Literary-art Events in Leeds

Check out happening literary-art events all around Leeds, EN

Jens Lekman / Howard Assembly Room, Leeds / Fri 13 Mar

 Fri, 13 Mar at 07:00 pm Howard Assembly Room

Dominic Frisby an Evening of comedy, songs & Satire.

Fri, 27 Feb at 06:30 pm The HiFi Club

Katherine Priddy, Live in Leeds

 Sun, 26 Apr at 07:30 pm Howard Assembly Room

Roundhouse Poetry Slam 2026: Leeds heat

 Tue, 24 Feb at 07:00 pm Hyde Park Book Club

PETER CASE support Sid Griffin in concert | The Barn Coffee Shop Leeds |18 2 26

 Wed, 18 Feb at 07:30 pm The Barn Coffee Shop at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugar Well Road, LS7 2QG Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds Horror Fest 2026

 Sun, 12 Apr at 11:00 am Left Bank Leeds

Leeds - A Very Violent Valentines: Unsolved - True Crime Night

 Wed, 11 Feb at 07:00 pm Society GBP 9 to 12

Leeds Heritage Pub Tour

 Sat, 07 Mar at 12:00 pm The Tetley - A Kirkstall Brewery Pub GBP 38

An Evening with Elly Griffiths: Step into another Thrilling Case

 Tue, 17 Feb at 08:00 pm Old Woollen GBP 25 to 33

Thackray Lates: Anatomy Uncovered

 Thu, 12 Feb at 06:00 pm Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom

Leeds City Centre and Industrial Heritage Pub and History Walk

 Sat, 14 Feb at 12:00 pm City Square (Leeds) GBP 20

Brook Pridemore (US) plus Ceiling Demons + guests

 Sun, 08 Feb at 07:00 pm Wharf Chambers GBP 12

An Evening with Venetia Constantine & A.S. Webb in Leeds

 Thu, 05 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 22

Tetleys to North Bar, Pub and History Walk of Briggate

 Sun, 29 Mar at 12:00 pm The Tetley GBP 20

Book Launch: Children of Strife by Adrian Tchaikovsky in Leeds

 Thu, 26 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 28

A Saudha Celebration of South Asian Arts at Leeds City Museum

 Sat, 21 Feb at 01:00 pm Leeds City Museum Free

Leeds City Centre and Industrial Heritage Pub and History Walk

 Thu, 30 Apr at 05:30 pm City Square (Leeds) GBP 20

YouTube & AI: Smart Video Strategy for 2026

 Fri, 27 Feb at 10:00 am Business and IP Centre Leeds Free

An Evening with Beth O'Leary in Leeds

 Wed, 08 Apr at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 22

Panel: Sunyi Dean, RJ Barker & Frances White in Leeds

 Thu, 21 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 25

Leeds Book Bonanza

 Sat, 07 Feb at 11:00 am Archive GBP 3 to 55

Tetleys to North Bar, Pub and History Walk of Briggate

 Sat, 30 May at 12:00 pm The Tetley GBP 20

How to Write That Novel

 Sun, 08 Mar at 10:00 am Bowery GBP 71

An Evening with Linda Green in Leeds

 Tue, 17 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 13

Mothering Writes: Mother’s writing circle

 Wed, 11 Feb at 01:30 pm Little Leeds Play Cafe GBP 6

Inaugural professorial lecture of Professor Daniel Kilvington

 Wed, 11 Feb at 06:00 pm Lecture Theatre C, Rose Bowl, City Campus Free

LIKKLE LIT FEST

 Sat, 14 Feb at 10:30 am Leeds Central Library

AI Unleashed: Smarter Marketing for Startups and Small Businesses

 Fri, 13 Feb at 10:00 am Business and IP Centre Leeds Free

An evening with Stu Hennigan for Keshed in Leeds

 Thu, 12 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 16

Creative Writing [5 Week Course]

 Tue, 24 Mar at 06:00 pm Bowery GBP 104

An Evening of Yorkshire-based Historical Fiction with Liz Flanagan

 Tue, 10 Feb at 06:30 pm 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds

An Evening with Saara El-Arifi & Jennifer Saint in Leeds!

 Thu, 12 Mar at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 22

An Evening of Crime Fiction with a Real-Life Police Background

 Thu, 19 Mar at 06:30 pm 95 Town Street, Farsley, Leeds

Corpus Delicti

 Sat, 21 Feb at 06:00 pm The Warehouse Leeds

Thackray Insights: The science of song

 Sat, 07 Mar at 11:00 am Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom

Poetry for PAFRAS

 Wed, 25 Feb at 07:00 pm Wharf Chambers GBP 10

Pen Power

 Tue, 24 Feb at 06:30 pm Society GBP 9 to 15

SOUNDBITES - Monthly Poetry Open Mic

 Mon, 09 Feb at 07:00 pm Bennett Road, LS6 3HN Leeds, United Kingdom

Exploring Vocation Together

 Tue, 10 Feb at 07:00 pm Leeds Minster Free

An Evening with David Larbi in Leeds

 Sat, 07 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 16

An Evening with J.M. Campbell for 'Blackshroud' in Leeds!

 Thu, 26 Feb at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 15

Tower Of Song at Chapel FM's 'Writing On Air' Festival 2026 (Theme: 'Threshold') / NB - not open mic

 Sat, 28 Feb at 04:00 pm Chapel FM Arts Centre

Curator's Tour of Beyond the Visual Exhibition

 Wed, 11 Mar at 01:00 pm The Henry Moore Institute Free

Thackray Insights: The sick sense

 Sat, 07 Feb at 10:30 am Beckett Street, LS9 7LN Leeds, United Kingdom

Nature Neighbourhoods Kickoff

 Sun, 08 Mar at 02:00 pm Allerton C E Primary School Free

Artist Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual's curators

 Wed, 25 Mar at 06:00 pm The Henry Moore Institute Free

Book Launch: Absent Minds by Dr Madeleine Pownall in Leeds

 Thu, 07 May at 07:00 pm Waterstones Leeds GBP 5 to 25

A Creative Workshop: Explore Kirkstall Abbey

 Tue, 24 Feb at 02:00 pm Kirkstall Abbey, Kirkstall Road, LS5 3EH Leeds, United Kingdom

CeASR seminar series

 Wed, 11 Feb at 03:00 pm Leeds Beckett University, Portland Building, City Campus (PD206) Free

Damian Hall - Running Forever

 Tue, 12 May at 07:30 pm Carriageworks Theatre

The Collaboration

Tue, 14 Apr at 07:00 pm Hyde Park Book Club

ADRIAN SNELL | SPECIAL ONE OFF SOLO CONCERT | The Barn Coffee Shop Meanwood | Leeds | 28 5 26

Thu, 28 May at 07:30 pm The Barn Coffee Shop at Meanwood Valley Urban Farm, Sugar Well Road, LS7 2QG Leeds, United Kingdom

Stories From The Sofa - April Edition

 Sat, 25 Apr at 07:30 pm Northlight Arts Centre, Cafe & Event Space GBP 7 to 12

HiFi Presents: 1Forty w/ Sir Spyro B2B DJ Maximum, Elijah & Skilliam.

Fri, 13 Feb at 10:30 pm The HiFi Club

SongShare with The Swan Song Project - Dying Matters Week Special

 Sat, 09 May at 01:00 pm Music & Performing Arts Library Free

LGBTQIA+ Open Mic

 Thu, 05 Feb at 07:00 pm Flamingos Coffee House GBP 0 to 3