Your guide to some of the best fresher’s events in Leeds
Whether you're a fan of reggae or feel like a party with free pizza is more your style, we've got you covered in this list of top student parties happening in Leeds over fresher's (and beyond)
With four large universities spread across Leeds, the social events in the city are absolutely huge with loads going on throughout the course of Fresher's Week.
It's the perfect time to find your feet, get to know your housemates and make new friends - all whilst partying it all up and discovering your new favourite club nights and venues in Leeds.
Not sure where to go? Discover some of the biggest events happening in the city for students below.
With over 400 students attending, the HiFi club is hosting a Reggaeton party for freshers that will be culture central on Saturday night! Freshers can embrace this sell-out event as a one-off special for new students to revel in all things Latin!
Trevor Nelson needs no introduction and has become synonymous with the phrase: “Old schoooool!”. Entertaining Yorkshire-based students with the very best in old school RnB and soul, the legendary BBC 1XTRA DJ will be joined by Soul Nation resident Hanif to celebrate Freshers week.
The Fresher's House Party
When: 20th September 2021 - 10:00 pm Where: TBC
With free Domino’s Pizza, red party cups, rocking Rodeo Bulls and crazy giant Inflatables, this is a party not to be missed. Organisers have over ten years experience throwing the ultimate fresher's events - so expect to be wowed.
Quids In
When: Every Monday Where: Pryzm
With the famous £1 entry and £1 drinks alongside Leeds' finest DJ talent, unrivaled production & an unbeatable atmosphere, Quids In is the perfect blend to kick your week off in style.
Space Tuesdays
When: Every Tuesday Where: Space
A fusion of upcoming and established talent each and every Tuesday night. Bringing you your weekly fix of all things House, Dance, Disco and Urban until 5am!
Antics - Wednesdays at Pryzm
When: Every Wednesday Where: Pryzm
Known as Leeds biggest weekly social. Expect state of the art sound, lighting and production in the craziest party atmosphere. 6 rooms, 3 music policies and every single person you know all under one roof.
Skint
When: Every Thursday Where: Space
The Space presents Leeds’ most popular Thursday night party. Known for its unrivalled value for money, mouth watering drinks offers and 2 rooms of non stop anthems
Paradiso
When: Every Friday Where: Space
Twist up your Friday nights at one of Leeds’ most iconic venues, Paradiso. Promoters will be pulling out all the stops - taking you to an underground paradise with all things pink, groovy and tropical.
Underground
When: Every Saturday night Where: Space
Join Underground each and every Saturday as they take you on a journey below.
PROJEKT
When: Every Saturday night Where: O2 Academy Leeds
PROJEKT returns to the heart of Leeds city centre, reaffirming itself as one of the North's leading Saturday nights. 9 years in the making, organisers continue to stick to their core values: presenting the killer combination of unparalleled production, performers, resident DJ's and special guests every week.
News
Get Baked’s viral ‘Bertha’ cake has a sister on the way – and she sounds just as cheeky
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.
The Hoot -
17th September 2021 
