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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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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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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
Painting of woman looking across a river to a factory at night
Until Sun 19 Apr 2026
'Don't Let's Ask For The Moon...': Nocturnes and Atkinson Grimshaw
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Free
Colourful abstract mural
Until Sun 19 Apr 2026
Plant Dreaming
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
Free
Pyramid member artists designing clay artworks inspired by John Atkinson Grimshaw artwork
Until Sun 19 Apr 2026
Pyramid View On... John Atkinson Grimshaw
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Lenka Clayton, Sculpture For The Blind, By The Blind 2017
Until Sun 19 Apr 2026
Beyond the Visual
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition
Visual Arts
Free
Emma Talbot, Spaceship Earth, 2022.
Until Sun 19 Apr 2026
Plant Dreaming
Leeds Art Gallery
Exhibition
Leeds Museums & Galleries
Visual Arts
David Olusoga stands on stage in an auditorium, holding a vintage gun, beside two other old weapons.
Sun 19 Apr 2026
David Olusoga: A Gun Through Time
Leeds Grand Theatre
Talk
Heritage
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Vidura Bandara Rajapaksa
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Six animated characters in white suits and skirts stand in front of pastel pink and purple shapes
Mon 20 Apr 2026
K-Pop All Stars
Leeds Grand Theatre
Gigs
Music
the band
Mon 20 Apr 2026
Acid Mothers Temple + Cotton Casino
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Kevin Sinfield running wearing a Leeds Rhinos hat.
Tue 21 Apr 2026
The Extra Mile: An Audience with Kevin Sinfield
Leeds Grand Theatre
Sports
Talk
Kane Brown
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Kane Brown: Crowd Work King
The Wardrobe
Comedy
Clinton Baptiste in a black turtle neck gesturing to the sky surrounded by stage smoke.
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Clinton Baptiste: Spectral Intercourse
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Performance
In a forest green suit and shirt patterned with palm trees, a straight-faced Pierre Novellie looks off-camera and points his finger downwards, set against a plain blue-green backdrop.
Wed 22 Apr 2026
Pierre Novellie: You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
The-Prodigy-live-November-2025-promo-credit-Rahul-Singh
Wed 22 Apr 2026
The Prodigy
first direct bank arena
Gigs
Music
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
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
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
Chris Brain
Thu 23 Apr 2026
Chris Brain
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
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 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
An image of a woman singing.
Thu 23 Apr 2026 - Sat 25 Apr 2026
Black is the Color of My Voice
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
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
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
Mikey Kenney 1 Credit Charlie McKeon
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Mike Kenney
The Attic
Gigs
Music
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
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
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
On the left, Matt Forde smirks in green face paint, witch hat and all black suit in the style of Wicked. On the right, a second Matt Forde is whispering, wearing a tiara and sequined pink outfit. The backdrop transitions from golden, green-tinted clouds to shadow.
Tue 28 Apr 2026
Matt Forde: Defying Calamity
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy
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
Claire Rousay
Wed 29 Apr 2026
Claire Rousay
The Attic
Gigs
Music
Under £10
DAVE PATERSON in concert | On the Road Again! | The Barn Coffee Shop Meanwood | Leeds 30 4 26
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Dave Paterson - On the Road Again!
The Barn Coffee Shop
Gigs
Music
Performance
James Acaster sips a martini at a beach-front restaurant.
Thu 30 Apr 2026
James Acaster
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
Memorials
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Memorials
Hyde Park Book Club
Gigs
Music
Free
A person showing a group of children a story
Until Fri 1 May 2026
Story & Rhyme
Leeds Libraries
Activity
All Library Events
Family Friendly
Tom Davis smoulders at the camera and tugs on the collar of his Adidas track jacket against a deep red background.
Fri 1 May 2026
Tom Davis: Spudgun
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy
A smiling Damien Lewis is set against a backdrop of explosions, aircraft and wartime documents.
Fri 1 May 2026
Damien Lewis: SAS Who Dares Wins
City Varieties Music Hall
Talk
Performance
The Barr Brothers
Fri 1 May 2026
The Barr Brothers
Brudenell Social Club
Gigs
Music
Leeds G&S
Sat 25 Apr 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
Sunday in the Park with George
Carriageworks Theatre
Music
Performance
Theatre
an eye in a pyramid
Wed 29 Apr 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
1984
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre
Two actors performing on stage. They are both sat on the floor.
Tue 28 Apr 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
Performance
An image of four people whipping their hair dancing.
Tue 31 Mar 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
Interplay
Leeds Playhouse
Dance
Dance (Li)
Performance
Two women smiling while smelling strips of paper dipped in perfume
Sat 7 Feb 2026 - Sat 2 May 2026
Fragrance Design Experience
Clayton Hotel Leeds
Activity
Workshop