Leeds and You events
Summer in Leeds 2025
Discover the events taking place in and around Leeds this season.
Week Commencing Monday 21 July
Friday 25 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
Sketch Club
- 12.30 to 3.30pm
- The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery
- Learn more about Sketch Club and other galleries events
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
Big Creative Social
- 5 to 9pm
- Left Bank, LS6 1LJ
- Find out more about Big Creative Social
Slung Low Shorts 5 – Opening Night
- 7pm
- Slung Low at The Warehouse in Holbeck, LS11 9RQ
- Get your pay as you feel ticket to Slung Low Shorts
Saturday 26 July
Hello Sunshine Embroidery Workshop with Jane
- 9.30am to 12.30pm
- Swarthmore Education Centre, 2-7 Woodhouse Square LS3 1AD
- Book £30 tickets to Hello Sunshine Embroidery Workshop
In Search of the Tudor House
- 11am to 12pm and 2 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Book £15 tickets to In Search of the Tudor House
Meet the Farmer – Poultry Focus
- 11am to 12pm and 2 to 3pm
- Temple Newsam, LS15 0AE
- Get your free ticket to Meet the Farmer (£10 house admission ticket required)
Leeds City Square Artisan Village
- 11am to 4pm
- City Square, LS1 2ES
- Find out more about the artisan village
The Switch – Opening Night
- 11.30am and 3pm
- Carriageworks Theatre, LS2 3AD
- Book £6 tickets to The Switch
Frock! What a Year
- 6 to 10.30pm
- The Attic, LS10 1HD
- Book £6-11.25 tickets to Frock! What a Year
Sunday 27 July
Steam Toys & Meccano Show
- 12 to 4pm
- Leeds Industrial Museum, LS12 2QF
- Find out more about the Steam Toys and Meccano Show (general admission tickets required)
Trash’s Open Drag Night
- 6.30 to 11pm
- Wharf Chambers, LS2 7EQ
- Book £5 tickets to Trash’s Open Drag Night
Other activities in Leeds you can join anytime
Leeds Waterfront Art Trail
Learn more about Leeds Waterfront Art Trail
Leeds Self-guided Architecture Trail
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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