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July/August/September

Summer means festivals and, whatever your tastes, the city has one to suit. The Leeds Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary this year in typically noisy style with an all-American headlining trio of Rage Against the Machine, The Killers and Metallica. Lots of Leeds' cafe-cars and restaurants now offer alfresco dining - perfect for soaking up the summer sun. But if the weather fails there are always the city's famed shops, many of which are waterproofed in stylish Victorian arcades, or Leeds City Museum, opening this August with free admission.

Leeds Festival, Bramham Park

22-24 August 08
The North's only major music festival, now in its 10th year. Three days of top-notch mucic from festival faves The Killers, Queens of the Stone Age and Bloc Party, with plenty of hot new bands to check out, including CSS, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, Foals and The Last Shadow Puppets.

Get further information from leedsfestival.com.

Moor Music Festival, Addingham Moorside, Ilkley

7-9 August 08
With its locally produced food and non-corporate stance, this independant festival is as down to earth as it gets. Leeds' own beatmasters Utah Saints feature among an organic assortment of music, DJs, film, kids' fun and chilling out in the hills.

Get further information from moormusicfestival.co.uk.

The Small Boutique, Queens Hotel

5 October 08
The organisers of the Leeds Vintage Fashion Fair stage this event celebrating the small, independant boutique. Browse among hand-picked and unusal clothes, shoes, jewellery and homewares in the refurbished Queens Hotel's Palm Court.

Get further information from leedsvintagefashionfairs.com.

5 things to see and do in Leeds from...

Tropical World

All aboard HMS Tropical World for a tropical island adventure. Disembark onto the sandy white beach before forging inland to the rainforest with its exotic animals and waterfalls tumbling into jungle pools.
Thackray Museum

From a Victorian operating theatre to the wonders of modern surgery, the museum brings life to the history of medicine. Try on a pregnancy empathy belly and find out what your brain smells like.
Royal Armouries Museum

Experience over 3,000 years of history through over 8,000 spectacular arms and armour exhibits in stunning surroundings. Spectacular displays, live interpretations and much more help complete the picture.
West Yorkshire Playhouse

Thriving focal point for local communities and a theatre of the highest standard for audiences throughout the region and beyond. Approximately a third of its 16 yearly productions are world or British premières.
Harewood House

Built by Edwin Lascelles between 1759 and 1771, Harewood House is a fine example of the English country house. A great family day out with adventure playground, gardens, bird gardens, boat trips, events and exhibitions.

Comprehensive guide and accommodation ideas for Leeds.

Near the station

The Corn Exchange – Call Lane, LS1 7BR

Home to some of the north’s leading independent retailers, this grade 1 listed building is also a centre for culture. As well as being the perfect place to buy fashion, music, gifts and home products, it also hosts exhibitions, fashion shows and music events.

Victoria Quarter – The Headrow, LS1 6AZ

This is where cosmopolitan vibrancy and Victorian architecture meet to create a unique shopping experience offering exclusive fashion, beauty and lifestyle stores.

Granary Wharf – Canal Basin, LS1 4BR

With its waterfront location in the heart of the city and nestling beneath totally refurbished railway arches, this is a stimulating place to shop, featuring many specialist stores such as Beer Paradise and waterbed experts, Dream Merchants. The Festival Market Place offers a range of unique goods including jewellery and
hand-painted silk.

Sous le Nez En Ville – The Basement, Quebec House, Quebec Street, LS1 2HA

The most acclaimed wine bar and restaurant in Leeds, this 15-year-old venue offers an extensive and unusual wine list and an imaginative menu.

Room – Bond House, The Bourse Courtyard, Boar Lane, LS1 5DE

Just a one minute walk from the station, Room is a modern restaurant lounge bar offering good quality unpretentious food which is served without attitude by a friendly team.

Chino Latino – Park Plaza Hotel, LS1 5NS

Super-chic pan-Asian cuisine, housed in the luxurious Plaza Hotel in Leeds City Square, Chino Latino is the model of modernity, with its glossy crimson, gunmetal grey and cream décor, Latino cocktail bar, and stunning Japanese-leaning, pan-Asian menu.

Whitelocks – Turks Head Yard, Briggate, LS1 6HB

A late Victorian gem with etched glass and brass fittings provides a comfortable retreat for some real ale and hearty bar food.

The Arts Café – 42 Call Lane, LS1 6DT

For excellent hot chocolate and a great laid back atmosphere, the Arts Café is the place to head. You may even come away with one of the paintings hanging on the walls, as many of them are for sale.

Fab Café – 46 Woodhouse Lane, LS2 8PL

An eccentric bar that’s big on retro kitsch. Plentiful memorabilia ranges from the Daleks to Dangermouse. Music also adds to the nostalgic fun.

Millennium Square

This is the cultural heart of Leeds city centre where something’s sure to be happening whenever you turn up. The ideal venue for outdoor theatre and orchestral performances, as well as fairs and markets, this impressive and lively civic space is the city’s first new public square in over 60 years.

Leeds City Art Gallery – The Headrow, LS1 3AD

A lively, well lit gallery displaying traditional prints, watercolours and sculptures, as well as contemporary works.

The Henry Moore Institute – 74 The Headrow, LS1 3AH

This award-winning retro-futuristic black marble building houses galleries and a sculpture reference library. Temporary exhibitions are hosted on the ground floor.

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