Winter

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!

A man wearing a red raincoat stands with his hands clasped on a spooky street.
Tue 27 Jan 2026 - Thu 29 Jan 2026
Uncanny: Fear of the Dark
Leeds Playhouse
Theatre Talk
Embroidered flowers in yellow and green
Wed 28 Jan 2026 - Wed 18 Feb 2026
Leeds Tapestry Tour
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Talk Guided Tour
Portrait of Imani
Wed 28 Jan 2026
Imani Erriu - Fallen Stars in Conversation
The Old Woollen
January List Performance Talk
Free
Annual artist gathering 2025 lead image, Dance Futures Conference 2021 © David Lindsay
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Yorkshire Dance | Annual Artist Gathering
Yorkshire Dance
Adults Only Dance Social Talk
Free
The Moot Hall, Briggate, circa 1825, where the Leeds Corporation held its meetings and courts
Wed 4 Feb 2026
Leeds In Your Lunch Hour Lecture 1: ‘1626 and All That’: The first Municipal Charter and 400 years of municipal and metropolitan government in Leeds
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400 Talk
poster graphics for insights
Sat 7 Feb 2026
Thackray Insights: The Sick Sense
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk
Free
Alex Golledge, the Bank of England’s Agent for Yorkshire
Tue 10 Feb 2026
Bank of England - Economic prospects
Leeds Beckett University The Rose Bowl
Talk
Under £10
a recent Leeds & District Association in support of the National Trust
Tue 10 Feb 2026
A talk on The life, work and legacy of Leeds Scientist William Astbury by Kersten Hall
St Chads Parish Centre, Headingley
Talk Heritage Adults Only
Liz Flanagan
Tue 10 Feb 2026
An Evening of Yorkshire-based Historical Fiction with Liz Flanagan
Truman Books
Literature Talk
Free
A black and white portrait of Ralph Thorseby
Wed 11 Feb 2026
Leeds In Your Lunch Hour Lecture 2: ‘The Ingenious Mr Thoresby’: First Historian of Leeds 1658-1725
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400 Talk
In black and white, Rob Auton with dark shoulder-length hair and beard dressed in a black suit stands alone and serious against an empty backdrop.
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Rob Auton
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy Talk
Elly Griffiths
Tue 17 Feb 2026
An Evening with Elly Griffiths: Step into another Thrilling Case
The Old Woollen
Literature Talk