Leeds and You events
Discover the events taking place across Leeds in your third term.
Week commencing 2 June
Friday 6 June
2025 Further Education Show: Made It
- 10am to 4pm
- Leeds Arts University, Vernon Street, LS2 8PH
- Learn more about 2025 Further Education Show: Made It
Sociable History Club: Riots and Protests in Leeds
- 10.30 to 12pm
- Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH
- Learn more about Sociable History Club: Riots and Protests in Leeds
Wellbeing: Weekly Meditation Classes
- 12.15 to 12.45pm
- Mango Studio, Leeds University Union (LUU)
- Learn more about LUU Wellbeing events
Guest Speaker: Day Tripping into the 60s and 70s with Steph Hoy
- 12.30 to 1.15pm
- Marks and Spencer Archive, Western Campus
- Learn more about Day Tripping into the 60s and 70s with Steph Hoy
Forward Leeds Drug and Alcohol Advice Weekly Drop In
- 1 to 4pm
- Room 3, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Forward Leeds drop ins
Student Counselling and Wellbeing Feel Better Faster group
- 2 to 3pm
- Group Room, Student Counselling and Wellbeing, 19 Clarendon Place
- Find out more via the Counselling and Wellbeing Hub
Community Choir
- 2.30 to 4pm
- Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH
- Learn more about Community Choir
Presenting with Confidence
- 3 to 4pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- Check The Language Zone's SharePoint
Leeds Comedy Fest: Tiff Stevenson: Husband Material
- 6.30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £17.25 ticket for Tiff Stevenson: Husband Material
Phobia
- 7.30pm
- Stage One
- Get your £12, concessions £5–£9 ticket, for Phobia
Saturday 7 June
Get Out Get Active (GOGA) Walking Trip: Explore ambleside, Lake District
- 8am to 6pm
- meet at Parkinson Steps
- Get your £21 ticket for GOGA's Walking Trip to the Lake District
5k Community Parkrun
- 9am
- Woodhouse Moor
- Register for Parkrun before attending
Pottery Taster Session – Hand-building and Throwing on the Wheel
- 10am to 1pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
- Get your £45 ticket for Pottery Taster Session
Stained Glass Saturday Workshop with Same Yates
- 10am to 3.30pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
- Get your £85 ticket for Stained Glass Saturday Workshop
2025 Further Education Show: Made It
- 10am to 4pm
- Leeds Arts University, Vernon Street, LS2 8PH
- Learn more about 2025 Further Education Show: Made It
Cyclist Magazine Presents: Leeds Track Day
- 10am to 4pm
- The Brownlee Centre, Bodington Avenue, Adel, LS16
- Get your £38.62 (free for spectators) ticket for Cyclist Magazine Presents: Leeds Track Day
Drawing with thread – Hand Embroidery and Applique Workshop with Hayley Mills-Styles
- 11am to 3:45pm
- Leeds Central Library, Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB
- Get your £24 ticket for Drawing with thread – Hand Embroidery and Applique Workshop
Leeds Card and Tattoo Expo
- 11am to 9pm
- First Direct Arena, LS2 8BY
- Get your £20.05–£27.75 ticket for Leeds Card and Tattoo Expo
Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour and Meet the Artists
- 11.30am to 1pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £20 ticket for Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour and Meet the Artists
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Heritage Walk with Joe Williams
- 2.30 to 4pm
- Meet at Parkinson Steps
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket to Heritage Walk with Joe Williams
Yonder at the Castle
- 4 to 10pm
- Pontefract Castle, Castle Chain, WF8 1QH
- Get your £22.38 ticket to Yonder at the Castle
Leeds Comedy Fest: Kieran Hodgson Saves America – Work in Progress
- 4.45pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket to Kieran Hodgson Saves America – Work in Progress
Inspired Music Night
- 6 to 7pm
- Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT
- See the upcoming dates for Inspired Music Night
Leeds Comedy Fest: Rob Auton, ‘CAN’ The Story of a Man Called Can – Work in Progress
- 6.30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Learn more about Rob Auton, ‘CAN’ The Story of a Man Called Can – Work in Progress
Pixiematosis
- 7:30pm
- Slung Low at The Warehouse in Holbeck, LS11 9RQ
- Get your pay-as-you-feel ticket for Pixiematosis
Leeds Comedy Fest: Rob Mulholland: Allegations
- 8.15pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £17.25 ticket for Rob Mulholland: Allegations
Sunday 8 June
LS6 Junk Yard Sale
- 11am to 3pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket for LS6 Junk Yard Sale
The Big Leeds Vintage Flea Market
- 11am to 4pm
- Testbed, LS10 1ES
- Get your £3 ticket for The Big Leeds Vintage Flea Market
Leeds Card and Tattoo Expo
- 11am to 8pm
- First Direct Arena, LS2 8BY
- Get your £20.05–27.75 ticket to Leeds Card and Tattoo Expo
Seven by Seven: Vinyl Record Social
- 3 to 9pm
- Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ
- Find out more about Seven by Seven: Vinyl Record Social
Chloe Petts – Work in Progress
- 4.45pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket for Chloe Petts – Work in Progress
Leeds Comedy Fest: Pierre Novellie – Work in Progress
- 6.30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket to Pierre Novellie – Work in Progress
Summer in Leeds 2025
Discover the events taking place in and around Leeds this season.
