Leeds and You events
Discover the events taking place across Leeds in your third term.
Week commencing 19 May
Tuesday 20 May
DARETOGROW Live. Live networking event + business growth workshop!
- 10 – 4pm
- The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University, The Rose Bowl Portland Crescent Leeds LS1 3HB
- Tickets are £35
XR Spotlight. Using the Omnideck
- 10.30am – 12pm
- HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner
- Book tickets
Chopin’s Canvas
- 11am-4pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Book tickets
Yoga at The Attic
- 12 – 1pm
- 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD
- Tickets are £8.30
3D Filament Printing Induction
- 1-2pm
- HELIX, E C Stoner, Level 7
- Reserve a spot
Let’s Chat
- 4-5pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- Find out more
MOOVA 05
- 6.45pm
- Evening Social Run - Hyde Park/Headingley (exact location will be sent to you in advance)
- Book tickets
Kinky Boots. Opening Night
- 7.30pm
- Leeds Grand Theatre, LS1 6NZ
- Tickets are £31-61
Wednesday 21 May
Wednesday Wake Up Yoga & Coffee
- 8-9am
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Tickets are £6.50
Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling
- 10am – 12pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Tickets are £3
Typewriter Poetry
- 10am-3pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Find out more
Glimpse at the Garden
- 11am-12pm
- Kirkstall Abbey, LS5 3EH
- Find out more
Write on Wednesday
- 12.30 – 3.30pm
- Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
- Find out more
Campus Gardening Sessions
- 1 – 3pm
- Sustainable Garden, beside Roger Stevens
- Find out more
Bike Maintenance. Wheels 101
- 1 – 3pm
- Bike Hub
- Find out more
Weekly Sewing Studio
- 1 – 3pm
- Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU
- Find out more
Dante Reading Group
- 1.30 – 2.30pm
- Wilson Room, Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT
- Find out more
Chat & Craft – bring your own craft
- 2:30-4:15pm
- Abbey House Museum, LS5 3EH
- Learn more
Laser Cutting Induction
- 3-4pm
- HELIX, E C Stoner, Level 7
- Reserve a spot
Edek’s Doodle Chats
- 3 – 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Find out more
PoeT[r]EA Workshop
- 4-5pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- Find out more
Lino Printing Workshop with Megan Dobbyn
- 6.30 – 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Tickets are £27
LGBTQ+ Sustainable Pom Pom Keychain Making with Leeds LGBT+ Community Consortium
- 7 – 8pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Book free tickets
Macrame Workshop
- 7 – 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Tickets are £17
Thursday 22 May
The Only Wrap to Bee
- 10am – 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
Walk around Kirkstall
- 10:30am-12pm
- Abbey House Museum, LS5 3EH
- Learn more
Behind Closed Curtains
- 11am & 2pm
- Alec Clegg
- Book your free ticket
Sustainable Labs Event Series. LEAF & Community
- 11 – 12.30pm
- Worsley SR (9.58b)
- Find out more
Leeds Goth Hall of Fame
- 11am-3pm
- Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH
- Learn more
Rainbow Junktion PAYF Community Cafe
- 11.30am – 3pm
- All Hallows Church, LS6 1NP
- Find out more
Student Counselling and Wellbeing Meditation group
- 12.00 – 1.30pm
- Room 6, Second floor, LUU
- Join the group
Anthroposcenes: in the words of Chekhov
- 12:30pm & 3:30pm
- Stage One
- Book your free ticket
To Improvise a Mountain – Lunchtime Talks
- 1pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Find out more
FREE 15 Minute Meditation Session
- 1 – 1.30pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
VR gaming, including Omnideck
- 1-2pm
- HELIX, E C Stoner, Level 7
- Reserve a spot
Volunteering Drop In: Crossroads
- 1 – 2pm
- LUU Union Square
- Find out more
Wellbeing Walks
- 1-2:30pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Book your spot
Chat and Craft – Gnomes
- 2-4pm
- Abbey House Museum, LS5 3EH
- Tickets are £5
Let’s Chat
- 4-5pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- Find out more
Full Moon Market
- 5 – 9pm
- The Wardrobe, 6 St Peter’s Square, LS9 8AH
- Find out more
forest of the (dance) floor
- 6-7:30pm
- The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
- Find out more
Stretch & Unwind
- 6.45pm
- WellNest, Chantry House, Suite 3, Victoria Road, Kirkstall, LS5 3JB
- £15 Class Pass or Membership options available
An Evening with Rob Parsons
- 7.30 – 10pm
- Leeds, St George’s Church, LS1 3BR
- Tickets are £6 (with Early Bird discount)
Friday 23 May
Tiny Tigers
- 10-11:45am
- Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH
- Learn more
Early Years Atelier of Jazz
- 10:30-11:45am & 12:15-1:30pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Tickets from £6.13
The Only Wrap to Bee
- 10am – 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
Makers Market
- 10am – 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
Design a personalised embroidery pattern!
