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Line-up announced for city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on
Stars of stage, sport and screen will join residents from all across Leeds for the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on which will premiere on December 2.
The exciting line-up for the online seasonal showpiece has been…
Bright idea calls on residents to help light up Leeds this Christmas
A fabulous festive appeal has gone out to families, residents and communities all across Leeds calling on them to be part of the city’s first ever virtual Christmas lights switch-on.
Leeds City Council is asking people to submit video…
Light Night Leeds is the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival is taking to the skies
Experience Art in the Dark. Light Night Leeds is the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival.
Over two incredible nights in October some of Leeds' most recognisable indoor and outdoor spaces are transformed by spectacular artworks and…
Glide into the new decade as Ice Cube turns 20
The city will once again be getting its skates on when Leeds’s coolest wintertime attraction returns to Millennium Square to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
Open until Sunday, February 23, Ice Cube will once again give visitors a chance to…
Light Night’s love-themed artwork will be all heart
A romantic illuminated artwork will set hearts racing outside Leeds Town Hall during next month’s highly-anticipated Light Night Leeds.
The striking piece entitled With Love will see a giant, bright red love heart take centre stage…
Dreams come true as Light Night Leeds returns to transform city
A breath-taking parade of music and light will take an awestruck crowd of thousands on a journey into dreamland when Light Night Leeds returns next month.
The annual cultural spectacular is set to transform the city centre for the 15th…
Time travellers turn back the clock at Temple Newsam
Colourful characters plucked from the pages of history will to come face-to-face with visitors in the stunning surroundings of modern day Temple Newsam.
The estate’s amazing Time Travellers weekend will see a line-up of Saxon warriors,…
Leeds Dads host the biggest free Father’s Day party in the UK
This Father’s Day, Leeds Dads will be hosting a free ‘Dadtastic’ event to support dads to engage with their children.
Dadtastic Day takes place on Sunday 16 June 2019 from 11am - 3pm at Leeds City Museum, Millennium Square, LS2 8BH. In…
St Peter’s Singers present JS Bach’s dramatic and stunningly beautiful setting of the…
St. Peter’s Singers of Leeds present Music for Good Friday on 19 April at 7.00pm at Leeds Minster.
This year the St Peter’s Singers present JS Bach’s deeply moving setting of Christ’s Passion according to St John. By turns dramatic and…
Yorkshire’s coolest wintertime attraction returned to Millennium Square for more icy fun and…
Skates at the ready as Yorkshire’s coolest wintertime attraction is back for 2019!
Organised by Leeds City Council with support from media partners Radio Aire and now in its 19th year, the Ice Cube will be open from Friday 1 February…
Feast of festive sights and sounds as German market returns
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Leeds with the return of the city’s hugely popular Christkindelmarkt German Christmas market.
Staying open right through until Saturday December 22, the seasonal showpiece has seen…
‘50 things to do before you’re five’ unveiled for Baby Week Leeds
Baby Week Leeds toddles into town for the third time this week with more than 70 events happening across the city!
Leeds was the first UK city to use the Semana do Bebe idea, an initiative founded in Brazil, supported by UNICEF. Baby…
Light Night’s glowing goliaths will be out of this world
A group of gigantic, luminous humanoids will land in the city centre for a captivating interplanetary installation at this year’s Light Night Leeds.
The mesmerising piece, entitled Fantastic Planet, is set to be one of the highlights of…
HSBC UK Let’s Ride – a fun, free cycling festival comes to Leeds
We’re closing the roads to traffic in Leeds on Sunday 2 September and hosting a street festival for anyone on a bike.
Saddle up as we take over the streets of Leeds city centre for a day of cycling fun at the HSBC UK Let’s Ride Cycling…
Don’t miss out on Amazing Animals at Temple Newsam Home Farm
A wonderful array of exotic animals and birds are once again set to take centre stage at a popular Leeds farm next week.
Held from 11th – 19th August, visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of family-friendly activities and events at…
Exciting 12-week skills and activities programme launched in Seacroft
Residents living in Seacroft are being offered the chance to take part in a variety of fun activities and learn new skills as part of an exciting 12-week programme launched this week.
Undertaken as part of Leeds City Council’s ‘Safe,…
Samba sounds return to square this summer
Millennium Square is set to host a sizzling Sunday of Samba next month when the spectacular ¡VAMOS! festival returns to Leeds.
Now in its fourth year, ¡VAMOS!, which is free to enter, will once again be celebrating Spanish and Portuguese…
Enjoy the magic of cinema under the stars in Millennium Square this summer
Cementing its place as the country’s leading producer of open-air film screenings.
The Luna Cinema is delighted to announce that it is partnering with Leeds City Council to put on three nights of cinema under the stars in Millennium…
History-lovers knitting pretty as wool fest returns
A popular celebration of the city’s centuries of textile heritage will return to Leeds Industrial Museum this weekend.
The fifth annual Leeds Wool Festival will take over the historic site this Saturday, June 2, when the museum will…
Tour de Yorkshire – the four week countdown begins
With just four weeks to go until the Tour de Yorkshire comes to Leeds, here’s everything you need to know to make the most of the highly anticipated race.
The fourth edition of the men’s race has been expanded from three to four stages…