Duran Duran play their first UK arena show in three years, with support from the psychedelic five-piece Pigeon.
Annual Christmas market with around 60 traders, food vendors, music, entertainment, and festive attractions including the Big Wheel and Ice Cube at Christmas.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Manchester City at Elland Road.
The Pogues, led by original members James Fearnley, Jem Finer and Spider Stacy, play the O2 Academy Leeds on their anniversary tour, with Martin Stephenson & The Daintees.
Concert by Suede and Manic Street Preachers at the First Direct Arena, with a standing floor.
Paul Heaton brings his new album 'Jenius' to Headingley Stadium with support from Echo & The Bunnymen, The Guestlist and Curiosity Shop.
Free light festival with more than 40 installations, including a six-part projection on Briggate and 'In Dual Light' on Leeds Civic Hall, under the theme 'A City Speaks…'.
Dizzee Rascal performs on his We Want Bass 2026 UK Tour, bringing his distinctive grime and hip-hop style to Leeds.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Everton at Elland Road.
A new production of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, a heart-breaking tale of love and regret, with live orchestra and chorus.
Peter Kay brings his UK stand-up tour 'Better Late Than Never' to the Leeds First Direct Bank Arena.
Professional dancers and celebrity contestants from BBC Strictly Come Dancing perform live ballroom and Latin routines at the Leeds First Direct Bank Arena.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Tottenham Hotspur at Elland Road.
The Original Harlem Globetrotters play the Washington Generals on the Rivalry Tour, marking the 75th anniversary of their rivalry.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Chelsea at Elland Road.
Peter Kay brings his 'Better Late Than Never' stand-up tour to the Leeds Arena, with all profits from the final shows donated to cancer charities.
A bold, award-winning production of Verdi's Rigoletto by Opera North, directed by Femi Elufowoju Jr, exploring the double life of a court jester.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Everton at Elland Road.
Family Christmas pantomime at Carriageworks Theatre, featuring Sir Kevin Sinfield as the voice of the Giant, with audience participation and musical numbers.
Korn play the First Direct Arena on their Euro Tour 2026, with special guests Architects and Youth Code.
Nickelback kick off the UK leg of their 2027 Everything Under The Sun tour at the First Direct Bank Arena, with Don Broco as special guests.
Concert by Suede and Manic Street Preachers, two British alternative rock bands, at First Direct Arena.
UK production of Dr Seuss's festive musical, narrated by the Grinch's dog Max, directed by Tom Wright at Leeds Playhouse.
Third ODI of the five-match Metro Bank One Day International series between England and Pakistan at Headingley.
Musical SIX, the hit show about the six wives of Henry VIII, comes to Leeds Grand Theatre.
High-energy festive pantomime with audience participation and a jukebox of iconic rock anthems performed live by actor-musicians.
The stage musical adaptation of the 1993 film, on its first major UK and Ireland tour, comes to the Leeds Grand Theatre.
UK and Ireland tour of the musical Grease, directed by Nikolai Foster with choreography by Arlene Phillips, at the Leeds Grand Theatre.
Premier League football match between Leeds United and Ipswich Town at Elland Road.
Festive fairground with a 400-square-metre outdoor ice rink, Bavarian-style stalls, street food, rides and a Ski Bar on Millennium Square.
Indie rock show by Courteeners with special guests The Lathums and The Guestlist at the First Direct Arena.
Stage adaptation of Victoria Wood's sitcom 'dinnerladies', with Les Dennis as Stan, directed by Sean Foley.
Pete Tong brings his Ibiza Classics tour to the First Direct Bank Arena in Leeds, reimagining his Ibiza house anthems for the arena.
Jungle play a standing show at the First Direct Arena with special guest Rio Kosta, following their 2023 album 'Volcano'.
The Tony, Olivier and Grammy Award-winning musical about Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons returns on its 20th Anniversary UK Tour.
University of Leeds zone of Light Night, the city-wide festival of creativity, with free art, science and nature events across the campus.
Country star Kane Brown brings his unscripted stand-up show 'Crowd Work King', built around audience participation, to the City Varieties.
Stand-up show 'Fully Dilated' by Julian Clary, his first return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 17 years and a stop on his 2027 UK tour.
West End musical about Hollywood in the 1920s, with the original MGM score and choreography, presented by Trafalgar Productions.
Rock and roll band Showaddywaddy play their 1970s hits at the historic City Varieties Music Hall in Leeds.
Shakespeare's tragedy of forbidden love, directed by Chelsea Walker and co-produced by English Touring Theatre, Leeds Playhouse, the Royal Lyceum Theatre and Nottingham Playhouse.
The fifth and final Metro Bank One Day International of the five-match series between England and New Zealand at Headingley.
Cirque Du Soul's Halloween night, a travelling carnival party with over 30 artists, live performers, actors and theme-park attractions across five rooms.
Stand-up show in which Lucy Beaumont turns her quiz-show misadventures and personal chaos into comedy.
Comedian, musician and writer Bill Bailey brings his Vaudevillean tour to First Direct Bank Arena, blending stand-up with music.
Illusionist Dynamo returns to the stage with his first UK tour in a decade, a showcase of magic from across his career at the City Varieties.
