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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!

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
Eerie depiction of someone if indeterminate age and gender walking down a woodland path as the trees curve overhead in sinister fashion
Sun 4 Oct 2026
Wordweaver Stories: Sun, Stars and Straw
Otley Courthouse
Music Talk
Free
Collage of Leeds cultural and social history artefacts, including historic newspaper mastheads, fanzine covers, posters, photographs, a printing press, board games and community publications spanning the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Tue 6 Oct 2026
Play, Publish, Progress: How Leeds Led the World
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Under £10
Woman sat on a bench
Tue 6 Oct 2026
Queer History Club: People Without History Are Dust - Queer Desire and the Holocaust
The Bookish Type
Literature Talk LGBT+
Free
Black‑and‑white architectural drawing of a Gothic church with a square central tower, buttressed walls, and rows of arched windows; a low nave extends on both sides, and a few small figures and gravestones appear in the foreground churchyard.
Wed 7 Oct 2026
Ralph and John Went to Church: Ralph Thoresby & John Lewis, the first recorded Black person in Leeds
Leeds Central Library
Talk Heritage All Library Events Leeds 400
Professor Brian Cox - Emergence World Tour
Sat 10 Oct 2026
Professor Brian Cox - Emergence World Tour
first direct bank arena
Talk Adults Only
Jordan Wylie - Finding Purpose
Mon 12 Oct 2026
Jordan Wylie - Finding Purpose
Carriageworks Theatre
Talk
Author John Boyne
Mon 12 Oct 2026
An Evening with John Boyne
The Old Woollen
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Seren Hawley Plows
Tue 13 Oct 2026
An Evening to Reconnect with Nature: Folklore, Traditions & Rituals
Truman Books
Literature Talk Farsley LitFest
Free
Black-and-white photograph of a busy city street lined with multi-storey shops, decorated with bunting and banners. Pedestrians cross the road while cars and trams travel through the junction. A banner reading “ALBION PLACE” hangs above the street.
Wed 14 Oct 2026
The Sights and Sounds of the Leeds Tercentenary, 1926
Leeds Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Matt Coyne
Wed 14 Oct 2026
An Evening with Matt Coyne
Truman Books
Literature Talk Family Friendly Family Friendly Workshop School Holidays
Shaun Ryder holds a neutral gaze, donning a pair of Ray Bans and navy jacket. The background is blurred but busy with lights and activity.
Wed 14 Oct 2026
Shaun Ryder: Happy Mondays, and Fridays, and Saturdays, and Sundays
City Varieties Music Hall
Music Talk