Week commencing 9 June
Monday 9 June
Lindsey Burrow in Conversation with Carers Leeds
- 10am
- Leeds Central Library, Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket to Lindsey Burrow in Conversation with Carers Leeds
COMMUNI-TEA!
- 12.30pm
- Emmanuel Centre
- See the upcoming dates for Communi-tea!
Weekly Crochet Group
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Weekly Crochet Group
Let’s Chat
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
Global Cafe
- 5.30 to 7.30pm
- Common Ground, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Global Cafe
Leeds Comedy Festival: Tom Rosenthal – Work in Progress
- 6.30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket for Tom Rosenthal - Work in Progress
See You Naked Mondays | June
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £8.50 tickets to See You Naked Mondays
SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic
- 7pm
- Bennet Road, LS6 3HN
- Find out more about SOUNDBITES – Monthly Poetry Open Mic
Monday Night Comedy
- 7.30pm
- Headrow House, LS1 6PU
- Get your £5 ticket for Monday Night Comedy
Leeds Comedy Festival: Vittorio Angelone, You Can’t Say Nothing Anymore – Work in Progress
- 8.15pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket for Vittorio Angelone – Work in Progress
Tuesday 10 June
Yoga at The Attic
- 12 to 1pm
- 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD
- Get your £6.13 ticket for Yoga at The Attic
Get Out Get Active: Social Run
- 12.05 to 12.45pm
- Meet at Cromer Terrace Studio
- Sign up for Get Out Get Active Social Run
Period Pack Sewing Group
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Period Pack Sewing Group
Let’s Play... with words
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
CrAFTERwork
- 5 to 7pm
- Leeds Central Library, Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB
- Get your £4 ticket for CrAFTERwork
Leeds Comedy Festival: Alison Spittle, Big – Work in Progress
- 7pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket to Alison Spittle - Work in Progress
Lauren Pattinson: Big Girl Pants
- 7.30 to 9.30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £17.60 ticket for Lauren Pattinson: Big Girl Pants
Wednesday 11 June
Wednesday Wake Up Yoga and Coffee
- 8 to 9am
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £6.50 ticket to Wednesday Wake Up Yoga and Coffee
LUU Trips: Liverpool
- 8:45am to 7pm
- Meet at Parkinson Steps
- Get your £25 ticket for LUU Trips: Liverpool
Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling
- 10am to 12pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £3 ticket to Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling
Plus Programme: Focus on your Finances – Budgeting 101
- 11am to 12:30pm
- Register for location
- Sign up for Plus Programme: Focus on your Finances – Budgeting 101
Wildlife Wander
- 12 to 1pm
- Sustainable Garden beside Roger Stevens
- Learn more about Sustainability events
AHC Wellbeing Cafe – Sunkissed Creations: Crafternoon
- 12 to 2pm
- HELIX Makerspace, Level 7, EC Stoner
- Visit AHC Wellbeing's linktree for more information
Weekly Sewing Studio
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Weekly Sewing Studio
Dante Reading Group
- 1:30 to 2:30pm
- Wilson Room, Emmanuel Centre
- See the upcoming dates for Dante Reading Group
Edek’s Doodle Chats
- 3 to 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free tickets to Edek’s Doodle Chats
Mindful Yoga and Somatics
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5 to 6pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, LS7 2QU
- Find out more about Mindful Yoga and Somatics
Leeds’ Queer History Tour – City Centre Ticket, first tour of 2025!
