Events in Leeds From 20th April – 26th April 2026

You can find events across Leeds this week covering family sessions, early learning, live music, creative networking, and themed social gatherings. Weekly activities for young children take place at venues like Roundhay Park Community Hub and the Yorkshire Museum’s education wing, focusing on nature exploration, sensory play, and basic literacy using tactile materials. Parents and carers connect weekly at spaces such as St John's Church Hall in Harehills and The Library Lounge at Leeds Central Library, where guest speakers discuss topics from mental health awareness to sustainable parenting practices.

Environmental action is led by local initiatives like the Green Futures Project, which organises clean-ups along the River Aire near Pool Valley and supports urban gardening in unused sites around Beeston Street. Creative enterprise thrives through pop-up markets at Leeds Bradford Airport’s arrivals concourse and networking evenings hosted across venues such as The Basement Studio on Boar Lane.

Live music ranges from intimate acoustic sessions run by the City of Music initiative, held each Wednesday evening in heritage-listed buildings like St Peter’s Church Hall, to late-night events for UK garage, R&B, Afro-Caribbean rhythms, and experimental electronic sounds. These happen at The Old Library Lounge (Hunslet), Club 31 (Carpenters Arms), and the Basement at Leeds Beckett University.

Creative meet-ups are regular: artists gather on Thursdays for shared painting sessions at Roundhay Park’s outdoor pavilion; writers meet monthly over coffee at The Quay Café near River Wharfe. These events often appear on local radio or digital screens including Leeds City Bikes alerts, reflecting a civic culture that values accessible creative exchange across diverse areas like Holbeck, Farsley, and Harehills.

See the listings below for times and venues.