Events in Leeds — October 2026

October 2026: events in Leeds.

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

Sun, Oct 25

Gary Stewart

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £17

Sun, Oct 25

Burner

BOOM · Leeds

From £15

Two friends clinking beer mugs at a table in a pub with a blurred spotlit stage and laughing crowd behind — AI-generated illustration

Sun, Oct 25

Desi Central Comedy Show - Leeds

The Wardrobe · Leeds

From £23

Mon, Oct 26

Korn

Leeds First Direct Bank Arena · Leeds

From £5

Mon, Oct 26

An Evening with David Lascelles: Earl of Harewood

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £27

Tue, Oct 27

The Mary Wallopers

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £33

Tue, Oct 27

Lois

Lending Room · Leeds

From £12

Tue, Oct 27

Tara Clerkin Trio

The Attic · Leeds

From £17

Drumsticks blurred mid-strike over a snare and cymbals — AI-generated illustration

Tue, Oct 27

Modern Woman

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £14

Tue, Oct 27

Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound · Oct 27

City Varieties Music Hall · Leeds

From £15

Drummer and bassist performing under green stage light — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Brown Horse

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £8

Wed, Oct 28

KIm Blythe

Wardrobe · Leeds

From £17

Wed, Oct 28

Josh Pugh: Ha Ha, Yeah Sound · Oct 28

City Varieties Music Hall · Leeds

From £21

Wed, Oct 28

Not Truly Dead: Candlelit Stories for Halloween

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £17

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

Wed, Oct 28

Grifton Forbes Amos | Ecliptica

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £7

Concert crowd with raised hands in the stage lights — AI-generated illustration

Wed, Oct 28

Fishies Halloween 2026 Red Light Fishtrict

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £8

Thu, Oct 29

Fin Taylor

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £21

People arriving at a glass-fronted event venue at dusk — AI-generated illustration

Thu, Oct 29

Romare

Belgrave Music Hall · Leeds

From £20

Thu, Oct 29

Stornoway

Leeds Irish Centre · Leeds

From £28

Thu, Oct 29

Stanleys

Oporto · Leeds

From £14

Thu, Oct 29

Rachel Fairburn: Vexy Beasts

Wardrobe · Leeds

From £23

Thu, Oct 29

Penelope Isles

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £17

Thu, Oct 29

An Evening with Louise Candlish

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £23

Fri, Oct 30

An Afternoon with Greg Wise

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £25

Fri, Oct 30

Suede & Manic Street Preachers

Leeds First Direct Bank Arena · Leeds

From £51

Guitarist silhouetted against red stage lights with hands raised in the crowd — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Overpass

Stylus · Leeds

From £20

Fri, Oct 30

Dizzee Rascal

O2 Academy Leeds · Leeds

From £53

Fri, Oct 30

DR John Cooper Clarke · Oct 30

City Varieties Music Hall · Leeds

From £28

A small group of people seen mostly from behind in a brick-walled venue with strings of bulbs over a bare stage and black curtain. — AI-generated illustration

Fri, Oct 30

Adult DVD

Project House · Leeds

From £19

Fri, Oct 30

Yaelokre

Leeds Beckett Students' Union · Leeds

From £22

Fri, Oct 30

Swervedriver

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £31

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

Fri, Oct 30

Asher White

Hyde Park Book Club · Leeds

From £17

Fri, Oct 30

Elder Island

Belgrave Music Hall · Leeds

From £22

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

Fri, Oct 30

The Klittens

Wharf Chambers · Leeds

From £13

Sat, Oct 31

Paul Heaton - Venue Premium Tickets

Leeds First Direct Bank Arena · Leeds

From £47

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 31

Tim Burton's Universe by Mystery Ensemble

St Georges Church · Leeds

See ticket options

Sat, Oct 31

Against The Current

Leeds Beckett Students' Union · Leeds

From £33

Afternoon open-air concert crowd facing a stage under a canopy — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

DR John Cooper Clarke · Oct 31

City Varieties Music Hall · Leeds

From £17

A busker seen from behind plays in a lantern-lit cobbled alley while passers-by blur past. — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

The Bar Stool Preachers

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £21

Beach concert at sunset with an audience on the sand — AI-generated illustration

Sat, Oct 31

Republica

Brudenell Social Club · Leeds

From £34

Sat, Oct 31

The Rezillos

The Old Woollen · Leeds

From £31

Sat, Oct 31

Kepler presents CONTACT HALLOWEEN

Mint Warehouse · Leeds

From £11

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Autumn arts season

October tends to bring a strong indoor cultural calendar — film festivals, theatre and live music pick up as the weather cools.

Browse film festivals, theatre openings and live-music line-ups
Look for Halloween-season events later in the month
Check for autumn food and drink festivals while they’re still running