- 6pm
- The Bookish Type, 77a Great George Street, LS1 3BR
- Get your £8 ticket for Leeds’ Queer History Tour
Left Bank Plate Up
- 6 to 8pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get you Pay-As-You-Feel ticket to Plate Up
Candle Making with Poppy Curtis
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £18 tickets to Candle Making with Poppy Curtis
LGBTQ+ Felt Earring Making Workshop with Leeds LGBT+ Community Consortium
- 7 to 8pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket LGBTQ+ Felt Earring Making Workshop
Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes
- 7 to 9:30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £12.10 ticket for Kate Cheka: A Messiah Comes
Leeds Comedy Festival: Jessica Fostekew, Iconic Breath – Work in Progress
- 8:15pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £11.75 ticket for Jessica Fostekew: Iconic Breath – Work in Progress
Thursday 12 June
Weekly Sewing Studio
- 10am to 12pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Monthly Community Sewing Class
Meditation – Student Counselling Service
- 12 to 1:30pm
- Room 6, Level 2, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Meditation – Student Counselling Service
Get Out Get Active: Social Run
- 12:05 to 12:45pm
- Meet at Cromer Terrace Studio
- Sign up to Get Out Get Active Social Run
June Volunteer Session | Community Vegetable Garden
- 2 to 4pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket to June Volunteer Session | Community Vegetable Garden
XR Showcase
- 2 to 4pm
- HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner
- Sign up for XR Showcase
Let’s Chat
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
The Diversity Blog Launch
- 5 to 7:30pm
- Riley Smith Theatre, Leeds University Union
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for The Diversity Blog Launch
Miffy’s 70th Birthday: Museum Lates
- 6 to 9pm
- Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH
- Get your £10 ticket for Miffy’s 70th Birthday: Museum Lates
Leeds Comedy Festival: Stuart Mitchell, Tips Not Included
- 7:30pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £20 ticket to Stuart Mitchell: Tips Not Included
Sunny Side – Opening Night
- 7:45pm
- Courtyard, Leeds Playhouse, Quarry Hill, LS2 7UP
- Get your £15-35 ticket for Sunny Side – Opening Night
Friday 13 June
Guided Farm Tour
- 10:30 to 11:30am
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £3 ticket for Guided Farm Tour
Bretton Hall’s Legacies: Conversations on an Ethos of Learning and Teaching
- 10:30am to 4pm
- Stage One
- Get your free ticket to Bretton Hall’s Legacies: Conversations on an Ethos of Learning and Teaching
Weekly Meditation Classes
- 12:15 to 12:45pm
- Mango Studio, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Wellbeing events
Meet & Make
- 1 to 3pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Learn more about Meet & Make
Presenting with Confidence
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
Leeds Comedy Festival: Angelos Epithemiou – Can I Just Show You What I’ve Got?
- 7pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £17.25 ticket for Angelos Epithemiou – Can I Just Show You What I’ve Got?
The Second of Bite Back! Queer Childhoods Cabaret... How the Internet Made Me Gay!
- 7 to 11pm
- Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ
- Get your £6 ticket for The Second of Bite Back! Queer Childhoods Cabaret... How the Internet Made Me Gay!
