After the council-led Bonfire Night events were cancelled for another year, local sports clubs, indie markets and community-run spaces have been opening up Bonfire Night events aplenty.
With the night itself only a few short weeks away, prebooked tickets have been flying off the shelves, with favourite events at The Mustard Pot, West Park and Meanwood's Beck and Call all selling out, we've rounded up all the best events that have tickets left.
Keep reading to find out everything you need to know about the upcoming Bonfire Night events in Leeds, including where to find them and how to buy tickets.
Saturday 5 November 2022, from 6pm | The Memorial Ground, Chelwood Drive, Roundhay
There's a firework display for this year's bonfire at Roundhegians RFC. / Image: Zuza Gałczyńska, Unsplash
Taking over Roundhegians RFC's Memorial Ground, this bonfire event will be bringing all the foodies out for an evening of professionally-designed fireworks. Expect to see the familiar faces of The Leeds Deli, Red's True BBQ and Little Bao Boy over the evening with GinFizz Bar supplying the drinsk.
Tickets cost £5 for adults and £3 for children. Find out more here.
Yeadon Cricket Club
Saturday 5 November 2022, from 6pm | High Street, Yeadon
The 2021 bonfire. / Image: Eventbrite
The Yeadon Cricket Club have three hours of bonfire fun for all the family planned. For grown ups, the bar will keep the booze flowing throughout the night, with an array of street food offering warm, tasty treats. From 6pm, expect fireworks a plenty and a huge bonfire ablaze throughout the night.
Tickets cost £8 each or £28 for a family ticket. Find out more here.
The New Inn X Leeds Indie Market
Friday 4 November 2022, from 5.30pm | The New Inn, Eccup
This family-friendly event will see The New Inn come together with Leeds Indie Market for an unforgettable evening, all supporting local independent businesses. The gates open at 5.30pm with the bonfire hit one hour later and a firework display from 8pm. In addition to the Indie Market, expect to find street food, hot drinks, baked cakes, sweet treats, plus toys and rides for younger children too.
This Bonfire Night comes with live music from The Sundogs inside the clubhouse after the fireworks display, plus the chance to take in the fireworks with a drink in hand. There will be both an indoor and outdoor bar, sweet stall and food stands.
No prebooking is required, pay £3 per adult and £2 for children on the gate. Find out more here.
Moortown RUFC
Saturday 5 November 2022, from 6.30pm | Moss Valley, Moortown
Image: Eventbrite
What's dubbed as "Probably the BEST Fireworks display in the North", Moortown Fireworks Extravaganza is going to be one of the biggest events in the city, given the professional display has been going for some 30 years now.
Tickets cost £5 for adults, £3 for children and £16 for a family ticket. Find out more here.
Kirkstall Valley
Friday 4 November 2022, from 6pm | Kirkstall Valley Development Trust, Kirkstall
Image: Unit 11 KVDT
If you want an understated and stress-free bonfire experience, this one is for you. This year, Kirkstall Valley will be hosting a firework-less but nonetheless exciting bonfire event. From 6pm, head down to the farm and spent the evening wandering between cosy fire pits dotted around the farm whilst listening to a relaxing melody from live entertainment. Just don’t forget to book your ticket in advance.
Tickets cost £5 for a family ticket or £2 individually. Find out more here.
Walton Village Hall
Saturday 5 November 2022, from 6pm | Walton Village Hall, Wetherby
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The mesmerising firework display will commence at 7.15pm after you’ve warmed up by the bonfire (starting from 6pm), grabbed a drink or two and fed the family. Children under 4 can attend the family-friendly event for free, but tickets are limited and should be booked in advance when possible.
She's big, she's green and she's ready to ruin your figure.
A lot of you will have seen the viral ‘Bertha’ cake by Leeds born beloved sweet treat specialists Get Baked.
They recently opened another site in Manchester's Northern Quarter, where queues literally formed round the block of hungry punters wanting to get their hands on the infamous sugary treats.
And now it's going to happen all over again, as they've recently unveiled their newest flavour which is sure to go down a storm.
We’ll give you a hint: it’s a current food and drink trend that’s about as big as Bertha herself – it’s not matcha, it’s not hot honey (duh), and it’s not Guinness…
Images: Get Baked
Yes—scratch that; HELL YES!Get Baked is set to welcome Bertha’s equally beautiful twin sister, and she’s officially a pistachio girlie.
Having started out life simply as ‘Bruce’, after taking inspiration from the iconic scene from Matilda, this thing has become a phenomenon in its own right, and who doesn’t like more flavours of a good thing?
Probably one of the biggest foodie crazes going at the minute, thanks to the popularity of pistachio cream, cookies, lattes and the similar social media sensation that is the ‘Dubai Pistachio Bar' people are rather fittingly going nuts for this particular flavour of almost absolutely anything.
With that in mind, the Leeds-born bakery and dessert shop – founded by Rich Myers over in Headingley back in 2011 – have shown no hesitation in hopping on the bandwagon and creating a new twist on their own viral menu item.
Teasing the full details in a post on their Instagram this week, they wrote: “What’s big, green, and is going to destroy your life in a couple of weeks’ time? Pistachio Bertha. Strictly limited to 5,000 slices. Coming oh so soon. GB.”
In case you were wondering just how mad those with a sweet tooth could possibly go for a slice of cake, just look at the recent queues when they finally launched in Manchester city centre:
Speaking on the grand opening here on our turf and his partner Amy’s hometown, Myers said simply: “Manchester, what a launch. Thanks for much for the warm welcome. Stay baked.”
Leeds Tattoo Expo to return to the First Direct Arena for 10th anniversary
Clementine Hall
The tenth annual Leeds Tattoo Expo will showcase some of the best in tattooing both local and internationally.
If you fancy getting yourself a fancy new bit of ink, then look no further than the iconic Leeds Tattoo Expo that will be returning to the First Direct Arena this June.
Taking place on Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June 2025, over 200 tattooists and 70 traders will be flocking to the city to show off their skills.
And not only that, but there’ll also be a whole host of market traders for you to browse as well as live music to have a boogie to.
The artists will be tattooing with options for both pre-booked appointments and walk ups available throughout the weekend.
Image: Leeds Tattoo Expo
There will also be a piercer, tooth gems and a henna artist ready to adorn your body.
Alongside getting tattooed, there’s plenty to do and to see over the whole weekend; there'll be an alternative drawing class, an illustrators market with kids’ workshops provided by Art Gecko, an art fusion event on the main stage, burlesque performances and competitions, a small vintage clothing pop-up, fire breathing and break dancing demonstrations in the square outside the arena.
The annual tattoo competitions will also be taking place each evening, where tattooists showcase their work to a panel of judges, sponsored by Killer Ink!
To celebrate Leeds Tattoo Expo's tenth anniversary, they'll be hosting a Pre-Party at Belgrave Music Hall on Thursday 5 June which is a completely free entry event complete with live music and free pizza.
You can find out more about the event and book your tickets here via the First Direct Arena's website.
Sophie Smith -
26th October 2022 
