Welcome to Leeds Inspired, your What’s On events guide.

Take a look and see what’s out there!

Filter events by

Event date
Event categories
Venue access

Leeds Jazz Festival / 21 - 26 May 2026 / various locations / image: Sam Hopkins
event collection
21st - 26th May 2026
Leeds Jazz Festival 2026

Leeds Jazz Festival - a celebration of jazz in Leeds. 21st - 26th May 2026.

Green

A man wearing glasses and a dark shirt stands in thought in front of a background of plants and vegetation.
event collection
Spring
Gigs In Leeds

Our regular listings guide to Leeds gigs, club nights, DJs, rock, jazz and pop.

Purple
Add YOUR Events
It's free, easy and we tell everyone!

Death of a Bureaucrat / Hyde Park Picture House / Sun 10 May 2026 / Image: ICAIC
event collection
Spring
Film in Leeds

Discover award winning documentaries, films with live music, screenings including directors talks and Q&As, timeless classics in black and white, family favourites, foreign language films and animation.

Blue

Buds, 2020 © Charlotte Verity photo Ben Westoby 
event collection
Spring
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.

Green

LYR

Black and white, textured, collage-style image of the three members of LYR sitting candidly on a brick wall.
Mon 4 May 2026
LYR
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Leeds 400
Music
Add Your Event
it's free, and we tell everyone!

A visitor inside the busy Print Fair at last year's festival inside the 1912 Mill. The space is a former textile mill with red brick walls, white pillars and strings of festoon lights hanging from the high beams. The space is filled with stalls of original prints and handmade books.
event collection
Spring
Pop Up Markets in Leeds

Crafts, gifts, clothes, junk, art, farmers, vintage, food & drink, seasonal, makers - you name it Leeds is shopping there.

