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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!

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
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
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
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
Free
Composite image combining a handwritten hospital case record with a historic photograph of a large Gothic-style hospital building. The document is headed “MR. BROWN” and records treatment for “Ulnar Nerve paralysis - Lft.” with admission and discharge dates from 1901. The lower section shows a multi-storey brick hospital with arched windows, steep roofs and a covered arcade along the frontage.
Thu 18 Feb 2027
The Infirmary Cases of Victorian and Edwardian Leeds: Making the Papers
The Leeds Library
Talk Heritage
National Treasure Cheryl Baker, looking as gorgeous as ever, is giving a cheeky smile to the camera, thinking of coming to this event, definitely time to be Making Your Mind Up...
Fri 19 Feb 2027
Wearing Cheryl Baker
Otley Courthouse
Talk
Jon Culshaw smiles in a navy blue suit and dark patterned tie.
Sun 21 Feb 2027
Jon Culshaw: Me, Myself and Others
City Varieties Music Hall
Comedy Talk
Free
Large stone house with a columned entrance and tall sash windows, viewed from a lawn shaded by mature trees. A picnic bench stands on the grass in the foreground, with a driveway and entrance area to the left. The building is framed by leafy branches against a blue sky.
Thu 18 Mar 2027
The growth and development of Freemasonry in Leeds and its role in the civic life of the city
The Leeds Library
Talk Heritage
Free
Chris Hindle, will explore the early development of motor vehicles in Leeds from 1896 to 1930, particularly looking at manufacture, retail, leisure and highway development.
Thu 15 Apr 2027
Leeds and the Motoring Age, 1896-1930
The Leeds Library
Talk Heritage
Nik Kershaw wearing glasses in a light denim shirt with his hands together under his chin.
Thu 22 Apr 2027
Musings and Lyrics: An intimate evening of songs, stories and silliness in the company of Nik Kershaw
City Varieties Music Hall
Music Talk