St John’s Centre, Leeds

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St John's Centre

With a great mix of retailers over two levels including fashion, gifts and food, plus its own secure car park, St Johns Centre makes shopping in Leeds easy

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What's on near St John’s Centre, Leeds

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Until
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Sound Out Leeds 2024/25

Leeds International Concert Season is on a mission to push boundaries, expand horizons, and ask the question: ‘What haven’t we heard?’ as it presents its city-spanning Sound Out Leeds series.

from £10.00
Image by Tonje Thilesen, courtesy of Chromatic.
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Baths at Headrow House

Baths brings his fourth record, Gut, to Headrow House this May, marking his first gig in Leeds in seven years.

from £16.00

Where to go near St John’s Centre, Leeds

Jumbo Records
Leeds
Shop
Jumbo Records

Jumbo Records is Leeds’ number one independent record store, with these large premises occasionally featuring in-store events with a bountiful record collection and coffee.

Leeds
Event venue
The Bookish Type

An independent bookshop specialising in literature across the LGBTIQA+ spectrum.

ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena
Leeds
Hotel
Ibis Styles Leeds City Centre Arena

ibis Leeds City Centre Arena is a hotel that’s Yorkshire through and through. Brewed with the very best of Leeds and Yorkshire, this hotel’s bustling and modern like the city.

Belgrave music hall Leeds
Leeds
Music venue
Belgrave Music Hall

This music hall and canteen recently opened in the former site of Leeds Children’s Palace – a three-storey recreation hall and nursery school.

Cinema
Vue Leeds The Light

Vue Leeds The Light is a massive 14 screen multiplex located in the city centre.

Music venue
Howard Assembly Rooms

The Howard Assembly Room is a performance and rehearsal space at Leeds Grand Theatre

Leeds Grand Theatre
Leeds
Theatre
Leeds Grand Theatre

The Leeds Grand Theatre brings everything from opera and ballet by resident companies to spectacular West End musicals and drama.

Leeds
Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery

The city centre Leeds Art Gallery is blessed with a fine historic collection and a changing series of contemporary exhibitions.

North Bar (C) Mark Newton Photograhy 2
Leeds
North Bar

North Bar is an intimate bar on Leeds’ New Briggate, with a huge range of craft ales and hard-to-find spirits.

Wax Bar
Leeds
Bar or Pub
Wax Bar and JukeJoint

The Wax Bar and JukeJoint is a trendy, funky new bar with an old school theme running right through the middle from the Americana jukebox, to the vinyl records and player, old-style radio, 1980s ghetto blasters acting, quite effectively, as bar shelves and the lampshades on the walls that have been made out of classic cassette tapes.

City Varieties Music Hall
Leeds
Theatre
City Varieties Music Hall

Established in 1865, City Varieties Music Hall is Leeds’ hidden gem, and holds a record as the nation’s longest-running music hall.

The White Swan Leeds
Leeds
Restaurant
The White Swan

The White Swan is a charming side-street pub next to the world famous City Varieties Theatre. It serves simple hearty food and a range of continental and American beers.

Culture Guides

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Music in the North

Open air clubs, new festivals and long-awaited gigs. The North West's live music scene is heating up this spring. 

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Cinema in the North

Vintage Alfred Hitchcock and a family friendly film festival are amongst our highlights this May.

Laura Ellen Bacon, Into Being, 2025. Photo © India Hobson, courtesy Yorkshire Sculpture Park
Exhibitions in the North

Willow weaving, textile collages, digital arts and ecology - all this and more in our exhibition top picks this month

Image by Jonathan Schofield.
Tours and Activities in the North

We've got many a good time in store this month as we round up the best walking tours, cultural classes and makers markets in the land.

Theatre in Manchester and the North
Theatre in the North

Dynamic dance, party-performance, high-energy stand-up and a site-specific show set in a pub. All this and more in our newest theatre guide.

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Literature Events in the North

If it's inspiring, inclusive events and avant-garde, experimental afternoons you're after, look no further than live literature this spring – we've got you covered.