What's on near Salem Chapel, Leeds
Twisting shoegaze into something darker and more volatile, TTSSFU returns with new EP Blown and a headline Leeds show.
From £13.00
Part clubnight, part post-apocalypse, Doomsday Disco is set to infuse the dance floor with the nihilism of watching the world burn.
Free entry
Join Leeds-based writer Ian Harker as he launches his pamphlet, Gain Access, co-winner of the 2025 Poetry Business International Book & Pamphlet Competition, judged by Kim Moore.
From £1.00
Happening as part of Transform 25, check out this one-to-one performance sharing the Palestinian experience of displacement and resistance.
Pay-What-You-Can
Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) returns this October with five days of bold conversations, big names and fresh perspectives.
From £8.00
Leeds’ Transform Festival is an engine room of powerful, urgent and trailblazing performance, visual arts, dance, conversations and adventure.
Free entry
Happening as part of Transform 25, Tiran Willemse’s blackmilk is an intense solo exploring identity and stereotypes.
Free entryWhere to go near Salem Chapel, Leeds
Old Victorian pub, decked out with wood panelling and old tiling, specialising in real ale and quality pub food.
The Tetley Bar and Kitchen is a British restaurant based in the heart of Leeds, where all proceeds go towards supporting the venue’s artistic programme.
Riveresque is a laid-back riverside café in the heart of Leeds.
Stylish hotel in Leeds that does it all, and does it well, with dark mood lighting and that glorious purple colour scheme
Malmaison Leeds is a historic and dramatic building, full of character and individual style. Beautifully refurbished quirky bedrooms with power showers, blackout curtains and great beds.
L19 Cube is an event venue created for the Leeds International Festival 2019.
At the Leonardo Hotel Leeds they aim to make your stay exceptional. It starts as soon as you step inside the hotel, from the welcoming bar atmosphere and comfortable Costa
The go-to place in Leeds when it comes to vibrant Mexican food and tequila-based cocktails and special one-off menus.
Forward-thinking restaurant and cocktail bar on Leeds’ bustling Call Lane. Named after the equally-excellent New Order album, but you knew that already, right?
White Cloth Hall is a new food and drink project, based in a Grade II listed venue in Leeds city centre.
Authentic Italian pizza and skillfully-made cocktails at this new Italian restaurant on Cloth Hall Street in the centre of Leeds.
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Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
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