Leisure and culture

• Leicester’s revamped Jewry Wall Museum to open in July

  25 April 2025

  3 minute read

  LEICESTER’S exciting new Roman visitor attraction is to open its doors to the public on Saturday 26 July.

• Walk Leicester Festival is back!

  23 April 2025

  3 minute read

  FREE group walks and events are taking place throughout May as the Walk Leicester festival returns.

• Gladiators - ready! Pedal through history and ride Roman Leicester

  15 April 2025

  1 minute read

  TRANSFORM your bike into a mighty chariot, dress in your finest Roman tunics or battle armour and join in the pedal-powered fun for a Roman bike parade during the Easter holidays!

• Ideas for family fun in Leicester this Easter

  14 April 2025

  4 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the school holidays this Easter that’s completely free for children and families to enjoy.

• Join these fun, free workshops and be part of something huge for Leicester!

  9 April 2025

  5 minute read

  FREE workshops for children aged 9+ and their families are taking place in Leicester over the Easter holidays, giving people the chance to be part of something really big!

• Vintage music and bell-ringing will mark VE Day and VJ Day in Leicester

  7 April 2025

  2 minute read

  LEICESTER people marked the end of the Second World War with a conga round the Clock Tower – and now plans are taking shape to commemorate the 80th anniversaries of VE Day and VJ Day in style.

• Council to review historic conservation area

  1 April 2025

  2 minute read

  PEOPLE can give their views on how the special character of one of Leicester’s 25 designated conservation areas should be preserved or enhanced.

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

  1 April 2025

  5 minute read

  THERE’S lots going on in Leicester during the school holidays this Easter that’s completely free for children and families to enjoy.

• Council seeks views on its sports and leisure centres

  1 April 2025

  1 minute read

  PEOPLE in Leicester are being asked for their views on the sports and leisure centres owned and run by Leicester City Council.

• Bake Off’s Josh gets growing for Leicester!

  25 March 2025

  3 minute read

  A FAMILIAR face for fans of The Great British Bake Off has helped to launch Leicester’s seed library for the spring growing season.

• Discover stories from ‘The Saff’ at Leicester Museum

  20 March 2025

  3 minute read

  A NEW exhibition at Leicester Museum will tell the story of the city's Saffron Lane in the words of the people who live and work in the area.

• Light paintings bring illuminating art trail to city centre

  11 March 2025

  2 minute read

  A DISPLAY of illuminating light paintings created by more than 200 young people will transform windows across Leicester city centre into a huge outdoor gallery.