Leeds and You events

10am:
Titanic Exhibition Leeds - Royal Armouries, LS10 1LT

10am-4pm:

Spring Pop Up, LUU Union Square

11am:
Varsity 2025: Wednesday Fixtures - Various venues

12pm-2pm:
AHC Wellbeing Cafe – Make Your Mark: DIY Bookmark Making - Helix Makerspace, Level 7, EC Stoner

12.30pm-3.30pm:
Write on Wednesday  - Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery

1pm-3pm:
Weekly Sewing Studio - Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU

1.30pm-2.30pm:
Dante Reading Group - Wilson Room, Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT

2pm-4pm:
Wellbeing: British Sign Language Training - Room 5, LUU

3pm-4pm:
T-Shirt Printing Induction - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

3pm-5pm:
Language Exchange Event: English, Spanish, Mandarin - The Language Zone, Parkinson Building, Level 2, SR 2.31

4.30pm:
Varsity 2025: Rugby Union FINALE - Headingley Stadium

4.30pm-5pm:
Music Public Lecture: I Got Rhythm, I Got (Some) Music – Reconstructing Musicals as Critical Editions - Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

5pm-6pm:
3D Filament Printing Induction - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

6pm:
Belgrave Book Group - Belgrave Music Hall LS2 8JP

6.30pm-9.30pm:
Create and Date – Inclsuive Speed Dating - Headrow House, 19a The Headrow, LS1 6PU
Tickets are £13.70

7pm-9pm:
Mosaic Workshop - Kirkstall Forge, Number One Great Exhibition Way, LS5 3BF
Tickets are £31.05

7pm-10pm:
Project Phoenix - Hyde Park Book Club, 27-29 Headingley Lane, LS6 1BL
Tickets are £6.13

7.30pm:
Lay Down Your Burdens - Wisbey Park, BD6 3QD
Tickets cost £10

11am-1pm:
Community Litter Pick – Woodhouse Moor

12pm-1.30pm:
Student Counselling and Wellbeing Meditation group - Room 6, Second Floor, LUU

1pm-2pm:
VR Gaming (including Omnideck) - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

Volunteering Drop In - Crossroads, LUU Union Square

1pm:
Meet James Holland and Al Murray in Leeds! - Waterstones, LS1 5JS (£22)

2pm-3pm:
Getting Started with Unity VR Development - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

4pm-5pm:
Let’s Chat - The Language Zone, Parkinson Building

5pm-8pm:
May Day Party, Market Garden, Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, LS7 2QG

6pm-8pm:
Go Figure – Monthly Self-Led Life Drawing (May) - Swarthmore Education Centre, LS3 1AD (£7.50)

10am-4pm:
Beginners Pastel Pencils Workshop – Field Mouse and Wheat Heads - The Craft House, Bingley, BD16 2HT
Tickets are £80

10.30am-12pm:
Sociable History Club: Leeds Goth - Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH

11am-12.30pm:
Introduction to Blender - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

12pm-1pm:
Biodiversity Monitoring - Sustainable Garden, beside Roger Stevens

12.15pm-12.45pm:
Wellbeing: Weekly Meditation Classes - Mango Studio, LUU

13:00-15:00:
I See Myself – Campus to Career Part 2: Day 1 at Work - 11-14 Blenheim Terrace SR (G.12)

1.05pm-1.55pm:
Emma Rawicz and Gwilym Simcock - Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

2pm-3.30pm:
XR Development Zone Drop In - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner

2pm-3pm:
Feel Better Faster group - Student Counselling and Wellbeing, 19 Clarendon Place

2.30pm-4pm0:
Community Choir - Leeds City Museum, LS2 8BH

3pm-4pm:
Presenting with Confidence - The Language Zone, Parkinson Building

5.30pm-7.30pm:
Make It Social: Wearable Protest Art - Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery

6pm:
LSTwo: a concert with a memorial performance of Sandy Goehr’s Manere for clarinet and violin - Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall

7pm-8pm:
Drumming Circle - Studio 6, Scott Hall Mills, LS7 2HT
Tickets are £11.55 

9am:

Parkrun - Woodhouse Moor

10am-1pm:
Stencil Printed Lampshade Workshop with Millie Rothera - The Craft House, Bingley, BD16 2HT
Tickets are £55

10.30am-2.30pm:
Beginners Watercolour – Ocean Life - Bowery, LS6 2AL
Tickets are £60.29

10.30am-4.30pm:
Yorkshire Vegan Festival – Pudsey 2025 - Pudsey Civic Hall, LS28 5TA
Tickets are £5.60-16.54

1-3pm:
Neighbourhood Tour, Woodhouse & Woodhouse Ridge – Parkinson Steps 

7pm:
An evening with Terry Deary in Leeds - Waterstones, LS1 5JS (£5-14)
Tickets are £5-14

9am:

Junior Parkrun – Bodington Cycle Circuit, LS16 8NA

9am-5pm:
May the 4th be with you – England Roller Derby - The Edge, Willow Terrace Road, Woodhouse, LS2 9JT
Tickets are £11.55-33.22, free for children 11 and under.

