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!

Under £10
A horizontal, three-part illustration of Plato's Allegory of the Cave. On the left, prisoners are chained in a dark cave, looking at shadows on a wall. In the middle, figures walk behind a wall carrying statues of horses and people in front of a large fire. On the right, a person emerges from the cave into a bright coastal landscape with a tree under a shining sun.
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Why Read Plato’s Republic Today?
Mill Hill Chapel
Literature Talk Leeds LitFest
Ellie Kildunne smiles at the camera, wearing a stripy, long-sleeve collared shirt, with hands behind her back, in front of a blue backdrop.
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Ellie Kildunne: Game Changer Live
City Varieties Music Hall
Sports Talk
Head shot of economist Vince Cable. He is wearing a suit and tie. He is looking directly towards the camera.
Sat 6 Jun 2026
Vince Cable: Eclipsing the West
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds LitFest Literature Talk
Under £10
A red-brick Victorian chapel, now the Chapel FM Arts Centre, features ornate arched windows and a decorative gable. To the right, a modern one-story extension with a distinctive grey-and-white diamond pattern on its exterior wall includes a small paved terrace where people are seated at outdoor tables. A staff member is seen carrying a tray toward the patrons under a bright, cloudy sky.
Sun 7 Jun 2026
Writing On Air: The First Ten Years
Chapel FM Arts Centre
Literature Talk Leeds LitFest
Under £10
A smiling woman with short dark hair and a nose ring, resting her chin on their hand. They are wearing a black leather jacket in a room with a bookshelf and vintage bottles in the background.
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Arathi Menon: Illegal to be Gay?
Hold Fast Bookshop
Leeds LitFest LGBT+ Literature Talk
A woman sits at in the snow with a snow-capped mountain behind her, she is in full snow climbing gear.
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Adriana Brownlee - Death Zone
Carriageworks Theatre
Talk Adventure
Under £10
Jake Morris-Campbell: Between the Salt & the Ash
Mon 8 Jun 2026
Jake Morris-Campbell: Between the Salt & the Ash
Hyde Park Book Club
Leeds LitFest Literature Talk
Natasha Walter
Tue 9 Jun 2026
An Evening of Feminism and Flourishing Futures with Natasha Walter
Cargo Wines
Literature Talk
Natasha Walter
Tue 9 Jun 2026
An Evening of Feminism and Flourishing Futures with Natasha Walter
Cargo
Literature Talk
Under £10
Cosy Crime or Evil Minds
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Cosy Crime or Evil Minds?
The Leeds Library
Leeds LitFest Literature Talk
Under £10
A bronze statue of George Orwell stands outside the BBC. Its long shadow falls across a stone wall engraved with the quote: 'If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.
Wed 10 Jun 2026
Orwell and Spain: The Birth of a Dystopia
Mill Hill Chapel
Leeds LitFest Literature Talk
Under £10
John Ironmonger: Tackling Climate Change via Fiction
Wed 10 Jun 2026
John Ironmonger: Tackling Climate Change via Fiction
Hold Fast Bookshop
Leeds LitFest Literature Talk