Beautiful Octopus Club Festival

28 – 31 Jul 2025

  • Venue
    Level 2 & City Room

Are you ready to have fun and make friends? Join us for our Beautiful Octopus Club Festival - a week of fun activities for our BOC Crew and guests, celebrating creativity, skills and friendship.

Festival – day by day

Monday 28 July

Interaction Day

11am-3pm, Level 2, FREE

People with learning disabilities, their families, carers and support workers are invited to come along and get to know our building – and each other – through drama, movement, visual arts, sensory stories and drumming.

Email here to register your interest or find out more

Club Night

7-10pm, Level 2, £10

A fantastic Club Night for adults with learning disabilities, produced, created and devised by a dedicated crew of learning disabled artists, musicians and DJs.

Tuesday 29 July

Artists and creative sessions

Level 2, FREE

Friendly, creative sessions including:

  • Visual Arts 11am-3pm
  • Movement 11am-1pm
  • Sensory Drama 1pm-3pm

Email here to register your interest or find out more

Wednesday 30 July

Bright Sparks Theatre Drama Sessions

11am-2pm, Level 2, FREE

Discover your inner actor and express your creativity in a safe, fun, friendly space.

Email here to register your interest or find out more

Thursday 31 July

Tea & Cake Rave

11am-1pm, City Room, FREE

Music, dancing – and cake! Get out your glowsticks out and prepare to have the BEST time ever.

Email here to register your interest or find out more

  • MAJOR FUNDERS

    Arts Council
  • Leeds City Council
  • LTB Foundation
  • Founded by UK government
  • Suppoprted by west Yorkshire
  • Principal Partner

    Caddick Group
  • Principal Access Partner

    Irwin Mitchell