Noughties pop icons Hear'Say and Liberty X reunite for a UK and Ireland arena tour marking the 25th anniversary of the ITV show Popstars.
DreamWorks' 'How to Train Your Dragon' shown in HD with John Powell's score performed live to picture by the Orchestra of Opera North.
Gig by hard rock band Little Angels with Luke Morley at the O2 Academy Leeds.
Live wildlife show Deadly Live!, based on the CBBC series Deadly 60 and fronted by presenter Steve Backshall, as a family half-term experience.
Live gig by Embrace with Rolling People and Bunny Suit at the O2 Academy Leeds.
Christmas concert of favourite festive classics with a live band, dazzling performances and festive visuals, recommended for all ages.
James Phelan returns with 'The Man Who Was Magic', a new 2026 magic show at the City Varieties.
Intimate evening with Paul Young combining conversation and acoustic versions of his classic hits.
Tom Ball brings his 'Nostalgia' tour to the City Varieties Music Hall with songs from ballads, West End shows and movie themes.
New production directed by Jamie Sophia Fletcher, co-produced with Oxford Playhouse, that blends Broadway musical wit with the 1986 film's camp horror.
Leeds' number one Halloween bar crawl, a multi-venue night of costumed raiders across the city's centre-indie spots with a single wristband.
The award-winning bingo rave phenomenon returns with rave intervals, dance-offs, sing-alongs and big prizes, pitched as the definitive bingo rave experience.
Spooky Halloween half-term activity at Temple Newsam with creepy crafts, house tours and tales of the Blue Lady, including the Cellar Scares walkthrough.
An educational wine tasting experience paired with lunch in Leeds.
Musical adaptation of E.R. Braithwaite's story about an idealistic teacher who transforms a classroom of hardened students.
A Halloween trail for families at Lotherton where visitors collect a spellbook and search the estate to find ten willow arches to mend a broken witch's spell.
New staging of Simon Stephens' stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's novel, directed by Ned Bennett, at Leeds Playhouse.
International ABBA tribute show with the group's number-one hits, harmonies and costumes, presented by Entertainers at the Leeds Grand Theatre.
A day dedicated to crime fiction and true crime enthusiasts featuring author talks and discussions.
All-day new music festival at The Brudenell with Squid and Working Men's Club headlining.
Dr John Cooper Clarke brings his new book 'Have It' and classic fan-favourites to the City Varieties on two nights of punk poetry.
Weekly Friday Fiesta night with four DJs, live dancers and free carnival props at The Backroom, open until 6am.
A family-friendly outdoor activity where visitors can pick their own pumpkin at the Lotherton estate as part of the autumnal programme.
Screening of the 1992 Muppet Christmas musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' tale, part of Hyde Park Picture House's Wintertime festive season.
Tribute shows by Ultimate Green Day and Ultimate Blink-182 at the Leeds Irish Centre, followed by a DJ afterparty.
Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan's debut play about two Muslim university students in London who find common ground over a peanut butter and blueberry sandwich.
Screening of the Stick Man film with a live performance by The Leeds Conservatoire Orchestra, plus Christmas classics before and after.
Daytime disco and afternoon dance party with 20th-century hits, curated by Jon and Vicky McClure.
Ballet Cymru marks its 40th birthday with three pieces of dance made in Wales, including a tribute to Dylan Thomas, at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Theatre.
Day of indie music with Artio, Omoia, Helle, Breathing Below, Twin Size, Daisy Graves and IO at the Brudenell Social Club in Headingley.
Hugh Cornwell, former lead singer of The Stranglers, plays his final solo acoustic tour with songs from his new album 'Succubus'.
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Frank Capra's classic 1946 Christmas film starring James Stewart, shown at Hyde Park Picture House as part of the reRUN classics strand.
Stand-up show by Chris Ramsey, the comedian and TV presenter behind the podcast 'Shagged Married Annoyed', at the Leeds Grand Theatre.
Award-winning magician Ben Hart brings his new show, described as his most astonishing and impossible yet, to Carriageworks Theatre.
Musical theatre concert celebrating the music of Les Misérables, fronted by three West End stars including John Owen-Jones and backed by a live band.
A family-friendly trail through the atmospheric ruins of Kirkstall Abbey to discover the nocturnal creatures that live there, such as bats, foxes and owls, during the October half term.
ROSSI. heads TESTBED, Leeds' largest warehouse, for his biggest ever show in the city, part of RUCKUS24.
Northern Irish folk singer Cara Dillon brings her annual Christmas tour, Upon A Winter's Night, to the Howard Assembly Room.
Christmas activity for families to become elves under Mrs Christmas, with reindeer food, decorated biscuits, an interactive story and a chance to meet Father Christmas.
Musical comedy duo Flo & Joan return to the stage with their new show 'With Feeling', in which they write their own setlist from another band's songs.
Myles Smith plays the First Direct Arena in Leeds with support from Chance Peña and Fiona-Lee on his UK tour.
Leeds indie rock quartet Yard Act play the O2 Academy Leeds on their UK tour of 'You're Gonna Need A Little Music'.
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