Spring

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!

Free
A montage of writing instruments including ballpoint pens, fountain pens, quills, inkpots and a type writer, from the Collections of Leeds Museums and Galleries, on a lined paper backdrop with turquoise ink splodge shapes.
Until Tue 3 Mar 2026
The 1152 Club: over 55s heritage talks series
Abbey House Museum
Heritage January List Leeds Museums & Galleries Talk Adults Only
Embroidered flowers in yellow and green
Until Wed 18 Feb 2026
Leeds Tapestry Tour
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Talk Guided Tour
Elly Griffiths
Tue 17 Feb 2026
An Evening with Elly Griffiths: Step into another Thrilling Case
The Old Woollen
Literature Talk
Free
A photograph of a statue of Walter Hook in Leeds City Square
Wed 18 Feb 2026
Leeds in Your Lunch Hour Lecture 3: ‘The Greatest Parish Priest of the Nineteenth Century’: Dr Walter Farquhar Hook, Vicar of Leeds 1837 -1859
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Typed and handwritten Socialist League report form for the Leeds branch, dated October 1885, listing membership numbers, meeting counts, financial notes, and remarks, with annotations in ink and pencil and an address for the League’s London offices at the top.
Thu 19 Feb 2026
William Morris in Leeds and Bradford
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Sarah addressing the audience with the guest panel
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Radical Reading Room Book Event | FRIENDS IN COMMON
Left Bank Leeds
Literature Talk
Under £10
Image of Book and people crafting
Fri 20 Feb 2026
"Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It" Workshop and Book Talk
Left Bank Leeds
Talk Craft
book cover of Stitch it, don't ditch it
Tue 24 Feb 2026
SCRAP TALKS: “Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It” Interactive Clothing Repair Talk
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Talk Craft
Free
A photograph of Boar Lane in the 1970s, black and derelict
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Leeds In Your Lunch Hour Lecture 4: ‘A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400 Talk
Free
A gallery space with an abstract white marble sculpture in the foreground, a metal ring installation to the right, and rectangular bronze works attached to the wall in the background.
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition Guided Tour Talk
David Jason holds his hand to his chin with a slight smile, dressed in a suit in front of a red curtain.
Sun 1 Mar 2026 - Sun 30 Aug 2026
An Evening with Sir David Jason
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre Talk
Image of a projector
Thu 5 Mar 2026
Scalarama Leeds 2026 Fundraiser // Welcome Meeting // Goodnight Brooklyn Screening
The Holbeck
Film Social Talk