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!

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
Free
Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash
Mon 9 Nov 2026
What can languages do for you? Skills and opportunities across the globe, by Dr Peter Haysom-Rodriguez
Talk Workshop Leeds City of Languages
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 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