Jack Skipper: Skint 2025 Tour
- 7:30 to 9:30pm
- The Carriageworks Theatre, LS2 3AD
- Get your £17.60 ticket for Jack Skipper: Skint 2025 Tour
Disco For Grown Ups | 90s/00s Dance Anthems
- 7:30 to 12pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £19.50-26 ticket to Disco For Grown Ups
Lucy Beaumont and Friends
- 8:15pm
- The Wardrobe, LS9 8AH
- Get your £17.25 ticket for Lucy Beaumont and Friends
Saturday 14 June
GOGA Walking Trip: Explore Flamborough and the Yorkshire Coast
- 8am to 6pm
- Meet at Parkinson Steps
- Get your £20 ticket for Get Out Get Active's Walking Trip to the Yorkshire Coast
5k Community Parkrun
- 9am
- Woodhouse Moor
- Register for the Parkrun before attending
Sparky Saturdays: Summer Styling
- 10am to 4pm
- Marks and Spencer’s Archive, Western Campus
- Learn more about Sparky Saturdays: Summer Styling
1940s Weekend
- 10am to 5pm
- Lotherton, LS25 3EB
- Learn more about 1940s Weekend
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Bards Do Brunch – Poetry Share
- 10:30am
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £4 ticket for Bards Do Brunch – Poetry Share
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Kuhmba Screening
- 11am (15th June for autism friendly screening), 10:30am for self-led drop in activity
- Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, LS6 1JD
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Kuhmba Screening
Make a Miniature Polymer Clay Pet with Georgina Osborn
- 11am to 1:30pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
- Get your £35 ticket for Make a Miniature Polymer Clay Pet with Georgina Osborn
Bird Drawing and Construction with Michael Rios
- 11am to 2pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
- Get your £35 ticket for Bird Drawing and Construction with Michael Rios
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Northodox Press Fifth Birthday Bash
- 12pm
- Leeds Central Library, LS1 3AB
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Northodox Press Fifth Birthday Bash
To Improvise a Mountain – Lunchtime Talks
- 1pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Find out more about To Improvise a Mountain – Lunchtime Talks
Play with Paint (Women Only)
- 1 to 3pm
- Seagulls Reuse, 129 Water Lane Holbeck, LS11 9UD
- Get your £13.55 ticket to Play with Paint (Women Only)
Play with Paint
- 1 to 4pm
- Seagulls Reuse, 129 Water Lane Holbeck, LS11 9UD
- Get your £4.50 ticket to Play with Paint
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: The Worst Princess Opening Night
- 2pm
- Carriageworks Theatre (Main Auditorium)
- Get your £12-15 ticket for The Worst Princess Opening Night
June Family Disco with DJ Jonny Strangeways
- 2 to 4pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £0-4 ticket to June Family Disco
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Voice of the Fans Now
- 2:30pm
- Leeds Central Library, LS1 3AB
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Voice of the Fans Now
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Dune - Science Fiction and the End of the Future with Writer and Critic JJ Charlesworth
- 3pm
- Mill Hill Chapel, LS1 5EB
- Learn more about Dune - Science Fiction and the End of the Future with Writer and Critic JJ Charlesworth
Church of Dance
- 4 to 10pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £10 ticket to Church of Dance
Leeds Rhinos versus Warrington Wolves
- 5:30pm
- AMT Headingley Stadium, St Michael’s Lane, LS6 3BR
- Get your 40% discount for Leeds Rhinos versus Warrington Wolves
The Big 90’s Disco
- 7 to 12pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £1.90 ticket to the Big 90’s Disco
Sunday 15 June
Yoga Brunch | June
- 9 to 11am
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £27 ticket to Yoga Brunch
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Community Book Swap with Novel Notions
- 11am
- Headrow House, LS1 6PU
- Learn more about Community Book Swap with Novel Notions
Summer Picnic
- 11am to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £5 ticket for Summer Picnic
Youth Collective – Sunday Special
- 11am to 3pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Learn more about Youth Collective – Sunday Special
LS6 Junk Yard Sale
- 11am to 3pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket to LS6 Junk Yard Sale
LS6 Junk Yard Sale
- 12 to 4pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket to LS6 Junk Yard Sale
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Step into Africa
- 1 to 6pm
- The Tetley, Hunslet Road, LS10 1JQ
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Step into Africa
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Navigating the Publishing World: A Women’s Perspective
- 3pm
- Leeds Corn Exchange, LS1 7BR
- Get your £4 ticket for Navigating the Publishing World: A Women’s Perspective
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: An Evening with Rosie Wilby
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Truman Books, LS28 5HX
- Get your £8 ticket for An Evening with Rosie Wilby
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Quiz by Gary Wigglesworth
- 7:30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £7.50 for 2025 Quiz
Week commencing 16 June
Monday 16 June
Home Education: Rocks and Fossils
- 10am to 12pm
- Leeds Discovery Centre, LS10 1LB
- Get your ticket for Home Education: Rocks and Fossils
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It – Launch
- 10am to 8pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Student Success Forum – Hope Circuits: Student Success and co-Creative Change in Times of Disruption
- 12 to 2pm
- Newlyn SR (GR.01) - Hybrid
- Register your place for Student Success Forum
COMMUNI-TEA!
- 12:30pm
- Emmanuel Centre
- See the upcoming dates for Communi-tea!
