Top 5 Festivals in Leeds 2019
2019 is swiftly moving on by and the roaring 20s are almost upon us again, but before we get into the swing of the 21st century’s answer to the jazz era, there are stil...
Best 2019 Yorkshire Music Festivals in Wet Weather
The festival season in Britain, like summer itself, is a variable beast; anticipated with sunny optimism, occasionally delivering high times and new thrills, yet often de...
What’s on in January 2019
Leeds is continuing the spirit of the season with an abundance of things to do across the city. If you were thinking of a quiet January, think again......
6 Independent places to go this New Year’s Eve
It’s often a dilemma to decide what to do to bring in the new year. Big night out, quiet night in, party at friends, family at yours? Well, Leeds’ bars and clubs are ...
Seasons Mixings: The Best Festive Cocktails
Ahhh cocktails – Who doesn’t love a cheeky cocktail? Cocktail drinking is an all year round favourite pastime and does not need an occasion to participate, but wh...
Party time tonight!
We are well and truly into the swing of Christmas now – we’re buying Christmas presents for loved ones, opening our advent calendars and also counting down the da...
City of Freedom
The vibrant nightlife of Leeds draws in people from across the UK, whether to celebrate a special occasion, catch up with old friends, or just for something different fro...
Junkyard Golf Club: where crazy is the norm
Have you ever wandered around Leeds City Centre, felt reminiscent of your childhood and thought about how much you wanted to do something crazy? We’ve all been there - ...
A little business can go a long way…
The Domino, an underground speakeasy jazz bar which is located in Grand Arcade, has just been named as one of the best secret bars in the WORLD, alongside businesses from...
Fight for your right to party!
In recent decades, the fight for sexual equality has been gradually making significant progress, thanks to people standing up and demanding change. Whilst many battles ha...
Jump the queue at The Domino using just a domino!
The Domino is atmospheric from the get-go, the quirky entrance in combination with amazing drinks at the bar and live music makes it an incredibly vibrant place to spend ...
Middle Schools and Social Clubs
Many years ago, aged 9, I left my primary school and headed towards a now extinct institution; the middle school. For the next four years, we were to hang aimlessly here,...
Leeds Parties with Pride
Every year, Leeds Pride just seems to be getting bigger and better. 2017 is home to a generation with the knowledge and acceptance of everyone, which makes for perfect pa...
LWIC: a mad idea that work
Despite the explosion of colour, music and pageantry, the Leeds West Indian Carnival started from fairly humble beginnings. In 1967, the idea formed from a group of West ...
LCA 170th birthday party
170 years is an awfully long time. In the period between 1846 and now, we’ve had two World Wars, more that one disappointing World Cup. Darwin had his apes, Thatche...
Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat
You're in a club, there's a sea of people dancing but this isn't 3am on a Saturday, in fact there's no alcohol in sight and you definitely don't need ID. This is BoomChik...
Cosmic Slop: party in Leeds
Cosmic Slop is one of Leeds’ most important and iconic nights of the last decade. Beginning as a fundraising party for local charity MAP, the event quickly became a cul...
Jonny Bongo: The alternative art of bingo calling
Bingo... yup that's how we reacted at first too. However, after speaking with a brash, Northern Irish man called Jonny Bongo about his reinvention of the retro game, it a...
