It’s half term week.

There’s new openings, bottomless brunches, galleries, Rugby World Cup games, pub quizzes, roast dinners that cover every single day of the week twice over.

Keep reading to find out our top picks for the week.

Cut and Craft Opening

Monday 23 October 2022 | Victoria Quarter, Leeds

The Cut & Craft are known in York for their comfortable yet stylish bar and restaurant, but the popular eatery is now opening in Leeds city centre next week. An impressive £1.2million has been spent on refurbishing the site which is drenched with history; in 1906 it was occupied by tea blending and coffee roasting company Collinsons for decades.

Find out more here.

Meanwood Tavern Pub Quiz

Every Monday from 7.30pm | Meanwood Road, Meanwood

Newly opened Meanwood Tavern is brewing up quite a storm in Meanwood, and you’ll find something exciting to do every single day of the week. Get rid of the Monday blues with a speedy pub quiz that’ll test your general knowledge- or ability to memorise whilst drinking- and there’s the chance to bag yourself a serious cash jackpot or drinks.

The Meanwood Tavern charges £1 entry per person and guarantees a minimum of £25 jackpot with food and drink prizes for the top three teams.

Find out more here.

Read More: Inside the new Meanwood Tavern serving Yorkshire beers and Detroit pizzas

Billy Idol Live

Tuesday 25 October 2022 | First Direct Arena, Arena Way

A performance that needs no introduction. Billy Idol will be bringing Television and Toyah Willcox to the First Direct Arena for a night of punk rock and heavy metal. The White Wedding singer will be taking Leeds down memory lane with best hits from the 80s that we all know and love, still forty years on.

Tickets cost from £55.15 each with only seated remaining on Ticketmaster.

Get tickets for Billy Idol at the First Direct Arena here.

Van Gogh Alive

Tuesday 24 October – Sunday 30 October 2022 | Regency Hall, Bradford

Van Gogh Alive takes people on a trip through the periods of Van Gogh’s life that defined him as an artist – showcasing 3,000 images including iconic works like Starry Night, Sunflowers and lesser-known paintings inspired by his love of Japanese woodprints. The exhibition is also home to a life-sized walk-in representation of Van Gogh’s ‘Bedroom in Arles’ painting and a ‘Sunflower selfie room’ – a 360° mirrored space complete with hundreds of sunflowers.

Find out more here.

The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery

Tuesday 24 October – Saturday 29 October 2022 | Parkinson Building, Woodhouse

Inside Leeds University Library Galleries on the University of Leeds campus, The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is free for all to access, and makes up a collection of both European and British creative works of painting, drawings, and prints. The collection spans from the 1600s to the present day, as well as presenting a small collections of sculpture and ceramics, with photographs dotted throughout.

Find out more here.

Horsforth Pick Your Own Pumpkins

Wednesday 19 October – Sunday 23 October 2022 | Kemps Farm, Malton

There’s far more than just grabbing your pumpkin for spooky season here. There’s 18 different varieties to choose from so grab your favourite white, blue, orange, green, warty big or small one and take a tractor ride through the picking fields. If that’s not enough, there’s plenty of photo ops here, an onsite cafe and even facepainters to bring your spookiest ideas to life

Find out more here.

Cheesy Living Co. Fondue Nights

Thursday 26 October 2022 | Corn Exchange, Leeds city centre

Cheesy Living Co. is the one-stop for all Yorkshire foodie goods, that’s obvious- but the store is open for far more than your lunchtime needs and weekend treats. Every Thursday you’ll find unmissable cheese-fuelled events, this week being an two hour fondue night with swiss style fondue for two with paprika potatoes, balsamic onions, crusty baguette

This week’s event has sold out, so anyone wanting to grab a seat at the table needs to book quick for future events.

Find out more here. 

RLWC21: New Zealand vs Ireland

Friday 28 October, 7.30pm | Headingley Stadium, Headingley

The Rugby League World Cup is fully underway, and the third of the four men’s tournament games in Leeds will be played at Headingley Stadium this week. Tickets are available from just £10 for the Men’s, Women’s and Disabled tournaments, with tickets for under 16s coming in at just £2.21 each.

Find out more here.

Xscape Go Karting

Friday 21 October 2022 | Xscape Yorkshire, Castleford

A new e-karting (thats electric go-karting) has been given the green light to become the latest feature at the adrenaline-filled centre, located just outside of Leeds- and it’s opening in just a few days time. If you’ve ever fancied yourself as the next Lewis Hamilton, or love the thought of go-karting in an environmentally-conscious way: you’re going to love the latest addition to Xscape Yorkshire. Opening on Friday 21 October 2022, tickets are now available to book on the Xscape website.

Find out more here.

Day of the Dead Bottomless Brunch

Friday 28 October 2022 | Merrion Street, Leeds city centre

Start your fiesta with free-flowing prosecco and then move onto a selection of cocktails including their new specially created tequila cocktail, the Agave Mule. There’ll be a makeup artist on hand to complete your chosen fancy dress outfit with the traditional sugar skull face art. Not to mention live entertainment from professional dancers who will be dancing to the tunes of the Live DJs providing the best Halloween tunes.

