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A drive-in immersive spooky Halloween cinema is coming to Leeds
Think family favourites like Hocus Pocus and Ghostbusters, cult classics like Rocky Horror and Pulp FIction, plus proper horrors It, Scream and The Exorcist
A spooky drive-in Halloween cinema experience is coming to Leeds this October - and it's oging to be showing some of our all-time frightful favourites.
Popping up at Temple Newsam, Leeds, the Daisy Dukes Halloween Spooktacular cinema screenings will bring one of the world's largest outdoor screens for a bone-chilling weekend of scary movies across the 2021 Halloween weekend.
Showing a mixture of teatime family faves, cult classics, and a selection of late-night screenings for the not so faint-hearted, fans of the spooky season can look forward to catching some top-notch films this Halloween.
Daisy Dukes cinema will be screening family favourite Hocus Pocus, 1996 American satirical slasher film Scream, cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the iconic 1973 supernatural horror that is The Exorcist over the weekend.
You'll also be able to catch a screening of the 2017 coming-of-age supernatural horror film It, based on Stephen Fry's novel of the same name, alongside Ghostbusters and Quentin Tarantino's brutal and immersive martial arts film Kill Bill.
And if that wasn't enough to get you excited, organisers have also teamed up with one of the leading Scare Maze brands this year to "unleash holy hell" and help bring each movie to life.
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With full-car family saver tickets priced at just £26.50, and two-car ticket prices starting from £31.80, it's well worth a look in - but don't hang about too long, tickets are already going fast with Hocus Pocus nearly sold out at the time of writing.
The event will be covid-secure with physical distancing, individual seating/standing areas and one-way systems in place around the site. Staff will follow all safety protocols as listed by local authorities and use appropriate cleaning materials.
Hand gel stations will be dotted around and tables/booths/seating areas will all be disinfected between sessions. Entry will be contactless using Skiddle RapidScan technology and contactless payments are accepted.
To find out more, check out the full listing of Daisy Dukes screenings at Temple Newsam here.
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A massive food and drink festival is coming to Temple Newsam this weekend
We hope you're hungry Leeds, because a big festival dedicated to all things food is coming to Temple Newsam.
The Temple Newsam Food Festival is now in its second year after a resounding first edition, aiming to celebrate cultural diversity, independent businesses, and global cuisine.
It will take place this weekend on Saturday 15 and Sunday 16 August 2026, with the beautiful and historic Temple Newsam providing the perfectly picturesque location.
The festival will celebrate local talent, independent businesses, world cultures and international flavours.
The Street Food Arena will feature an array of global cuisines, cultural delicacies, and irresistible desserts whilst the event's bustling Artisan Markets will showcase a plethora of small businesses and local entrepreneurs offering freshly-baked goods, quality produce. hand-made crafts, unique experiences, vibrant art, and much more.
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And it doesn't stop there as festival-goers can enjoy a selection of independent bars serving cocktails, specialty spirits, fresh cider, wine and beer.
This year there will be a huge focus on live cookery demos, with ten demonstrations from a whole range of talented chefs including Leeds' own Josh Whitehead of Finer Pleasures, Bobby Geetha of Kerala Canteen and stars from Masterchef and The Great British Bake Off.
And it's not just about food and drink, as new for this year there will be a dog show, plenty of live music and lots of fun activities such as inflatable jousting and target paintball.
Tickets are on sale now, and you can grab yours here.
The hidden Leeds bakery serving giant cheese twists, pickle sausage rolls and chocolate focaccia
Clementine Hall
This spot in the city is baking up some weird and wonderful creations.
But you'll have to act fast if you want to get your hands on them, as it's only open one day a week for all your doughy desires.
Introducing Fold, a focaccia-focused bakery by the talented team behind The Cheesy Living Co.
Rewind to this time last year and with three restaurants flourishing across Leeds, the team needed a space to bake all their bread and sweet treats in-house to supply to sites.
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And this is where Fold came in, located underneath the arches of Brussels Street on the outskirts of the city centre - it may take a while to find this spot but once you have, it'll be worth it.
And they're making some of the most inventive bakes that we've seen.
Of course there'll always be a focaccia on offer, with flavours ranging from crispy chilli oil, sesame and spring onion to kimchi, cheese and pistachio.
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And it's not just savoury focaccia, you'll even find gooey chocolate and banana focaccia as well as Biscoff waffle focaccia....yep, seriously.
Elsewhere they specialise in gigantic footlong cheese twists with more crispy bits than soft, as well as chorizo and cheese stuffed sausage rolls and a range of freshly baked bagels for you to go home and smear in your cream cheese of choice.
Image: The Hoot Leeds
Some seriously spectacular specials have been the gochujang cookies and the 'pickle roll', basically like a sausage roll but with...pickles.
It seems there's really no boundaries for where these bakes will go, and you can guarantee that every visit will be different than the rest.
Only open on Saturdays from 10am - 1pm, Fold are changing the baking game. Pop in and say hello, you won't be disappointed.
Georgina Pellant -
15th September 2021 
