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Saturday 26 September 2026 · This weekend · City guide

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Leeds is pulling out all the stops on Saturday 26 September, stacking the day from lunchtime right through to the small hours with something for virtually every taste, age, and energy level. Whether you're chasing circus thrills with the kids, laughing your sides off at a comedy night, toasting summer's last hurrah on a rooftop, or losing yourself in a cathedral of underground sound, this city has made absolutely sure you won't be short of reasons to get out the door. Pick your adventure — or better yet, piece together several.

Highlights

Planet Circus OMG presents -Daredevils Stunts OMG! Tingley — Pitch up under the Big Top in Tingley from 12:30pm for a full-throttle afternoon of jaw-dropping daredevil stunts that will have children and adults alike gripping their seats. Planet Circus OMG has built a serious reputation for spectacle, and this show promises the kind of gasps and cheers that simply cannot be replicated on a screen. At £12–£19 a ticket it's brilliant value for a family day out with genuine wow factor.

Take A Little Trip: 4 Arenas Of Music @ Beaverworks — Beaver Works throws open its labyrinthine doors from 3:00pm, spreading four arenas of music across one of Leeds' most beloved warehouse venues — and at £8–£10 this is an absolute steal for an afternoon that could easily stretch into the evening. Whether you drift between rooms chasing techno, bass, or something altogether more leftfield, the sense of discovery is half the fun. Come early, stay late, and let the music do the navigating.

A TRIBUTE TO AMY (The Amy Winehouse Celebration) — The Howard Assembly Room is one of the most beautiful intimate spaces in the north of England, and it lends an intimate, almost candlelit warmth to this heartfelt celebration of Amy Winehouse's extraordinary catalogue. From 7:00pm, expect the rich, smoky soul of Back to Black and Beyond to fill the room in a way that feels genuinely moving rather than merely nostalgic. Tickets are £15–£22 — book ahead, because this one will sell.

Comedy Club with Charlie Lewis & Guests — Charlie Lewis is a sharp, genuinely funny comedian who knows how to work a room, and the HIFI Club gives the evening a slick, convivial atmosphere from 5:30pm. Guests plural means surprises, which in comedy terms is always a good sign — you never quite know who might take the mic. At £19 it's an evening of proper, live stand-up in a venue that puts the fun into function.

Wee Dub Club & Sugar Sound Presents — From 8:00pm, the Leeds West Indian Centre hosts Wee Dub Club and Sugar Sound for a night of roots, reggae, and dub that feels rooted in something real — this is a venue with community at its heart, and the music here always carries that warmth. At just £5 on the door it is one of the most generous offers in the city tonight, and the sound system will rattle your chest in the best possible way. An absolute gem for those in the know.

Oppidan, Prozak, Larishka + Special Guest Champion — The Warehouse has been the beating heart of Leeds underground dance music for decades, and this late-night bill — featuring Oppidan, Prozak, Larishka and a billed special guest in Champion — reads like a masterclass in bookings. Doors at 11:00pm mean this is unambiguously where the city's night ends up, in the best possible way. Tickets are £13–£20, and if techno, bass, and proper sound system culture speak to you, this is your destination.

Full listings

EventVenueTimePriceLink
Live Music
A TRIBUTE TO AMY (The Amy Winehouse Celebration)Howard Assembly Room7:00pm£15–£22Tickets
Televised / Vanity Children / Colour Season / Call It VainRoyal Park Cellars7:00pm£10Tickets
Nightlife
Projekt Season Opening Party 19th SeptemberHome Nightclub Leeds10:30am£3–£8Tickets
Take A Little Trip: 4 Arenas Of Music @ BeaverworksBeaver Works3:00pm£8–£10Tickets
Kissdafunk end of Summer BallMint Warehouse3:00pm£12–£18Tickets
The Together-Music Is The Answer 9th Birthday Party!!Beyond The Red Door5:00pm£9Tickets
The 5 O'Clock ClubMerkur Casino Leeds5:00pm£15Tickets
CASA LOCO ROOFTOP PARTY [Crowded House]Crowded House6:00pm£10–£25Tickets
Bingo Jamz LeedsRevolucion De Cuba7:00pm£19Tickets
Wee Dub Club & Sugar Sound PresentsLeeds West Indian Centre8:00pm£5Tickets
Oops Leeds @ The Box HeadingleyThe Box8:00pm£8–£10Tickets
NCTRN Events: The LaunchThe Society Leeds8:00pmCheck websiteTickets
Luke Dean presents What The Duke: Mint XL Opening [Leeds]Mint Xl10:00pm£20–£40Tickets
Oppidan, Prozak, Larishka + Special Guest ChampionThe Warehouse11:00pm£13–£20Tickets
Comedy
Comedy Club with Charlie Lewis & GuestsThe HIFI Club, Leeds5:30pm£19Tickets
Family
Planet Circus OMG presents -Daredevils Stunts OMG! TingleyBig Top12:30pm£12–£19Tickets
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