The latest news from the city.
Light Night Leeds returns over the October half-term on 28 and 29 October, with free light installations, projections and performances across the city centre and the University of Leeds campus. The festival marks 400 years since Leeds received its first Royal Charter and runs from 6pm to 9.30pm both evenings.
Leeds marks four centuries since its city charter with an international cultural programme. The LICA event on Saturday 24 October offers a free afternoon of traditional costumes, music and dance at Events North.
Hold Fast Bookshop is an independent bookshop housed in a restored 1946 coal barge at Leeds Dock. It sells new and second-hand books, gifts and plants, and it hosts author events. Opening hours and directions are included.
Leeds Street Feast is a free, family-friendly food festival at Millennium Square with over 20 independent traders, a range of drinks and a live music line-up. It runs across three days in July, with a Chilli Wing Eating Challenge on the Sunday.
The Orionid meteor shower peaks this week, with up to 20 shooting stars an hour visible from the Leeds area. This guide covers the best dates and times, the impact of the Moon, and the dark-sky spots in the Yorkshire Dales and beyond.
Wakefield's Light Up festival runs 13-14 November, with the 'Nature's Return' illuminated parade on Saturday 14 November at 5.30pm from County Hall. Free and family-friendly, it's part of the Light Up The North network.
A review of the sixth Leeds International Festival of Ideas, which ran at Leeds Playhouse from 6 to 10 October 2026 with Louis Theroux opening and Tim Minchin closing. Covers the speakers, the themes and the organisers.
