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!

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
Janice Hallett
Tue 15 Sep 2026
An Evening with Janice Hallett
The Old Woollen
Literature Talk
Free
The Courtauld bag, Courtauld Gallery, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust).
Wed 16 Sep 2026
Royal Armouries Lecture: From War to Wedding
Royal Armouries Museum
Talk
Ceceila Ahern
Wed 16 Sep 2026
An Evening with the Queen of Love Stories - Cecelia Ahern
The Old Woollen
Literature Talk
Free
Hyde Park Picture House
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Heritage Open Days: M&S on the Big Screen
Hyde Park Picture House
Film Talk
Free
Black-and-white head-and-shoulders portrait of Maud Hummerston, with dark wavy hair, facing slightly to the viewer's left
Thu 17 Sep 2026
Maud Hummerston: The Storyteller of Leeds
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Portrait of Damon
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Badly Drawn Boy: Live & In Conversation
The Old Woollen
Gigs Music Performance Talk
In black and white, Jonathan Pie looks sternly off-camera, standing poised in a black suit.
Fri 18 Sep 2026
Jonathan Pie: Work in Progress
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy Talk
Ornate vase
Wed 23 Sep 2026 - Thu 24 Sep 2026
Studio Pottery Experience
Lotherton
Creative Workshop Leeds Museums & Galleries Talk Workshop
Free
Painted head-and-shoulders portrait of Alice Mann, with dark curled hair and a white shawl fastened with a small brooch, against a dark background.
Wed 23 Sep 2026
Alice Mann - The Radical Woman Who Beat The Establishment
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Under £10
ICMP
Thu 24 Sep 2026
The Long Play Sessions: Janine Warren: In Conversation and Book Signing
The Electric Press - The Switch Building
Literature Talk
Lemn Sissay sits on a wooden chair, smiling and resting his head on his hand, wearing a yellow jacket in front of a paper-textured illustration of a yellow sun.
Wed 30 Sep 2026
Lemn Sissay: Let the Light Pour In LIVE
City Varieties Music Hall
Spoken Word Talk Theatre