There's a free event taking place in Leeds city centre at Kirkgate Market and it's all themed around the iconic movie-musical Wicked.
Whether you're a Glinda or an Elphaba, this family-friendly event is tailored entirely to you and we're fairly certain it's going to be quite 'Popular' - especially since you don't need to pay for entry.
Titled 'Wizardry Fun at Leeds Kirkgate Market', expect lots of interactive workshops throughout the day including Wand and Wizard training as well as balloon modelling.
There will be themed games and a 'Wizard Magic' show occurring on all three dates, so if you're after spending 'One Short Day' or 'Dancing Through Life' from dusk til dawn, you're in for a treat.
Get ready to meet the two witches of Oz face to face and have your photo taken with them behind a tapestry of Glinda's iconic bubble.
A free Wicked themed meet and greet is coming to Leeds' iconic Kirkgate Market / Credit: Supplied
Make sure you have your voices warmed up to as there will be a sing-a-long opportunity on all three days where you can belt-out all the huge hits from the stage and film production.
You can dress up in your most wicked attire or simply come as you are with fancy dress being optional, but with Halloween approaching we're sure there will be plenty of recognisable outfits and lookalikes walking round Kirkgate Market during this event.
This city centre space has also made sure to arrange quieter time slots on each of the dates from 11am to 12pm which are suitable for any children who are sensitive to noise or crowds.
The free themed event is taking place at the perfect time, especially since the sequel to the hugely-popular 'Wicked' film is coming to cinemas this November.
Other activities which your children can get involved with on the day include a dedicated crafts and colouring zone and various LEGO and DUPLO building tables.
'Wizardy Fun at Leeds Kirkgate Market' is taking place across Tuesday 28 October to Thursday 30 October and it's completely free, all you have to do is be there - see more information HERE.
The tiramisu hype lives on, and this time it's coming to Leeds.
It really does feel like the traditional Italian dessert has taken the world by storm as of late.
Everything from tiramisu cups and tiramisu coffees have been popping up all over our feed, and now tiramisu in drawer form is popping up in the city centre.
Misu Tiramisu is an independent business that began at Manchester's Christmas Markets and quickly became one of the most popular operators, all thanks to its miniature tiramisu ‘drawers’.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
The individually portioned and colourfully packaged desserts quickly became one of town’s top puddings, and owners Aleem and Aishah went on to launch a stand inside the Manchester Arndale too.
And now they’re branching out again in Leeds inside Trinity shopping centre for a two month residency.
You’ll find all their delicious flavours of handmade tiramisu, including classic, pistachio, chocolate, Biscoff, mango, and lemon - they'll also have some gluten-free tiramisu on offer as well, so no one has to miss out.
Images: The Hoot Leeds
Misu Tiramisu owners Aleem and Aishah spent a year refining the recipe for their tiramisus after a trip to Milan, first launching with their first market stall in Sale.
Misu Tiramisu is now open inside Trinity shopping centre opposite Boots Opticians and Pop Specs.
They're open every day of the week for you to get your tiramisu fix, from 9am to 8pm Monday to Saturday and from 11am to 5pm on a Sunday.
And trust us Leeds, they're just as delicious as they are adorable.
Fossilised 320-million-year-old fish found in Leeds’ Roundhay Park
Clementine Hall
A prehistoric fish fossil has been unearthed at Roundhay Park in Leeds.
The fascinating prehistoric skull bone of a coelacanth fish was discovered by a geologist at Roundhay Park earlier this year.
It is thought the creature was frozen in time aeons ago, during an era when the park was submerged under a vast tropical lagoon.
The remarkable discovery has now been kindly donated to Leeds Museums and Galleries and added to the natural sciences collection at Leeds Discovery Centre.
Image: Leeds City Council
The Leeds fossil was found by Ru Smith of the Yorkshire Geological Society during a reconnaissance walk he was carrying out ahead of a planned field excursion in the north Leeds park.
Describing the moment he made the discovery, Ru said: “There’s a layer of rock in the park which dates from around 320 million years ago, from a time before the breakup of the continents, when what is now the park would have been situated close the Equator and under the warm waters of a tropical lagoon. West Central Africa would be a good place to find similar environments in the present.
“There’s a bed of freshwater mussels called Carbonicola at one level in the rock, and opening a piece of shale from this bed in my hands I saw something unusual – a distinctive skull bone of a large fish. I knew straight away this was something different and very rare."
The bone was verified byexperts as belonging to a coelacanth older than those found elsewhere in Yorkshire, making it the oldest fossil coelacanth discovered in the region.
Ru added: “Coelacanths are pretty amazing fish and it’s just very cool to think that at one time, you could have been standing in Leeds and watching them swim around above a bed of mussels in Roundhay Park.
“That’s really the wonder of geology, looking at the rock and time travelling in the imagination to what was a very different world.”
Thomas Melia -
17th October 2025 
