Leeds and You events
Summer in Leeds 2025
Discover the events taking place in and around Leeds this season.
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
- 11am to 12.30pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your £20 ticket for Inspired by Temple Newsam: Tour & Meet the Artists
A Tale of Two Appetites - How Chinese and Western Eaters See Food Differently
- 1-2pm
- Liberty Building LG.06 and also online
- Book your free place for A Tale of Two Appetites
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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