The Wryter’s Comedy Hour
Fri 13th November, 7:30pm
The Wryter's Comedy hour returns for another helping of madcap radio sketch comedy.
Events: Radio
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Listening Theatre – Sound Stories Live Radio Event
Sat 14th November, 7:30pm
Chapel FM Arts Centre's new listening series where radio and sound artists share short sound stories in our magical Radio Theatre.
Previous events
THE CHAPEL FM HALLOWEEN OPEN MIC NIGHT, LIVE!
Fri 30th October, 7:30pm
Prepare for a spook, prepare for a fright, its the Chapel FM Halloween Open Mic Night.
Sounding the local – experiment with soundscapes
Sun 18th October, 10:00am
In this workshop, you’ll explore a range of techniques, approaches and microphones to capture and reshape the sounds around Chapel FM, both indoors and outdoors.
CZECH POETS AT THE CHAPEL
Fri 17th July, 7:30pm
As well as being vigorously local to East Leeds, Chapel FM takes great pride in its international connections, in particular with Leeds’s twin cities, including our sister city in The Czech Republic: Brno.
Playing the Poem
Fri 22nd May, 7:30pm
A singer sings a poem. A poet reads a poem and a musician plays between the words. Musicians play an improvised groove and a poet riffs fragments of a poem between the notes.
AFTERNOON TEA
Sun 22nd February, 1:30pm
Afternoon tea is important to Angie Smiles, but not because of the food. Live sketch.
YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
Sun 22nd February, 1:00pm
If we are the sum of our parts, what becomes of the pieces we leave behind? Live performance from Huw Parlor.
POETRY ON FILM
Sat 21st February, 8:30pm
A selection of short films featuring poetry.
GRIDLOCK
Sat 21st February, 7:00pm
Tallulah Howarth and Carrieanne Vivianette explore the threshold between poetry and sound in this live reading of Tallulah’s grid poems.
SHOT THE LOT
Sat 21st February, 4:30pm
A dairy farmer in despair. Lost everything. Chris Berry reads his own story written in 2020 when the milk price was well below production cost.
Writing On Air 2026
Fri 20th February - Sun 1st March
Writing On Air, now in its 10th year, is a festival of words and ideas broadcast on East Leeds Community Radio from Chapel FM Arts Centre.
ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH
Fri 20th February, 7:00pm
Welcome the 3rd Chapel FM Anthology, and the 10th Writing On Air festival, across threshold with a fabulous night of poetry and music.
Global Connections Open House: Seacroft Goes Global
Sat 19th July, 1:00pm
A festive open house celebrating global connections through live radio, music, arts & crafts, food, creative writing, zines, giant puppets, story-sharing, and more.
Lost Leeds Corner Shop Soundscapes & Magical History Tour
Sat 14th June, 7:00pm
This double-bill features sharing of a new radio documentary created with the British Library about corner shop stories, followed by a thousand years of British history through song parodies.
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – May 2025
Wed 21st May, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
Musicathon 2025
Sat 3rd May - Sun 4th May
Our unique 18-hour music festival, live from our studios in Chapel FM Arts Centre.
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – April 2025
Wed 2nd April, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
International Women’s Day Celebration
Fri 7th March, 11:00am
Chapel FM's annual celebration of women returns with a day filled with activities, conversations and connections.
Seacroft Goes Global: LIVE from the Kirkgate Market
Sat 1st March, 11:00am
Join us for a special outside broadcast of East Leeds Community Radio in Leeds City Centre, where we will be gathering global connections stories.
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – February 2025
Wed 12th February, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
Bridges Not Borders
Fri 7th February, 5:30pm
The Bridges Not Borders team bring you an evening of live interviews, stories, poetry & music to celebrate & share the lives of refugees. We start the evening with special dishes by the Culture Kitchen at 5:30pm, so please book a ticket in advance to help us understand now many people might want food.
Burns Night at Chapel FM
Fri 24th January, 7:30pm
Chapel FM’s annual Burns Night, returns! Come join us for a night filled to the brim with tributes to the Scottish poet and lyricist Robert Burns and as always haggis, neeps and tatties will be available.
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – December 2024
Wed 18th December, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
Writing On Air 2024
Fri 29th November - Sun 8th December
Writing On Air is a festival of words and ideas broadcast on East Leeds Community Radio from Chapel FM Arts Centre. This years theme is Recovery
LIGHT NIGHT: EAST LEEDS COMMUNITY RADIO POP-UP
Thu 24th October, 7:00pm
Join us at Leeds Library in the city center for for live radio and vox pop story-gathering during this year’s Light Night Festival.
Blue Owl Performance Loft: Youth Open Mic – October 2024
Wed 23rd October, 6:00pm
Our regular open mic for performers age 25 and younger. We welcome new participants who want to perform music, spoken word, theatre, or other arts. Contact martin@chapelfm.co.uk to sign up.
All-Night Readathon
Sat 15th June - Sun 16th June
Come and read a book aloud with other volunteer readers in Chapel FM’s beautiful radio theatre.
Leeds Lit Forum: A Call to Action
Wed 12th June, 7:00pm
Does Leeds adequately support its emerging organisers, young writers, writers from under-represented communities?
Quiz Night at Chapel FM
Fri 31st May, 7:30pm
Get ready to test your knowledge in a wide variety of subjects from music, to movies to history and beyond.