Weekly Crochet Group
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Weekly Crochet Group
Let’s Chat
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Dirty LAUndry with Leeds Arts University
- 5pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your ticket for Dirty LAUndry
Global Cafe
- 5:30 to 7:30pm
- Common Ground, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Global Cafe
The Poet Within – Performance Poetry Workshop with Jamie H Scrutton
- 6 to 8pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD
- Get your £25 ticket for The Poet Within – Performance Poetry Workshop with Jamie H Scrutton
Leeds International African Arts Festival: MAWANGA Dance Workshop. Move, Connect, Empower!
- 6:30 to 8pm
- RJC Dance Studio, Mandela Community Centre, Chapeltown Road, LS7 3HY
- Get your £2 ticket for MAWANGA Dance Workshop
See You Naked Mondays | June
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £8.50 tickets to See You Naked Mondays
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Zineophilia: the Zine Social Club
- 7pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Zineophilia: the Zine Social Club
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Goth Night – The Darker Side of Books with Simon Price & John Robb
- 7:30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £7.50 ticket for Goth Night
Monday Night Comedy
- 7:30pm
- Headrow House, LS1 6PU
- Get your £5 ticket for Monday Night Comedy
Tuesday 17 June
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: The Poetry Chair
- 10am to 2pm
- Trinity Shopping Centre, LS1 5AT
- Learn more about the Poetry Chair
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
- 10am to 8pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Who Am I? North African Narratives
- 10:30am to 12:30pm
- Civic Hall, Calverley Street, LS1 1UR
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Who Am I? North African Narratives
Yoga at The Attic
- 12 to 1pm
- 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD
- Get your £6.13 ticket for Yoga at The Attic
Public Art Walk and Draw
- 12 to 1:30pm
- The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery
- Book your free slot for Public Art Walk and Draw
Get Out Get Active: Social Run
- 12:05 to 12:45pm
- Meet at Cromer Terrace Studio
- Sign up for Get Out Get Active Social Run
Let’s Play... with cards
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
CrAFTERwork
- 5 to 7pm
- Leeds Central Library, Municipal Buildings, Calverley Street, LS1 3AB
- Get your £4 ticket for crAFTERwork
Radical Reading: Discussing Diverse Stories and Book Swap Social
- 5:30 to 7:30pm
- Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
- Book your free slot for Radical Reading: Discussing Diverse Stories and Book Swap Social
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: James Nash: ‘Notes of Your Music’
- 6pm
- The Leeds Library, LS1 6AL
- Get your £5 ticket to James Nash: ‘Notes of Your Music’
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: What Have You In Your Heart
- 7pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £10 ticket for What Have You In Your Heart
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Wild Women Writing the North, Rachel Bower in conversation with Emily Zobel Marshall
- 7pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £6 ticket for Wild Women Writing the North, Rachel Bower in conversation with Emily Zobel Marshall
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Love Is Not all – the story of Edna St. Vincen Millay
- 7:45pm
- Chapel FM Arts Centre, LS14 6JB
- Book your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket for Love Is Not all – the story of Edna St. Vincen Millay
Wednesday 18 June
Wednesday Wake Up Yoga and Coffee
- 8 to 9am
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £6.50 ticket to Wednesday Wake Up Yoga and Coffee
Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling
- 10am to 12pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £3 ticket to Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
- 10am to 8pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour & Meet the Artists
- 11:00am to 12:30pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £20 ticket for Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour & Meet the Artists
Weekly Sewing Studio
- 1 to 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket and see alternative dates for Weekly Sewing Studio
Willow Obelisk Workshop
- 1 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam Estate, LS15 0AE
- Get your £25 ticket for Willow Obelisk Workshop
Dante Reading Group
- 1:30 to 2:30pm
- Wilson Room, Emmanuel Centre
- See the upcoming dates for Dante Reading Group
Edek’s Doodle Chats
- 3 to 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free tickets to Edek’s Doodle Chats
