What's on near The Nichols Building
YSP presents the first UK solo exhibition by Jordy Kerwick, from fantastical creatures on colourful canvases to carved stone.
Free entry
YSP presents ‘The Pull of Gravity’ an exhibition of sculpture and film from the legendary artist William Kentridge.
From £0.00
Take a journey through 300 years of pub and brewing history in Leeds, with a heritage Pub and brewery tour.
From £35.00
Set in Gaza, one-woman show A Grain of Sand insists on one simple principle: that children’s voices matter, and that listening to them is a political act.
From £17.00
Please Do Not Touch, a powerful and emotional one-man show at Leeds Playhouse. Tackling contested artefacts, justice and free speech.
From £15.00
Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of 1940s London in Small Island.
From £16.50
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
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entryWhere to go near The Nichols Building
With the best Yorkshire-sourced produce & a fine wine menu, Jöro has made a big impact on Sheffield’s food scene since opening in 2016.
Kelham Island Museum captures the Steel City’s industrial heritage through a collection of objects, pictures and archive material.
The National Emergency Services Museum in Sheffield is a loving testament to one of the most essential sectors – but it also has a darker side…
Peddler offers a monthly mix of award-winning street food, craft beer, cocktails, live music and more, at the Neepsend side of Kelham Island.
With a range of 12 hand-selected food vendors, all under one roof, there’s something to satisfy everyone’s palate at the Cutlery Works, Sheffield.
The Gardeners Rest is a community run pub in Neepsend, Sheffield.
The Quaker Meeting House is a place of religious worship and venue for hire, providing a range of rooms and services, catering for everything from small group meetings to events for up to 100 people in Sheffield.
Blue Moon Cafe in Sheffield is a simple vegetarian eatery that serves up delicious food.
Boutique hotel in the heart of Sheffield.
A family-friendly museum, located in Sheffield’s historic Castlegate area, exhibiting contemporary and historic video games.
An escape room experience in Sheffield.
Friendly local queer and intersectional feminist bookshop in Sheffield. Visit for interesting fiction and non fiction books.
Sheffield District Guides
Culture Guides
Manchester’s starting the new year with a run of gigs from some of the country’s best underground exports.
Theatre across the North West splits between festive escape and sharp, urgent work exploring politics, power and resistance.
Hear ye, hear ye. Take some eating-out tips from our wintertime guide to food and drink in Manchester and the North.
Step away from the usual. Tours and activities that spark curiosity, inspire creativity and offer something refreshingly different.
This season, exhibitions across the North West feel attuned to the world beneath the world – the forces and stories shaping how we see, feel and imagine.
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.