Leisure and culture

• 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.

• Step back in time with Heritage Sundays

  26 June 2026

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  HENRY IV’s knighthood, Chaucer’s marriage, Victorian courtroom dramas and 16th-century graffiti all feature in Leicester’s rich history – and visitors can find out more on Heritage Sundays.

• Schoolchildren get Set For The Future at city’s refurbished courts

  23 June 2026

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  SCHOOLCHILDREN have been getting a taste for tennis at Leicester’s refurbished tennis courts, which are available for families to use throughout the summer.

• Music, reading and fun as summer reading challenge kicks off

  23 June 2026

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  LOVE music? Love reading? Then you’re in for a treat with this year’s summer reading challenge!

• Thousands access libraries in first year of public project

  22 June 2026

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  A partnership between local councils and universities that threw open the doors of three university libraries has driven hundreds of new memberships.