UPDATED on the 10th & 23rd of the month.
Where to find business networking events in Leeds
Leeds is the commercial centre of Yorkshire, and the city hosts more business networking events than anywhere else in the region. Whether you are a startup founder looking for investors, an SME owner building your client base, or a professional expanding your contacts across the city, Leeds has a networking calendar to match. The city's business networking scene spans everything from informal coffee meetups and breakfast briefings to structured investor showcases and major industry conferences.
Below are the groups, events, and networking in Leeds. We update this guide monthly as new events are announced and existing ones evolve.
A Leeds Today Event · First Thursday of Every Month
Pipeline by Leeds Today
📅 Thursday 5 November, 9:30–11:30 AM · 📍 Marriott Hotel Leeds, 4 Trevelyan Square · £20 inc. breakfast · Just 50 places · ⚡ Almost full
Our own monthly networking morning, bringing together the people who sell, buy and deliver across West Yorkshire — business development, account managers, project leads, buyers and owner-operators from every sector. Coffee, pastries and bacon sandwiches from 9:30, then The Leeds Briefing — followed by hosted networking where our team makes the introductions. Exhibitor stands available first come, first served. The November morning is nearly full — book now to be in the room.
Still to Come in October
Food Market Trends and Business Networking
📅 Friday 23 October, 11:00 AM · 📍 Virgin Money, Leeds
Link and Launch's food market trends and networking session at Virgin Money — for food and drink businesses and anyone in the consumer sector.
Leeds Entrepreneur Social Networking
📅 Tuesday 27 October, 5:00 PM · 📍 The Decanter, Leeds · Free
An evening social networking event for entrepreneurs at The Decanter — a relaxed setting for founders and business builders to connect.
The Marketing Meetup IRL: Leeds
📅 Tuesday 27 October, 6:00 PM · 📍 Genio (formerly Glean), Leeds
The Marketing Meetup's Leeds edition returns, bringing marketers together for talks and genuinely friendly networking.
Netwalking Leeds: Property & Construction Networking
📅 Wednesday 28 October, 12:30 PM · 📍 DB3 Architecture, Quarry Hill
Networking on the move for the property and construction sector, starting from DB3 Architecture at Quarry Hill.
Networking Social — The After Work Club x Lane7
📅 Thursday 29 October, 5:30 PM · 📍 Lane7, Leeds
The After Work Club closes the month at Lane7 — a welcome drink, canapés, bowling and friendly competition with professionals from across the city. Most people attend solo, and the hosts make the introductions.
Upcoming Events — November 2026
Local Business Networking — North Leeds
📅 Tuesday 3 November, 6:45 AM · 📍 Mercure Hotel, Leeds (weekly through November)
Early morning networking for local business owners in North Leeds, running weekly through the month.
The AI Governance Reality Check
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 8:30 AM · 📍 Platform, Leeds · Free (places limited, registration vetted)
A closed-door, Chatham House breakfast discussion for senior leaders on what AI governance actually looks like once AI is already live inside a business — shadow AI, unclear ownership, and who's accountable when an AI-assisted decision goes wrong. Hosted by The Curve, following their earlier Leeds and Sheffield sessions.
Contract Law Update with Professor Ewan McKendrick KC
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Ward Hadaway, Leeds
Ward Hadaway hosts the Oxford emeritus professor for a seminar on the latest contract law developments — interpretation, implied terms, damages clauses and termination. Valuable CPD for in-house counsel and anyone negotiating commercial contracts.
DesignHer Networking: Peer Mentoring
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 2:30 PM · 📍 Virgin Money, Leeds · Free
A free peer mentoring and networking session for women in design and creative industries.
The PA Hub Leeds Christmas Social
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 5:30 PM · 📍 The Cut & Craft, Leeds
The PA Hub's Leeds Christmas social at The Cut & Craft — the festive networking night for the city's PAs, EAs and office managers.
Elevating Your Potential — Sector Networking Series
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 6:00 PM · 📍 Brooklyn, Leeds · Free
The free sector-based networking evening returns to its first-Wednesday slot at Brooklyn, with streams spanning finance, tech, law, real estate, media, healthcare, engineering, hospitality and more. Pick the sector that fits your business.
The Fold — November Meet-up
📅 Wednesday 4 November, 7:30 PM · 📍 Further North, Chapel Allerton
Relaxed evening networking for self-employed women, back at Further North in Chapel Allerton.
November Networking Breakfast with BNI Infinity Leeds
📅 Thursday 5 November, 7:00 AM · 📍 Holiday Inn, Garforth
Early morning structured networking breakfast with BNI Infinity Leeds — referral-based networking for business owners building long-term partnerships.
Pipeline by Leeds Today — A Leeds Today Event
📅 Thursday 5 November, 9:30 AM · 📍 Marriott Hotel Leeds · £20 inc. breakfast · ⚡ Almost full
Our own monthly networking morning — see the feature at the top of this guide. Breakfast from 9:30, The Leeds Briefing from our editors, then hosted introductions. Places are nearly gone — book your place.
