Leisure and culture

• Medieval Guildhall celebrates centenary as a museum

  30 April 2026

  2 minute read

  A LEICESTER landmark built as a meeting place for a powerful medieval guild will celebrate its centenary as a museum with a day of activities on Monday.

• Walk Leicester Festival is back!

  30 April 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S medieval roots, rich heritage and urban green spaces will all be celebrated as a popular walking festival returns to the city.

• Local talent to take centre stage at this year’s Riverside Festival

  28 April 2026

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  LOCAL talent from Leicester’s music scene will take centre stage at this year’s Riverside Festival.

• Star Wars toy story opens at Leicester Museum

  24 April 2026

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  RETURNING like a Jedi to Leicester Museum tomorrow (Saturday 25 April) is an all-new exhibition that’s set to captivate Star Wars’ fans of all ages.

• New community sports facilities unveiled in Belgrave

  20 April 2026

  2 minute read

  A NEW multi-use games area has been unveiled in Belgrave.

• Discover history brought to life at Old Town Festival

  8 April 2026

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  PEOPLE are being invited to travel through time as Leicester’s Old Town Festival returns to the city later this month.

• Free and low-cost family fun in Leicester this Easter

  24 March 2026

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester can look forward to a fun and affordable Easter break this year, with a wide range of free and low‑cost activities taking place.

• Schoolchildren celebrate new games area

  19 March 2026

  1 minute read

  SCHOOLCHILDREN in North Evington have been trying out a new multi-use games area down the road from their school.

• History of city’s market revealed as site’s revamp resumes

  16 March 2026

  6 minute read

  ARCHAEOLOGISTS from the University of Leicester have completed their main excavations of Leicester’s market place, uncovering evidence of more than 2,000 years of human activity.

• Best-selling author helps local children unveil Ayana’s Mural

  9 March 2026

  4 minute read

  A STRIKING large-scale mural has been unveiled at Leicester’s Central Library – with the help of a best-selling author and local schoolchildren.

• Decision set for future of city’s libraries and community centres

  6 March 2026

  3 minute read

  PROPOSALS for the city council to continue to run 15 of Leicester’s libraries, and three busy neighbourhood centres – Belgrave, Rushey Mead and Thurnby Lodge – are set to be formally approved.

• Council invites proposals for new festivals & events

  5 March 2026

  2 minute read

  THE city council is inviting organisations in Leicester to come forward with proposals for high quality festivals and events that might be eligible for grant funding.