‘Connect and Celebrate’ at free events all over Leeds.
View the programme of activities!
(Keep checking for updates throughout the lead-up to NMF25.)
Northern Man Festival (NMF) champions men and men’s health and runs during Men’s Health Week, 10 – 16 June 2025.
This June, NMF will feature sports tournaments, music, discussions, gigs and a lot more!
The theme this year is ‘Connect and Celebrate’.
Read more background about NMF on Space2’s website.
Click here to add your own activity to the NMF programme!
NMF25 is coordinated by Space2 and funded by the Lottery Partnerships Fund.
Events Schedule – All FREE – All Welcome
This is being updated as new events are announced – make sure to check back!
Friday 6
NMF Countryside Walk
Saturday 7
Woodhouse Moor Park Run – Men’s Health Unlocked
Info Stalls at White Rose Centre – Sainsbury’s entrance – Range of local stalls showcasing Leeds services, groups and information.
Sunday 8
Dadtastic Day – 10 AM to 3 PM
Leeds City Museum and Millenium Square – for dads and families to share a special day of fun, laughing, learning and making memories together!
Monday 9
Poem Manthology
Leeds City Library
Men’s MOT
Compton Centre
Tuesday 10
NMF 25 Snooker Morning (55+) – 10 AM to 12 noon
Northern Snooker Centre, LS3 1LT – Men’s groups more than welcome, and individuals, too. Sign up to take part.
GIPSIL Music Event – Eats and Beats – 4:30 PM to 7 PM
Archway, LS8 5AQ – Come down, play and listen to music. Enjoy our space – games, chat, snacks and music – connect and celebrate with us.
Wednesday 11
Menspeak Online Men’s Group
A free mini-men’s group where men check-in with their names, how they feel right now and anything that’s up for them. It’s non-clinical, non-hierarchical and men learn from one another’s experiences. We hang out, be heard and get real with what’s going on in our lives. Emotional regulation / social health.
Thursday 12
NMF Windrush Dominoes Tournament – 1 to 3.30 PM
The Community Wellbeing Hub, Reginald Terrace, LS73EZ – celebrating Windrush Day and connecting men 60+. Sign up to play – contact the Hub on 0113 378 4892.
Open Mic Comedy Night – 7 PM to 9 PM
Flamingoes Coffee House, Central Arcade, LS1 6DX – Cake, coffee, mocktails available – book to attend or get in touch for a slot to perform on flamingoscoffeehouse.co.uk
Friday 13
Market day – NMF 25 EXTRAVAGANZA!!
Leeds Kirkgate Market, LS2 7HY – Showing off the creative side of men – Art, Music, Dance, Poetry, Stalls with information, creativity, connection and celebration of men and men’s health.
Playhouse Photo Exhibition
Leeds Playhouse, LS2 7UP – Men Through The Lens exhibition by Space2. Local men using photography to express themselves and be creative, sharing stories that signify meaningful and personal aspects of their lives.
Walking Football Match – 10 AM to 12 noon
Bramley – A walking football match for men of any age, against Bramley Walking Wanderers. All abilities welcome (just don’t run!) and free refreshments on the day to all participants. All ages.
Saturday 14
Woodhouse Moor Parkrun – 8.30 arrival. 8.55 set off. 11 am end.
Men’s Health Unlocked info stall at the run meeting point – MHU tote bags available for all who are running in recognition of Men’s Health Week!
NMF Football Tournament – 11 AM to 1.30 PM
PowerLeague, Wellington Bridge St, LS3 1LW – Dementia Awareness event. Sign up your team to take part!
Contact
For more information about any of the events please contact the venue organisations, or you can contact:
- Lawrence Glyn, Space2 Community Development Worker, Men’s Health Unlocked – Orion Co-ordinator, on 07784 951318 or email [email protected].
- Damian Dawtry, Men’s Health Unlocked Coordinator, on 07985 442630 or email [email protected].
About Northern Man Festival
Northern Man Festival is coordinated by Space2 and brought to you by Men’s Health Unlocked – a partnership of Leeds-based organisations championing men and a gendered lens on health and wellbeing. MHU is a network involving and supporting men, and men’s services and activities in Leeds. MHU advocates for men’s health at a local, regional and national level, and has contributed to developments happening nationally around the new Men’s Health strategy.
The Northern Man Festival is a celebration of the shared work and interconnectivity that has been achieved in the past few the years in Leeds. The festival aims to highlight the range of wonderful creative, fun, and important activities and events that are run by organisations who are part of the MHU network.
The festival coincides with Men’s Health Week which is recognised nationally and takes place on the second week of June.
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