Leisure and culture

• Free activities for Green Libraries Week

  18 September 2024

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  GREEN Libraries Week is coming to Leicester, featuring everything from poetry and author talks to energy advice and craft activities – and it’s all free.

• New exhibition from globally-renowned artist to open in Leicester

  17 September 2024

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  A NEW exhibition from a globally-renowned Indian artist is coming to Leicester Museum & Art Gallery.

• Basketware from global collection goes on display at Leicester Museum

  16 September 2024

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  RARELY-seen items from one of Leicester Museum & Art Gallery’s biggest global collections will go on display from Saturday (21 September).

• Free activity sessions mark National Fitness Day

  13 September 2024

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  PEOPLE in Leicester are being invited to get active at their local leisure centre next week – and it won’t cost them a penny.

• Second contractor working on Jewry Wall Museum project folds

  5 September 2024

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  THE opening of Leicester’s Jewry Wall Museum and Visitor Centre – currently under-going a multi-million pound transformation – has been delayed following the collapse of a second contractor working on the project.

• Artists invited to take part in Leicester's popular Open exhibition

  29 August 2024

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  LOCAL artists are being given a chance to present their work at Leicester’s flagship museum, as preparations for this year’s Open exhibition get under way.

• Leicester Museum to close for maintenance ahead of major refurbishment

  28 August 2024

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  THE CITY’S flagship museum will close for 11 days next month to allow essential maintenance works to take place, before a major refurbishment gets under way.

• Discover Leicester’s hidden heritage as free festival returns

  27 August 2024

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  LEICESTER’S historic sites and buildings will reveal their fascinating stories in a series of Heritage Open Days – and they’re all free.

• Diwali Day set to be the focus for Leicester celebrations

  23 August 2024

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  LEICESTER’S famous Diwali celebrations are to be combined into one annual event, as the city council aims to cope with rising costs.

• New study zones launched at Leicester libraries

  12 August 2024

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  NEW ‘study zones’ have been installed in all of Leicester’s 16 libraries, allowing people a dedicated space for studying.

• Still time to join free summer fun at Leicester Libraries

  12 August 2024

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  THERE’S still plenty of time to join our summer reading challenge and take part in free creative activities at Leicester libraries.

• Open days at allotments to inspire more people to get growing

  7 August 2024

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  ALLOTMENTS across the city are opening their gates to show off their sites to the public.