Arts & Culture Festivals in Leeds

Light Night, Leeds most illuminating event, returns for 2018 celebrating its 14th anniversary with two nights of spectacular light projections, exhibitions, installations, film, dance, music, theatre and street performances taking over Leeds City Centre. Bring your friends and family along to experience a fantastic festival atmosphere, navigate your way around over 50 different events across the city centre, and sample some delicious street food.

Thought Bubble is the UK’s largest annual event which celebrates sequential art in all its forms, including everything from superheroes to independent and small press comics. Each year the ComicCon hosts a programme of events and entertainment, designed to inspire and delight everyone from the industry expert or comic book fanatic to a complete newcomer to sequential art.

Light Night 2016 - Simon Dewhurst for Leeds City Council

Leeds International Film Festival at Leeds Town Hall - Credit James Carmichael

Leeds International Film Festival (1-16 November 2018) is one of the largest film events in the UK, presenting an incredible selection of the best new and classic films from around the world. Each year, audiences are invited to step in from the cold autumn weather and enjoy the power of cinema at some of the city’s favourite venues, including Leeds Town Hall, The Hyde Park Picture House and Everyman Leeds.

2019 will bring the 20th Leeds Young Film Festival, the UK’s largest family film event where the whole family can watch, learn and play.

Leeds Digital Festival is the largest of its kind the North and celebrate all things wool at Armley Mill's Wool Festival.