- 11am-12:30pm
- HELIX, E C Stoner, Level 7
- Reserve a spot
Anthroposcenes: in the words of Chekhov
- 12pm
- Stage One
- Book your free ticket
Wellbeing: Weekly Meditation Classes
- 12.15 – 12.45pm
- Mango Studio, LUU
- Find out more
Home Education Workshop: Ancient Greeks
- 12.30 – 2pm
- Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH
- Find out more
Sketch Club
- 12.30pm – 3.30pm
- The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
- Find out more
Meet & Make
- 1-3pm
- Leeds Art Gallery, LS1 3AA
- Learn more
Maker Club
- 1 – 3pm
- HELIX, Level 7 EC Stoner
- Find out more
Friday Vinyasa Yoga with Jess
- 1:30-2:15pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Find out more
Behind Closed Curtains
- 2pm
- Alec Clegg
- Book your free ticket
Student Counselling and Wellbeing Feel Better Faster group
- 2 – 3pm
- Group Room, Student Counselling and Wellbeing, 19 Clarendon Place
- Join the group
Singing in the Abbey!
- 3-3:30pm
- Kirkstall Abbey, LS5 3EH
- Learn more
Presenting with Confidence
- 3-4pm
- Parkinson Building SR 2.31
- Find out more
The National Skateboard Co. S/S25 Release Party & Exhibition
- 5-10pm
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Find out more
Saturday 24 May
Embodied Word: Tabula Tantra
- 9-10:30am
- Hyde Park Book Club, LS6 1BL
- Find out more
Makers Market
- 10am – 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
Plant & Seed Sale Swap: Scrap Creative Reuse
- 11am – 3pm
- The Spinning Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, LS28 5UJ
- Find out more
Leeds City Square Artisan Village
- 11 – 4pm
- LS1 2ES
- Find out more
Live at Leeds 2025
- 12pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Tickets are £33-71.50
Free Family Activities. Yonder Events
- 12 – 4pm
- Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY
- Find out more
Renaissance Arts Showcase 2025
- 2.30pm
- Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, LS2 7PA
- Tickets are £22.50, student £13.50
It’s Strange Up North 2025 in Leeds!
- 5.30pm
- Waterstones, Albion Street, LS1 5JS
- Tickets are £10
Desi Live
- 6 – 11pm
- Leeds University Union, Lifton Place, LS2 9JT
- Tickets are £28.75-39.75
Renaissance Arts Showcase 2025
- 7.30pm
- Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, LS2 7PA
- Find out more
Sunday 25 May
Boddington Junior Parkrun
- 9am
- Boddington Cycle Circuit
- Register with Junior Parkrun in advance
Renaissance Arts Showcase 2025
- 1.30pm
- Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, LS2 7PA
- Tickets are £22.50, student £13.50
Renaissance Arts Showcase 2025
- 6pm
- Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre, LS2 7PA
- Tickets are £22.50
Contact
If you have any questions or feedback about Leeds and You events, email the Leeds and You team at leedsandyou@leeds.ac.uk.
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