#Leeds2023

Volunteer Team Leeds
7th March 2025
3 mins read

Leeds City Council Launches New City-Wide Volunteering Scheme

Meet the dedicated volunteers encouraging others to join as Leeds City Council rolls out its new volunteering program, Volunteer Team Leeds. This innovative initiative aims to unify and expand the dynamic community of volunteers who support various Leeds City Council-affiliated events and initiatives. Whether it’s creating mesmerizing experiences at Light Night Leeds, offering cinematic…
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Theater of Illumination Leeds Civic Hall
13th October 2023
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Light switch sees cities swap stunning cultural creations

Dreams came true on the streets of Leeds last night as the stunning spectacle of Light Night returned. The first night of the annual arts spectacular saw a host of the city’s most recognisable buildings and spaces lit up with an array of beautiful illuminated artworks from across the world. Continuing tonight, the theme…
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Light Night Leeds
22nd September 2023
2 mins read

Dream a wonderful dream of Leeds as Light Night returns

Light Night Leeds is the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival and returns on 12th and 13th October 2023. The streets of Leeds will transform into a dazzling dream world next month when the exciting spectacle of Light Night Leeds returns. The two-night cultural event will be back on October 12 and 13,…
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UK Corporate Games Leeds
15th September 2023
3 mins read

UK Corporate Games will show Leeds is the business for sport

Leeds is set to take its place in the national sporting spotlight once again after being confirmed as the host city for the UK Corporate Games 2024. The event is the country’s largest multi-sport festival for businesses, with thousands of competitors from hundreds of companies coming together in a different city each year to…
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Leeds Footbridge
11th August 2023
5 mins read

Grand designs take their place on Leeds Architecture Awards shortlist

Beautiful buildings and stylish structures have got designs on success after being shortlisted in this year’s Leeds Architecture Awards. Taking place for the first time since 2019, the awards are a collaboration between Leeds Civic Trust, Leeds Society of Architects, Leeds City Council and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). More than 50…
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Visit Britain
28th July 2023
3 mins read

New West Yorkshire partnership approved to boost regional tourism

Towns and cities across West Yorkshire have joined forces for a new strategic tourism partnership that will maximise the potential of the region’s visitor economy. Today it was announced that an ambitious joint bid by councils in Leeds, Calderdale, Kirklees, Bradford and Wakefield to form a new Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP) alongside West…
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Breeze In The Park
21st July 2023
1 min read

Park playtime fun is a Breeze for kids in Leeds this summer

Leeds’s annual Breeze In The Park entertainment programme is set to put sunny smiles on the faces of young people across the city once again this summer. Leeds City Council’s roadshow-style extravaganza will see a total of 29 interactive play events for children and teenagers taking place in parks and green spaces over the…
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Make A Stand
16th June 2023
5 mins read

Striking Installation ‘Making A Stand’ takes root in Leeds

This week commuters and visitors arriving into Leeds City Centre have been greeted by an extraordinary sight. A remarkable sculptural ‘Forest’ has taken root in the main public square outside Leeds Railway Station. Comprising 127 seven-metre-high timber fins, this quietly powerful temporary installation entitled ‘Making A Stand’, aims to ‘disrupt’ the popular pedestrian route…
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Professor Nikos Stavropoulos
31st March 2023
1 min read

Leeds Beckett University Professor Nikos Stavropoulos to present his inaugural lecture on compositional practices in music

Professor Nikos Stavropoulos from Leeds Beckett University’s Leeds School of Arts celebrates his professoriat and his work in electro-acoustic music at his inaugural lecture on Monday 24 April. In his inaugural lecture, Nikos Stavropoulos, Professor of Composition at Leeds Beckett University, will explore the notion of aural micro-space in compositional practice and how the…
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Leeds Beckett University and LEEDS 2023’s Year of Culture
10th March 2023
2 mins read

Leeds Beckett to launch new Leeds School of Arts building with exclusive programme of academic and student events

The new Leeds School of Arts building will be launched officially on 29 March with an exciting programme of events, featuring the inaugural lecture of the school’s Professor Sue Miller, an exclusive live performance, reception, and concert featuring live academic and student performances throughout. Professor Sue Miller from Leeds Beckett University’s Leeds School of…
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Emii Alrai, Coude
3rd February 2023
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Leeds Art Gallery’s new show will be a love letter to art in Leeds

An exciting new cultural showcase will see the remarkable talent and diversity of Leeds’s artists celebrated at the city’s art gallery. Leeds Art Gallery has gathered a stunning selection of contemporary artworks submitted by artists working across different disciplines for the first open exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery in more than a decade, which…
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Leeds Kirkstall Abbey
4th November 2022
2 mins read

City’s museums welcome continued funding

Leeds Museums and Galleries have secured essential funding after a successful grant offer of support from Arts Council England. The grant that sees Leeds Museums and Galleries continue as a National Portfolio Organisation means they will receive £1,619,256 of funding each year from ACE for the years 2023-26. The crucial funding will be used…
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Cast members from 'Power Of Performance- This Is Us!'
28th October 2022
3 mins read

Sport-inspired cultural spectacular will be in a league of its own

Leeds is proud to be a host city for the Rugby League World Cup. The streets of Leeds will take centre stage today from 4pm as a spectacular outdoor show celebrates the important role that sport and art can both play in bringing people and communities together. Power Of Performance: This Is Us! is…
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Leeds Piano Trail
29th July 2022
1 min read

Funding boost for city’s arts and culture projects set for approval

A year-long funding pot aimed at boosting innovative arts and cultural activity in communities all across the city is set to be approved by senior councillors in Leeds. The latest Arts@Leeds grants programme, which supports more than 40 Leeds-based cultural, voluntary and community organisations delivering activity in every council ward, will go before the…
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David Oluwale
17th June 2022
1 min read

Council chiefs set to back new tribute to David Oluwale

Council chiefs in Leeds are set to give their backing to the creation of a major new public artwork paying tribute to the life and legacy of David Oluwale. At a meeting, members of the council’s executive board will be asked to support the significant new piece by internationally-renowned artist Yinka Shonibare CBE RA,…
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