Networking Leeds — Connect and Co-Work at Clockwise
📅 Thursday 5 November, 9:30 AM · 📍 Clockwise, Leeds
A relaxed co-working and networking session five minutes from Leeds station, open to freelancers, founders, and small business owners.
Stronger Minds, Safer Sites Network
📅 Thursday 5 November, 2:30 PM · 📍 Little Leaf Café, Farsley
A network tackling mental health in construction — an afternoon of connection and conversation for site teams, contractors and construction leaders in west Leeds.
Cowork Crew Leeds
📅 Friday 6 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Department, Leeds Dock
A day of structured co-working and connections at Department on Leeds Dock.
Connect Women in Biz — Coffee & Co-working Morning
📅 Friday 6 November, 9:30 AM · 📍 Fearns, Leeds Dock (second date later in month)
A co-working and networking morning for women in business at Fearns on Leeds Dock.
Leeds Inclusive Networking Event
📅 Friday 6 November, 10:00 AM · 📍 humanSpaces, Leeds
An inclusive networking event focused on building genuine business connections in a welcoming, accessible environment.
BNI High Flyers — Leeds Business Networking
📅 Friday 6 November, 7:00 PM · 📍 Britannia Hotel, Leeds (further dates through November)
A second BNI chapter for the city — evening referral networking for business owners, with multiple dates through the month.
Property Connect Leeds
📅 Tuesday 10 November, 1:30 PM · 📍 BOX Leeds
Leeds' premier property and construction networking event, bringing together developers, investors, contractors, and professionals from across the built environment sector.
Firefly Hub Breakfast Networking — Sand Moor
📅 Wednesday 11 November, 7:30 AM · 📍 Sand Moor Golf Club, Alwoodley
Firefly Hub's north Leeds breakfast edition at Sand Moor Golf Club, with the city centre session following on Thursday 12th at Work Café Santander (8:00 AM).
The Yorkshire Post Business Awards 2026
📅 Wednesday 11 November, 6:30 PM · 📍 New Dock, Leeds
Awards season opens with one of the region's flagship black-tie nights — the Yorkshire Post Business Awards at New Dock, celebrating the county's standout companies and leaders.
Let's Grow Girls Breakfast
📅 Thursday 12 November, 8:30 AM · 📍 Flying Pizza by San Carlo, Roundhay · ⚡ Selling fast
A breakfast networking session for women growing their businesses, over coffee at the Flying Pizza in Roundhay. Tickets are moving quickly.
W!NK Leeds
📅 Thursday 12 November, 1:00 PM · 📍 Canal Club, Holbeck
A lunchtime networking session at the Canal Club in Holbeck.
Connect Yorkshire Business Awards 2026
📅 Thursday 12 November, 6:00 PM · 📍 AMT Headingley Rugby Stadium
Connect Yorkshire's annual awards evening at Headingley, celebrating the entrepreneurs and scale-ups the organisation has supported across the region.
Meet the Members — Business Social
📅 Thursday 12 November, 6:00 PM · 📍 The Wellness Lounge, Garforth
An evening business social in Garforth — a relaxed meet-the-members format for businesses in east Leeds.
Experimentation North
📅 Thursday 12 November, 6:30 PM · 📍 Leeds city centre
The meetup for the North's experimentation and CRO community — this edition features Zuko Analytics' head of customer success on form optimisation, plus career coach Parveen Downer on confidence and career development in tech.
IStructE Yorkshire Annual Awards Dinner 2026
📅 Friday 13 November, 7:00 PM · 📍 The Met Hotel, Leeds
The Institution of Structural Engineers' Yorkshire awards dinner at The Met — recognising the region's best structural engineering work.
DARETOGROW / Live Leeds: Talk, Networking and Workshop
📅 Monday 16 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Horizon Leeds · ⚡ Sales end soon
A morning combining a growth-focused talk, workshop, and networking for ambitious business owners. Ticket sales close shortly.
Relaxed Networking Morning for Women Business Owners
📅 Monday 16 November, 10:00 AM · 📍 Nesso Café and Bar, Morley
An informal morning for women business owners in south Leeds, over coffee at Nesso in Morley.
Networking Wetherby at HR180
📅 Tuesday 17 November, 9:30 AM · 📍 HR180, Wetherby
Face-to-face morning networking for businesses in Wetherby and the north Leeds fringe.
AI Confidence Meetup: The Hidden Work Behind AI Automation
📅 Tuesday 17 November, 6:00 PM · 📍 The Rose Bowl, Leeds Beckett University
The non-technical AI meetup returns to the Rose Bowl, this time on the hidden work behind AI automation — for business leaders working out what adoption actually takes.
