Leisure and culture

• ‘Procession in Bali’ inspires new exhibition at Leicester Museum

  18 March 2024

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  A NEW exhibition inspired by a painting in Leicester Museum & Art Gallery’s collection will open this weekend, bringing the colours of Bali to New Walk.

• International street art festival returns to Leicester

  5 March 2024

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  LEICESTER is getting set to welcome thousands of visitors for the return of the award-winning Bring The Paint street art festival.

• Demolition team starts revamp of Leicester Market

  4 March 2024

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  THE FIRST stage in the ambitious transformation of Leicester’s historic market will get under way this week.

• City council offers lots of free and low-cost half-term fun

  13 February 2024

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  LEICESTER’S libraries, museums and children’s centres are among the council venues offering families lots of days out that won’t break the bank this half-term.

• Showcase for autistic artists extended

  8 February 2024

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  AN eye-catching museum exhibition showcasing the talents of three local autistic artists has been extended until March 2024.

• St George’s Day festival moves to new site for 2024

  8 February 2024

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  PLANS are taking shape for Leicester’s St George’s Day festival, with a new location – and a new format – for the popular event in 2024.

• Arctic visitor will take centre stage at free Doorstep Museum events

  2 February 2024

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  TWO Leicester libraries are gearing up for a special Arctic visitor as part of a new Doorstep Museum roadshow.

• Visitors shed light on Leicester’s photographic history

  25 January 2024

  2 minute read

  MORE than 15,000 visitors have so far explored an exhibition blending archive photographs and paintings of Leicester in the first six weeks of its opening.

• Work under way to renovate tennis courts on city parks

  25 January 2024

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  WORK is well under way to renovate seven of the city council’s parks-based tennis courts as part of a £420,000 transformation.

• Events coming up at Newarke Houses Museum

  22 January 2024

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  STORIES from the Leicester road that dates from Roman times and is now one of the most ethnically-diverse shopping streets in the country will be told in a new exhibition at Newarke Houses Museum.

• History of Narborough Road celebrated in two exhibitions

  12 January 2024

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  STORIES from the Leicester street that dates from Roman times and is now one of the most ethnically-diverse roads in the country will be told in two exhibitions later this month.

• Portrait wins top prize at Leicester’s Open exhibition

  21 December 2023

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  A PORTRAIT that shows a characterful male face in profile has won the top prize at Leicester’s annual Open exhibition.