Summer

We love to talk, we love to listen and we love to share new ideas which means we love, love, LOVE our page of talks and discussions happening in Leeds.

With so many events about science, art, politics, culture, religion, music and history it's time to expand your mind and see what's out there!

Temple Newsam rooftop
Until Sun 13 Sep 2026
Rooftop and Cellar Experience
Temple Newsam
Guided Tour Leeds Museums & Galleries Talk
Lena Mattheis
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Queer History Club: Queer Pronouns in Literary History - Talk and Quiz
The Bookish Type
LGBT+ Talk Visual Arts
Free
Mace with a spherical metal head and pommel damascened with leaves and flowers in silver, mounted on a wooden haft covered in ray skin. About 13th - early 14th century, possibly Yuan dynasty, Mongolian or Chinese. XXVIC.82 Royal Armouries.
Wed 5 Aug 2026
Royal Armouries Lecture: A Mongol Military Revolution?
Talk
Rebecca Bainbridge & Rachel North
Thu 13 Aug 2026
An Evening of Utterly Addictive Summer Page Turners
Truman Books
Literature Talk
Free
Kublai Khan giving a gold laissez-passer to the Polo brothers. MS BNF Français 2810 f. 3v
Wed 19 Aug 2026
Royal Armouries Lecture: Merchants as governors in the Mongol Empire
Royal Armouries Museum
Talk
Free
Granary Wharf
Sat 22 Aug 2026 - Wed 26 Aug 2026
Let's Get Creative! Creative Sound Walk - Leeds Season of Culture 2026
Leeds Liverpool Canal
Guided Tour Leeds 400 Talk
image of allotments and botanical illustrations
Sun 23 Aug 2026
West Leeds in Bloom: A History of Gardens, Allotments and Food Growing with KVF
Bramley Baths
Creative Workshop Heritage Talk
Jess Kitching
Thu 27 Aug 2026
An Evening with Jess Kitching
Truman Books
Literature Talk
David Jason holds his hand to his chin with a slight smile, dressed in a suit in front of a red curtain.
Sun 30 Aug 2026
An Evening with Sir David Jason
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre Talk
Peter Bleksley stands in a trench coat in front of a bright blue light and rainy brickwork.
Tue 1 Sep 2026
The Makings of a Murderer: The Undercover Detective
City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre Talk
Picture of Lisa Holdsworth (with Bobby Knutt) winning the RTS Yorkshire Writer of the Year (2011).
Wed 2 Sep 2026
An evening with Lisa Holdsworth: TV Writer from Leeds
Abbey House Museum
Leeds Museums & Galleries Literature Talk
Illustration of Elizabeth Blackwell against a background of an illustrated plant
Sat 5 Sep 2026
Thackray Insights: Herbal Heroines
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk Heritage