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!

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
At a kitchen counter beside a tabby cat, Brian Bilston reads a book entitled 'how to write a poem', his face obscured behind its cover.
Wed 11 Nov 2026
Brian Bilston: How to Lay an Egg with a Horse Inside
City Varieties Music Hall
Literature Spoken Word Talk
Yellow chrysanthemum
Thu 12 Nov 2026 - Sun 15 Nov 2026
Chrysanthemum Tour
Temple Newsam
Talk Guided Tour Leeds Museums & Galleries
Free
Three models wear headscarves and sunglasses
Thu 12 Nov 2026
Guest Speaker – All in the best possible taste: 50 years of style, with Dr Jade Halbert
M&S Archive
Talk Heritage
Black and white photo of Tom Meighan looking off into the distance, wearing a thick coat.
Thu 12 Nov 2026
An Evening with Tom Meighan: The Original Voice of Kasabian
City Varieties Music Hall
Gigs Music Talk
Authors
Tue 17 Nov 2026
TM vs TM – Battle of the Bestsellers
Truman Books
Farsley LitFest Literature Talk
Free
Large and small red confectionery tins advertising “Thorne’s Extra Super Crème Toffee”, with the slogan “It’s too good for you, Spot” and illustrations of a dog and a person holding sweets.
Wed 18 Nov 2026
Thorne’s of Leeds: From Mustard to Toffees
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Side-by-side comparison of John Cossins’ 1720s town plans. Left: map of York showing streets, the River Ouse and illustrated buildings around the border, labelled 1.3 km. Right: map of Leeds showing streets, the River Aire and illustrated buildings around the border, labelled 0.8 km. Heading reads: “New & Exact Plans of York and of Leeds 1720s by John Cossins”.
Thu 19 Nov 2026
York and Leeds: how are these two Yorkshire urban centres linked and what accounts for the differences in the way they have evolved over the centuries?
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Illustration of a man kneeling on the grass next to a lake
Fri 20 Nov 2026
The Templars of Nuesum
Leeds City Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
A.J West
Mon 23 Nov 2026
Head to Wartime London with Sunday Times Bestselling Author A.J West
Truman Books
Literature Talk Farsley LitFest
A picture of someone's hands conserving a fragile museum object.
Wed 25 Nov 2026
Keeping our History Safe
Abbey House Museum
Talk Heritage Leeds Museums & Galleries