Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.
Following their much-celebrated album, I Am Easy to Find, The National are bringing their melancholy alternative rock to Leeds’ First Direct Arena this December.
Oriental dining, live music and private karaoke, the upmarket Chinese restaurant Blue Pavilion is bringing the party to Leeds.
ibis Leeds City Centre Arena is a hotel that’s Yorkshire through and through. Brewed with the very best of Leeds and Yorkshire, this hotel’s bustling and modern like the city.
An independent bookshop specialising in literature across the LGBTIQA+ spectrum.
This music hall and canteen recently opened in the former site of Leeds Children’s Palace – a three-storey recreation hall and nursery school.
Jumbo Records is Leeds’ number one independent record store, with these large premises occasionally featuring in-store events with a bountiful record collection and coffee.
With a great mix of retailers over two levels including fashion, gifts and food, plus its own secure car park, St Johns Centre makes shopping in Leeds easy
The Brunswick offers great food, shabby chic decor and a whole range of real ales and craft beers on tap.
Surfing the nouvelle vague.
The Leeds branch of the O2 Academy chain.
Vintage Tearoom’s customers are treated to a diverse range of speciality teas and cold refreshments, all served with fresh-baked scones and cakes.
Hyperpop star underscores brings her GALLERIA tour to Aviva Studios, celebrating her acclaimed third album, U.
From £22.50
Gold Panda swaps reflective electronica for fast, scrappy house on his latest album TON UP, bringing 140bpm energy to The White Hotel.
From £19
30 years after writing a piece for The Bridgewater Hall’s opening celebrations, Thomas Adès returns to conduct it alongside Stravinsky and a world premiere.
From £18.50
Nearly 50 years after The Durutti Column formed in Manchester, their music comes home to Albert Hall for a one-night-only chamber-style performance.
From £35.00
A choir that’s played nightclubs and toured with Gary Numan mixes festive singalongs with new carols by candlelight.
From £10.00
A stripped-back line-up from The Untold Orchestra brings a free festive set to the Social to kick off Festive Voices.
Free entry
Prize-winning Manchester ensemble the Akiko Saxophone Quartet plays a free set spanning classical, jazz and contemporary works at Aviva Studios.
Free entry
RNCM Opera are back with another classic this winter, performing Tchaikovsky’s best-loved opera, Eugene Onegin, across four shows in the run-up to Christmas.
From £10.00
It’s a good season for contemporary art fans in Manchester, with many of our favourite small galleries launching something big.
The nights are drawing in. Theatre across the North is refusing to play it safe. November brings experimental performance, queer comedy and plenty of surprises.
Grubby dance music meets high-gloss hyperpop and wildly ambitious opera in our latest music guide.
It's autumn and time to get scheduling those hearty meals. Here's the October guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Whether you’re after storybook theatre, museum wanderings or illusion-bending play spaces, there’s plenty to keep curiosity ticking through winter and beyond.
There's no shortage of great films out at the moment, whether you're looking for the latest blockbuster, that hot arthouse flick fresh from Cannes or a cosy classic.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
One to add to your TBR pile, our latest round-up is a bumper edition and features some amazing events in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds and beyond...
