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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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A photograph of 3 people stood at easels drawing a life model, in the foreground is a woman with a black bob.
Thu 7 May 2026
Go Figure - Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (May)
Swarthmore Education Centre
Visual Arts
Workshop
Creative Workshop
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Thu 7 May 2026
Rag Rugging Evening Taster Workshop
Stitch-Up Craft School
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
P. P. Arnold smiles candidly on stage, wearing a a sequined beret-style cap and textured suit jacket. She is lit by a warm stage light and there is a hazy blue hue in the background.
Thu 7 May 2026
P.P. Arnold
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Joshua Burnside
Thu 7 May 2026
Joshua Burnside
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
darts players
Thu 7 May 2026
BetMGM Premier League Darts
first direct bank arena
Sports
Four performers dance on stage in pairs. They have their arms in the air.
Fri 8 May 2026
Ballet Black
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Free
Flamingos Cafe
Until Fri 8 May 2026
Proud 2 Be
Flamingos Coffee House
LGBT+
Social
Press shot of Ruth Notman.
Fri 8 May 2026
Ruth Notman
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
the band
Fri 8 May 2026
Friendship
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Three actors performing on stage, carrying black bin bags.
Tue 28 Apr 2026 - Sat 9 May 2026
I, Daniel Blake
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Performance
A close up photo of two hands manipulating a cylindrical form on a potters wheel
Sat 9 May 2026
Absolute Beginners Pottery Throwing with Jeannie Waterhouse
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop
A photograph or some white flowers with a ladybird sat on one of them
Sat 9 May 2026
Urban Nature Connection Workshop with Ellie Julings
Swarthmore Education Centre
Creative Workshop
Healthy Living
Workshop
Free
Room with people sat watching people playing guitar and singing
Sat 9 May 2026
SongShare with The Swan Song Project - Dying Matters Week Special
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events
Healthy Living
Music
Performance
Free
colour photograph of the bakery counter in an M&S store
Sat 9 May 2026
Sparky Saturdays: You're the boss!
M&S Archive
Exhibition
Family Friendly
Free
Otley Green Fair stalls in a hall.
Sat 9 May 2026
Otley Green Fair 2026
Otley Courthouse
Fair
Market
Screen printing screens stacked on a shelf
Sat 9 May 2026
Mono-Screen Printing
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Free
Painting of three staff members behind a copper coloured bar. The person on the left is preparing food, the person in the middle is pulling a pint, and the person on the right is drinking from a glass. Behind them are various coloured bottles on shelves.
Until Sat 9 May 2026
A Continuous Circulation: Artists and Art Education in Mid-century Leeds – Selections from the archive of Maurice de Sausmarez
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
A brass band sat on a stage ready to perform.
Sat 9 May 2026
Brighouse & Rastrick Band
Pudsey Civic Hall and Art Forms Music
Black and white image of Tom Rosenthal smoking in the style of the Arctic Monkeys' album cover for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.
Sat 9 May 2026
Tom Rosenthal: Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
Under £10
half illustrated image of Paula Varjack
Sat 9 May 2026
Nine Sixteenths
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Music
Theatre
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band stood outside The Junction Inn in Otley.
Sat 9 May 2026
Jon Palmer Acoustic Band
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
Smote
Sat 9 May 2026
Smote
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Dele Sosimi, UK afrobeat legend/keys player/bandleader/singer
Sat 9 May 2026
Dele Sosimi Afrobeat Experience
Brudenell Social Club
Dance
Gigs
Music
Image shows a kestrel flying with prey in it's talons and greenery in the background
Until Sun 10 May 2026
Raptor ID Workshop- RSPB St Aidan's
RSPB St Aidan's
Guided Tour
Outdoor
Workshop
Mary Lou Williams on Piano
Sun 10 May 2026
Adam Fairhall and Johnny Hunter play Mary Lou Williams
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Vilarnau Cava Tasting Event
Sun 10 May 2026
Discover Cava with Vilarnau Cava
Ambiente Tapas Leeds
Food & Drink
Take part in the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon
Sun 10 May 2026
Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon
Sports
Under £10
The North Leeds Food Festival
Sat 9 May 2026 - Sun 10 May 2026
The North Leeds Food Festival 2026: The Ten Year Anniversary
Festival
Food & Drink
Promotional image for Here & Now. Four singing and dancing characters in matching blue and pink supermarket uniforms, as one of them sits in a moving shopping trolley, in front of neon lights and backing dancers.