Scrunchie Making Workshop
- 6pm
- Waterlane Boathouse, LS11 5PS
- Get your £9.50 ticket for Scrunchie Making Workshop
Left Bank Plate Up
- 6 to 8pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get you Pay-As-You-Feel ticket to Plate Up
Scrunchie Making with Jess G
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £15 ticket to Scrunchie Making with Jess G
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Esther’s Revenge
- 6:30 to 8:30pm
- Leeds Minster, LS2 7DJ
- Get yout £12 (early bird) - £15 tickets for Esther's Revenge
Disco Boots Workshop with Poppy
- 7 to 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your £26 ticket to Disco Boots Workshop
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Embodied Word – Poetry, Movement, and Self-Exploration
- 7:30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Learn more about Embodied Word – Poetry, Movement, & Self-Exploration
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond featuring Andrew McMillan and Maria Ferguson
- 7:30pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £10 ticket to Poetry, Yorkshire & Beyond featuring Andrew McMillan and Maria Ferguson
Northern Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet: Opening Night
- 7:30pm
- Leeds Playhouse, LS2 7UP
- See alternative dates and get your £26-47.50 ticket for Northern Ballet’s Romeo & Juliet
Thursday 19 June
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
- 10am to 5pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Learning from Esther’s Revenge
- 11am to 2pm
- Leeds Minster, LS2 7DJ
- Get your free ticket to Learning from Esther’s Revenge
Nature Recovery and Connections Conference
- 12pm
- Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, LS7 2QG
- Learn more about Nature Recovery and Connections Conference
Get Out Get Active: Social Run
- 12:05 to 12:45pm
- Meet at Cromer Terrace Studio
- Sign up to Get Out Get Active Social Run
June Volunteer Session | Community Vegetable Garden
- 2 to 4pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket to June Volunteer Session | Community Vegetable Garden
BBC News Workshop
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Our City, Our Lives, Our Stories – meet the authors
- 6 to 8pm
- Compton Road Library, LS9 7BG
- Get your free ticket to Our City, Our Lives, Our Stories – meet the authors
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Cosy Crime with a Windrush Flavour with debut author Mel Pennant
- 6:30pm
- Truman Books, LS28 5HX
- Get your £8 ticket to Cosy Crime with a Windrush Flavour with debut author Mel Pennant
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: All the Other Mothers Hate Me: In Conversation with Sarah Harman
- 6:30pm
- Next Chapter Books, LS1 7BR
- Get your £5.50-20.89 ticket to All the Other Mothers Hate Me: In Conversation with Sarah Harman
Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park!
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Lucy Vine, Laura Wood & Rebecca Ryan in conversation
- 7pm
- Waterstones Leeds, LS1 5AP
- Get your £5 ticket to Lucy Vine, Laura Wood & Rebecca Ryan in conversation
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Another Midsummer Cushion - Poetry Showcase
- 7pm
- School of English, LS2 9JT
- Learn more about Another Midsummer Cushion - Poetry Showcase
Alphabet Soup
- 7:30 to 11pm
- Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ
- Get your £11.55 ticket to Alphabet Soup
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Small Distractions Literary Salon
- 7:30pm
- Wax Bar, LS1 6NU
- Get your £5 ticket to Small Distractions Literary Salon
Friday 20 June
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
- 10am to 5pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Weekly Meditation Classes
- 12:15 to 12:45pm
- Mango Studio, Leeds University Union
- Learn more about Wellbeing events
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Fusion x Leeds, Innovating at the Intersection of Art, Tech, and Business
- 1pm
- Register for location
- Sign up to Fusion x Leeds, Innovating at the Intersection of Art, Tech, and Business
Meet & Make
- 1 to 3pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Learn more about Meet & Make
Presenting with Confidence
- 3 to 4pm
- The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, SR 2.31
- Visit the Language Zone’s Sharepoint to learn more of upcoming events
Friday Night Creative Heaven feat. The Big Doodle Fundraiser
- 5 to 10pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Get your free ticket to Friday Night Creative
Dance Anthems Orchestra
- 6 to 10:30pm
- Harewood House, LS17 9LG
- Get your £18.20-88.21 ticket to Dance Anthems Orchestra – Leeds
Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park!
