Leisure and culture

• City council to ensure comedy festival goes ahead in 2027

  5 August 2026

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  LEICESTER'S City Mayor Sir Peter Soulsby says the city council will ensure a comedy festival takes place in the city next year.

• Town Hall celebrates 150 years in the heart of Leicester

  3 August 2026

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  LEICESTER’S Town Hall will mark a significant milestone on Friday (7 August) as it celebrates its 150th birthday.

• Community clean-up and fun day shows why people love Leicester’s parks

  29 July 2026

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  STAFF and volunteers who work hard to look after Leicester’s green spaces have been demonstrating just how much fun it can be to love your local park.

• Rolling road closures planned for carnival parade

  27 July 2026

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  LEICESTER’S Caribbean Carnival and parade take place this weekend and motorists are being advised there will be some temporary road closures in place.

• New multi-use game area opens at Rally Park – kicking off a summer of free coaching

  20 July 2026

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  A NEW multi-use games area (MUGA) at the Rally Park in Leicester has been officially launched with a free community event. 

• Free entry to Jewry Wall Museum for day of celebration

  15 July 2026

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  FREE museum entry, children’s activities and family fun will be on offer in Leicester this weekend, as the Friends of Jewry Wall Museum invite everyone to join them for a special day of celebration.

• Major works transform Abbey Park lake in time for summer

  14 July 2026

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  A POPULAR water feature in Abbey Park has been restored to its former glory, following a major programme of works.

• Enjoy free and low-cost family fun in Leicester this summer!

  10 July 2026

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  A GUIDE to some of the many free and low-cost family activities taking place in Leicester this summer is now available on the council’s website.

• Repairs to glazing over King Richard III’s grave site to start on Wednesday

  6 July 2026

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  WORK to replace a cracked glazed panel that covers the original burial site of King Richard III is to get under way on Wednesday (8 July).

• Leicester gears up for Cycle to Work Day

  1 July 2026

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  CYCLE into Leicester on Thursday (2 July) and you could tuck into a free fruit breakfast!

• Council increases investment in city’s festivals and events

  29 June 2026

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  LEICESTER’S renowned programme of festivals and events is to be boosted with an additional £105,000 of council funding.

• Museum to close for three days for essential maintenance works

  29 June 2026

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  LEICESTER’S flagship museum is to close for three days this week to allow essential maintenance works to be carried out.