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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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Free
A white lady with short light hair strikes a disco pose with a big smile on her face. She wears a purple 'Dance On' Tshirt.
Until Fri 27 Mar 2026
Dance On Holbeck
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A white lady with short light hair strikes a disco pose with a big smile on her face. She wears a purple 'Dance On' Tshirt.
Until Fri 27 Mar 2026
Dance On Seacroft
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A group of people being toured around a Cistercian abbey
Fri 30 Jan 2026 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
Monthly Kirkstall Abbey Tours
Kirkstall Abbey
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Guided Tour
The Leeds RNLI Branch members standing in front of a large RNLI Lifeboat
Until Fri 27 Mar 2026
Murder Mystery Evening at The Mansion
The Mansion, Leeds
Food & Drink
Performance
A lady is dancing with a big smile
Until Fri 27 Mar 2026
Dance On Up: Advanced dance class for adults aged 55+
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Free
A brown cartoon owl against a purple backdrop with colourful confetti
Mon 23 Feb 2026 - Fri 27 Mar 2026
BookTrust Storytime
Leeds Libraries
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Literature
Free
Launchpad Conference panel taking place with a selection of speakers.
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Launchpad Conference 2026
Leeds Beckett University - City Centre Campus
Music
Talk
A girl stands in the centre of the image holding an open diary with a shocked face, there are little doodles of hearts and stars surrounding her on a pink background
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Hasbian
Carriageworks Theatre
Comedy
Theatre
2 people dancing expressively
Fri 27 Mar 2026
Roadhouse #22
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance (Li)
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
A small girl in a blue tutu balances on one leg smiling at the camera as other children look towards her
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballet 2-4 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
A small boy plays with coloured ribbons in a dance studio
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Parents & Tots | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
A young, smiley boy is bending his knees wearing tap shoes in a dance studio.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Creative Tap 4-8 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
A young boy is ballancing on one leg, arms stretched, whilst a group of young girls are gathered behind him in a dance studio.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballet 4-6 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Small Island
Wed 11 Mar 2026 - 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
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
Children are dancing and jumping with different coloured scarves in a dance studio.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Street Styles 5-7 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
A girl is in a dance studio balancing on one leg, with the other extended behind her, her arms are stretched to the side
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Creative Pop 5-7 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
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
A group of young children are doing ballet in a dance studio, jumping, stretching and swaying.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballet 6-9 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
Two people in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Beginner
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A child is street dancing in a freeze. Their balanced on their head and hands with their feet in the air.
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Street Styles 8-11 | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Beginner/ Intermediate
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
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
A group of children are in different street dance poses in a dance studio
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
TEMPO Street Crew | Saturday Superstars Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 28 Mar 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Advanced
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A brass band performing on a stage.
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Hammonds Band
Pudsey Civic Hall and Art Forms Music
Concerts
Music
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.
Thu 26 Feb 2026 - Sat 28 Mar 2026
One Man, Two Guvnors
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
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
For LEEDS INSPIRED (no wording)
Sat 28 Mar 2026
KERRANG'D! + 53°
Eiger Studios
Gigs
Music
Performance
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
VLMV
Until Sun 29 Mar 2026
VLMV (Post-Rock) + Runeweaver (Dark Folk)
Wharf Chambers
Gigs
Music
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
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
Martin Carthy smiles in a brown trilby hat and red scarf, a blue building behind him.
Sun 29 Mar 2026
Martin Carthy and Special Guest
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Free
Person using smartphone and laptop
Until Mon 30 Mar 2026
Digital Drop-ins
Leeds Libraries
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
Garth Marenghi in a red hood surrounded by fire.
Mon 30 Mar 2026
Garth Marenghi: This Bursted Earth Book Tour
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Image shows RSPB St Aidan's at sunset with the orange sky reflected in the water around the reedbeds and some birds flying above it
Until Tue 31 Mar 2026
Bespoke Reserve Tour- RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St Aidan's
Adventure
Outdoor
Guided Tour
Alasdair Beckett-King's long red hair breezes over his shoulder as he holds a white telephone to his ear with a shocked expression. He wears an orange jumper and brown suit jacket, as he stands in front of a dark green background.
Wed 1 Apr 2026
Alasdair Beckett-King: King of Crumbs
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
A photograph taken over a persons shoulder. They are sat with a board on their knee, drawing a figure on a piece of white paper
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Go Figure - Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (April)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
On a dimly lit stage, the camera is looking up at 2 male dancers dressed in black. One has his back to the camera and is holding up the other male performer. The one being lifted is facing the camera, with his right hand over his mouth as if stopping himself from speaking. His left arm is reaching out as if to try and grab something.
Thu 2 Apr 2026
2Faced Dance Company - TOMORROW
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Richard Ashcroft
Thu 2 Apr 2026
Richard Ashcroft
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music