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
Overhead architectural site plan showing a large housing estate within a triangular block bordered by roads. Curved and linear residential buildings surround central green spaces, with tennis courts, pathways and service buildings arranged across the landscaped site.
Thu 5 Nov 2026
400 Years of Leeds, through the Collections Of Leeds Museums and Galleries
Leeds City Library
Talk Heritage All Library Events Leeds 400
Under £10
Iqbal Hussain
Fri 6 Nov 2026 - Sat 14 Nov 2026
Discover time travel with acclaimed author Iqbal Hussain. Ages 7+
Morley Live CIC
Literature Talk Morley Lit Fest
Morley Literature Festival
Fri 6 Nov 2026
Writing Murder: Secrets of the Crime Novel
Morley Live CIC
Literature Talk Morley Lit Fest
Under £10
Morley Literature Festival
Fri 6 Nov 2026
In conversation with Matson Taylor
Morley Live CIC
Literature Talk Morley Lit Fest
Anatomical illustration of a brain, with colourful gradient over the top
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Thackray Insights: What Colour is a Brain?
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk Heritage
Botanical Print
Sat 7 Nov 2026
A Year in the Making: Planning Your 2027 Veg Patch with KVF
Bramley Baths
Creative Workshop Talk Workshop
Free
View of a cemetery with multiple headstones in view as well as a tree in blossom in the foreground. The whole area is covered in grass.
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Solving History Mysteries - Taphophile Turned Detective
Leeds City Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Faye Marshall, Matson Taylor, Milly Johnson and Iqbal Hussain
Sat 7 Nov 2026
Inherited Stories: How Heritage Shapes the Tales We Tell
Morley Live CIC
Literature Morley Lit Fest Talk
Under £10
Mark Mosedale and Si Smith pose with their book, Gigs
Sun 8 Nov 2026
GIGS: Getting the Future Right In All the Wrong Ways
Morley Live CIC
Literature Morley Lit Fest Talk
Free
Slide collection in an archive
Mon 9 Nov 2026
ARTFUL Talk #4 – Feminist Art Making Histories Launch
University Of Leeds
Talk
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