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Archives for Leeds Waterfront Festival

Dragon Boat Race - LWF - Photo: Raj Passy Photography

Join in with the largest paper boat race at Leeds Waterfront Festival

The annual Leeds Waterfront Festival returns on Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June, bringing four miles of the city’s waterways to life…

Leeds Waterfront Festival 2016 - Raj Passy Photography

Boat races, world record clog dancing and canoe polo at Leeds Waterfront Festival

Leeds Waterfront Festival brings the city’s waterways alive each year by hosting an eclectic mix of music, performance and arts…

Leeds Waterfront Festival 2014 - boat race

Vintage bus trips and musical boat rides at Leeds Waterfront Festival

The free Leeds Waterfront Festival, 28th & 29th June, will have an eclectic mix of entertainment including music, performance, art, and dragon boat races…

Curiosity of the Week

Normanton Church, a waterside wonder
Normanton Church by Karen Cann

Welcome to a new year, and a new Curiosity of the Week! Our first curiosity of 2021 is a sunken church. It’s also one of the UK’s finest hidden gem tourist attractions…

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Drama from a toilet cubicle
Overflow, Bush Theatre steaming show

This month, UK audiences can enjoy a streamed performance of Overflow, a heart-wrenching show played out in a club toilet…

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