Autumn

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 photograph of Kirkstall Abbey
Until Tue 1 Dec 2026
The 1152 Club
Kirkstall Abbey
Talk Heritage Adults Only Leeds Museums & Galleries
Under £10
Iqbal Hussain
Until Sat 14 Nov 2026
Discover time travel with acclaimed author Iqbal Hussain. Ages 7+
Morley Live CIC
Literature Talk Morley Lit Fest
Free
Fyodo Dostoevsky
Tue 10 Nov 2026
The life and works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and their meaning for today, by Dr Sarah Hudspith
University Of Leeds
Leeds City of Languages Literature Talk
Free
A woman with short grey hair looks at the camera with her head resting on her hand. Around her are cone shaped sculptures, some in and some out of focus.
Tue 10 Nov 2026
Liquid Reflections: Liliane Lijn in Conversation with Laurence Sillars
Stage@Leeds
Spoken Word Talk Visual Arts
Free
A still from the film English Vinglish
Tue 10 Nov 2026
Film Screening: English Vinglish (Gauri Shinde, 2012)
University Of Leeds
Film Talk Leeds City of Languages
Harry Whittaker
Tue 10 Nov 2026
Dive back into the world of Lucinda Riley’s Seven Sisters with Harry Whittaker
The Old Woollen
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Group of people in a museum exhibition space, all smiling at the camera.
Wed 11 Nov 2026
Curator Talk: The Power of Community
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Exhibition Talk
Free
Engraving of the interior of Marshall's Flax Mill, showing workers and textile machinery in a large factory hall with iron columns and roof lights.
Wed 11 Nov 2026
Factories and Fevers: Child health in the 19th century
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Image of person reading with text saying thought bubble
Wed 11 Nov 2026
The Power of Graphic Story Telling: An Evening with Kristyna Baczynski and Darryl Cunningham
Tiled Hall Cafe
All Library Events Creative Workshop Leeds City of Languages Talk Workshop
Free
Wendy Adeniji
Wed 11 Nov 2026
CPD: Building enjoyment and mastery in MFL Speaking for secondary school teachers by Wendy Adeniji
Talk Workshop Leeds City of Languages
At a kitchen counter beside a tabby cat, Brian Bilston reads a book entitled 'how to write a poem', his face obscured behind its cover.
Wed 11 Nov 2026
Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
City Varieties Music Hall
Literature Spoken Word Talk
Under £10
Photo of Malcom Sawyer
Wed 11 Nov 2026
CAFE ECONOMIQUE: Money in a digital age: from cash to cryptocurrency ? A Talk by Emeritus Professor Malcom Sawyer
Seven Arts
Talk