Find out more here.

You Look Nice: Solardo

Friday 28 October 2022, 11pm – 4am | The Warehouse, Somers Street

Returning to Leeds for what is being called the city’s biggest Halloween show, Solardo will be back in Leeds after a record sell-out show at The Warehouse last year. In the Main Room you’ll find Solardo plus MAUR and Ammara, whilst the Loft will host BTAY and Tom Haigh. There’s just over 10% of tickets remaining for this one, so make sure you grab tickets whilst you can.

Final tickets are now being sold at £25 each, plus booking fee.

Get tickets for You Look Nice: Solardo on Friday 28 October 2022 here.

Skipton Halloween Drive-in

Friday 28 October – Sunday 30 October 2022 | Skipton Castle

Arriving to Skipton Castle in North Yorkshire later this month is the Blue Sky Outdoor Cinema with their special Halloween weekend. From Friday 28 to Sunday 30 October 2022, they’ll be showing a range of spooktacular Halloween movies on one of the biggest outdoor screens in the world.

The full listings for all the spooky showings are as follows:

• Friday 28 October, 6pm – The Nightmare Before Christmas
• Friday 28 October, 9pm – The Exorcist
• Saturday 29 October, 6pm – Hocus Pocus
• Saturday 29 October, 9pm – IT
• Sunday 30 October, 6pm – Coco

Find out more here.

Fiesta Fridays at Canal Club

Friday 21 October 2022 | Granary Wharf

For 90 minutes you can indulge on bottomless tacos, fajitas or quesadillas in the flavour of your choice. Choose from chicken, spicy beef or BBQ jackfruit for the tacos and fajitas or pulled pork, chicken and spicy beef for the quesadillas. The options are endless and there’s something for everyone to enjoy on this flavourful menu.

Find out more here.

Crafthouse Supper Club

Friday 21 October 2022 | Inside Trinity Shopping Centre

The supper club menu features three options for starter, main and dessert. Highlights from the menu include a Chicken and Mushroom Terrine with chicken skin crisp and sage and lovage pesto for starter, Pan Fried Sea Bream with artichoke, kohlrabi and fennel escabeche for main and a glorious Sticky Toffee Pudding for dessert topped with unctuous vanilla bean ice cream. Best of all, you can grab free-flowing prosecco or wine throughout the meal, all for £45 per person.

Find out more here.

Our House X Federation: Day Of The Dead Halloween Special

Saturday 29 October 2022 | Mint Warehouse, Water Lane, Holbeck

Playing a fusion of club classics, funky house, nu disco and old skool tunes, the Our House X Federation is set to bring the house down on Halloween special. Themed around the Day of the Dead, the main room will feature funky house and classics from Dale Castell, Rob Tissera, Marc Leaf, Tony Walker, John Marshall and Stuart Robinson whilst the Loft will host Angel Lee and Alice Bailey for an all-night nu disco special.

Final release tickets are available for £20 each, plus booking fee- but be warned, there’s less than 5% left.

Get Tickets for Our House X Federation: Day Of The Dead Halloween Special on Saturday 29 October 2022 here.

Day Of The Day Brunch

Saturday 29 October 2022, 12-10pm | Mans Market, Wellington Place

For this Halloween-themed bottomless brunch, expect everything you’d usually imagine at the Sunday Times recommended eatery, plus some seasonal spooky additional. On arrival you will receive a glass of fizz or bottle of Asahi to get the party started. To start you can tuck into their legendary Mans Scare Box- plus much more. Now for the exciting part, alongside your brunch you’ll be served three spooky-inspired cocktails created especially for this event.

Find out more here.

The Mustard Pot Sunday Roast

This Chapel Allerton eatery has one of the most popular roasts in the city – and for good reason. Every weekend, you’ll find a choice of 12-hour Yorkshire beef rump, Yorkshire rare breed pork loin with crackling, or a Mustard Pot nut roast served with giant Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes, mixed seasonal veg, creamy leeks and gravy.

The menu’s pretty big, too, so if you don’t fancy a roast you can tuck into other pub favourites like fish and chips, lentil shepherdess pie, beef burger or steak.

Find out more here.

Hallowscream

Monday 23 October – Sunday 30 October 2022 | York Maze, York

The award-winning scream park will feature a night of fear with five separate live-action haunted house attractions for visitors to explore. This event is most definitely not for the faint hearted, there will be over 100 actors across the park who will be on hand and ready to give you the fright of your life. Expect spooky clowns, terrifying zombies, monstrous monsters and much more.

Find out more here.

Midweek savings at Roxy Ball Room

Monday 23 October – Wednesday 30 October 2022 | Roxy Ball Room and Roxy Lanes

Every Sunday – Wednesday, get up to 20% off bookings for the likes of Roxy’s karaoke rooms, bowling and ice-free curling. Secure yourself a night out that replaces the usual weekend hustle and bustle with an intimacy that allows you to appreciate your company and chat between games- the only thing left to decide is which Roxy venue you’ll be spending your time.

Find out more here.

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