October 2024

Black History Month throughout October celebrates the incredible richness of Black and Brown heritage in the UK.

This year’s theme for Black History Month is “Reclaiming Narratives,” and marks a significant shift towards recognising and correcting the narratives of Black history and culture.

Find out more at Black History Month UK.

A man and a boy sitting next to a large sound system
Tue 1 Oct 2024 - Thu 31 Oct 2024
Beyond the Bassline: Black British music in Leeds
Halton Library
Exhibitions , Heritage , Visual Art
Dr Liam J Liburd
Thu 3 Oct 2024
Incarcerating the crisis: Prisons, race, and fascism in 1970s Britain
The Rose Bowl
Talk
A black and white image of a suburban house with police tape obscuring its entrance.
Sat 5 Oct 2024
Thackray Insights: True Crime
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Discussion , Museum , Talk
Joe Williams, founder and guide of the award-winning Leeds Black History Walk
Sat 5 Oct 2024
Leeds Black History Walk
Parkinson Building
Guided Tours , Outdoor , Talk
A person smiling wearing a purple vest
Thu 10 Oct 2024 - Sat 12 Oct 2024
Danesha
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
A man with a beard smiles while seated. He wears a colorful outfit and sits next to a stack of fabric. There's a framed picture and a fish decoration in the background.
Sat 12 Oct 2024
Barber B: Each One, Teach One
The Riley Theatre
Dance , Performance
A black woman poses wearing cream patterned dress in from of brown background
Sat 19 Oct 2024
Dress Me Beautiful: The Future of Fashion
Northern School of Contemporary Dance
Dance , Performance
the artists
Sun 20 Oct 2024
COBO : Comedy Shutdown Black History Month Special
The Wardrobe
Comedy
A person wearing a black leather jacket and sunglasses. The background is red with rose petals
Wed 23 Oct 2024 - Fri 25 Oct 2024
Bullring Techno Makeout Jamz
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre
A black man wearing a white string vest standing on stage in front of a band of drummers
Sat 26 Oct 2024
Rise Up Festival | Windrush by Song
The Riley Theatre
Dance , Performance
Three men are pictured, the then in the middle looks directly into the camera, and the other two look outwards on slight diagonals.
Tue 29 Oct 2024
Windrush Secret
Carriageworks Theatre
Theatre