Leeds International Concert Season
1st October - 31st March
All I Want For Christmas
1st November - 17th January
The Craft Centre and Design Gallery, Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Farmers Market
2nd November, 9am-2pm
Kirkgate Market
Leeds Lights Switch On
6th November, from 7pm
Victoria Gardens, The Headrow
Santa’s Grotto
6th November - 24th December, open daily from 10:30am
Briggate
Reindeer Sleigh Ride Simulator
6th November - 24th December
Kirkgate Market
Christmas Lights Switch On and Firework Display
10th November, 7pm
Hollyoaks star Stuart Manning joins Pudsey Bear and Santa to start the festive season with a bang at White Rose Shopping Centre.
Christkindelmarkt, German Christmas Market
14th November - 21st December, open daily from 10.30am
Millennium Square
Leeds Farmers Market
16th November, 9am-2pm
Kirkgate Market
Morley Lights Switch On
20th November
Rothwell Lights Switch On
21st November
Peter Pan
22nd November – 31st January
West Yorkshire Playhouse
artsmix* Arts and Crafts Market
23rd & 30th November, every Sunday in December
The Loft, Cross York Street, Leeds
Farsley Lights Switch On
26th November
Kippax Lights Switch On
27th November
Garforth Lights Switch On
28th November
Yeadon Lights Switch On
29th November
Santa Cruises on The Black Prince canal boat
29th November - 24th December
From Thwaite Mills Museum along the Aire Calder Valley
Carol singing at the Merrion Centre
29th November - Salvation Army
Behind the Scenes- Preparing a Christmas Feast at Harewood House
1st December & 15th December, 10:30am-3pm
Harewood House
Choirs of Leeds Cathedral & Leeds Parish Church at Leeds Town Hall
1st December, 1pm
Leeds Town Hall
Helen Reid piano recital
3rd December 1pm
Leeds College of Music
A Night of Indulgence at The Light
4th December 6pm-9pm
The Light, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 8TL
Aladdin
4th December – 3rd January
The Carriageworks
The Snow Queen
5th December – 10th January
West Yorkshire Playhouse
Jack and the Beanstalk
5th December – 11th January
City Varieties
Orchestra of Opera North
6th December, 7.30pm
Leeds Town Hall
Carol singing at the Merrion Centre
6th December - Salvation Army
Leeds Farmers Market
7th December, 9am-2pm
Kirkgate Market
A Christmas Evening with Gervase Phinn
7th December
Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House
Christmas at Lotherton Hall & Gardens
7th December, 10am-4pm
Lotherton Hall & Gardens
It’s Snowtime with The White Rosettes
7th December, 5pm
Leeds Town Hall
Music for Christmas
University of Huddersfield Brass Band
8th December, 1pm
Leeds Town Hall
Christmas Crafts Master Class
9th December, 2pm-4pm
Temple Newsam House and Farm
A Festival for Christmas with The National Concert Orchestra of Great Britain
10th December 19:30.
Leeds Town Hall
A Temple Newsam Christmas
13th December, 5pm-8pm
Temple Newsam House and Farm
Leeds Philharmonic Society presents Bach’s celebration of Christmas
13th December, 7.30
Leeds Town Hall
Carol singing at the Merrion Centre
14th December - Carriageworks Theatre
Christmas Carol Singing
14th December, 2pm-3pm
Harewood House
Christmas Crafts at Temple Newsam
14th December, 2pm-4pm
Temple Newsam House and Farm
Simon Lindley’s Organ Recital
15th December, 1pm
Leeds Town Hall
The Nutcracker
17th December - 31st December
Leeds Grand Theatre & Opera House
Lord Mayor’s Carol Concert
18th December, 6.30pm-8.30pm
Leeds Town Hall
Carol singing at the Merrion Centre
20th December - 10am - 12pm Salvation Army , 2pm - 4pm Opera North
Leeds Farmers Markets
21st December, 9am-2pm
Kirkgate Market
Boxing Day - a shopaholics treat!
26th December
Leeds City Centre
Cravendale Festive Challenge - Leeds Rhinos vs Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Friday 26th December, kick off 11.30am
Headingly Carnegie Stadium
Call 0871 423 1315 or click here for ticket details.
New Year Viennese Whirl
28th December, 3pm
Leeds Town Hall
New Years Eve Celebrations
31st December, from 2pm. Fireworks 5.30pm
Briggate & The Headrow
Legends at Savile’s Hall
31st December 2008
Freddie Mercury, John Lennon and Elvis Presley ‘look and sound-a-likes’ welcome in the New Year. Excellent food – great atmosphere – fantastic show!
Hogmanay at Royal Armouries Museum
31st December 2008
A highland piper, an award winning 4 course meal and first class entertainment from the fabulous Bogus Brothers.
Dick Whittington
7th January – 17th January
The Carriageworks
Ice Cube
17th January - 8th Mar 2009
Millennium Square