What to do in Leeds in December 2026

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Visual arts

  until Jan 3

  Mike Nelson: M62 (East, West)

  Leeds Art Gallery · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  ‘Some Steel’: Sculpture and Steel in Britain, 1960-90

  Leeds Art Gallery · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 11

  Lines of Enquiry: Drawings from the collection

  Leeds Art Gallery · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Apr 12

  Peat. Plants. People.

  Leeds City Museum · Millennium Square

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Aug 29

  Dinner Party: With Matthew Smith, Jacob Epstein, Olivia Bax

  Leeds Art Gallery · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Ebb & Flow: Bookworks by Yoko Terauchi from the Research Library

  Henry Moore Institute · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jan 10

  Sagarika Sundaram: Reservoir

  Henry Moore Institute · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Jun 20

  It Takes a Community

  Leeds City Museum · Millennium Square

  • Visual arts

  Free

• Visual arts

  until Apr 25

  Steve McQueen: Resistance

  Leeds Art Gallery · The Headrow

  • Visual arts

• Music

  until Jan 16

  Dr Seuss’s How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical

  Leeds Playhouse · Quarry Hill

  • Music
  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Dayseeker

  Project House

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Comedy

  7:30 PM

  Simon Brodkin: Unleashed

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Comedy

  £41–£51 Tickets ↗

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• Music

  8 PM

  Northlane

  Project House

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• Comedy

  7:30 PM

  Richard Ayoade: Afterthoughts

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Comedy

  £45.50–£50.50 Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 3

  “Oh Yes It Is!”

  Leeds Playhouse · Quarry Hill

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  The Snuts

  O2 Academy Leeds · City Centre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Other

  7:30 PM

  Miriam Margolyes: Miriam's Full English

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  £32–£47 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:45 PM

  Manchester Collective presents: Black Gold

  Black Gold

  Howard Assembly Room · City Centre

  • Music
  • Classical

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 4, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Majid Jordan

  first direct bank arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Step Into Christmas

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  £46–£55.50 Tickets ↗

• Music

  8 PM

  Game Republic presents: Console to Concert

  Console to Concert

  Howard Assembly Room · City Centre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 5, 2026

• Other

  10 AM

  The Red Shoes: A Festive Fairytale

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  £8 Tickets ↗

• Music

  6 PM

  Pete Tong

  first direct bank arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Imperial Triumphant

  Boom Leeds

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  7:30 PM

  Chris Ramsey: Here Man

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Music

  £36 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:45 PM

  Hurricane Promotions presents: The Dunwells

  The Dunwells

  Howard Assembly Room · City Centre

  • Music
  • Country
  • Rock

  £21.50 Tickets ↗

• Music

  —Time not announced

  Morganway

  The Attic

  • Music

  £20 Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 6, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Ghostface Killah

  O2 Academy Leeds · City Centre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7:45 PM

  Hurricane Promotions presents: Cara Dillon

  Cara Dillon

  Howard Assembly Room · City Centre

  • Music
  • Folk

  £33.50 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Comedy

  7:30 PM

  Christmas Carol Goes Wrong

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Comedy
  • Theatre

  £55–£59 Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  Feeder

  first direct bank arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  The Darkness

  first direct bank arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 24

  Paranormal Activity

  Leeds Playhouse · Quarry Hill

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  The Futureheads

  Brudenell Social Club · Hyde Park

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 12, 2026

• Music

  6 PM

  ABC

  first direct bank arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Music

  6:30 PM

  Max Cooper

  TESTBED

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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• Music

  6:30 PM

  Rival Consoles

  TESTBED

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

• Theatre

  until Dec 23

  Red Robin’s Winter Song

  Leeds Playhouse · Quarry Hill

  • Theatre

  Tickets ↗

Sunday, December 13, 2026

• Music

  7:30 PM

  Home Alone in Concert

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Music
  • Comedy

  £42–£63.50 Tickets ↗

Tuesday, December 15, 2026

• Dance

  7 PM

  Northern Ballet's Cinderella

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Dance

  £29–£76 Tickets ↗

• Music

  7 PM

  Perturbator + Polyphia

  O2 Academy Leeds · City Centre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Wednesday, December 16, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Ash

  O2 Academy Leeds · City Centre

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

Thursday, December 17, 2026

• Dance

  9:15 AM

  Northern Ballet's Cinderella: Over 55s Workshop

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Dance

  £25 Tickets ↗

• Dance

  10:45 AM

  Northern Ballet's Cinderella Revealed

  Leeds Grand Theatre · City Centre

  • Dance

  £7–£7.50 Tickets ↗

Saturday, December 19, 2026

• Music

  7 PM

  Morrissey

  Leeds Arena

  • Music

  Tickets ↗

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