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!

Arthur Kampf, l'artista, 1907
Thu 29 Oct 2026
Queer History Club: Hotties in Art - Talk & Art Workshop
The Bookish Type
LGBT+ Talk Visual Arts
Louise Candlish
Thu 29 Oct 2026
An Evening with the Queen of a Killer Twist: Louise Candlish
The Old Woollen
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Greg Wise
Fri 30 Oct 2026
An Afternoon with Greg Wise
The Old Woollen
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Dr John Cooper Clarke casually poses in a black suit, wearing his iconic sunglasses.
Fri 30 Oct 2026 - Sat 31 Oct 2026
Dr John Cooper Clarke
City Varieties Music Hall
Music Spoken Word Talk
Crime Authors
Sat 31 Oct 2026
Crime Day
The Old Woollen
Creative Workshop Farsley LitFest Literature Talk Workshop
C.J Cooke
Tue 3 Nov 2026
Be Transfixed: A Compelling, Gothic Evening with C.J Cooke
Truman Books
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Free
Historic portrait of a person in formal clothing with a moustache and a flower buttonhole, shown within an oval frame.
Wed 4 Nov 2026
Slavery, Empire, and Leeds
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
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
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
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