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!

Free
Leeds Markets
Wed 25 Nov 2026
The changing face of Leeds Markets – From Briggate to Kirkgate
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Colour-coded insurance map page showing properties along Park Street and Oxford Street. Buildings are marked in pink, blue and yellow with labels identifying premises including a police station, fire station, Curtis & Son Ltd. shop fitters, Hepton Bros., Oxford Mills and J. Peacock clothing factory. Street names, plot numbers and building layouts are shown in detail, with large property numbers “129” and “276” at the centre of the map.
Wed 25 Nov 2026
Using the Goad Plans to Research Leeds’ Fire History
Leeds City Library
Talk Heritage All Library Events
Under £10
Clint Boon - The Manchester Chronicles
Thu 26 Nov 2026
The Long Play Sessions: Clint Boon - The Manchester Chronicles
The Electric Press - The Switch Building
Music Talk
Miriam Margolyes smirks at the camera, sat with folded arms and a union flag draped around her sparkly cardigan.
Thu 3 Dec 2026
Miriam Margolyes: Miriam's Full English
Leeds Grand Theatre
Comedy Talk
Museum curator leading a talk in an exhibition space, with people looking at him and listening.
Wed 9 Dec 2026
Curator Talk: Objects, Stories and Curation
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Exhibition Talk
Free
Three-storey red-brick Georgian terrace with white sash windows and red entrance doors, viewed from a grassed garden. Trees frame the building, and a street sign on the corner reads “Beech Grove Terrace”. Two people sit on the lawn at the right-hand side of the scene.
Thu 17 Dec 2026
The Bilbroughs of Beech Grove Terrace: A middle class Victorian family, household and dwelling place
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
In the style of a CCTV camera, a man in a suit smiles with folded arms, stood in front of digital screens.
Tue 5 Jan 2027
Operation MI6
Leeds Grand Theatre
Theatre Talk
Anatomical illustration of a heart, with pink background
Sat 16 Jan 2027
Thackray Insights: The Heart of the Matter
Thackray Museum of Medicine
Talk Heritage
Free
Collage of five historical images on a background of Leeds history publications. Four portrait photographs and engravings of individuals are arranged around a colour photograph showing the unveiling of a blue plaque mounted on a stone wall. Partial book titles in the background include “Links with Bygone Leeds” and “History of Leeds”.
Thu 21 Jan 2027
The Thoresby Society Members Evening
The Leeds Library
Talk Heritage
Colin Sutton in a suit and glasses with arms folded around a red notebook.
Tue 2 Feb 2027 - Thu 11 Feb 2027
The Makings of a Murderer: Double Jeopardy
City Varieties Music Hall
Talk Performance
Janet Street Porter with bright red hair and blue sunglasses, laughing and holding up two cucumbers like horns above her head.
Wed 3 Feb 2027
Janet Street-Porter is Still Off the Leash at 80!
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy Talk
Collage of Michael Vaughan smiling at different points in his career, wearing a suit, holding a cricket bat and in sportswear. A faint signature is visible in the blurred backdrop.
Thu 4 Feb 2027
An Evening with Michael Vaughan
City Varieties Music Hall
Sports Talk