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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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Image of woman playing a harp
Wed 11 Mar 2026
The Music of Nature
Lotherton Hall and Estate
Concerts
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Performance
Under £10
Guitars lined up ready to be played
Wed 4 Feb 2026 - Wed 11 Mar 2026
Improvers Guitar for ages 11-18
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Music
Workshop
Free
A colour photograph of a bust of Queen Victoria, sitting on the bar of the Hark To Rover pub in Abbey House Museum's Victorian Street display
Wed 11 Mar 2026 - Thu 12 Mar 2026
Street Tours: Women in Victorian Leeds
Abbey House Museum
Guided Tour
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Ian Smith
Thu 12 Mar 2026
Ian Smith: Foot Spa Half Empty
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A man in a prison cell is stood holding a phone to his ear.
Thu 12 Mar 2026 - Fri 13 Mar 2026
Please Do Not Touch
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Free
Colour photograph of a store interior with rails full of dresses
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza
M&S Archive
Talk
Heritage
Jens Lekman
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Jens Lekman
Howard Assembly Room
Gigs
Music
Smoove & Turrell
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Smoove & Turrell
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Daoiri Farrell
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Daoiri Farrell - World Renowned Authentic Irish Folk Musician
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
the band
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Blackbeard's Tea Party
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Pleiades
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Pleiades + Red Sun Alert + Death Rituals
Santiago Bar
Gigs
Music
A group of people
Thu 12 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
Pied Piper
Leeds Playhouse
Music
Theatre
children on a swing
Sat 14 Mar 2026
My Brother's A Genius
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
Theatre
A picture of blue white and green felt flowers on a wooden counter top with art pottery in the background.
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Make a Felt Flower Bouquet
Abbey House Museum
Craft
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
A group of people pose wearing summer clothes
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Fashion by Design with special guest Percy Pig
M&S Archive
Exhibition
Family Friendly
In a dark background, and dancer is captured mid-movement surrounded by a cloud of smoke.
Sat 14 Mar 2026
HUMANHOOD - Vortex
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance
Dance (Li)
4 dancers on stage in a circle
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Area Jeune Ballet | Double Bill
The Riley Theatre
Dance
Dance (Li)
A ballerina in black with a cane and a top hat with another ballerina in pink on pointe with an arched back.
Sat 7 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
Northern Ballet's Gentleman Jack
Leeds Grand Theatre
Dance
Dance (Li)
Music
A group of burlesque performers in glimmering red dresses and extravagant feather plumes stand together on stage beneath smoky spotlights.
Fri 13 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Dance
Crime and Punishment
Thu 12 Mar 2026 - Sat 14 Mar 2026
Crime and Punishment
Chroma Q Theatre
Theatre
Howling Bells
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Howling Bells
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
an explosion
Sat 14 Mar 2026
A Day To Remember UK / Tekkin Back Sunday / Friday Night Lights
Eiger Studios
Gigs
Music
Performance
Free
Tow book covers with eyes looking at each other
Thu 12 Feb 2026 - Sun 15 Mar 2026
World Book Day® book-token exchange in Leeds Libraries
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Half Term
Leeds Storytelling Festival
Literature
Geri by Soulla Petrou from her exhibition REWIND capturing 15 years of the UK music scene, radiating the raw energy & spirit of a defining era in club & youth culture
Fri 13 Mar 2026 - Sun 15 Mar 2026
Photo North Festival #7
Carriageworks Theatre
Exhibition
Visual Arts
A scone with afternoon tea sandwiches, a pot of jam and a cup of tea behind
Fri 13 Mar 2026 - Sun 15 Mar 2026
Mother's Day Afternoon Tea
Temple Newsam
Food & Drink
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Afternoon tea with mini sandwiches, scones topped with cream, jam and strawberries, a jam jar and a cup of tea.
Fri 13 Mar 2026 - Sun 15 Mar 2026
Mother's Day Afternoon Tea
Temple Newsam
Family Friendly
Food & Drink
Leeds Museums & Galleries
The members of The Fureys with their instruments.
Sun 15 Mar 2026
The Fureys
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
Black and white of Eric Bibb sat outdoors playing a guitar, wearing a plaid shirt and hat shading his face.
Mon 16 Mar 2026
Eric Bibb: One Mississippi UK Tour 2026
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Free
Claire
Until Wed 18 Mar 2026
Coffee, craft and chat with Bowers
Bowers Allerton Hall
Social
Workshop
Free
Image shows a red mug of tea on a table, next to a flyer for Sip and Social, near a window. A courtyard with benches and red umbrellas can be seen outside.
Until Wed 18 Mar 2026
Sip and Social - Hyde Park Book Club
Hyde Park Book Club
Healthy Living
Under £10
Book cover illustration
Wed 18 Mar 2026
Imperfect Bodies with Ali Isaac - An Author Event
Horsforth Community Hub and Library
All Library Events
Literature
Talk
The Christians perform onstage to a packed crowd, lit by blue and yellow spotlights.
Wed 18 Mar 2026
The Christians
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
A repeating pattern of colourful felt wreaths with purples, greens, whites, yellows, reds and pinks, against a pink background.
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Spring Equinox Felt Wreath Workshop
Abbey House Museum
Activity
Craft
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Neil Lancaster
Thu 19 Mar 2026
An Evening of Crime Fiction with a Real-Life Police Background
Truman Books
Literature
Talk
Artwork with a repetitive floral pattern in greens and pinks.
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Plant Dreaming: A Leeds Art Gallery Late
Leeds Art Gallery
Activity
Exhibition
Food & Drink
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Performance
Shane Todd
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Shane Todd: Hold Me Back
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Paul Draper
Thu 19 Mar 2026
Paul Draper
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
A photograph of a violin.
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Study Afternoon: Women and Music
Abbey House Museum
Music
Talk
Craft
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
Woman taking picture of a figure painting with phone camera
Until Fri 20 Mar 2026
Friends of Photography
The Mill Gallery
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Diana Feng
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Don't Call Me China Doll
Stage@Leeds
Theatre
Three men with moustaches in tuxedoes against a blue-green background.
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Crooners
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Music
UK world jazz/global beats band TC & The Groove Family play Belgrave Music Hall Leeds on March 20th
Fri 20 Mar 2026
TC & The Groove Family + support
Belgrave Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
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
Free
Cartoon image of three young people
Until Sat 21 Mar 2026
Code Club at Central Library
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Workshop
A black and white image. In the centre is a person wearing a white polo and next to this the same person stood wearing an army uniform. Behind the two figures there is a football. In the background is an image of a people sat in rows. In front of the image are the 12 points of a clock, with the hands pointing to 11 o'clock.
Fri 20 Mar 2026 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
Our Little Hour
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Free
A group of musicians stand together with their instruments
Wed 11 Mar 2026 - Sat 21 Mar 2026
spring up
University Of Leeds
Festival
Performance
Free
Mario Kart on a Nintendo Switch
Until Sat 21 Mar 2026
eSports Gamers Group
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Quiz / Gaming
Workshop
A photograph taken from over someones shoulder. The are sat down with a drawing board and paper resting on their crossed legs. They are drawing the outline of a person in in black pencil
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Go Figure - Self-led Saturday (March)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Creative Workshop
Visual Arts
Workshop
Free
Code on a computer screen
Until Sat 21 Mar 2026
Teen Makers and Coders
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
Rapunzel
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Rapunzel
Stage@Leeds
Family Friendly
Theatre