11am-1.30pm:
Book Club + Poetry Painting - The Wild Orchard, 119 Westgate Hill Street, BD4 0SF
Tickets are £10

4pm:
Varsity 2025, Ice Hockey - Planet Ice Leeds

7pm:
Boathouse Bingo - Water Lane Boathouse, LS11 5PS
£5 entry per team

7pm-11.30pm:
Divas Bingo: Bank Holiday Special - Archive, 94 Kirkstall Road, LS3 1HD
Tickets are £7.21-9.38.

10am-4pm:
Craft & Flea: Leeds’ Makers Market – Left Bank, Cardigan Road, Burley, LS6 1LJ

Tickets are £2.50

11am-3pm:
Spring Show, an Exhibition of Contemporary & Fine Art for Impact North – Journey Further, 4 The Dockside, Leeds Dock, LS10 1EG 

12:30pm:
COMMUNI-TEA! – Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT 

1pm-3pm:
Weekly Crochet Group – Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU 

10:30-11:30am & 12-1pm:

Play Time at Scrap with Play Tent, Scrap Creative Reuse – The Spinning Mill, Sunny Bank Mills, LS28 5UJ 

12-1pm:

Yoga at The Attic - 3 Sheaf Street, LS10 1HD 

Tickets are £8.30 

12-4pm:

Tuesday Treasure: Women’s Social Lives in 19th Century Commonplace Books - Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery 

12-2:30pm:
Introduction to Blender - HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner 

1-2pm:

Laser Cutting Induction – HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner 

1-3pm:

Monthly Embroidery Group with RVS – Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU 

5-6pm:

3D Filament Printing Induction – HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner 

6:30-8:30pm:

Nobody Can Give You Freedom Tour: Leeds – Leeds City College – Printworks Campus, Hunslet Road, LS10 1JY 

6:30-10:30pm

Listen Up | May Open Mic – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

7pm:

Pub Quiz – Water Lane Boathouse, LS11 5PS 

£5 entry per team 

8-9am:  

Wednesday Wake Up Yoga & Coffee | May – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

Tickets are £6.50 

10am-12pm:  

Explore Creative Textile Art with Ling – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

Tickets are £3 

12-4pm: 

AHC Wellbeing Cafe – Sculpting Joy: Clay Cafe – Helix Makerspace, Level 7, EC Stoner 

12:30-3:30pm: 

Write on Wednesday - Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery 

1-2pm: 

Bike Maintenance: Adjusting Your Brakes – Bike Hub 

1-4pm: 

Repair Café – The Library Makerspace, Edward Boyle 

1-3pm: 

Campus Gardening Sessions – Sustainable Garden, beside Roger Stevens 

1-3pm: 

Weekly Sewing Studio – Meanwood Community Centre, Stainbeck Avenue, LS7 2QU 

1:30-2:30pm: 

Dante Reading Group – Wilson Room, Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT 

3-4pm: 

Keep Crafting – Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH 

3pm-9pm:

Edek’s Doodle Chats | May 25 – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

5-6pm: 

Laser Cutting Induction – HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner 

5-6pm: 

3D Filament Printing Induction – HELIX, Level 7, EC Stoner 

6-7pm: 

Inspired Music Night – Emmanuel Centre, LS2 9JT 

6-8pm:

Sound Walk Zine Making with Delilah Sykes – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

Tickets are £15 

6-8pm:

Left Bank Plate Up | PAYF – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

6-9pm:

Zine Make and Share with Bethan | May 25 – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

PAYF 

6-9pm:

Dog Lead Making Workshop – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

Tickets are £25 

6-10:50pm: 

Trash’s West End Musicals! Featuring Georgia Diamond – Wharf Chambers, 23-25 Wharf Street, LS2 7EQ 

Tickets are £11.55 

7-9pm:

MAY 25 I Queer On The Streets Arts and Crafts Club – Left Bank, LS6 1LJ 

7-8:30pm: 

The Knitting Pilgrim – Bradford Cathedral, 1 Stott Hill, BD1 4EH 

Tickets are £10.54 

7:30pm: 

Cruel Intentions: Opening Night – Leeds Grand Theatre, LS1 6NZ 

Tickets are £31-50 

We are seeking a University of Leeds undergraduate student to join us for a 2025-26 placement year in the Student Welcome Team!   

Jade will be returning to final year studies and handing over the baton to our next Student Welcome Intern who will work with Lucy, Georgina and Jenny to deliver year-round welcome activities for our new and returning students.

• Application deadline 23:59 Monday 19 May.
• Interviews planned for week commencing 9 June.

Key campaigns will include Autumn Welcome, Winter Break, Fresh Start Festival, Spring Break, Summer in Leeds and more. We work closely with Leeds University Union, University of Leeds Plus Programme, Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Leeds, University of Leeds Sustainability Service and many other partners to deliver engaging and inclusive activities.

Please note that this role is only open to penultimate year undergraduate students at the University of Leeds who are seeking a Year in Industry or Placement Year as part of their degree.

Fancy working with us?