Leeds and You events
Summer in Leeds 2025
Discover the events taking place in and around Leeds this season.
Week Commencing Monday 28 July
Monday 28 July
Weekly Crochet Group
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, LS7 2QU
- Learn more about Weekly Crochet Group
Global Cafe
- 5.30 to 7.30pm
- Common Ground, Leeds University Union
- Find out more about Global Cafe
Belgrave Listening Group – A Celebration of SOPHIE
- 7pm
- Belgrave Music Hall, LS2 8JP
- Find out more about Belgrave Listening Group
Pub Quiz
- 7pm
- Water Lane Boathouse, LS11 5PS
- Book pub quiz tickets (£5 per team)
Monday Night Comedy Club
- 7.30pm
- Headrow House, LS1 6PU
- Book £5 Monday Night Comedy tickets
Tuesday 29 July
Introduction to Self Recording at Helix
- 11am to 12pm
- Helix, Level 7 E.C. Stoner Building
- Book free tickets to Introduction to Self Recording at Helix
Summer of Fun – Free Family Circus Skills
- 11am to 3pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Check out Kirkgate Market’s monthly schedule of events
Breadcrumbs
- 12pm and 2pm
- Leeds Industrial Museum, LS12 1QF
- Book £0-10 tickets to Breadcrumbs
Yoga at The Attic
- 12 to 1pm
- 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD
- Get your £6.13 ticket to Yoga at The Attic
Get Out Get Active Social Run
- 12.05 to 12.45pm
- Meet at the Staff Wellbeing Hub, University Road (opposite Institute for transport studies and school of fine art)
- Sign up for a social run
Introduction to podcasting
- 2 to 3pm
- Helix, Level 7 E.C. Stoner Building
- Book free tickets to Introduction to podcasting at Helix
Entrepreneur Social Networking
- 5 to 8pm
- The Decanter, LS1 5JQ
- Get your free ticket to Entrepreneur Social Networking
Fiddler on the Roof: Opening Night
- 7.30pm
- Leeds Grand Theatre, LS1 6NZ
- Book £27-59 tickets to Fiddler on the Roof
Wednesday 30 July
Tooth and Claw Workshop
- 10am to 12pm
- Leeds Discovery Centre, LS10 1LB
- Get your pay as you feel ticket to Tooth and Claw Workshop
Tea and Talk: The Village Funeral – Dr Helen Frisby
- 11am to 12pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Learn more about Tea and Talk: The Village Funeral (£10 house admission ticket required)
Summer of Fun – Free Family Circus Skills
- 11am to 3pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Check out Kirkgate Market’s monthly schedule of events
Write on Wednesday
- 12.30 to 3.30pm
- Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
- Learn more about Write on Wednesday and other galleries events
Pot a Plant
- 1 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Book a £3 ticket to Pot a Plant (£10 general admission ticket required)
Campus Gardening Session
- 1 to 3pm
- Sustainable Garden, beside Roger Stevens Building
- Find out more about weekly campus gardening sessions
The Language Zone Social
- 1 to 3pm
- Language Zone Lobby, Parkinson Building
- See the Language Zone’s schedule of events for this week on their Sharepoint
Werewolf
- 1.15 to 2pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- See the Language Zone’s schedule of events for this week on their Sharepoint
AHC Chill Study Session
- 2 to 4.30pm
- Marjorie and Arnold Ziff Building, SR 12.05
- See the AHC Wellbeing x Interconnections Summer 2025 Programme
Mindful Yoga and Somatics
- 5 to 6pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, LS7 2QU
- Find out more about Mindful Yoga and Somatics
Thursday 31 July
The Only Wrap to Bee (Arts and Crafts sale)
- 10am to 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Check out Kirkgate Market’s monthly schedule of events
Homework Club: Focus, Write, Thrive!
