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
Free
Helmet [ЧХМ2022.173.10] Courtesy of the Chinggis Khan National Museum.
Wed 22 Jul 2026
Royal Armouries Lecture: Survival Strategies when confronting a Mongol invasion
Royal Armouries Museum
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Under £10
A man sat in a relatively dark room
Wed 22 Jul 2026
A Prison Within a Prison: Book Launch with Dalton Harrison
The Bookish Type
LGBT+ Literature Talk
Under £10
The intersex flag
Fri 24 Jul 2026
Intersex: A Manifesto Against Medicalization - Book Talk with Iain Morland
The Bookish Type
Literature Talk LGBT+
Lena Mattheis
Tue 4 Aug 2026
Queer History Club: Queer Pronouns in Literary History - Talk and Quiz
The Bookish Type
LGBT+ Talk Visual Arts
Rebecca Bainbridge & Rachel North
Thu 13 Aug 2026
An Evening of Utterly Addictive Summer Page Turners
Truman Books
Literature 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
Jon Ronson smiles in a relaxed pose against a bare wall.
Mon 7 Sep 2026
Enter The Castle with Jon Ronson: Mystery, Crime & Unmoored Men
City Varieties Music Hall
Literature Talk
Free
a picture of workmen constructing the Abbey House street Harewood Square in the 1959s.
Fri 11 Sep 2026
Abbey House Museum Memories: The 2026 Alastair Laurence Lecture
Abbey House Museum
Heritage Leeds Museums & Galleries Talk