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Pop Up Markets in Leeds

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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
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Emma Cordell playing the flute.
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Lunchtime Recital: The Euclid Ensemble
Otley Courthouse
Music
Concerts
A Brazilian Ruby Hummingbird and Water Vole on a cream background
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Still Life Drawing: Animals
Abbey House Museum
Creative Workshop
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Workshop
Barry White photographed in black and white, set against a blank backdrop. He has a tight perm and carefully shaped beard, wearing a ring and chain necklace.
Thu 23 Apr 2026
The Legend of Barry White
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Blood Wizard
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Blood Wizard
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Nubiyan Twist
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Nubiyan Twist
Project House
Gigs
Music
UK jazz/global beats stars Nubiyan Twist play Project House Leeds on 23rd April launching their new album "Chasing Shadows"
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Nubiyan Twist "Chasing Shadows" Album Launch
Project House
Gigs
Music
Chris Brain
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Chris Brain
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Under £10
A black and white picture Tiss, wearing dark sunglasses and shiny trousers. Posing with a cigarette and drum.
Thu 23 Apr 2026 - Fri 24 Apr 2026
Tiss Vampiric - Live at Sela
Sela Bar & Pizzeria
Gigs
Music
Performance
Under £10
A Mary Quant Mac
Fri 24 Apr 2026
History Wardrobe: Mary Quant – Fashion Icon
M&S Archive
Talk
Heritage
Image shows a black necked grebe mid dive with reedbeds in the background
Fri 3 Apr 2026 - Fri 24 Apr 2026
Specialised Black Necked Grebe Experience- RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St Aidan's
Guided Tour
Outdoor
Walk
A photo of Bicurious band.
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Bicurious + Wot Gorilla? + Patience
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Free
The picture is of a group of people laughing and dancing around, having fun.
Until Fri 24 Apr 2026
Wellington Place's Improv Night
Wellington Place
Comedy
Social
Clive Gregson & the hayes sisters press shot.
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Clive Gregson & The Hayes Sisters: Love At The Five & Dime - Remembering Nanci Griffith
Otley Courthouse
Music
Gigs
An image of a woman singing.
Thu 23 Apr 2026 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Black is the Color of My Voice
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
a boy in a striped top with science objects around him
Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Planet Omar
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
Theatre
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Sat 25 Apr 2026
Macrame Basket Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Student outcomes at a recent workshop
Until Sat 25 Apr 2026
Fun Felting Workshops
Bardsey Art Studios
Craft
Creative Workshop
Family Friendly
Workshop
Free
clothes
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Fashion Revolution Week 2026 – SCRAP Clothes Swap
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Social
Market
A drawing in black pen and pencil of a horse, a lot of detail has gone into the face
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Horse Drawing and Construction with Michael Rios
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
Free
sewing
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Fashion Revolution Week 2026 Mend In Public Day – SCRAP Drop in Mend, Repair and Upcycle
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Craft
Creative Workshop
Social
Workshop
A photograph of a work in progress, there is the shape of a squirrel made from glass and a paintbrush suspended above it
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Stained Glass Saturday Workshop with Sam Yates (April)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A stylised portrait print in black and white
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Portraiture: Drawing & Monoprinting
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative 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 25 Apr 2026
Leeds Community Clothes Exchange April 2026 Swap
Woodhouse Community Centre
Social
Market
Photo montage
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mutant Movement 1986 Daytime Disco : 40th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set
The Backroom
Gigs
Music
Under £10
DJ Electrichead's Rock Club
Sat 25 Apr 2026
DJ Electrichead's Rock Club
The Key Club
Adults Only
Dance
Gigs
Music
Mutant Music
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mutant Movement 1986 Daytime Disco : 40th Anniversary AFTERNOON DJ Set
The Backroom
Gigs
Music
Performance
Under £10
Two goths standing at a bus stop
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Bus Stop Goths
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Theatre
Performance
Blue-tones sketch drawing of the backs of the four Beatles with their original shaggy hair stood in front of a packed auditorium.
Sat 25 Apr 2026
The Mersey Beatles
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Performance
A Bollywood dancer posing while wearing a traditional red outfit with long flowing brown hair. Paparazzi cameras flash around her.
Fri 24 Apr 2026 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Frankie Goes to Bollywood
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Performance
MoonAge performing on stage.
Sat 25 Apr 2026
MoonAge - The Best Of Bowie
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Mikey Kenney 1 Credit Charlie McKeon
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mike Kenney
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Image shows a slab of rolled out white clay with coloured clay patterns imprinted into it.
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Intro to Coloured Clay: Make a Mug with Niamh Phillips
stocked. (Horsforth)
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
Free
Musicians playing at the Jazz Jam
Sun 26 Apr 2026
April Jazz Jam at Northlight
Northlight Arts Centre
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Free
An orchestra sat reading sheet music.
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Leeds 400 Concert with West Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra
Leeds City Museum
Concerts
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Performance
3 musicians dressed in historic clothing playing old instruments
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Historic Music Day
Temple Newsam
Concerts
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Music
Judi Love from the waist up wearing a black top with her eyes closed, a big smile and flowers in her hair against a black background.
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Judi Love: All About The Love
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
A man in a classic tuxedo with a slight coiffed haircut holds an acoustic guitar alongside a man in a patterned suit jacket, vest and purple sunglasses who is mimicking wildly eating the guitar.
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Café del Mundo
City Varieties Music Hall
Concerts
Music
Anna Massie press shot.
Sun 26 Apr 2026
Anna Massie
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Image shows a clothes rail full of colourful plant hanger.
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Macrame Plant Hangers Workshop at Kirkstall Forge
Butler's Cafe, Kirkstall Forge
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Lino cutting tools on a piece of lino with a design of a building
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Linocut Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
The members of Steeleye Span stand together in front of a sepia-toned building.
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Steeleye Span
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Two men in suits and office attire stand straight-faced against a blue background. One has his arms crossed, the other rests his arm on his shoulder.
Mon 27 Apr 2026
W*nkernomics: Just Touching Base
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Theatre
Pictish Trail
Mon 27 Apr 2026
Pictish Trail
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Louis Tomlinson
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Louis Tomlinson
first direct bank arena
Music
Gigs
Free
The back of a guitar showing tuning pegs, the background shows out of focus guitar players.
Wed 1 Apr 2026 - Wed 29 Apr 2026
Introduction to Guitar for ages 11-18 (5 week course) in Partnership with Cloth Cat
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Music
Free
Tuning pegs of a guitar in focus, blurred figures of guitar players in the background.
Wed 1 Apr 2026 - Wed 29 Apr 2026
Improvers Guitar for ages 11-18 (5 week course) in Partnership with Cloth Cat
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Family Friendly Workshop
Music
Free
A busy room lit in pink. People are sat at tables covered with magazines and coloured paper as they create zines.
Wed 29 Apr 2026
CommunityZine!
Leeds Central Library
Activity
All Library Events
Heritage
Bryan Cranston sits in front of a standing Marianne Jean-Baptiste, both with neutral expressions, contrasting their smiling faces in the mirror next to them.
Wed 29 Apr 2026
National Theatre Live: All My Sons (Screening)
City Varieties Music Hall
Film
Theatre
Alex Warren
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Alex Warren - Little Orphan Alex Live
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
My New Band Believe
Wed 29 Apr 2026
My New Band Believe
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music