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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
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Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
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Sat 11 Apr 2026
Thackray Insights: The Science of Song
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk
Patricia Nolz
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Patricia Nolz & Joseph Middleton
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
Concerts
Festival
Music
Free
A model poses in four different outfits in bold colours
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Sparky Saturdays: Colour
M&S Archive
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Free
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Melodies DJ Academy x Speedqueen Q&A
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Workshop
The Brotherton Library of Leeds University
Sat 11 Apr 2026
University of Leeds Heritage and History Walk
University Of Leeds
Heritage
Guided Tour
Under £10
Louise Alder
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Louise Alder, Huw Montague Rendall & Joseph Middleton
Howard Assembly Room
Concerts
Festival
Music
Europes Strongest Man
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Europe's Strongest Man 2026
first direct bank arena
Sports
Under £10
Someone in blue overalls and yellow high heels slouches in a light blue convertible car
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Fixing
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Comedy
Theatre
In moody blue lighting, Imelda May passionately sings on stage in a flowy dress, in front of an acoustic guitarist
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Imelda May
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Spoken Word
Mikron presents: Top of the Wold
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Mikron presents: Top Of The Wold
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
Animated image. A mossy wooden plank sign protrudes from messy grass and mushrooms, accompanied by a smiley gingerbread man with a moon and starry sky in the background.
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 11 Apr 2026
Shrek: The Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Music at North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival
Sat 11 Apr 2026
North Leeds Charity Beer & Music Festival 2026
North Leeds Cricket Club
Festival
Food & Drink
A person dresses as a mouse sits at the front of a snowy stage
Sat 11 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026
The Gruffalo's Child
Carriageworks Theatre
Family Friendly
Theatre
Nardu Williams
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Nardus Williams & Elizabeth Kenny: ‘Dowland 400’
Royal Armouries Museum
Concerts
Festival
Music
Jeremy Sassoon playing piano and singing
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Jeremy Sassoon Quartet
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Footy Fairy Tales promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Footy Fairy Tales
Otley Courthouse
Family Friendly
Theatre
Man wearing an open shirt and a pink swimming rubber ring stood behind a small paddling pool with a blackboard with science-y things written behind him and someone in a lab coat next to him.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Exciting Science
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Family Friendly
Al Murray in a maroon suit incorporated into a bright and colourful cartoon image. He's holding on to a cartoon pint.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Al Murray: All You Need is Guv
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Josh Jones promotional image.
Sun 12 Apr 2026
Josh Jones: I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show
Otley Courthouse
Comedy
Peter Clifford and the Great Baldini portray a suited Holmes and Watson, who point their walking sticks towards a clue off-camera in the grounds of a grand, old-fashioned building.
Mon 13 Apr 2026
Holmes and Watson: The Curious Case of the Masqued Magician
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Theatre
Under £10
Part of the North Yorkshire coast managed by the National Trust
Tue 14 Apr 2026
"Yorkshire's Coastal Secret" a talk by David Banks
St Chads Parish Centre, Headingley
Talk
Heritage
Adults Only
Free
Man playing the keyboard within a museum.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Family Singalongs
Leeds City Museum
Family Friendly
Music
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Upside down, Olaf Falafel grins at the camera, wearing a prop banana headband and stripy blue and white t-shirt, positioned over a patterned purple background.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Olaf Falafel's Stupidest Super Stupid Show
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Family Friendly
Author Clare Mackintosh
Tue 14 Apr 2026
An Evening with Clare Mackintosh
The Old Woollen
Literature
Talk
Black and white headshot of Huey Morgan.
Tue 14 Apr 2026
Huey Morgan: The Fun Lovin' Criminal
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Talk
Free
A collection of instruments including guitar, flute, clarinet, violin, saxophone and trumpet.
