Leeds events today, this week & this month
Discover Leeds events, family activities, free things to do, theatre, comedy, nightlife and live music today, this week and this month.
Current events and activities in Leeds
- Nick Cope Family Show
Come and join Nick Cope for a brand new, delightful family concert, featuring all your favourite Nick Cope hits and more.
Check official times at City Varieties Music Hall
- Anesti Danelis
Anesti Danelis is an award-winning comedian based in Toronto. He’s known for his comedic videos and viral songs, earning over 1 million followers and over 500 million views across social media.
Check official times at The Wardrobe
- The Northern Swing Orchestra Big Band featuring Ben Eagle
Join us for an afternoon of live Big Band music as we welcome Ben Eagle for his debut with The Northern Swing Orchestra!
Check official times at Events
- Boo & Bend, Stories and Yoga
Boo and Bend!! A spooky Halloween special with stories, yoga, movement, games and sensory fun for ages 2-8 (older and younger siblings welcome)! Bring your little monsters, ghosts, witches and wizards for a morning of Ha
Check official times at Events
- Suede & Manic Street Preachers
British rock icons Suede & Manic Street Preachers are coming to first direct bank arena, Leeds on Friday 30th October 2026, bringing decades of era-defining music to one stage. Formed in the early 1990s, both bands helpe
Check official times at first direct bank arena
- The Stand-up Comedy Experience
Imagine Eddie Izzard meets Willy Wonka. This is live comedy crafted before your eyes, where Antony Vila draws laughs directly from the audience to create something completely unique. Playful, fast and audience-fuelled, t
Check official times at The Original Oak
- DeNada Dance Theatre – Edward II
Renaissance tragedy meets Mean Girls meets 80s slasher in Carlos Pons Guerra’s queer dance adaptation of Christopher Marlowe’s Edward II.
Check official times at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre
- Spooktacular Family Day
Join us for a frightful mini-festival for young readers and their families, featuring children’s poet and former Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho, author of children’s series ‘The Ministry of Mayhem’ Alex Foulkes, and t
Check official times at Leeds City Library
- Films at HEART Retrospective: The Voices
Films at HEART Retrospective: THE VOICES A film directed by Oscar nominated Marjane Satrapi who died in June 2026.
19:00 at Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
- LNFG presents Brontës + bogle (UK TOUR)
Last Night From Glasgow presents an evening of live music from two exciting bands at the forefront of the UK independent scene.
Check official times at Santiago Bar
- Bat, Cackle & Pop!
It’s Winifred the Witch’s birthday, and she’s convinced everyone has forgotten! Little does she know, a big surprise party is being secretly planned just for her.
Check official times at Stage@Leeds
- Paul Heaton
Leeds get ready for an unforgettable evening as acclaimed British singer-songwriter Paul Heaton returns to first direct bank arena, Leeds with a live performance celebrating decades of chart-topping music, timeless lyric
Check official times at first direct bank arena
- Leeds Audio Tour: the Bell, the Bandsaw and the Bridge
14 stops across Leeds, roughly 60 minutes of narration, walked in whatever order and at whatever speed suits you. Works fully offline once downloaded, so you need no data or signal while you walk.
13:00-15:00 at City Square
- TNL: Main Street Jazz
Tuesday Night Live: MAIN STREET JAZZ Door 7pm Music 7.15pm Advance tickets £8/£7 concessions (students + unwaged) On the Night £10 Main Street Jazz is a brand new sextet bringing together musicians from around Leeds who’
19:00 at Headingley Enterprise and Arts Centre
- Tom Rowley
Tom Rowley, going it alone for the first time, is one of the finest musicians from a generation of Sheffield artists blessed with talent. A cornerstone of Sheffield bands for two decades, most recently with Arctic Monkey
Check official times at The Attic
- Careers In Leeds
Discover your future at Careers in Leeds 2026, the city’s flagship careers, jobs and skills event, taking place at the first direct arena on Tuesday 3 November 2026 from 12pm to 6pm and bringing together over 100 employe
12:00-18:00 at first direct bank arena
- Sunken Studio Autumn Pottery Market
Join us at Sunken Studio in South Bank, Leeds for our Autumn Pottery Market on Saturday 31 October and Sunday 1 November. Our markets have traditionally been made up of studio members.
11:00 at Events
- Dominic Halpin & Honey B’s
Bibis Showtime welcomes back a true favourite for a special Sunday double show, as Dominic Halpin & The Honey B’s return to the Bibis stage for an afternoon and evening of brilliant live music, timeless songs and the kin
Check official times at Bibis Italianissimo Restaurant & Cocktail Bar