Leeds Lit Fest – Adventure Walk 2020
The 2020 edition of Leeds Lit Fest is in full swing. The festival, which runs from March 4th to March 8th, promises to be unlike any other literature festival in the UK. It offers unusual and unexpected events, exciting and enlightening exhibitions and wonderful writing workshops across the City. The 100 plus events on offer […]
Cocktails in The City
Cocktails in The City took residency at Leeds Town Hall this weekend. I experienced my first cocktail festival late Friday afternoon. Luckily, I made some notes. Feeling very small, I walked into the town hall greeted by the King of Organs standing powerful like a doorway into heaven. Colour-changing lighting illuminated the hall, giving it […]
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 […]
