Leisure and culture

• Vote for Riverside Festival for two national awards!

  28 October 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE are being urged to vote for Leicester’s Riverside Festival after it was shortlisted in two categories at the UK Festival Awards 2026.

• Leicester set for sparkling Diwali celebrations

  27 October 2026

  2 minute read

  A WIDE range of events celebrating Diwali are bringing music, culture and community celebrations to venues across Leicester, culminating in the city's Diwali Day celebrations on Sunday 8 November. 

• City to fall silent for Remembrance Sunday commemorations

  27 October 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE across Leicester will remember the city’s fallen service men and women at the city’s annual Remembrance Sunday commemorations.

• New funding round opens for Leicester festivals & events

  26 October 2026

  1 minute read

  LOCAL organisations are being invited to apply to Leicester city Council for a share of £230,000 to help them put on festivals and events in Leicester.

• Leicester Buses launches half-term competition

  21 October 2026

  2 minute read

  Families are being encouraged to explore Leicester by bus this October half term, with the chance to win a family day out at the National Space Centre or King Richard III Visitor Centre.

• Enjoy free and low-cost family fun in Leicester this half term

  15 October 2026

  4 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for affordable ways to enjoy the October half-term will find plenty going on across Leicester next week.

• Get your tickets for Leicester’s biggest bonfire night celebration

  13 October 2026

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S biggest bonfire night celebration takes place at Abbey Park on Saturday 7 November – and tickets are on sale now!

• Work underway on £1.5m refurb of city play areas

  12 October 2026

  1 minute read

  WORK is underway on a major refurbishment programme at children’s playgrounds and community green spaces across Leicester.

• Free talks, workshops and activities on offer during Green Libraries Week

  7 October 2026

  2 minute read

  A WEEK of free author talks, workshops, activities and taster sessions will take place across Leicester for Green Libraries Week.

• Museums and libraries celebrate Black History Month

  30 September 2026

  3 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of exhibitions, displays, talks and author events will take place across Leicester's museums and libraries this October as the city celebrates Black History Month.

• Views sought on council’s leisure centre plans

  22 September 2026

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being invited to have their say on proposals that would shape the the next phase of investment in Leicester City Council's leisure centres.

• One month to go before Monsters make their return!

  21 September 2026

  2 minute read

  A MOB of giant monsters is set to return to Leicester city centre next month, just in time for half-term and Halloween.