Nestled in the cultural heart of Leeds, we offer captivating and inspiring event spaces for hire.
Our spaces include:
The perfect environment to inspire and bring people together. Our beautiful auditorium can be adapted to multiple seating formats for up to 330 seated or 450 standing.
The space is suitable for a wide range of uses including conferences, exhibitions, performances or dinners. Our highly skilled team will support you to creatively deliver your vision for your event.
Bar facilities are available and our team can create a bespoke dining or canapés experiences for your guests.
Guests can enjoy exceptional locally sourced beers and wines delivered by the Howard Assembly Room hospitality team against the backdrop of our inspiring auditorium.
Enhance your reception or networking event with a selection of the most unique canapés in the region.
Engage your audience with entertainment facilitated through Opera North’s rich and diverse cultural connections.
Our highly skilled technical team can support you with every aspect of performance and recording. Drawing on a vast array of in-house audio, visual and lighting equipment the auditorium is the perfect flexible performance space.
Our dynamic film team can record your event or stream it directly to an online platform. Packages range from single camera positions to multiple complex livestreams.
Close to the Howard Assembly Room are Opera North’s purpose-built studios.
The Linacre, Harewood and Mantle Studios are large-scale spaces specifically designed for rehearsal and performance.
The Bramall Education suite with a dedicated breakout room is perfect for smaller workshops, classes, and educational activity. With a state-of-the-art audio-visual projection system, it is the perfect space to nurture creative activity.
From a simple event to complex admission our dedicated Box Office team can support you with all your ticketing needs.
Behind the scenes our team will create your event, host online and keep you updated as sales progress.
On the day a team of box office staff will support you and your guests on their journey to your event.
Work with us to reach your audience.
Opera North’s marketing team can provide a range of marketing tools to support you in engaging your audience.
The Howard Assembly Room is a fully accessible venue space located in the very heart of Leeds city centre.
Leeds bus station is a 10-minute walk and Leeds train station a 15-minute walk away.
As a company with a global outlook, we believe it is our responsibility to put environmental thinking and action at the centre of what we do.
We aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030 and inspire wider change towards a more sustainable future.
By using our spaces, you are directly supporting Opera North to create extraordinary experiences every day.
As a registered charity Opera North uses music and opera to entertain, engage, educate, challenge, and inspire.
