Summer

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
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 Central Library
Talk Heritage All Library Events Leeds 400
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 Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 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
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 Central Library
All Library Events Heritage Leeds 400 Talk
Free
Leeds Markets
Wed 25 Nov 2026
The changing face of Leeds Markets – From Briggate to Kirkgate
The Leeds Library
Heritage Leeds 400 Talk