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!

Free
Sarah addressing the audience with the guest panel
Thu 19 Feb 2026
Radical Reading Room Book Event | FRIENDS IN COMMON
Left Bank Leeds
Literature Talk
Under £10
Image of Book and people crafting
Fri 20 Feb 2026
"Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It" Workshop and Book Talk
Left Bank Leeds
Talk Craft
book cover of Stitch it, don't ditch it
Tue 24 Feb 2026
SCRAP TALKS: “Stitch It, Don’t Ditch It” Interactive Clothing Repair Talk
Scrap Creative Reuse Art Project
Talk Craft
Free
A photograph of Boar Lane in the 1970s, black and derelict
Wed 25 Feb 2026
Leeds In Your Lunch Hour Lecture 4: ‘A City Transformed 1965-2025’: Leeds Civic Trust and 60 Years of Change in Leeds
Leeds Minster
Leeds 400 Talk
Free
A gallery space with an abstract white marble sculpture in the foreground, a metal ring installation to the right, and rectangular bronze works attached to the wall in the background.
Sat 28 Feb 2026
Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake
Henry Moore Institute
Exhibition Guided Tour Talk
David Jason holds his hand to his chin with a slight smile, dressed in a suit in front of a red curtain.
Sun 1 Mar 2026
An Evening with Sir David Jason
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre Talk
A red neon hand praying
Sat 7 Mar 2026
Thackray Insights: Religion and Medicine
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk
A family sit harnessed and perched on the side of a large cliff face, all are smiling up at the camera
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Leo Houlding: Exposed
Carriageworks Theatre
Talk
A smiling Adam Frost in navy knitwear and a coat casually looks off-camera in a luscious green garden.
Mon 9 Mar 2026
An Evening with Adam Frost
City Varieties Music Hall
Theatre Talk
Author Jennie Godfrey
Tue 10 Mar 2026
An Evening with Jennie Godfrey
The Old Woollen
Literature Talk
Free
Colour photograph of a store interior with rails full of dresses
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Guest Speaker: Fashioning the 1950s, with Dr Liz Tregenza
M&S Archive
Talk Heritage
Free
Two people sat at a desk
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Wales in Venice: Manon Awst and Dylan Huw in conversation
Henry Moore Institute
Visual Arts Talk