Leisure and culture

• Free and low-cost activities for children in Leicester this week

  7 August 2023

  1 minute read

  WOULD-BE wizards can take part in a day of crafts, games and activities in the beautiful gardens of Belgrave Hall this week.

• Rolling road closures planned for carnival parade

  2 August 2023

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

• Time to play in Town Hall Square

  31 July 2023

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  YOUNG visitors to Leicester city centre can celebrate National Playday this week by taking part in a day of fun – and free – activities.

• Prizes awarded to Beat the Street table-toppers

  31 July 2023

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  A FREE game designed to get people moving saw more than 40,000 Leicester residents taking part and increasing their activity levels this summer.

• Free tours of Leicester Town Hall give insight to city’s civic life

  19 July 2023

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  PEOPLE are being offered the chance to learn more about Leicester’s Grade ll* listed Town Hall and the part it's played in the life of the city, through free guided tours starting next week.

• Fun gets under way as schools break up for summer

  11 July 2023

  12 minute read

  FAMILIES looking for a low-cost day out this summer should check out what’s on in Leicester’s children’s centres, parks, libraries and museums.

• Families encouraged to Get Up and Go this summer

  4 July 2023

  3 minute read

  FAMILIES in Leicester are being encouraged to get moving this summer with a free programme of fun activities at their local children’s centre.

• New mural celebrates life and times of Leicester Market

  28 June 2023

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  AN impressive new mural celebrating the history of Leicester Market through the centuries has been created overlooking Green Dragon Square.

• Explore Leicester’s hidden heritage this Sunday

  22 June 2023

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  THERE’S another chance for people to explore some of Leicester’s hidden history this weekend as the Heritage Sundays programme continues.

• New NHS exhibition highlights vital role of migrant workers

  22 June 2023

  3 minute read

  A NEW national touring exhibition created to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS will open in Leicester this week.

• City prepares for Armed Forces Day parade

  20 June 2023

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  THE FLAG of the Armed Forces has been raised in Leicester’s Town Hall Square, as the city gets ready for its Armed Forces Day parade on Saturday (24 June).

• Leicester marks Windrush anniversary with programme of events

  19 June 2023

  5 minute read

  THE CONTRIBUTION made by those who left their homes in the Caribbean for a new life in post-war Britain will be celebrated across the country this week.