Leisure and culture

• Leicester Riders back the National Year of Reading

  25 February 2026

  1 minute read

  THE Leicester Riders are lending their support to the National Year of Reading.

• Music conference to celebrate Leicester's music scene

  24 February 2026

  2 minute read

  ASPIRING artists, emerging music industry professionals and young people interested in careers in the music industry are heading for Leicester this week to take part in this year's Leicester Music Conference.

• De Montfort Hall delivers record-breaking financial performance

  24 February 2026

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER’S largest arts venue has recorded its best financial performance to date, with increased income and improved efficiency allowing it to reduce its reliance on local council taxpayers by £1m.

• Museum’s own story told in new exhibition

  13 February 2026

  2 minute read

  THE STORY of a building that started life as a school but went on to become Leicester’s flagship museum is told in a new exhibition that opens tomorrow (Saturday).

• Steam toys take centre stage at pumping station event

  6 February 2026

  2 minute read

  STEAM-POWERED toys, boats and trains will take centre stage at Leicester’s Abbey Pumping Station later this month.

• Bids invited for city’s new Community Heritage Champions

  2 February 2026

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  A NEW city-wide project that aims to celebrate Leicester’s heritage is offering groups and organisations the chance to apply for grants to explore untold local stories.

• Schoolchildren choose their favourite picture books

  29 January 2026

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  SCHOOLCHILDREN across the city and county are choosing their favourite picture books for the Our Best Picture Book competition.

• Leicester’s night-time venues welcome first-ever conference

  23 January 2026

  3 minute read

  AROUND 80 representatives of Leicester’s night-time economy sector gathered at the city’s Grand Hotel this week for their first ever conference.

• Filbert and friends back National Year of Reading in Leicester

  20 January 2026

  4 minute read

  FILBERT Fox, Leicester City players, Cbeebies’ Rebecca Keatley and Leicester’s poet laureate Mr Shay are among the familiar faces backing the National Year of Reading as it kicks off in Leicester.

• New coffee shop and bakery gets ready to go Public at Canopy

  15 January 2026

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  A NEW coffee shop and bakery will be open for business from Monday (19 January) in an exciting new location in Leicester city centre.

• Warm Welcome on offer for anyone who needs it

  6 January 2026

  2 minute read

  AS LEICESTER experiences very cold temperatures, the city council’s libraries and Haymarket Community Hub are offering a warm welcome to anyone who needs it.

• Free and low-cost fun in Leicester this Christmas

  10 December 2025

  4 minute read

  IDEAS for family fun that won’t break the bank this Christmas have been put together by Leicester City Council.