Hyde Park Book Club – Hosting Events at Leeds Lit Fest

HydePark Book Club is hosting a series of events at this, the second year of Leeds Lit Fest.  Here’s a flavour: 4 March in the snug  – Say It With Your Chest have for two years delivered a variety of words-led events, including workshops and featured poets. For Leeds Lit Fest, it’s back to the […]

Leeds Lit Fest 4 – 8 March 2020

The second year of Leeds Lit Fest offers a unique programme with three themes, one of which will build on the quirky nature of the first Festival in 2019: The first is a non-traditional literary inspired theme facilitated by funding from the Arts Council.  Joe Williams, a Leeds poet, has been commissioned to bring his […]

Oktoberfest’s Second Week-end 18 & 19 October

Bavarian-style beer-drinking and bratwurst consumption, together with an all-round excellent social occasion, ensured a sell-out week-end last week-end, but there are still a limited number of tickets available for today and tomorrow.   Temple Arches is the venue, complete with Bavarian big top, Oktoberfest decor and Oompah band Bavarian Strollers.  Bavarian brewery Ayinger is supplying the […]

Yorkshire Dance – Ageless Festival 25 and 26 October

Ageless Festival is bringing together artists, film-makers and speakers from around the world in a celebration of Yorkshire Dance’s work with older people in Leeds and elsewhere in Yorkshire. The Festival will occupy three venues in the Quarry Hill area of Leeds, featuring a mix of intimate and revealing conversations, motivating workshops and exhilarating performance, including […]

The 4th Leeds Oktoberfest – Now Extended to Two Week-ends

Oktoberfest 10 – 12 October is approaching a sell-out at the time of writing….. so in order to meet demand, fans of German beers, bratwurst and brezeln will be happy to know that there’s a second Oktoberfest week-end on 18 and 19 October. Leeds South Bank is set to welcome 14,000 visitors at Temple Arches, […]