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? With Boff Whalley
- 7pm
- Mill Hill Chapel, LS1 5EB
- Get your £10 ticket to But: Life Isn’t Like That, Is It? With Boff Whalley
Leeds International African Arts Festival: Cinema Africa! - Wax Print
- 8pm
- Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, LS6 1JD
- Get your £8.50-10.50 ticket to Cinema Africa! - Wax Print
Saturday 21 June
5k Community Parkrun
- 9am
- Woodhouse Moor
- Register before attending
2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
- 10am to 4pm
- Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, LS2 9AQ
- Learn more about 2025 Undergraduate Show: Made It
Public Art Walk
- 10:30 to 11:30am
- The Stanley and Audrey Burton Gallery
- Book your free slot to Public Art Walk
Shearing Demonstration
- 10:30am to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Learn more about Shearing Demonstration
Belgrave Feast
- 11am
- Belgrave Music Hall, LS2 8JP
- Get your free ticket to Belgrave Feast
Trans Saints Exhibition & Zine Launch
- 11am to 3pm
- Kirkstall Abbey, Abbey Walk, LS5 3EH
- Learn more about Trans Saints Exhibition & Zine Launch
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Summer Solstice Book Fair
- 11 to 6pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Learn more about Summer Solstice Book Fair
Leeds Anime and Gaming Con 2025
- 11:30am to 11pm
- Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, LS1 6ET
- Get your £16.63-31.61 ticket to Leeds Anime & Gaming Con 2025
Pyramid View On... Bramley Baths Exhibition
- 1 to 3pm
- Bramley Baths, Broad Lane, LS13 3DF
- Learn more about Bramley Baths Exhibition
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: White Rabbit Books Showcase
- 2pm
- Leeds Central Library, LS1 3AB
- Get your Pay-As-You-Feel ticket to White Rabbit Books Showcase
10th SAFAR Film Festival: A State of Passion
- 2pm
- Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, LS6 1JD
- Get your £8.50-10.50 ticket to A State of Passion
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: SI Leeds Literary Prize Showcase
- 3pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £4 ticket to SI Leeds Literary Prize Showcase
UK Proms in the Park
- 6 to 10pm
- Harewood House, LS17 9LG
- Get your £39-280 ticket (free for children aged 12 and under) to UK Proms in the Park
Fantasy World Adventures Mega Park!
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Lence presents – Blur the Lines
- 7pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Get your £5 ticket to Lence presents – Blur the Lines
South Asian Arts: Leeds Summer Solstice
- 8pm to 6am
- White Rose Park Hub, Millshaw Park Lane, LS11 0LT
- Book your (essential) £0-35 ticket to Leeds Summer Solstice
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: READATHON
- 9pm
- Chapel FM Arts Centre, LS14 6JB
- Get your free ticket to READATHON
MTR Leeds 2025: The Musical Theatre Rave Revival!
- 9pm to 3am
- The Warehouse, Somers Street, LS1 2RG
- Get your £8.77 ticket to The Musical Theatre Rave Revival!
Sunday 22 June
4 Hour Mosaic Taster Workshop
- 10am to 2pm & 11am to 3pm
- Seagulls Reuse, 129 Water Lane, Holbeck, LS11 9UD
- Get your £48.84 ticket to Mosaic Taster Workshop
Shearing Demonstration
- 10:30am to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Learn more about Shearing Demonstration
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
- 11am
- Truman Books, LS28 5HX
- Book your free ticket to Windrush Day with Howard Gardner
Lord Halifax’s Legacy
- 11am to 12pm & 2 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £15 ticket to Lord Halifax’s Legacy
Leeds Anime and Gaming Con 2025
- 11:30am to 11pm
- Leeds Marriott Hotel, 4 Trevelyan Square, LS1 6ET
- Get your £16.63-31.61 ticket to Leeds Anime & Gaming Con 2025
Home Education Workshop: Ancient Romans
- 12:30 to 2pm
- Leeds City Museum, Millenium Square, LS2 8BH
- Get your £4 ticket to Home Education Workshop: Ancient Romans
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Gemma Styles – Why Am I Like This?
- 1pm
- Brudenell Social Club, LS6 1NY
- Get your £15 ticket to Gemma Styles – Why Am I Like This?
10th SAFAR Film Festival: Watch Out for ZouZou
- 2pm
- Hyde Park Picture House, 73 Brudenell Road, LS6 1JD
- Get your £8.50-10.50 ticket to Watch Out for ZouZou
Leeds’ Queer History Tour – LS6 Ticket
- 2pm
- The Bookish Type, 77a Great George Street, LS1 3BR
- Get your £8 ticket to Leeds’ Queer History Tour
Leeds Lit Fest 2025: Boater, a life on England’s Waterways – Jo Bell
- 5pm
- Hold Fast Bookshop, LS10 1LJ
- Get your £6 ticket to Boater, a life on England’s Waterways – Jo Bell
Contact
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