lighting.
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Eliza Carthy and Special Guests
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Tóchar
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Tóchar & La’l Tethera: Traditional folk from the British Isles and Beyond
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
A still from the film "Arco"
Fri 27 Mar 2026 - Mon 30 Mar 2026
ARCO PG
Hyde Park Picture House
Film
Free
digital drop ins
Until Mon 30 Mar 2026
Digital Drop-ins
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Workshop
Free
people conducting business research
Mon 30 Mar 2026
Start-up, Start Here: Business for Beginners
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Workshop
Free
Leeds Cathedral organ pipes overlaid with orange, pink and purple colours.
Until Mon 30 Mar 2026
Leeds Lunchtime Organ Music
Leeds Cathedral
Concerts
Music
2 ladies dancing in a studio, mid stomp, where glitter-y cowgirl costumes
Until Mon 30 Mar 2026
Decofit
Open Source Arts
Workshop
line drawing
Until Mon 30 Mar 2026
Life Drawing : Four Week Course with Life Model
Leeds Central Library - Art Library
All Library Events
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop