Throughout human history, change has never felt as fast or relentless as it does today. Technology is transforming how we work, live, and connect.
Tired ideas need fresh perspectives. That’s why we are holding TEDxLeeds Beckett University on 12 February 2025. Four leading minds from across the institution will share their unique views on the challenges of today.
Project Farsley Film Club presents a special Christmas screening of Elf!
Join us at St John’s Church for a special candlelit screening.
Saturday 21st December, 5.30pm doors for 6pm start.
Family friendly - everyone welcome!
If you are having difficulty with your family history research then join our team of family history librarians at the Central Library for a free consultation: from first steps using Ancestry to more advanced queries, we're on hand to help.
We can primarily assist with family history in the Leeds and West Yorkshire area; the consultation is open to anyone, however, as we may be able to offer general advice depending on your circumstances.
Join us for an entertaining trip behind the scenes of our magnificent Grade II* listed building. Find out about the architecture, history and famous visitors, as well as visiting some secret corners! Tours last approximately 1 hour and leave from the ground floor atrium, outside the Lending department.
This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter
We are always happy to welcome you, find your closest library or get in touch: leeds.gov.uk/libraries
Join us in the Sanderson Room at Leeds Central Library for this live and interactive version of our popular Family History workshop, for a friendly introduction to key concepts and resources for complete beginners.
Free but booking required at www.ticketsource.co.uk/leedslibraryevents
This is a Leeds Libraries event, to keep up to date with further events please follow us on social media @leedslibraries and sign up to Leeds Libraries Newsletter
Join us for our own Christmas Market here in the Market Kitchen at Leeds Kirkgate Market. A specially curated market full of festive goods, ideal for Christmas gifting.
There is a wide variety of products from baked goods, jewellery and crafts. Come and have a browse, shop with these independent businesses and then stop for lunch in the Market Kitchen where we have lots of options for food, with added musical entertainment it will be a day full of festive charm.
CALLING ALL YORKSHIRE FOODIES!
NEW for 2025 is the Temple Newsam Food Festival, taking place on 16th-17th August 2025.
Picture this: A refreshing drink in your hand, the enticing aroma of sizzling food filling the air, and the majestic Temple Newsam House set against the lush, green fields of the estate.
Bring your pals, bring your kids, bring gran and grandad because we’re having a fiesta this August. We have heaps of entertainment lined up for you. Scroll down for the juicy details.
Back by popular demand, Hattie Go Lucky is once again returning to Swarthmore!!
Join us for a fun filled evening and learn some of the basic principles of burlesque whilst embracing your fearless side!
For those of you who joined Hattie in their first session here, you will be shown some more fabulous moves and will build on your previous experience.
You can wear your comfy clothes for the session or wear your best burlesque glam, we ask that you bring a robe with you and we'll provide the feather boas.
Hattie will definitely put a spell on you!
An elderly couple, still very much in love, look back on their lives together, reliving key moments through memories of the meals they shared.
With the couple’s advancing age, each has lost one of their senses: he the sense of smell; she the sense of taste.
Can spices – in particular Black Pepper and Cardamom, the king and queen of spices – help them recapture what has been lost?
Love and Spice combines different art forms, cultural traditions and food recipes in surprisingly delicious ways.
Join Ashley Thorpe, author of the action-packed middle grade adventure The Boy to Beat the Gods, for an event that explores how stories of old have evolved to make the new. Learn about how Ashley took inspiration from the incredible pantheon of Yoruba gods – the Orishas – and how it crosses over with mythology from across the world.
Part of The Leeds Storytelling Festival 2025.
A pay-what-you-decide family friendly event recommended for children aged 7+. All children must be accompanied by an adult.