Viaduct Showbar
Describes itself as the UK's premier fully choreographed drag cabaret venue, in Leeds' Freedom Quarter, with a VIP Broadway Lounge across from the stage. Opened in 2005…
Club Mission (reported closed)
Nightclub under the railway arches at Heaton's Court (8 Heaton's Court, LS1 4LJ); ran LGBT+ Pride parties with Tunnel. Open more than 17 years..
Reported as closed
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Open venues in the Freedom Quarter
Queens Court
An LGBTQIA+ bar in a historic courtyard; the building was a wealthy cloth merchant's house dating from 1714, named after Queen Anne. Has served the gay community for…
Glamorous
The late-night club upstairs at Queens Court, opened as 'Pride' in the October 2024 refurbishment. Reopened alongside Queens Court on 22 May 2026 as 'Glamorous' with new…
Fibre
Calls itself 'The Home of House' and 'Leeds' #1 Bar for over 25 years'; opened in 2000 next to Queens Court. Hosted one of the UK's first civil partnerships on 21…
The New Penny
Leeds' oldest gay bar, serving LGBTQ+ customers since 1953 when it was the Hope and Anchor, and described as the longest-running LGBT venue outside London. A pub by day…
Blayds Bar
A small bar hidden in a courtyard off Lower Briggate, described as one of Leeds' oldest LGBTQ+ bars and historically popular with lesbians. Its dancefloor extends into…