The Victoria Arcade is the place to go for luxury and designer brands in Leeds City Centre. It houses the likes of Harvey Nichols’, Vivienne Westwood, Kurt Geiger and more. The well maintained heritage design perfectly compliments this long standing institutions of style and good taste.
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
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
‘Plant Dreaming’ gathers the work of seven contemporary artists and their thoughts on plant knowledge and ecopolitics, at Leeds Art Gallery.
Free entry
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
Fragment and Form is an exhibition of sculpture by artists Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays and Dominique White at the Henry Moore Institute.
Free entry
Happening as part of Transform 25, Tiran Willemse’s blackmilk is an intense solo exploring identity and stereotypes.
Free entry
The Ivy Asia Leeds is now open, serving up high-end dishes in the Victoria Quarter.
Man Behind The Curtain is a stylish, exclusive fine dining restaurant in the Victoria Leeds shopping centre, with a flair for the weird and wonderful.
Home to regular arts and live music events, with djs, live gigs, comedy shows, and more, visiting this four-storey venue is a must.
A Japanese-inspired restaurant speciaising in ramen and handmade dumplings, with a karaoke cocktail bar and lounge upstairs.
Ox Club is famous for its live, open-fire cooking, and carefully sources some of the finest ingredients in Yorkshire for its menus.
Empire Café is located in Leeds’ ‘home of day dining’- Fish street!
Crash is a yellow beacon of taste, located on Leeds’ central Headrow. With vinyl, tickets and in-store gigs it’s a must visit for indie and rock fans.
Wall of Sound is an independent record shop stocking second hand and rare Records, CDs, DVDs, Books and Memorabilia, located in the the heart of Leeds.
HOME is a fine dining restaurant in Leeds, launched in 2017 by Masterchef semi-finalist Elizabeth Cottam and Michelin-starred Head Chef Mark Owens.
In the heart of Leeds is also an Asian market held every Wednesday, featuring a vast array of fabrics and spices from the Indian subcontinent and beyond.
From New York’s experimental underground to the most exciting sounds coming from local scenes, we're lining up a noisy autumn of gigs.
Theatre this month bursts with contrasts - from bold new writing and Black History Month highlights to contemporary arts and reimagined classics.
Galleries in the North are far from spooky this October - instead you'll find tactile sculptures, plant magic and curatorial experiments.
A host of Halloween horrors, experimental shorts, plus pioneering black British cinema make our October Cinema Guide.
Take some eating-out tips from our October 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.
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...