Red

Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 4 Jul 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Beginner/ Intermediate
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 4 Jul 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Intermediate
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A couple in ballroom hold
Until Sat 4 Jul 2026
Ballroom / Latin Course Advanced
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Four men; the members of The Bad Plus, standing together in an indoor setting.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
The Bad Plus - Farewell Tour
Howard Assembly Room
Music
Performance
Gigs
Four figures with their backs to the camera wearing red, yellow, green and blue jackets from left to right. The two on the outside have microphones on stands and the figures in the middle are holding them. Above the figures, swirling text reads Dreamcoat Stars on a multi-coloured backdrop.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Dreamcoat Stars
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Tom Odell standing with arms raised above their head against a plain background, wearing a dark long‑sleeved top.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
Tom Odell - Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Performance
JOHN McCUSKER TRIO press shot.
Sat 4 Jul 2026
John McCusker Trio
Otley Courthouse
Gigs
Music
A painted portrait of a man in a military outfit on a horse, outdoors in a field
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Special Tour: Lord Halifax's Legacy
Temple Newsam
Guided Tour
Heritage
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Wearing a trucker cap, Noel Boland sings into a microphone. Behind him is an acoustic guitar, a moon, and textured blue wooden panels.
Sun 5 Jul 2026
Beautiful Crazy: The Luke Combs Collection
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
A dancer posing in heels
Until Mon 6 Jul 2026
Dancing with Lavina (Women only)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
Two people roller dancing.
Until Mon 6 Jul 2026
Community Roller Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
An abstract monoprint in blues and greens being lifted from the plate
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Monoprint Taster Session
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A dancer with one arm raised and one in front of them
Until Mon 6 Jul 2026
Indian Bollywood / Contemporary Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A woman dancing in high heels
Until Mon 6 Jul 2026
High Heels
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Chris Luedecke lying on a white rug, with arms outstretched and eyes closed. He wears glasses, a grey button-up shirt and chequered blazer.
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Old Man Luedecke
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs
Music
Kings of Leon
Mon 6 Jul 2026
Kings of Leon
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
Hand bound books in various colours, alongside a selection of bookbinding tools
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Intro to Bookbinding
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
A woman in a red leotard stands with a yellow hula hoop on a bridge
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Hula Hoop Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Free
A dancer looking upwards with a clenched fist
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Open Level Contemporary Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A black and white photograph of City Square c. turn of the 20th century
Fri 22 May 2026 - Tue 7 Jul 2026
Leeds in Three Squares
Leeds City Bus Station
Walk
Two people salsa dancing
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Cuban Salsa (Beginners)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
2 images, a headshot of Marcelino Fernandez & one of him performing tango with a partner
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Argentine Tango & Milonga - Beginners
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Activity
Free
Flamingos Cafe
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Inclusive voices: Pure Imagination
Flamingos Coffee House
Healthy Living
LGBT+
Social
stretching
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Adult Ballet Intermediate (Grade 6)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
2 photos, one is a headshot of Marcelino Fernandez & the other of him dancing the tango with a partner
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Argentine Tango & Milonga - Improvers
Yorkshire Dance
Activity
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A tutu and ballet shoes
Until Tue 7 Jul 2026
Adult Ballet Beginners Pointe Work
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
The four members of Opus13 Quartet in casual dress with their instruments.
Tue 7 Jul 2026
Opus13 - July 2026
The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire
Music
Performance
Concerts
Image of a tutu and a pair of pointe shoes on a dark wooden floor
Until Wed 8 Jul 2026
Adult Ballet: Beginners (Grade 3)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Activity
A group of dancers with outstretched arms
Until Wed 8 Jul 2026
Intermediate/ Advanced Flamenco
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A group of people wave to the camera in a dance studio
Until Wed 8 Jul 2026
Afro Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Workshop
Gill Hicks sat in profile on a stool, holding a stick with her head raised. A pair of boots are positioned in front of her.
Tue 7 Jul 2026 - Wed 8 Jul 2026
Still Alive (and Kicking)
City Varieties Music Hall
Music
Performance
Chloe sits on a stool in front of a yellow background
Until Wed 8 Jul 2026
Commercial Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Under £10
A photograph of two people taking photographs on a bridge in Holbeck
Wed 6 May 2026 - Thu 9 Jul 2026
Leeds and Holbeck Photography Walk
Leeds City Square
Walk
Guided Tour
Heritage
A woman dancing kathak
Until Thu 9 Jul 2026
Let’s Practice Kathak Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A tutu and ballet shoes
Until Thu 9 Jul 2026
Absolute Beginner Adult Ballet Class – Grade 2
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Free
A dancer looking upwards with a clenched fist
Until Thu 9 Jul 2026
Advanced/Professional Level Contemporary Dance Class
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A group of people in traditional Bulgarian dress
Until Thu 9 Jul 2026
Bulgarian Dance Rhythms
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
Four artists sat around a table in a print studio discussing their work
Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Thu 9 Jul 2026
Print Club – 5 Weeks
Leeds Print Workshop
Workshop
Craft
Creative Workshop
Neil Squires
Thu 9 Jul 2026
The Fall and Rise of the Mölkky Bar Kids
Truman Books
Sports
Talk
barre work
Until Thu 9 Jul 2026
Adult Ballet: Improvers (Grade 4)
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Dance Class
Workshop
A group of six people cheerfully pose on a sofa surrounded by teddy bears against a light blue backdrop. The central figure, dressed as a goblin, is surrounded by smiling friends.
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Wet Leg | Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music
Thrum
Thu 9 Jul 2026
Thrum
The Lending Room
Music
Gigs
Free
A group of people dance freely together in a studio
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Ageless Welcome event and The Big Communal Boogie | Yorkshire Dance
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Festival
Ageless Festival
Dance (Li)
Performance
Under £10
a group of people in colourful clothing perform contemporary dance in public
Fri 10 Jul 2026
An Obscure Camera by Flexer & Sandiland
Yorkshire Dance
Dance
Visual Arts
Ageless Festival
Dance (Li)
Performance
Under £10
A group of older women writhe on stage as if screaming
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Making It
Dance
Talk
Ageless Festival
Dance (Li)
Performance
Under £10
A man wearing sunglasses and rabbit ears
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Surreally Good
The Warehouse In Holbeck
Comedy
Theatre
People in colourful t-shirts stand in a line looking serious
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Jérôme Bel
Stage@Leeds
Dance
Performance
Ageless Festival
Dance (Li)
A black dance floor with sleeping bags mountains
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Ageless Festival Friday 10 July
Yorkshire Dance
Ageless Festival
Dance
Dance (Li)
Festival
Black Umfolosi press shot, they're all dancing.
Fri 10 Jul 2026
Black Umfolosi
Otley Courthouse
Dance
Gigs
Music
Three people in white clothing stand in a line, facing forward with serious expressions against a light background with blue and pink lighting.
Fri 10 Jul 2026
The Human League | Sounds Of The City
Millennium Square
Gigs
Music