What's on near St John’s Centre, Leeds
Leeds is a city best explored on foot. With a local guide leading the way, this 90-minute walking tour offers an engaging introduction to a city.
From £12.00
Northern Monk, one of Leeds’ best breweries, is kicking off the weekend with a brewery tour to kick start your Saturday afternoon.
From £20.00
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
The guided tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the brewhouse and state-of-the-art packaging plant, giving visitors a full sense of what “real Yorkshire beer” means today.
From £15.00
An electronic auteur, a veteran of the world’s major clubs, and the man who named electroclash – playing a pub in Todmorden.
From £13.20
Discover Rochdale’s rich history on this guided tour, featuring the newly restored Town Hall, St Chad’s Church, and the Pioneers Museum.
From £20.00
Foundational British synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark play in Rochdale, with support from Peter Hook and the Light and A Certain Ratio.
From £55.00
Eight artists explore violence, migration and shifting ideas of what it means to exist on the margins in this new group show at 1853 Studios.
Free entryWhere to go near St John’s Centre, Leeds
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.
An independent bookshop specialising in literature across the LGBTIQA+ spectrum.
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.
This music hall and canteen recently opened in the former site of Leeds Children’s Palace – a three-storey recreation hall and nursery school.
The beautifully-restored Howard Assembly Room is a unique concert hall in the centre of the city located on New Briggate.
Vue Leeds at The Light is a massive 14 screen multiplex located in the city centre. All the latest 2D and 3D movies.
Rich in cultural heritage, the theatre hosts touring productions of West End and Broadway musicals, as well as plays, live comedy, and music.
The city centre Leeds Art Gallery is blessed with a fine historic collection and a changing series of contemporary exhibitions.
Sela Bar is a cosy Leeds basement spot with live music, great drinks, and a cool, laid-back, atmospheric vibe.
A tiny, funky dive bar known for its great vinyl collection, Wax Bar pours cocktails and frosty beers until late into the night.
Established in 1865, City Varieties Music Hall is Leeds’ hidden gem, and holds a record as the nation’s longest-running music hall.
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