The Future of Cyber Security Leeds 2026
📅 Wednesday 18 November, 8:30 AM · 📍 Elland Road Stadium, Leeds · Registration required
The full-day executive cyber security conference lands at Elland Road — 300+ senior decision-makers, with sessions on AI-driven threats, ransomware, supply chain risk and cyber resilience, headlined by the BBC's cyber correspondent Joe Tidy alongside Gabby Logan.
The Yorkshire Aesthetics Forum
📅 Wednesday 18 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Everyman, Leeds
The sector forum for Yorkshire's aesthetics and clinic businesses returns, with a morning of talks and networking at Everyman Leeds.
WiBSE Yorkshire — Christmas Bauble Painting with Drinks
📅 Wednesday 18 November, 6:00 PM · 📍 The Little Biscuit, Morley
Women in Business networking with a festive twist — bauble painting and drinks at the pottery studio in Morley.
Property & Poppadoms — Leeds
📅 Thursday 19 November, 6:30 PM · 📍 Aagrah, Leeds city centre
The popular property networking supper club brings its Leeds edition to Aagrah — property professionals, investors and developers over a curry.
Property Deal Network Leeds
📅 Thursday 19 November, 7:00 PM · 📍 Manahatta Greek Street, Leeds · Free
The monthly free evening meetup for property investors and developers in the city centre.
What Does It Really Take to Build a Successful Yorkshire Business?
📅 Tuesday 24 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Bowcliffe Hall, Wetherby · Free · ⚡ Almost full
A free morning session at Bowcliffe Hall digging into what actually drives Yorkshire business success — for owners and leaders at every stage. Places are nearly gone.
Leeds Entrepreneur Social Networking
📅 Tuesday 24 November, 5:00 PM · 📍 The Decanter, Leeds · Free
An evening social networking event for entrepreneurs at The Decanter — a relaxed setting for founders and business builders to connect.
KBBG & KBSA Regional Event
📅 Wednesday 25 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Royal Armouries, Leeds Dock
The kitchen and bathroom industry's trade bodies bring their Yorkshire regional event to the Royal Armouries — a day of supplier connections for retailers and specialists in the sector.
Netwalking Leeds: Property & Construction Networking
📅 Wednesday 25 November, 12:30 PM · 📍 DB3 Architecture, Quarry Hill
Networking on the move for the property and construction sector, starting from DB3 Architecture at Quarry Hill.
A Flavour of Business: Connect, Engage & Grow
📅 Wednesday 25 November, 4:00 PM · 📍 Cinnamon Kitchen, Leeds
Late-afternoon networking over food at Cinnamon Kitchen — connections and conversation to close the working day.
Leeds Society of Architects — Annual Dinner
📅 Wednesday 25 November, 6:30 PM · 📍 The Met Hotel, Leeds
The Leeds Society of Architects' annual dinner at the newly refurbished Met — the architecture and built environment community's night of the year.
Digital Clubhouse
📅 Thursday 26 November, 9:00 AM · 📍 Department, Leeds Dock · ⚡ Selling fast
The morning gathering for the Leeds digital community returns to Department on Leeds Dock. Tickets are moving quickly.
Working Women Club — Guiseley
📅 Thursday 26 November, 9:30 AM · 📍 Guiseley Theatre, Leeds
The Working Women Club's November morning comes to Guiseley Theatre — relaxed networking for working women in north-west Leeds.
Know of a Leeds business event happening in November that we've missed? Email news@leeds.today and we'll add it.
Major Conferences & Showcases
UKREiiF
📅 May · 📍 Royal Armouries & Leeds Dock · 12,000+ delegates
The UK Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum takes place over three days every May. Investors, developers, council leaders, and central government representatives gather for one of the biggest business events hosted in Leeds, generating significant deal flow across property, infrastructure, and professional services. Read our guide.
ClimbUK
📅 June · 📍 Royal Armouries, Leeds · 4000+ attendees
An investor showcase held at Leeds Dock, connecting founders with investors over informal meetings. The 2026 event attracted 250 investors and has a track record of facilitating seven-figure deals. Suited to founders seeking early-stage and growth capital. Read our guide.
The Entrepreneur Festival
📅 June · 📍 Royal Armouries, Leeds · 4,000+ attendees
The UK's national forum for founders, investors, operators, advisors, and policymakers building, scaling, funding, and shaping businesses. The three-day festival covers the full founder journey from start-up through to exit, with structured introductions, private investor spaces, and sessions led by people who have built, funded, and sold businesses.
Leeds Digital Festival
📅 September · 📍 Multiple Leeds venues · Two-week festival · Free and ticketed events
One of the UK's largest open tech festivals, running across multiple venues over two weeks each year. The programme includes talks, panels, workshops, and networking covering AI, digital marketing, cybersecurity, fintech, and more. Ideal for anyone working in or around the tech and digital sector. Read our guide.
