Beloved city centre food and drink spot White Cloth Hall is celebrating its very first year with a big birthday bash for the bank holiday.
With no tickets required and completely free entry too, we guess that’s your weekend plans sorted.
It’s almost hard to believe that the food hall and vibrant venue for local independent traders is soon to mark 12 whole months of serving Leeds, but we will say we’ve had some pretty incredible dishes, cocktails and created great memories here already.
With that in mind, there’s really only one place this August bank holiday weekend, as far as we’re concerned.


Inviting natives and daytrippers from around Yorkshire to join them on the terrace this Sunday, specifically, they’re dubbing it “an outdoor party not to be missed.”
When it comes to feeding the 5,000, popular grill and oyster bar, Lupton’s Chop House, will be cooking up a special birthday BBQ and even slinging out birthday cake for the punters to enjoy.
As for entertainment, there’ll be live sets from Leeds DJ and music collective, Bomb the Twist (consisting of Ratty the Sly, Fig by Four and Mia Eden), as well as plenty more tunes all day long.
White Cloth Hall General Manager, Jacob Monks – who recently took charge of the venue – said ahead of the exciting event: “As White Cloth Hall celebrates its first birthday, I’m delighted to have recently stepped into the role of General Manager.
“It’s an exciting milestone, and I look forward to building on the success of this first year and creating many more memorable moments in the year ahead.”
Sharing a simple statement/rally call ahead of the festivities, White Cloth have just one message: “Expect great tunes, good times and party vibes all day long.”
Now, of course, the ever-bustling Crown Street spot will be good value all weekend long, but the official ‘White Cloth Hall Bank Holiday Birthday Party‘ is set for Sunday, 24 August only.
Getting underway from 1pm and wrapping up around 9pm, we’ll see you there.
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