We offer a range of advertising and sponsorship opportunities that you can use to promote your business.
You could advertise across the city and reach over 300,000 local people per year. Options include:
- advertising panels in our 8 household waste recycling centres
- sponsoring Leeds Lights
- advertising on pay slips
- using our promotional event spaces in Leeds city centre
Opportunities also include lamp post advertising in a range of locations, boundary signs and roundabouts. Email
advertising@leeds.gov.uk to find out more and to book.
Parks, green spaces and roundabouts
Our parks and countryside service offer a range of opportunities to promote your business through sponsoring parks, green spaces, roundabouts, flower beds, events and more. For more information, see
sponsoring parks gardens and green spaces.
Promotional event spaces
There are 8 promotional event spaces in Leeds city centre that can be hired on a daily basis for promotional events.
These spaces are in the highest footfall locations in the Yorkshire region and are a great way of promoting your products to a large audience.
View a map showing all the available city centre promotional spaces.
Briggate
Primary space
This is the largest promotional space ideal for new product launches and high quality events. Briggate is Leeds’s main shopping street benefitting from very high footfall. The space:
- costs £1,500 a day to use
- is 30m by 10m in size
- has an average weekly footfall of 264,000 people
- is pedestrianised between 10:30am to 7pm
Secondary space
Our second largest space is located in the heart of the retail core. This space:
- costs £1,500 a day to use
- is 20m by 5m in size
- has an average weekly footfall of 264,000 people
- is pedestrianised between 10:30am to 7pm
Lands Lane
This is situated in the heart of Leeds’ pedestrian retail core at the intersection of Trinity Leeds, Commercial Street and Lands Lane. This space:
- costs £600 a day to use
- is 10m by 4m in size
- has an average weekly footfall of 135,000 people
- is fully pedestrianised between 10:30am to 7pm
Dortmund Square
This is a popular square, ideally placed between 3 of the city centre’s popular shopping centres. It's ideal for small vehicle promotions. This space:
- costs £900 a day to use
- is 8m by 8m in size
- has vehicle access
- has an average weekly footfall of 186,000 people
Bond Court
This is the main pedestrianised route from the legal and financial district to the retail core and train station. It's ideal for targeting office workers before and after work as well as lunchtimes. Bond Court also boasts a boules court. This space:
- costs £500 a day to use
- is 11m by 10m in size
City Square
City Square has a large paved, open pedestrianised area. It provides a gateway from the train station to the city centre. The space will be remodelled but may still be available to use for promotional events. City Square is home to the Black Prince on horseback and other statues. This space:
- costs £600 a day to use
- is 21m by 8m in size
Cookridge Street
This pedestrianised pitch is in a central location adjacent to Leeds Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute. This site offers power access from a pop up feeder pillar containing several sockets. This space:
- costs £900 a day to use
- has variable size depending on the event
- is pedestrianised at all times
Kirkgate mini pitch
Our mini pitches are ideal for smaller promotions by charities, utility companies and similar organisations. This space:
- costs £150 a day to use
- is 2m by 2m in size
- is pedestrianised at all times
Bond Street mini pitch
Our mini pitches are ideal for smaller promotions by charities, utility companies, and similar organisations. This space:
- cost £150 a day to use
- 2m by 2m size
- is pedestrianised at all times
Charities or voluntary sector organisations may be able to hire a space at a reduced rate.
How to book
Before you book, read our city centre promotional space policy and conditions of use or contact us.
Email:
promotional.spaces@leeds.gov.uk
Phone: 0113 378 6646 (Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm)
Find out more about other
business promotion and activities in Leeds city centre.
Third-party advertising opportunities
A number of advertising spaces are operated by third-party companies. The available spaces include:
Poster drums, lamp post panels and billboards
Lamp post banners
Bay Media external link manages banner advertising on lamp posts around Leeds city centre, offering a fully managed service that includes print, production, installation and removal. For more information, email
enquiries@baymedia.co.uk or phone 0208 343 2525.
Boundary signs
CPMedia external link manage sponsorship of boundary signs across the city. These feature an advertising panel sitting beneath a ‘Welcome to…’ sign. For more information, email
info@cpmedia.co.uk or phone 01422 322 255.
Light Night
You can also sponsor events such as Light Night Leeds, the UK’s largest annual arts and light festival. The event has huge levels of digital and in-person marketing opportunities.
Visit our Light Night corporate opportunities page for more information.
