Leeds International Film Festival turns 40 this year, the same year Leeds marks 400. LIFF programmer Alice Miller talks us through the big titles, the opening of Cinema Versa and why Leeds’ cinemas are so special. 🎬 leedsfilm.com/  @leedsfilmfest #LIFF2026 #Leeds400

Louis Theroux, Tim Minchin, Elizabeth Day, Chris Packham and over 6,000 of you. LIFI26 in pictures 📸 welcometoleeds.co.uk/article… #LIFI26 #Leeds

An icon is born. We got a first look inside Mint XL, Mint's new 2,500-capacity venue at the Merrion Centre, ahead of opening weekend. 📍 Merrion Centre, Woodhouse Lane #Leeds #MintXL #LeedsNightlife #WelcomeToLeeds

Curtains Up for October: Opera North bring Eugene Onegin and Rigoletto to the Grand, Martin Shaw stars in A Man For All Seasons at the Playhouse, and Carriageworks opens with Made in Dagenham. Stan Graham's theatre preview: welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

October in Leeds: Louis Theroux and Tim Minchin at LIFI, Light Night under the stars of half term, Goth City turns ten, Opera North's double bill, and enough Halloween to see you through to November. The full Leeds Lowdown: welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

FACEGYM has opened at Victoria Leeds, the first facial fitness studio in Yorkshire. CEO Angelo Castello on what it is, and why Leeds. Here's to Leeds glowing. #WelcomeToLeeds #FACEGYM #VictoriaLeeds

Sela Bar is quietly becoming one of Leeds' best comedy rooms. We asked top satirist Will Sebag-Montefiore why comics keep coming back to its intimate, cabaret-style setup. #Leeds #LeedsComedy

Harewood House is selling 400 tickets at 1986 prices for its 40th anniversary weekend: £3.50 adults, £1.50 children. 17 and 18 October; bookings open 14 September. Everything that’s on: welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

It has been a week since Leeds Festival and we are still not over it. Neither are The Clause and Garage Flower, who we caught up with backstage at Bramham Park. Both interviews here 👇 welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Thunder after lunchtime, rain from four, and not a soul went home. Garage Flower flew the Leeds flag at half twelve, RAYE turned standing water into a celebration, and Dave closed it out. Leeds Fest 2026, wet and furious to the last. welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Charli XCX headlined The Grid with something closer to an art installation than a festival set. Fontaines D.C. closed the same stage two hours later by kicking the doors in. Florence Road were the surprise of the weekend. Leeds Fest day two, in pictures. welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Prison Island is opening at the Merrion Centre this December, its first venue in the North of England. 11,000 sq ft, two floors, teams of five working through themed challenge cells. Not an escape room, apparently. welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Kasabian made history on Thursday. We got there Friday: six new stages, Blossoms and Notion in the afternoon, then Florence and the Machine, Kneecap and Chase & Status to close. Our first day at Leeds Fest 2026, in pictures welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Leeds, your face needs a workout. FACEGYM opens at Victoria Leeds on 19 September, the first facial fitness studio in Yorkshire. welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

Shokupan has reopened in Leeds 🍞 New site, two floors, new specials (spam and Japanese egg sandos 👀) and the same milk bread sandwiches and rice bowls that built the queue. Welcome (back) to Leeds, Shokupan 🙌

September is Leeds' best comedy month of the year, and we're not taking questions. Daniel Kitson. Phil Wang. Jonathan Pie. Jack Rooke. Lenny Henry. Gary Delaney. Jazz Emu. All of them, here, this month. Our full comedy roundup for September 👇 welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

The supermarket is about to move the mince pies in. But September has an upside: the theatres are back. Heathers, Operation Mincemeat, Fences, Bog Witch, Legally Blonde and more. Our full September theatre preview 👇 welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

New season, new stand going up, new faces in the squad. We went for a run round Leeds with @LUFC_Adventures to talk about all of it. She's one of the best out there on this club, go give her a follow. 💛

Kids (almost) back at school, freshers arriving, summer hanging on. September in Leeds is busy. Beer Fest at Kirkstall Abbey, Digital Festival turning 10, Heritage Open Days marking 400 years of the Royal Charter, DogFest, Evanescence, John Cleese👇 welcometoleeds.co.uk/article…

The Anton Stach burger launched at @MeatStack last night, and half the squad turned up for it, Gnonto, Ampadu and Muharemović in for a burger and a chat with fans. Leeds United in the community, quite literally. Go and get one 💛