Tue 5 May 2026 - Sun 10 May 2026
Here & Now: The Steps Musical
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre
Stylised image of a neon-lit street below a starry night sky, depicting music stores, dive bars and music venues. On either side there are floating portraits of two musicians one in a denim jacket, the other in a leather vest and cowboy hat.
Sun 10 May 2026
Country Hits Live
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Grainy close-up shot of Tom Smith playing an acoustic guitar, with a subtle green hue.
Mon 11 May 2026
Tom Smith
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
A man is climbing a hill and holding a map
Tue 12 May 2026
Damian Hall - Running Forever
Carriageworks Theatre
Talk
Adventure
Under £10
A purple background with a mannequin with a Victorian dress on and a framed photograph of a woman wearing the dress.
Tue 12 May 2026
Curator Talk: Fashion in the Early Years of Photography
Abbey House Museum
Talk
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Set against a glowing deep pink backdrop, five uniformed ladies stand poised and smiling in a triangle formation. Behind them is a woman singing into a microphone with an outstretched hand.
Tue 12 May 2026
The D-Day Darlings: Victorious
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
A man in running gear runs up the side of a mountain
Tue 12 May 2026
Damian Hall: Running Forever
Carriageworks Theatre
Talk
Stewart Lee vs The Man Wulf
Mon 11 May 2026 - Wed 13 May 2026
Stewart Lee Vs The Man-Wulf
Leeds Playhouse
Comedy
Free
Tom Sharp playing trumpet
Wed 13 May 2026
Tom Sharp at Rush Hour Jazz
Seven Arts
Music
Performance
Gigs
Jazz
Two people Screen Printing
Wed 13 May 2026
Print Your Own Tote: A Screen Printing Workshop with Jenny
Left Bank Leeds
Activity
Creative Workshop
Workshop
A close-up of a floral still-life painting
Wed 13 May 2026 - Thu 14 May 2026
Treasures of Lotherton
Lotherton
Heritage
Guided Tour
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Eric Rushton
Thu 14 May 2026
Eric Rushton
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Richard Durrant with his bog oak guitar by the sea
Thu 14 May 2026
Richard Durrant: The Art of Levitation
Left Bank Leeds
Gigs
Music
Under £10
Caravaggio painting of an angel meeting a man.
Thu 14 May 2026
Exhibition on Screen: Caravaggio
Otley Courthouse
Exhibition
Film
Visual Arts
Black and white collage style overlay of Testament perform ing into a handheld microphone, with an outstretched hand and headphones round his neck. He stands behind Matthew Bourne, who sits at a piano. The background features a turquoise illustration of The Ancient of Days, a Zeus-like figure crouching in the sky.
Thu 14 May 2026
William Blake Remixed: Testament and Matthew Bourne
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Literature
Music
Spoken Word
Jesca Hoop
Thu 14 May 2026
Jesca Hoop
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Free
black and white photograph of women working at a shop counter
Fri 15 May 2026
Guest Speaker – Shopping for Style in the Second World War, with Dr Lucy McConnell
M&S Archive
Talk
Heritage
Free
Fabric draped over tree
Fri 10 Apr 2026 - Fri 15 May 2026
Bearing
The Mill Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Helen Anker dressed as Audrey Hepburn.
Fri 15 May 2026
The Essence Of Audrey
Otley Courthouse
Theatre
A bearded musician stands on stage with a microphone and electric guitar, arms outstretched.
Fri 15 May 2026
Clearwater Creedence Revival: Fortunate Son Tour 2026
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Two performers acting on stage. One is holding a tennis racket and the other is holding branches with leaves on them.
Fri 15 May 2026 - Sat 16 May 2026
A Squash and A Squeeze
Leeds Playhouse
Family Friendly
Theatre
A photograph of a black shirt with white stitching detail
Sat 16 May 2026
Personalise Your Clothes using Embroidery with Jane
Swarthmore Education Centre
Craft
Creative Workshop
Workshop