Leeds City Centre Walking Tour
Discover Leeds from the inside out on a walking tour that brings the city’s character and history into sharp focus. Led by a local expert, this 90-minute stroll traces Leeds’ journey from industrial powerhouse to modern cultural hotspot. You’ll wander through grand Victorian arcades, past the historic Kirkgate Market and the legendary City Varieties Music Hall, uncovering stories that reveal the city’s creative spirit and hidden corners. Starting outside Leeds Art Gallery, it’s a lively, insider’s look at a city that’s constantly evolving and always full of surprises.
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Leeds Mind Firewalk
4th November 2026 - 4th November 2026
Step into Victoria Gardens, outside Leeds Art Gallery, and face the ultimate test of courage: walking barefoot over glowing, red-hot embers! It’s daring. It’s thrilling.…
Playful Art
12th August 2026 - 26th August 2026
Work alongside artist Yekta Jamei and other visitors to make an enormous collaborative collage that develops through the summer. Inspired by the organic processes of…
Shadow Structures
11th August 2026 - 18th August 2026
Working with your family make small scale, hand-held structures from paper, wire and tape. Then arrange them in front of lamps and torches – alongside…
Kids Aloud Tours
13th August 2026 - 20th August 2026
Art galleries are some of the coolest places to think freely and imaginatively! So join us for this very special ‘loud’ tour of Leeds Art…
Hannah Catherine Jones Tour of UNEARTHING(S) for Practicing Artists
25th July 2026 - 25th July 2026
Join Yorkshire Contemporary with artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones for a tour of her current exhibition UNEARTHING(S) at Leeds Art Gallery. Transforming Central…
Hannah Catherine Jones UNEARTHING(S) Listening Session
25th July 2026 - 25th July 2026
Join artist, composer and multi-instrumentalist Hannah Catherine Jones in Leeds Art Gallery’s Central Court for a guided listening session delving into the influences behind Hannah’s…
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