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, […]

The 4th Leeds Rum Festival on 21 September

Where did that year go? It only seems like a couple of months since last year’s Rum Festival. I must admit that I didn’t know what to expect last time, so this year I had the visit planned like a military operation. Being a rum themed event it was the naval branch of the military, […]

It’s Trinity Leeds Gin Festival This Week-end

Over 50 gins from around the globe will be on offer at The Gin Festival, in partnership with The Gin Lounge over this week-end 7th and 8th September. There are masterclasses hosted by industry experts – and Trinity Kitchen’s current and permanent street food vendors will be tempting visitors, including Let’s Go Ostrich, The Cheese […]