Popworld Festival – A UK First: Coming to Leeds
The first ever Popworld Festival is coming to Millennium Square Leeds on Saturday 6th August 2022. Leeds will welcome Peter Andre, 5ive, Fatman Scoop, S Club and Cheeky Girls. Artists with 10 No.1 singles – and the latest addition to the lineup is Whigfield with her hit 90s anthem ‘Saturday Night’. Join the anticipated 5,000 […]
Leeds Lit Fest Has Done It Again!
Leeds Lit Fest has again won ‘Best Literary Festival’ in the National Saboteur Awards 2022. The first time the Festival won this prestigious award was in 2020. From 26th Feb to Sunday 6th March this year, the Festival offered more than fifty events, both in person and online. The Saboteur Awards, started by Sabotage Reviews, […]
Leeds International Festival of Ideas
Leeds International Festival of Ideas (LIFI) returns in September, exploring some of the significant questions in our lives and looking at new perspectives. The Festival’s debut in 2021 was packed with key figures and stirring subjects, placing the emphasis firmly on ideas. 1,200 people attended the events, hearing from 30 inspiring speakers in 3 venues. […]
Leeds Whisky Festival at Leeds Corn Exchange
Rolling Social Events just keeps adding more top brands to the list for April’s Leeds Whisky Festival, with over 100 whiskies now in the line-up. Guests will enjoy an afternoon or an evening of tasting, entertainment and learning at the iconic Corn Exchange.Joining previously announced sponsors Nikka, Starward, Woodford Reserve, Slane and Port Askaig will […]
Northerners – a History: Leeds Literary Festival
On Thursday lunchtime, surrounded by rich brown shelving stacked with a temptation of books, Brian Groom took us on a journey through time. The location was fitting. The Leeds Library was founded in 1768, and is the oldest surviving example of a subscription library in the British Isles. We were surrounded by Northern history, Groom […]