- 10.30am to 12pm
- Language Zone Study Room/Parkinson Building 2.26
- See the Language Zone’s schedule of events for this week on their Sharepoint
Summer of Fun – Free Family Circus Skills
- 11am to 3pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Check out Kirkgate Market’s monthly schedule of events
Get Out Get Active Social Run
- 12.05 to 12.45pm
- Meet at the Staff Wellbeing Hub, University Road (opposite Institute for transport studies and school of fine art)
- Sign up for a social run
Laser Cutting Induction
- 2 to 3pm
- Helix Level 7 E.C. Stoner Building
- Book a free ticket to laser cutting induction at Helix
BBC News Workshop
- 3 to 4pm
- Language Zone, Parkinson SR 2.31
- See the Language Zone’s schedule of events for this week on their Sharepoint
SpeedQuiz
- 7pm
- Archive, LS3 1HD
- Book your free table for the SpeedQuiz
Swing Night with Frankly Jazz
- 7 to 10pm
- The Attic, LS10 1HD
- Book Swing Night tickets from £11.55
Friday 1 August
Sociable History Club: Leeds Stories by the Second World War Experience Centre
- 10.30am to 12pm
- Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH
- Learn more about Sociable History Club
Yorkshire Connections
- 11am to 12pm and 2 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Book £15 tickets to Yorkshire Connections
Sketch Club
- 12.30 to 3.30pm
- The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
- Learn more about Sketch Club and other galleries events
Community Choir
- 2.30 to 4pm
- Leeds City Museum, Millenium Square LS2 8BH
- Find out more about Community Choir
Presenting with Confidence
- 3 to 4pm
- Language Zone, Parkinson SR 2.31
- See the Language Zone’s schedule of events for this week on their Sharepoint
The Princess Proms
- 4.30 to 5.45pm
- Leeds Minster, LS2 7DJ
- Book tickets to The Princess Proms from £15-46.03
Leeds Comedy Supper Club
- 6.30pm
- Baracoa Luxe Bar, LS1 6DT
- Book Comedy Supper Club tickets tickets from £7
The Blues Brothers – Cinema on the Square
- 8 to 10.13pm
- Millenium Square, LS2 3AD
- Book The Blues Brothers tickets from £8.50-10.50
Saturday 2 August
5k Community Parkrun
- 9am
- Woodhouse Moor
- Register before attending Parkrun
Kirkgate Market Tour
- 10.30 to 11.30am and 12 to 1pm
- Kirkgate Market, Vicar Lane Leeds LS2 7HY
- Meet at the M&S Centenary Clock in the 1904 Hall (between The Nut Shop and the M&S Heritage Stall)
- Book free tickets for the Kirkgate Market Tour
Leeds Black History Walk
- 11am to 1pm
- Meet at the Parkinson Building
- Book tickets for Leeds Black History Walk
Summer Sounds: Saturday
- 12pm
- Cliffe Castle Park, BD20 6LH
- Get your £12-25 tickets to Summer Sounds
Red Riding Festival
- 12 to 8pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £1-8 ticket for Red Riding Festival
Life Drawing with Rob Oldfield
- 2 to 4pm
- Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
- Book £13.50 tickets for life drawing
Bat Walk
- 7 to 10pm
- Temple Newsam Estate, LS15 0AE
- Book £10 tickets to Bat Walk
Sunday 3 August
The Mega Record Fair
- 11am
- Project House, LS12 2DR
- Learn more about the Mega Record Fair
Summer Sounds: Sunday
- 12pm
- Cliffe Castle Park, BD20 6LH
- Get your £12-25 tickets to Summer Sounds
GirlyPop Live
- 12 to 6pm
- Testbed, LS10 1AW
- Book GirlyPop tickets from £27.75-30.50
Wicked Sing-Along
- 6 to 8.40pm
- Millenium Square, LS2 3AD
- Book Wicked Sing-Along tickets from £6-10.50
Bollywood Bratpack
- 6.30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Book £22.75 Bollywood Bratpack tickets
Sketches – Life Drawing and Live Jazz
- 7 to 10pm
- The Attic, 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD
- Book pay as you feel tickets to Sketches
Contact
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