Leisure and culture

• Tickets for Abbey Park Bonfire Night now on sale

  10 October 2023

  3 minute read

  TICKETS are now on sale for Leicester’s biggest and best Bonfire Night celebrations – and firework fans who buy them by Friday (13 October) will get a bumper Early Bird discount.

• Museum events celebrate Black History Month

  3 October 2023

  3 minute read

  A PROGRAMME of activities and events is taking place in Leicester throughout October as part of Black History Month.

• Story of city sweet maker joins Leicester’s list of heritage panels

  29 September 2023

  3 minute read

  THE STORY of the business that produced more than 100 varieties of sweets from its Leicester factory is told on one of the city’s latest heritage panels.

• Leicester celebrates 40 years of Diwali lights’ event

  27 September 2023

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’s Golden Mile will be lit up by 6,000 sparkling lamps from Sunday 29 October, when the city holds its annual Diwali lights switch-on event.

• Green theme for this year’s Libraries Week

  26 September 2023

  2 minute read

  STORYTELLING, writing workshops and green-themed crafts are some of the free events taking place in Leicester’s libraries next week.

• Ugandan Asian anniversary sculpture installed

  26 September 2023

  4 minute read

  INSTALLATION work has taken place on a stunning new piece of public art commemorating the 50th anniversary of Ugandan Asian migration to the city.

• People urged to plan their travel to Leicester ahead of BBC Radio 2 In The Park weekend

  13 September 2023

  4 minute read

  MUSIC fans will be heading to Leicester this weekend to enjoy two days of live music in Victoria Park, as the city hosts this year’s BBC Radio 2 In The Park.

• It’s shoe time as exhibition lifts the curtain on historic footwear

  12 September 2023

  4 minute read

  SHOES of all shapes, styles and sizes from across the centuries will be under the spotlight at a new exhibition taking place in Leicester.

• Event aims to preserve Second World War memories

  5 September 2023

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE with stories and objects relating to the Second World War are invited to bring them to Leicester Central Library later this week.

• Exhibition brings to life story of museum’s casta paintings

  5 September 2023

  4 minute read

  A NEW exhibition is set to open showcasing a series of rare, historically important paintings which were discovered at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery.

• Chance to discover Leicester’s hidden history at Heritage Open Days

  31 August 2023

  2 minute read

  DOZENS of Leicester’s historic sites and buildings will be revealing their stories and offering behind-the-scenes tours for a series of Heritage Open Days next week.

• Leicester Pride parade to take to city’s streets this weekend

  30 August 2023

  1 minute read

  LEICESTER’S annual celebration of its lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community will take to the city’s streets this weekend.