What's on at Kirkgate

The Market has always been a place for shopping, eating and drinking and it is now a major social destination too.

Our multifunctional event space has seen to that. With a 10x10m pavilion stage, an eight metre LED screen, bench tables, free Wi-Fi and a perimeter lined with street food vendors, the area is the perfect place for people to try some new cuisine, meet friends and watch live entertainment.

Our event space is available to hire and could be the ideal location for your next event. Find out more on our venue hire page.

Leeds Markets events

June

Date Event Time
9 to 11 June

Horizons School

Pop-up craft market

10am to 3pm
11 June

Northern Man Festival

Information and awareness stalls

10am to 2pm
13 June

Leeds Record Fair

Over 80 stalls across 2 halls

10am to 4pm
18 June

Being Social event

Various stalls raising awareness of services available in Leeds

10am to 2:30pm
19 June

Touch Stone

Mental health awareness stalls

10am to 2pm
20 June

Bee Crafty Craft Market

Craft market, with over 20 stalls of handmade products

10am to 2pm
26 June Mesmac free HIV testing - Container 2 10am to 4pm
     
27 June

Little Fox Charity event

Craft market

10am to 4pm
29 June -3 July 

Swarthmore Education Centre Unit 31

Summer pop-up

11am to 2:30pm

July

Date Event Time
Every Thursday

Free 15-minute meditation session

Unit R, guided meditation with the Kadampa Meditation Centre

1pm to 1:30pm
4 July 

Jamaican Creations 

Food festival

10am to 4pm
4 July 

Rob Kilner Heritage Tour

 
10 July 

Children’s Marketers Day 

School Food matters - Children selling products they have grown 

11am to 1pm
10 July 

Forward Leeds 

Alcohol awareness pop-up 

10am to 3pm 
11 July 

Leeds Record Fair

Over 80 stalls across 2 halls

10am to 4pm
9 to 11 June

Horizons School

Pop-up craft market

10am to 3pm
13 to 31 July 

Leeds Beckett University

MA Students research project, presenting the findings 

10am to 4pm
18 July 

Craft Boutique 

A selection of crafters

10am to 4pm
21 -24 July 

Summer Holidays events programme starts

Tuesday to Friday Lego, colouring and Duplo

11am to 3pm 
22 July

SEND Pride event 

Music entertainment creating flags and banners

10am to 2pm 
25 July 

Northern Sold - Vintage Market

A selection of vintage traders

10am to 4pm
31 July  Mesmac free HIV testing - Container 2 10am to 4pm

Monthly free Heritage Tours

2026 dates now available to book.

Leeds Kirkgate Market free heritage tours now bookable online at www.eventbrite.co.uk.

Keep up to date with our future markets and events on the Leeds Markets Facebook page.