Until Wed 15 Apr 2026
Leeds Lunchtime Chamber Music
The Venue
Concerts
January List
Music
Free
A man playing two drums
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Family Drumming Workshops
Leeds City Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Workshop
Free
A hand touches a lightbox with firework-like design on
Wed 15 Apr 2026
Artist Collin Van Uchelen in conversation
Henry Moore Institute
Visual Arts
Talk
Gregor Fisher smiles at the camera in front of a plain grey background.
Wed 15 Apr 2026
An Evening with Gregor Fisher
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gate
Wed 15 Apr 2026 - Thu 16 Apr 2026
Rude Science
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
Under £10
A photograph of Leeds Dock on a sunny day
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Leeds Dock Photography Walk
Leeds Corn Exchange
Walk
Guided Tour
Heritage
Free
Colourful abstract painting representing flowers and the female body
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Thinking with Plants: Ecofeminism and Contemporary Art
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Talk
Free
A curator holding a very large egg, next to red draws with more eggs from our collection in
Tue 14 Apr 2026 - Thu 16 Apr 2026
Egg-celent Easter
Leeds Discovery Centre
Creative Workshop
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Workshop
Free
Black-and-white photograph of uniformed soldiers and civilians standing in front of a tram decorated with banners reading “Leeds Pals Recruiting Car” and draped with Union flags. The tram is filled with men in military uniform, and a church building is visible in the background.
Thu 16 Apr 2026
The AGM and lecture: Consensus and Dissent in Wartime Leeds, 1914-1918
The Leeds Library
Heritage
Leeds 400
Talk
12 Musicians from the band Grande Familia with instruments
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Billy Marrows’ Grande Família
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Whisky & Sherry Tasting in Ambiente Leeds
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Whisky & Sherry Night
Ambiente Tapas Leeds
Food & Drink
Under £10
Headliners Faraway
Thu 16 Apr 2026
Roots X Seymour presents: Faraway with support from Char & The Luca
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Free
Man giving a tour surrounded by taxidermy in the store room
Mon 13 Apr 2026 - Fri 17 Apr 2026
Easter Store Tours
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Man giving a tour of the store room, surrounded by taxidermy
Mon 13 Apr 2026 - Fri 17 Apr 2026
Easter Store Tours
Leeds Discovery Centre
Family Friendly
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
A person stands on a stage with their hands splayed at either side of their head, an audience is in the foreground making the same gesture.
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Comedy Club 4 Kids
Carriageworks Theatre
Comedy
Family Friendly
Theatre
YUNGBLUD
Fri 17 Apr 2026
YUNGBLUD
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Yeadon Town Hall Theatre
Fri 17 Apr 2026
GOLD: An Audience With Will Burns & Stacey Leadbeatter
Yeadon Town Hall Theatre
Comedy
Music
A Cher tribute performer sings into a handheld microphone beside a guitarist on stage. She has long, black, curly hair, leather jacket, knee-high boots and a glittery leotard.
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Strong Enough: The Ultimate Tribute Concert to Cher
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Theatre
Promotional image for Bollywood Time Machine including images of actors in iconic Bollywood films against a backdrop of smoke and spotlights
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Bollywood Time Machine
City Varieties Music Hall
Dance
Music
The Burning Hell
Fri 17 Apr 2026
The Burning Hell + Carsie Blanton
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Martin Mylkebust
Fri 17 Apr 2026
KEiiNO - Chromium Heart World Tour
The Wardrobe
Gigs
Music
Performance
Alchemy Live performing on stage.
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Alchemy Live: A Tribute To Mark Knopfler & Dire Straits
Otley Courthouse
Music
Gigs
Temple Newsam House
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Dawn Chorus
Temple Newsam
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Walk
A playful cartoon character running with a net, reaching towards multicoloured floating bubbles of various sizes. Amongst the bubbles are images of workshops with young people.
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Sat 18 Apr 2026
Explore
Leeds Grand Theatre
Family Friendly
Festival
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Sat 18 Apr 2026
Beginners Knitting Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop