Events in Leeds — October 2026

October 2026: events in Leeds.

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126 events are listed in Leeds. These are the ones we'd start with.

Speaker at a podium addressing a seated audience — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

The Undertones: 50th Anniversary Show

Project House · Leeds

From £37

Sat, Oct 17

LSD and the Search for God

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £26

Sun, Oct 25

Steve Backshall - Deadly Live!

Leeds First Direct Bank Arena · Leeds

From £13

Sunny old-town square with historic facades and cafe terraces, people strolling — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Gimp Fist/In Evil Hour

Fox and Newt · Leeds

From £13

Sat, Oct 17

UK Foo Fighters

Stylus · Leeds

From £22

Wed, Oct 21

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Wardrobe · Leeds

From £26

Open-air concert crowd on a lawn facing a stage in the afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Punk Rock Factory

Leeds Beckett Students' Union · Leeds

From £30

Dance floor at a nightclub with coloured lights — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 24

Barrioke - The Big Farewell Party

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £16

Mon, Oct 19

Sports

Belgrave Music Hall · Leeds

From £38

A man seen from behind stands in an empty ornate ballroom with chandeliers and tall arched windows while two people talk in the distance. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Vainglorious II

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £17

Laser light show over a crowd at a DJ set in an industrial hall — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Oct 17

Old Skool Bingo Leeds

Home Nightclub Leeds · Leeds

From £19

Thu, Oct 15

Panchiko

Project House · Leeds

From £29

Open instrument case on cobbles with blurred passers-by — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

Tommy Barlow

HEADROW HOUSE · Leeds

From £11

Thu, Oct 15

And So I Watch You from Afar & Caspian

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £26

Thu, Oct 15

Red Rum Club

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £30

Audience seen from behind in front of a red velvet stage curtain lit by a beam of stage light — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

Harriet Kemsley: Floozy

The Wardrobe · Leeds

From £21

Festival crowd with raised arms in front of bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

The Bluetones

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £31

Colourful stage show with dancers and musicians in front of an audience — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 15

Hudson & Hudson Magicians

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £17

An acoustic guitar on a stand and a microphone sit under a spotlight on a club stage. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Twin Atlantic

Stylus · Leeds

From £31

People at tables during a pub quiz — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

SOUNDS FAMILIAR MUSIC QUIZ - LEEDS

Belgrave Music Hall & Canteen · Leeds

From £13

Rooftop concert at sunset with a city skyline behind — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Ogrepalooza featuring the Ogretones

Leeds Beckett Students' Union · Leeds

From £19

Fri, Oct 16

The Wonder Stuff + Inspiral Carpets

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £19

Ballroom with parquet floor, set tables and a grand piano on stage — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

The Undertones: 50th Anniversary Show

Project House · Leeds

From £37

Audience in a historic theatre facing a red stage curtain — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Nectar Woode

The Wardrobe · Leeds

From £19

Evening concert in a stone courtyard with string lights and candles — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Huey Morgan, The Fun Lovin' Criminal

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £12

Guitarist seen from behind at a rooftop acoustic gig at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

GeeJay

HEADROW HOUSE · Leeds

From £11

Friends with drinks on a rooftop terrace looking toward a domed skyline at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 16

Antarctic Monkeys

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £21

Sat, Oct 17

Milburn

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £19

Two cocktails on a bar with city lights behind — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Comedy Club with Lousie Atkinson & Guests

The HiFi Club · Leeds

From £21

Sat, Oct 17

UK Foo Fighters

Stylus · Leeds

From £22

A group of people seen from behind gathers under a warmly lit stone archway on a wet cobbled street at dusk. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Gurriers

Project House · Leeds

From £23

Brass band in a park bandstand seen from behind on a sunny afternoon — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Punk Rock Factory

Leeds Beckett Students' Union · Leeds

From £30

Sat, Oct 17

LSD and the Search for God

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £26

Audience seen from behind seated on the stone steps of an ancient amphitheatre at golden hour — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

Pit Pony

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £11

Lakeside open-air stage reflected in still water at night — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

A Certain Ratio

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £29

Outdoor concert crowd facing a glowing stage at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 17

The Northern Soultrain

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £19

Friends seen from behind in a wood-panelled pub watch football on a big screen with pints on the table. — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Leeds United vs Manchester United

Elland Road · Leeds

See ticket optionsResale

Crowd arriving at a theatre entrance under a glowing bulb-lined canopy on a wet street at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Frankie Monroe: DEAD AND ALIVE!!! - LIVE RECORDING

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £22

Vinyl record on a turntable beside headphones and a lit table lamp, two people softly blurred on a sofa behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

The Undercover Hippy

Headrow House · Leeds

From £21

Sun, Oct 18

Finlay Christie

Wardrobe · Leeds

From £17

Sun, Oct 18

Angine de Poitrine

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £11

Acoustic guitarist playing to a small audience in a cafe — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

DEAFKIDS + Support

BOOM · Leeds

From £17

Visitors walking through a museum hall lit around white marble statues — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

Kelley Stoltz

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £17

Castle courtyard set with rows of chairs and an empty stage in golden light — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 18

What Wood Victoria Do?

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £21

Mon, Oct 19

Sports

Belgrave Music Hall · Leeds

From £38

Guitarist singing in silhouette on a hazy blue and purple lit club stage with crowd hands raised in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Bitchin Bajas

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £17

Close view of a mixing desk with glowing faders and knobs and a blurred band on a blue-lit stage behind — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

Pebbledash

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £14

Three panel speakers seen from behind at a draped table facing a packed theatre audience under bright stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

O'Phantom

Oporto · Leeds

From £9

Listeners seated on wooden chairs in a candle-lit converted church hall facing a small stage — AI-generated illustration

Mon, Oct 19

An Evening with Joanne Harris

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £27

Tue, Oct 20

Fat Freddy's Drop: 21st anniversary of Based on a True Story

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £47

Tue, Oct 20

GA-20

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £20

Theatre audience applauding, seen from behind, with a brightly lit stage and balcony beyond — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 20

Quantum Sauce - By The People, For The People!

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £11

Wed, Oct 21

Lake Street Dive

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £25

Dancers in sparkling gold costumes in a chorus line on a pink-lit stage, seen from the audience — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

The Devil Wears Prada

Project House · Leeds

From £32

Wed, Oct 21

The Chameleons

Stylus · Leeds

See ticket options

Wed, Oct 21

Christopher Hall: Pizazz

Wardrobe · Leeds

From £26

Performer in a top hat holding a cane on a smoky cabaret stage, with candlelit audience tables in front — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

Kytes

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £16

Pianist seen from behind at a grand piano in an amber-lit piano bar with glasses in the foreground — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

MT Jones

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £21

Rescheduled

Rescheduled · new date to be confirmed

Michael Spicer - Hope All's Well

City Varieties Music Hall · Leeds

From £25

Band playing to a crowd in a brick-walled club — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

ffîn presents... Gwenno Morgan

The Attic · Leeds

From £9

Audience facing a lit stage in an ornate theatre — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 21

Of Mice and Men

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £18

Author reading to an audience in a bookshop — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Barry From Watford: Shooting From The New Hip

The Glee Club · Leeds

From £26

Vintage microphone in front of a dark velvet stage curtain in a candlelit cabaret room with patrons at small tables — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

beaux

The Wardrobe · Leeds

From £18

Audience watching a cabaret stage with red curtains — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Annie-Claude Deschênes

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £14

Thu, Oct 22

Jon Gomm

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £25

Two dancers in silhouette mid-leap against a blue and orange backlit stage with haze — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 22

Gia Ford

Oporto · Leeds

From £14

Singer performing near candlelit dinner tables — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Leeds Murder Mystery: Death in the Shadows

Victoria Square · Leeds

From £10

People strolling through a historic old-town square lit with string lights at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Dec 1

Secret Society of Leeds: A Detective City Game

Millennium Square · Leeds

From £8

String quartet in silhouette at the end of a stone colonnade aisle lined with rows of lit candles — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Feb 6, 2027

Candlelight: The Best of Hans Zimmer

St George's Church · Leeds

From £25

Riverside summer stage glowing across the water at blue hour — AI-generated illustration

Ongoing · ends Nov 24

Afternoon Tea Cruise in North Yorkshire

Coach St · Leeds

From £33

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